9+ hour, 54+ min ago   (375+ words) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Angus Taylor have met twice to explore the possibility of a deal on measures to tighten the migration system. The talks come as the government has struggled to finalise reforms to stop rorts…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (802+ words) Pauline Hanson’s attention-grabbing policy to give mortgage holders and renters greater access to their super is high populism while being – according to its many critics – low economics and bad for people’s retirement. That said, one “teal” independent, Kate Chaney, says…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (418+ words) As a registered nurse now overseeing clinical teams in the aged care sector, I know exactly how emotionally challenging it can be for families who have to make critical healthcare decisions on behalf of their loved ones. It’s made even…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (967+ words) Neither Labor nor the Liberals needed the bruising Secret Harbour byelection to tell them One Nation had become a major player. But Saturday’s result in the Western Australian state seat will raise a couple of notches in the major parties…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (972+ words) Where once a byelection for a state seat would have attracted little national attention, the remaking of the Australian political landscape in recent months has given such contests greater significance. The next such byelection is on August 29, 2026 in the Western…...