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18:59 Warning house prices could soar by $100k

The Greens have warned that house prices could soar by over $100,000 next year as both the major parties throw everything but the kitchen sink at first home buyers.

18/04 Surprise figure emerges as election star

Reality TV star turned podcaster Abbie Chatfield has emerged as a surprise star figure in the federal election, fronting a national Greens ad to “keep Dutton out” and sway preferences.

16/04 Debate exposes election’s biggest loser

Renters have been deemed as the “real losers” of the election, with one rental advocate accusing both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton trying to “walk away from (their) responsibility to make housing a fairer system”.

10/04 Aldi urged to open in last Aussie state

The Greens want to spend $30m to bring in an Aldi supermarket to Tasmania.

09/04 New plan to lower power bills for Aussies

A new plan to lower power bills for millions of Australians who rent will be launched by the Greens at a Smart Energy Conference on Thursday.

08/04 Triple parking rate plan for massive SUVs

A plan to introduce parking taxes for owners of “killer” SUVs like imported US pick-up trucks in Sydney has hit a speed bump – but it might not be the end of the road.

08/04 Greens demand PM take axe to negative gearing

Greens leader Adam Bandt is set to detonate a negative gearing bomb in the election campaign demanding the PM wind back the landlord’s tax break if he wants to form government.

08/04 Bandt makes radical housing demand

The Greens will reform negative gearing and end capital gains tax discounts on investment properties if they secure the balance of power after the May 3 federal election.

31/03 Dutton’s multi-billion call on key project

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are hoping for a reset on Tuesday, after an awkward third day of campaigning for both leaders, but mortgage holders will likely be focused on the RBA’s rate announcement.

28/03 Dutton puts energy giants on notice

Anthony Albanese has received a raucous welcome at a gym in Peter Dutton’s own seat in the Brisbane suburbs, as he spruiks Labor’s investment in Medicare and bulk billing on the first full day of campaigning.

28/03 Lines drawn in first battleground state

Labor and the Greens have taken the fight to “Keep Dutton out” to his home turf of Queensland, with both parties expected to hold events during the first full day of campaigning in the Sunshine State.

16/03 Greens’ outlandish plan for Aussie workers

The Greens have begun a push to introduce a four-day work week for Australians, saying wages have not kept pace with productivity gains.

10/02 Push to hit Aussie billionaires with super tax

The Greens want to hit Australian rich-listers like Gina Rinehart, Anthony Pratt, Clive Palmer and Mike Cannon-Brookes with a 10 per cent “billionaires tax”, in a move the minor party says will beef-up the budget bottom line by nearly $25bn a year.

04/02 Insane amount Albo’s mansion will cost you

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to rent out his $4.3m coastal retirement home will deliver him a whopping tax saving.

04/02 ‘Threat’: Shock Aussie move on Trump

The Greens are poised to move an urgent motion to denounce US President Trump as a “threat to Australia and the world”, with Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles set to travel to Washington DC to meet with his US counterpart, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

04/02 Australia’s greatest ‘shame’ exposed

Scam victims are being set up to fail under proposed new rules and will be locked in a bitter battle against cashed up corporations, according to politicians and consumer groups.

02/02 Key cost-of-living promise bought forward

Labor will bring forward its election promise to give most Australian households access to three days of subsidised childcare, and attempt to pass the legislation in the last sitting fortnight of parliament.

30/01 Huge call for nationwide 50c fares

Greens Leader Adam Bandt has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to enact a nationwide public transport fare of 50c – a move he says will save Australians up to $2400 a year.

19/01 Dutton promises free business lunches

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but the Coalition will introduce tax deductible ones for small businesses if it wins the impending federal election.

16/01 Aussie leader’s huge election call

Greens leader Adam Bandt says a power-sharing deal with Labor would usher in a “golden era of progressive reform”.

10/01 Battleground seats to decide Albo’s fate

A top pollster says a handful of key seats in NSW and Victoria will decide the fate of the 2025 federal election, with voters to hit the polls by May 17.

22/12 ‘Unfair’: Grim picture for Aussie renters

Australians are paying “thousands” more this Christmas than they were last year to put a roof over their heads, according to fresh analysis.

08/12 ’Weak’: Voters’ brutal verdict on Albo

Australian voters have declared Anthony Albanese the weakest prime minister in decades according to Newspoll but the election contest is tighter than ever with both the major parties now neck and neck.

03/12 Major push for free birth control

The Greens have revealed their latest election pitch to make all TGA-approved forms of birth control free for women, including modern versions of the contraceptive pill which have fewer side effects but cost three times the price of subsidised options.

07/10 Labor to reintroduce housing co-ownership Help to Buy Bill

Labor will reintroduce its signature housing co-ownership bill on Tuesday, as it attempts to face roadblocks by the Greens and the Coalition in the Senate.

07/10 Greens leader Adam Bandt accuses Israel of genocide, says Australia is complicit in Oct 7 anniversary statement

Greens leader Adam Bandt has marked the first anniversary of October 7 attacks in a statement accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of committing a “genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza.

26/09 How negative gearing changes will affect you

Speculation on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plans for negative gearing is mounting following reports the government has asked Treasury for advice on potential changes.

24/09 Greens demand Treasurer Jim Chalmers deploy “crazy” interest rate strategy

The Greens have urged Treasurer Jim Chalmers to adopt a “crazy” new strategy if he really thinks the RBA is smashing the economy – overrule the central bank and slash rates.

23/09 Aussies not happy with delays on key bills

The Greens and Coalition could be stalling major government housing legislation at their own peril, a new poll suggests.

07/05 Major push to break up Coles and Woolies

Supermarket giants found to be overcharging customers could face criminal penalties if the government adopts the findings of a scathing new review.

