Former ALP president and current minister Jenny McAllister has defended the Albanese government’s response to the CFMEU, saying most of the alleged misconduct happened during the Coalition’s term in government. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has said the government should deregister the union and return the millions of dollars in donationsContinue Reading
A federal Liberal MP has taken a shot at the cost to get Julian Assange home to Australia despite commitments from a European foundation to cover the bulk of the costs before Assange left prison in London. Documents from Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s office show it cost $883,958 for MrContinue Reading
NSW Premier Chris Minns has called for the immediate suspension of the NSW division of the disgraced Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), following allegations of bribery against its state secretary Darren Greenfield. A joint investigation with the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and 60 Minutes revealed what isContinue Reading
A move to nuclear energy would “wreck the renewables rollout” and leave Australia with more expensive and unreliable power for longer, Energy Minister Chris Bowen has warned. In an address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Mr Bowen will say the country has lost four gigawatts of dispatchable energyContinue Reading
After months of criticism from advocacy groups, NSW Premier Chris Minns has finally announced the dates for a four-day Sydney and regional drug summit, alongside a $33.9m funding boost to create and support 12 drug and alcohol support hubs. Honouring Labor’s election commitment, the multi-day summit includes two days ofContinue Reading
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has responded to former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull labelling him a “thug” and someone unsuitable to be the nation’s leader. “I don’t have any contest with Malcolm Turnbull. He appointed me to be Home Affairs Minister … he never had a terse word or derogatoryContinue Reading
Former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet and former prime minister Scott Morrison were seen having coffee just minutes away from NSW parliament, with a Liberal insider stating Mr Perrottet was days away from resigning. The former Liberal leaders were spotted deep in conversation on Thursday morning at the Little Jardin CaféContinue Reading
Child safety experts have thrown down the gauntlet to the federal government to not create a “superficial” social media age limit but do “the really hard stuff” and regulate the tech companies. Making social media companies legally required to have a robust 16-and-older requirement would “not touch the sides” ofContinue Reading
China has criticised the US global surveillance network as it faces questions about a multinational report saying a Chinese government-backed hacking group is repeatedly targeting governments across the Pacific. The Australian government took the forthright step of naming the Sino-backed group APT40 in a report released on Tuesday. Five EyesContinue Reading
Australia has named and shamed a Chinese government-backed hacking group. The cybercriminals stole hundreds of unique usernames and passwords in one hacking incident in April 2022. It’s the first time Australia has led the charge to identify a notorious group, tracked as APT40, which has acted behalf on the People’sContinue Reading