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South Australia’s Premier Peter Malinauskas and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the 50th Australian Labor Party (ALP) national convention at the Adelaide Convention Centre, in Adelaide, Thursday, July 23, 2026. Mick Tsikas/AAP

South Australian Labor government ‘implores’ Albanese government to legislate telehealth for VAD care

The prime minister has made it clear he is not in favour of allowing telehealth to be used, regardless of the Labor national conference decision in favour of it.
Copies of Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri displaying a picture of US President Donald Trump and the headline, ‘The empty gun of sanctions.’ Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

Sanctions and bombs won’t end the war in Iran. Trump is running out of options against an intractable foe

The Trump administration is trying every tactic to get Iran to capitulate, but there is only one path forward for both sides.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese waves after addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, United States, Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Lukas Coch/AAP

Grattan on Friday: Albanese to hit campaign trail – for a Security Council seat

The prime minister will be at the United Nations during leaders’ week in September. That’s an excellent opportunity for a PM with lobbying on his mind.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and WA Premier Roger Cook has a picture with workers during a visit to BAE Systems Australia in Perth, Monday, August 24, 2026. Richard Wainwright/AAP

View from The Hill: Pragmatism holds Albanese to bad GST carve up, but Productivity Commission remains burr under saddle

The government is so far turning a blind eye to the Productivity Commission’s scathing GST review. But that’s not stopping the commission from making its case.