Liberal backbencher Bridget Archer has split with her party and its leader Peter Dutton over the Coalition’s plan to scrap Labor’s 2030 emissions reduction target. On Saturday, Mr Dutton revealed the Coalition would abandon the Albanese government’s legally binding commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 43 per cent belowContinue Reading
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he won’t reveal the Coalition’s alternative emissions target for 2030 before the next federal election after announcing he would axe Labor’s goal if he wins government. The Albanese government has slammed the decision to end Labor’s legislated emissions reduction by 43 per cent by 2030,Continue Reading
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has refused to apologise, and has sought to put further distance between his department and a tribunal over a series of decisions that allowed criminal non-citizens to stay in Australia – despite their visas being cancelled. Mr Giles was at the receiving end of almost everyContinue Reading
The government is being urged to investigate setting up a publicly-owned bank to ensure regional and remote Australians have access to financial services as more and more branches close. Handing down its final report on Friday, a Senate committee investigating the effect of branch closures on consumers and businesses recommendedContinue Reading
Disgruntled sheep farmers outraged with the Albanese government’s decision to phase out live sheep exports have staged a walkout during the Agriculture Minister’s post-budget speech. In what the National Farmers Federation described as an “unprecedented move”, a group of people walked out during Murray Watt’s speech to CropLife on WednesdayContinue Reading
Queenslanders will get a $1000 energy bill rebate, paid for by coal royalties. Premier Steven Miles and Treasurer Cameron Dick announced the $2.5bn payment on Thursday. The upfront, per-household cash splash will be applied from July 1, and the Premier says it means people won’t pay a cent for electricityContinue Reading
Aussies doing it tough can expect some cost-of-living support in the upcoming budget, Jim Chalmers says, as he hosed down calls for an increase to welfare payments. The Treasurer is putting the final touches on his third budget due to be handed down in the coming weeks. He said tamingContinue Reading
Elon Musk has stepped up his war of words with the Australian government over demands the X social media platform remove videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop, as the controversy around violent content spirals into a wider free speech debate. The eccentric billionaire has been publicly feuding PrimeContinue Reading
Red imported fire ants could cost Australia up to $22bn in losses by the 2040s, a major research institute has warned, arguing the federal government may be low-balling the biosecurity threat from the invasive species. The Australia Institute says eradicating the ants has not been properly resourced and the government’sContinue Reading
The Treasurer has accused the Greens of “confected outrage” after the Woolworths chief was threatened with jail during a senate inquiry. Greens senator Nick McKim on Tuesday said Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci could be held in contempt after he repeatedly declined to answer questions about the company’s return onContinue Reading