The Prime Minister has hit out after Northern Territory chief minister Natasha Fyles was allegedly attacked with a cream pancake, warning the issue is no laughing matter. Ms Fyles was attending Darwin’s Nightcliff markets on Sunday when a Darwin real estate agent allegedly launched a cream covered crepe into theContinue Reading
Australians would be better served if international airlines were granted greater access to the nation’s capital cities, as more competition could drop prices, the productivity commission says. Acting chair Alex Robson said while the current arrangements had served Australia well, there was room for improvement. “There would be benefits fromContinue Reading
Major changes are set for Australian workers as the government races to address a rapidly aging population and looming changes to the global economy. The first treasury document of its kind since 1994, the new employment white paper released on Monday and entitled ‘Working Future’, includes initiatives and policy directionsContinue Reading
The government is set to get to work on its jobs plan with the release of its employment white paper in Adelaide on Monday in a bid to build a “dynamic and inclusive” labour market. The first treasury document of its kind since 1994, the jobs blueprint is set toContinue Reading
The nation’s emergency leaders are set to converge on Canberra from tomorrow in preparation for what experts fear could be the fiercest fire season since the “Black Summer” blazes of 2019-2020. The Albanese government will hold the inaugural National Bushfire Preparedness Summit which will bring together approximately 250 representatives fromContinue Reading
Politicians including the treasurer have defended the government’s inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic response, insisting it is a worthwhile exercise despite widespread condemnation it has been excluded from scrutinising the unilateral decisions made by each state. Treasurer Jim Chalmers doubled down on the merit of the government’s long-awaited inquiry, maintainingContinue Reading
Australian travellers have been forking out far more to jetset overseas than they were four years ago, and despite calls for change there is little reprieve on the way. Just two years ago, flyers looking to score return flights to Europe for the summer season could do so for asContinue Reading
Leading No campaigner Warren Mundine’s short-lived campaign to contest the casual NSW Liberal senate position to be vacated by former foreign minister Marise Payne is over. The decision follows what has been a bruising week for Mr Mundine after he was forced to backtrack on his position on treaties withContinue Reading
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to unveil an improvement to the budget bottom line of almost $18bn, bringing the underlying cash surplus to $22.1bn. On Friday, the government will formally release the final budget outcome figures for 2022-23, showing the first recorded surplus since Peter Costello’s final budget in 2007.Continue Reading
An outside judge will be flown in to preside over the legal action brought by the former ACT top prosecutor against the high profile inquiry that cost him his job. Shane Drumgold SC is seeking to have the findings of the board of inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial quashedContinue Reading