Yesterday
EV tax break to roll on as sales soar
The Albanese government is reconsidering plans to scale back the $1.3 billion-a-year fringe benefits tax exemption for electric vehicles.
Fuel supply now guaranteed until May, after which uncertainty looms
The prime minister says there will be a nationally consistent response to the fuel crisis and not a rerun of the COVID-19 fiasco where states went their own ways.
This Month
Ignored warnings about fuel security have left Australia vulnerable
It’s not as though we haven’t been warned before – since in 2012 there have been warnings about the nation’s fuel reserves.
‘Needless secrecy’: Government resolves to be upfront over fuel crisis
National cabinet will meet next Monday to discuss the crisis, amid some internal frustration over the government’s tone and messaging to date.
One Nation hypocrisy over preferences favours Labor: Canavan
While the SA Liberals directed their preferences to One Nation, the rising minor party made a virtue of not playing ball and instead issued an open ticket.
Will the PM let Chalmers get serious about budget repair?
Four years ago, the Treasurer made a political virtue out of outspending. Now he’s looking to make “substantial savings”.
Chalmers’ budget pain: Productivity down, migration up
The living standards of Australians will suffer after the treasurer downgraded the nation’s productivity outlook through to the 2030s.
‘Now is not a good time’: Government loath to cut diesel rebate
The prospect of adding another 51¢ per litre for miners – and potentially fishers and farmers – would be politically and economically perilous, say sources.
Labor gives Farrer byelection a miss; Littleproud demoted
Labor has resolved to stay out of the Farrer byelection in the hope its supporters will vote strategically to help stop One Nation from winning the seat.
Bowen relaxes fuel stockpile rules to meet local shortages
The Albanese government will release 20 per cent of Australia’s reserve stock of diesel and petrol to help plug demand-driven shortages in regional areas.
‘I’m buggered’: Littleproud quits, race on for new Nats leader
Four Nationals, including early favourite Matt Canavan, are in the race to replace David Littleproud.
What Albanese can learn from Carney about immigration
Canada and Australia have been high-immigration countries, but Canada is cutting numbers much harder than Australia. And its housing and rental prices have fallen.
Keep fighting: Ex-Eagle’s advice for SA Lib on Herculean election task
South Australia’s new Liberal leader Ashton Hurn is up against the soaring popularity of Peter Malinauskas, with some warning of electoral “carnage”.
Andrew Hastie’s recipe for beating One Nation
The Liberal MP lamented that the “emotional vibe” of Australia was rapidly being shaped by anxiety, stress and loneliness.
Farrer is one of the last big Liberal seats standing. Can it be saved?
If the party loses the NSW electorate, it will join a long list of blue-ribbon seats once held by prime ministers, treasurers and leaders which have fallen.
Torpedoed Iranian ship was in naval exercises with Australia before attack
The Iranian frigate torpedoed by a US submarine earlier this week had just finished a naval exercise that included the Australian warship HMAS Warramunga.
‘World is changing’: Albanese joins Carney’s call for new global order
Canadian PM urges a strategic counterweight to the US and China, but analysts say the push for greater middle-power diplomacy creates a dilemma for Australia.
It used to be China, now the US is the hegemon in the room
Australia has endorsed Mark Carney’s view that the rules-based order is dead and that its chief architect bears much of the blame.
‘We will go to town’: Joyce warns Libs on One Nation preferences
The Nationals-turned-One Nation MP said conservative politics would be in a “malaise forever” if the Coalition did not come to an arrangement with his party.
Taylor vows to fix Liberals’ ‘cantankerous’ ties to big business
Angus Taylor has promised to end hostilities between the Coalition and big business. He also needs the sector’s support to sell his agenda.
