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The federal government is close to announcing an electoral reform proposal likely to provoke teal independents and trigger a legal challenge from Clive Palmer.

The credibility of the Albanese government's much vaunted wagering self-exclusion scheme BetStop has been called into question after loopholes in the system allowed a Sydney man to lose nearly $70,000 despite signing up to a lifetime ban.

Australia's housing crisis is a perfect storm of issues that requires a reset of the housing debate which so far has not been able to happen in the poisonous political competition of 2024.

The big US move will certainly make the RBA's stance harder to explain to families having trouble paying their mortgage costs and living expenses. 

We have reached that point in the political cycle where the parliamentary clock is running down, opinion polls are being taken more seriously, and various efforts are underway to define the ground on which the election will be fought.

We live in an age that favours disruptors. In politics, in business, in media, in art and even sport. And there's precious little evidence to suggest that we're finished with them yet.

Experts are warning of an explosion in ineffective and potentially harmful menopause supplements, with a parliamentary inquiry into menopause due to report this week. Here's what you need to know.

Labor senators accuse the Coalition and Greens of using "procedural tricks" to avoid being forced to formally record their opposition to the Help to Buy initiative. 

Welcome to that time of the political cycle where we find ourselves burrowing into the election date speculation rabbit hole.

In his early 30s, Tom Venning would become the youngest person to hold the federal seat of Grey if elected. He is the nephew of Ivan Venning, the former Liberal politician who held the state seat of Schubert for 17 years.

For those with long political memories, there has been a bit of deja vu all over again in federal politics this week.

You could be forgiven for thinking the federal government had no option but to work with the opposition to pass its agenda — but seemingly forgotten is a Senate crossbench that has been more than willing to negotiate.

While the Coalition is all in favour of banning kids from social media, it's less clear how it will respond to the crackdown on mis and disinformation.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has struck a major deal on the government's proposed aged care reforms. 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission commenced 26 corruption investigations in the past financial year, with six concerning the conduct of current or former parliamentarians. 

Jim Chalmers launches an extraordinary broadside after failing to land an agreement with the Coalition on plans to reform the Reserve Bank of Australia.

The Coalition says the time for negotiations has passed after the treasurer lashed the opposition for failing to support its RBA reforms.

Federal Parliament is back, and the debate was on the economy, and the pressure to get legislation passed as a federal election next year draws closer.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it took "extraordinary courage" for those involved in the veteran suicide royal commission to revisit "the darkest moments of their lives". 

Politics and timing are inextricably linked — sometimes, the Zeitgeist suits your story, other times it doesn't. Kamala Harris and Bill Shorten both know that the hard way.