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The Coalition’s long-awaited defence plan is a ‘steady-as-she-goes’ approach in a world of increasing volatility.
A Dutton government would introduce new laws to disrupt organised crime and spend $355 million on a strike team to fight the illicit drug trade.
More than 120,000 people are homeless in Australia. The problem can be solved, but it will take more than just building more homes
The major parties have announced housing policies that take a more novel approach to improving affordability than previously.
Labor and the Coalition have both acknowledged the cost-of-living crisis facing many Australians in separate tax policies unveiled on Sunday.
Bracket creep means the average tax rate will increase by about 4% over the next decade. But a low wage earner on $45,000 will see a jump of almost 7%.
A new survey shows Chinese-Australian voters will continue to back Labor by a wide margin, though some may be swinging back to the Liberals.
The move to try to return public servants to the office full time has been a bugbear for the opposition from the start.
The Coalition estimates its policy would see 30,000 fewer new international students per year than Labor’s policy. It would also hike visa fees to $5,000 for some unis.
Both major parties agree Australia must reach net-zero emissions. That’s why winding back the safeguard mechanism would be reckless policy.
With the next parliament, like this one, expected to have a large crossbench, present polling is pointing towards a minority government as a likely outcome.
For once-popular Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the honeymoon is well and truly over.
The combative opposition leader has continued to focus on prising suburbanites away from Labor with a relentless campaign emphasising the rising cost-of-living.
The amount households could expect to save varies significantly according to where they are located – and how often they drive.
The Albanese government has responded by saying Australia doesn’t need an ‘American racketeering law’.
The most successful coalitions oversees have been formed using a similar model – Australia should do the same.
Researchers at the Australian Workplace Index have found the negative impacts of working from home they originally uncovered in a 2022 survey had reversed in 2024.
The report highlights weaknesses in the Coalition nuclear plan. In particular, it reveals the idea of cheap, factory-built nuclear reactors is a mirage.
The biggest changes to the electoral donations laws in 40 years risk undermining democracy by favouring the major parties over independents.
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