Yesterday
Rinehart cheers young Aussies on MAGA fact-finding mission
Young Australian conservatives backed by entrepreneur Steve Baxter bumped into Australia’s richest person in Texas at a politician action conference.
This Month
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.
Liberals pick candidate for Ley’s old seat
Albury councillor Raissa Butkowski bested fellow parliamentary aspirant and former Sussan Ley staffer, Lachlan McIntyre, to secure the party’s endorsement.
Rebel with a cause: Matt Canavan’s mission to take on One Nation
The former maverick is now leading the Nationals, and his goal is to prove a party of government can still represent regional Australia.
Iranian war is becoming Trump’s global economic crisis
Australia is being increasingly drawn into the Middle East conflict as its fuel supplies become ever more vulnerable.
Jacinda Ardern goes live from the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge
The global progressive champion has returned to social media – from within Australia’s most exclusive club.
Canavan the right choice for leader, at least in the short term
Matt Canavan is the best weapon the Coalition has against One Nation. And he likes to think he has already rankled Pauline Hanson.
‘Pauline can give it but can’t take it’: Canavan targets Hanson
Newly elected Nationals leader Matt Canavan presented himself as an effective foil to the rise of One Nation, which is marching ahead in the polls.
Nationals elect new leader; AI giant launches in Australia; Asia nears breaking point with oil shock
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘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.
Matt Canavan’s brother buys Queensland fertiliser plant for $1
The sale of Dyno Nobel’s Phosphate Hill plant secures 540 jobs and offers a lifeline to Glencore’s nearby Mount Isa copper smelter.
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.
Labor models changes to home battery rebate in cost-cutting push
If implemented, it would be the second tweak in six months as the government casts a wide net in its search for ways to cut spending before the May budget.
Will the Hanson juggernaut come for Labor?
Given the high level of disillusionment among One Nation voters, it is of little surprise that the firewall protecting the progressive vote might be breached.
Coalition going nowhere as One Nation nips at Labor’s heels
Angus Taylor’s elevation to the leadership has not given the Coalition an immediate boost. And there are worrying signs for Anthony Albanese and Labor.
February
Why PMs are obsessed with ‘pale pachyderm’ trains
Readers’ letters on the latest high-speed rail proposal, the NDIS, intellectual property in the age of AI, Sydney’s housing crisis, water usage at data centres and accusations of ‘gatekeeping’ at the NSW Bar Association.
Loose rules mask new shadow cabinet’s share trading accounts
Members of Angus Taylor’s new frontbench have declined to detail the contents of their share trading accounts, raising transparency and accountability concerns.
PM taunts Coalition as Labor flirts with running in Farrer byelection
Anthony Albanese has spent two days in the NSW regional electorate poisoning the Coalition’s well before the forthcoming byelection.
Taylor should win Farrer because Ley was drag on Libs’ vote
The byelection is his to lose, as poll numbers tend to recover when a poor leader is replaced by an untried one. This may be temporary though if he is another dud.
It’s Timmy v Jimmy, with CGT the first battleground
Jim Chalmers and Tim Wilson both harbour leadership ambitions. Treasury will be their sparring ring, and both will be determined not to come off second best.
