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- Australian economy
Lift RBA target band, Costello dares Chalmers
Peter Costello has challenged Labor to raise the RBA’s target band for inflation rather than attack the bank over monetary policy, after Wayne Swan’s accusations.
- Phillip Coorey and Tom McIlroy
- Analysis
- Bill Shorten
From Beaconsfield to Bruce: Labor’s loss will be education’s gain
Bill Shorten will rival, if not supplant, Kim Beazley as the best prime minister Labor never had.
- Phillip Coorey
Departing Shorten confident NDIS can be brought under control
The former Labor leader and party powerbroker will leave federal politics after six terms to become vice chancellor of Canberra University.
- Phillip Coorey and Tom McIlroy
- Analysis
- Peter Dutton
NSW Libs ‘robbed Abbott in 2010’, now Dutton wants to avoid a repeat
Frustrations with the state Liberal Party division stem back to a belief it cost Tony Abbott victory in 2010.
- Phillip Coorey
Feds launch takeover of dysfunctional NSW Liberal division
The NSW Liberal Party will be placed under control of party elders amid fears its ineptitude could cost Peter Dutton dearly at the federal election.
- Phillip Coorey
This Month
Albanese backs in Chalmers over RBA rates stoush
Dr Chalmers said at the weekend that global uncertainty and rate rises were “smashing the economy”. The opposition has accused Labor of trying to blame others for its failures.
- Tom McIlroy
AUKUS jobs and Korean carbon planned for Labor’s big week in WA
Anthony Albanese’s bid to woo Western Australia includes a cabinet meeting and a swathe of events and announcements throughout the week.
- Ronald Mizen
August
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- Cost of living
Cost of living concerns start to moderate, but it’s still number one
Concerns have moderated for the first time in almost three years, but it leaves no room for complacency for the Albanese government as the federal election approaches.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Opinion
Labor losing ground on left and right
Labor’s fury at Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather over his CFMEU support is a convenient political distraction.
- Jennifer Hewett
Greens aim for five more seats but averse to cabinet spot
The Greens will not seek a cabinet spot in a hung Parliament. Nor will Anthony Albanese offer them one.
- Phillip Coorey
Labor warns on production credits as Libs flag $92b in spending cuts
Resources Minister Madeleine King says the Coalition will risk national security if it revokes production tax credits for critical minerals to fund tax cuts.
- Phillip Coorey
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- Income tax
Coalition to fund ‘aspirational’ tax cuts from axed Labor policies
Lifting the $135,000 tax threshold is one option being considered as the Coalition aims to help aspirational voters.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Paul Bassat’s biggest ever bet isn’t a start-up
The veteran entrepreneur and investor will take a leap into the world of politics and policy with the launch of his new grassroots community organisation.
- James Thomson
If the NT shows one thing, it’s that incumbency can be a curse
“We got done from the right and the left,” confided a senior member of the Albanese government after the Northern Territory Labor government was swept from power.
- Phillip Coorey
Labor wiped out in Northern Territory CLP landslide
Chief Minister Eva Lawler has lost her seat as the Country Liberal Party claimed victory in the top end.
- Tom McIlroy
Tough fight for Labor in Northern Territory election
Chief Minister Eva Lawler promises focus on crime and economic growth if she wins Saturday’s election, but Country Liberal Party’s Lia Finocchiaro says there is a mood for change.
- Tom McIlroy
Veteran Qld MP to retire after being told ‘now’s the time’
Graham Perrett, one of the few Labor MPs in Queensland, will retire at the next election.
- Phillip Coorey
Card payment surcharge billions under RBA microscope
The RBA has brought forward an inquiry into card payment costs amid increased political scrutiny of the estimated $4 billion that Australians pay in fees each year.
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- James Eyers
What I learnt at the Democratic convention
Don Farrell says the next federal election, like the US race, will be mainly fought over cost-of-living pressures and immigration.
- Matthew Cranston
Liberal council bungle could hit federal seats
The Liberals will lack local councillors in key federal seats where they could have helped boost the party’s brand.
- Andrew Tillett
Abbott backs federal Lib takeover after NSW debacle
The former Liberal prime minister says the NSW branch has been a “factional plaything for too long” and the council nominations debacle shows it needs to be cleaned up.
- Andrew Tillett
Voters prefer limits rather than total ban on gambling ads: poll
Limiting the number of sports betting ads shown on television, and when they can be shown, is more popular than banning them altogether.
- Phillip Coorey
Minority government draws closer as Labor spins its wheels
The government is running out of time to start rebuilding its fortunes, with the latest Freshwater poll showing it unable to gain traction with voters.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Anthony Albanese
Gambling ban findings small comfort in an otherwise bleak snapshot
The latest poll has good news for the government on the gambling ban front, but the stuff that really matters remains dire.
- Phillip Coorey
Corruption boss warns on lawyers, consultants and the election
As the anti-corruption agency marks its first year, chief Paul Brereton says electoral donations and pork-barrelling are in focus, as well as consultants doing government work.
- Michael Pelly and Max Mason
