Scott Morrison’s successor in Cook is expected to be the Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy, but he won’t be able to vote for himself. Mr Kennedy, a former executive with consultancy firm McKinsey, has only just moved into the electorate in Sydney’s south and stood in the seat of Bennelong, onContinue Reading
Scott Morrison’s successor in Cook may on the surface appear all but locked in, but pollsters say there’s a chance things could go “pear-shaped” for the Coalition. Mr Morrison retained the Sutherland Shire electorate with a 12.4 per cent margin in 2022 – although down from 19 per cent inContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese will drop a new budget hint on Thursday, when he delivers a fresh call to the country’s small businesses to build more for Australia. The Prime Minister will tell the Council of Small Business of Australia’s national summit that helping families and small businesses with their energy billsContinue Reading
Jim Chalmers has taken aim at Peter Dutton, branding the alternative prime minister’s pitch to small business leaders as a “rant long on nasty negativity” that lacked creditably. The Treasurer’s accusation followed an address by the Opposition Leader to a conference in Sydney on Wednesday morning, where he laid outContinue Reading
Controversial former Nationals MP and One Nation senate candidate George Christensen has pledged to wage war on the “woke” tide as he returns once more to the political arena. The self-styled “wokebuster” has won a seat on the Mackay council in North Queensland following a populist campaign in which heContinue Reading
Australians wanting to buy a house need 1.6 times the average income to avoid falling into housing stress, new analysis has revealed. Housing stress occurs when more than 30 per cent of earnings are spent on housing, and according to a new Redbridge poll, nearly half of voters are experiencingContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese should reshuffle his senior cabinet to hose down growing political anger over its handling of High Court detainees, according to Senator Lambie. The federal government is moving to launch a new High Court defence to block the release of more former immigration detainees after it scrambled to issueContinue Reading
The Greens have big ambitions to become a driving force on the Brisbane City Council, hoping to win more seats than ever before – and maybe even the Lord Mayor role – at Saturday’s Queensland council elections. A total of 1191 candidates are running for a council seat across theContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to his “loyal” friend Linda White, remembering her as the “most senior new backbencher” to have ever existed who dedicated her life to the Labor and trade union movements. Senator White, who was elected to the upper house at the 2022 federal election, died onContinue Reading
It was hoped this week that a court showdown involving Senator Linda Reynolds against her former staffer Brittany Higgins and her fiance David Sharaz would resolve their defamation dispute. But after a marathon mediation session in private that spanned several hours on Tuesday, there was still no outcome on theContinue Reading