Deputy Opposition leader Sussan Ley said she believes the government “has given up” on trying to control inflation. “As I listened to the Treasurer yesterday, I felt that the government has given up. There was a shrugging of the shoulders, what more can we do attitude. But absolutely no plan to address the key issue…

Deputy Opposition leader Sussan Ley said she believes the government “has given up” on trying to control inflation. “As I listened to the Treasurer yesterday, I felt that the government has given up. There was a shrugging of the shoulders, what more can we do attitude. But absolutely no plan to address the key issue…

An “overwhelming majority” of Liberal Party MPs have voted to oppose the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, according to opposition leader Peter Dutton. Dutton revealed the Australian centre-right Liberals will join its Coalition partner, the Nationals, in opposing a change to Australia’s Constitution after a two-hour party room meeting in Canberra. “We’ve been clear that we…

Deputy Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley has criticised Labor for lacking constraints in spending following the centre-left government’s move to double the tax on superannuation earnings for balances over A$3 million. She alleged that Labor is already spending A$115 billion extra over the forward estimates and that the recent super tax changes would raise…

Left-wing Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe is under investigation over whether she breached any confidence when dating an ex-gang leader while being a member of the law enforcement committee. It comes as Labor and the Coalition are both placing pressure on Greens leader Adam Bandt to take stronger action against Thorpe, who announced her resignation from…

New federal opposition leader Peter Dutton says the Liberal Party of Australia will focus its energies on winning over voters in suburban electorates and small businesses. Dutton made the comments in his first address after an internal party room elected him to represent the traditionally centre-right Liberal Party, replacing former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is…

Commentary The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delayed calling the election because the Liberal Party engaged in a preselection stoush, which impeded efforts to nominate candidates in 12 seats in the state of New South Wales (NSW). As a member of a three-person committee, the prime minister exercised a “captain’s pick” and preselected candidates in…

The Australian government owes no legal obligation to protect individuals from supposed harm from climate change, the Federal Court of Australia has ruled. On March 15, the full bench of the court overturned an earlier decision that recognised that Environment Minister Sussan Ley had to consider the potential harm from climate change when deciding whether…

The China-chaired UNESCO panel has given Australia eight months to submit a progress report on the Great Barrier Reef after it agreed to defer the ‘in danger’ vote until mid-2022. In the committee meeting, 19 out of 21 countries agreed that there should not be an immediate in danger listing. Federal MP George Christensen who…