05/05 Labor reveals shocking DV truth

The government is remaining tight lipped on what else it might do in this month’s federal budget to address domestic violence, as it comes under increasing pressure to deliver on existing promises.

02/05 Albo’s ambitious plan ‘won’t be achieved’

Labor’s ambitious target to build 1.2 million new homes over the next five years “will not be achieved”, according to a new government report that lays bare the reality of Australia’s housing crisis.

30/04 Hanson to take stand over ‘racist’ tweet

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson will take the stand in a defamation trial against another senator as she fronts accusations of racism.

21/04 No reward for Albo in latest poll

Voters have given the tick of approval to Anthony Albanese’s plan to use taxpayer subsidies for clean energy projects.

14/04 Aussies prepare for giant supermarket battle

A special inquiry set up to test whether Australians are shelling out too much at the checkout comes to a crunch this week, with retail giants Coles, Woolworths and Bunnings all set to defend themselves from allegations the sector’s supermarket space is uncompetitive and exploitative.

11/04 ScoMo’s replacement not yet set in stone

Scott Morrison’s successor in Cook may on the surface appear all but locked in, but pollsters say there’s a chance things could go “pear-shaped” for the Coalition.

11/04 Grilling over high supermarket prices

The chief executive of one of Australia’s small retailers has blasted the supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths for actively stifling competition.

31/03 Eye-watering salary you need to buy a house

Australians wanting to buy a house are facing a brutal uphill battle, with the annual salary needed to be able to comfortably service a mortgage reaching sky high levels.

28/03 ‘I’m a landlord and we’re unfairly vilified’

It’s a difficult housing market for both renters and buyers.

24/03 Liberals set to lose 116-year-old seat of Dunstan

The Liberals are headed for a historic defeat in the Dunstan by-election after early polls favour Labor.

24/03 Businesses slam push to break up supermarkets

Businesses slam push to break up supermarkets

21/03 Coles issues urgent recall for ‘faulty’ kids’ toys

Parents are being warned some Easter toys from Coles pose a choking hazard to their little ones, with an urgent recall now in place.

21/03 Coles issues urgent recall for ‘faulty’ kids’ toys

Parents are being warned some Easter toys from Coles pose a choking hazard to their little ones, with an urgent recall now in place.

20/03 Eye-watering salary you need to buy a house

Australians wanting to buy a house need 1.6 times the average income to avoid falling into housing stress, new analysis has revealed.

18/03 Huge push to split up Coles and Woolies

Australia’s consumer watchdog would have the power to ask the courts to split up supermarket giants and crack down on duopolies, if parliament votes in favour of a new Bill.

12/03 ‘Bum’: Lambo guy unleashes on Greens leader

Block star Adrian Portelli has slammed Adam Bandt as a “bum” over the Greens leader’s eye-watering taxpayer-funded spending bill, which included tens of thousands of dollars on private jets for the climate change crusader.

11/03 Farmer’s $85k supermarket ‘rip off’ claim

A former cherry farmer who quit the industry claims he was short-changed almost $85,000 by the major supermarkets.

07/03 Labor’s huge Women’s Day home win

More than 52,000 women, including 16,000 single women, have achieved home ownership over the past two years with the help of a federal government program, new figures reveal.

05/03 Greens’ ambitious $28bn election bid

The Greens will go to the next election promising to scrap tax handouts and invest billions of dollars for a public property developer to build homes to plug critical housing gaps for renters and first-home buyers.

05/03 Albo’s promise comes with ‘small’ warning

House prices could be pushed up a “very small amount” under the government’s shared equity scheme and limit the types of properties first-home buyers could purchase, economists have predicted.

05/03 Map spells end for iconic Aussie venue

A 159-year-old iconic heritage-listed Australian racecourse has been earmarked for redevelopment into affordable housing and public green space.

26/02 Albo’s major housing promise under threat

One of Anthony Albanese’s major election promises is in doubt after the Greens announced plans to kill Labor’s Help to Buy scheme unless the government meets its demands.

25/02 Housing, tax cuts on Albo’s agenda

Labor will spend the week fighting cost-of-living fires on multiple fronts when parliament resumes, as the government gears up to pass its new-look tax cuts against a backdrop of another housing battle.

22/02 Big ‘error’ in RBA overhaul plans

A former Reserve Bank governor has slammed the government’s intention to remove a provision that allows the treasurer to override a decision from the central bank.

15/02 Staggering number of properties MPs own

As the Greens and Labor gear up for another housing battle over tax breaks for property investors, pressure is mounting on the minor party to walk the talk as their own member’s housing portfolios come under the spotlight.

12/02 Senator announces shock resignation

Liberal senator Linda Reynolds will retire from federal parliament. The Western Australian senator, who served as defence minister from 2019 to 2021, announced she would not seek pre-selection for the next election due in 2025.

09/02 Concerns Anthony Albanese is planning to go after negative gearing

There are growing concerns Anthony Albanese is preparing to break another promise which the property industry says will only hurt renters.

08/02 Basil’s divisive take on ‘ignore your boss’ law

Greens leader Adam Bandt’s call for the right of workers to “ignore your boss when you clock off” under new legislation has sparked furious debate online with critics insisting it is the wrong attitude to take Australia forward.

05/02 Tax cuts to dominate first sitting day

The Albanese government will use the first parliamentary sitting day of the year to introduce legislation to overhaul stage 3 tax cuts, as the opposition gears up to question the prime minister over his “broken promise”.

02/02 Melbourne crisis laid bare in horror pics

WARNING: Confronting images.

01/02 ‘Stand in the way’: New tax cuts under threat

Liberal MP Bridget Archer has urged her party not to “stand in the way” of Labor’s bigger tax cuts for low and middle income workers.

30/01 Move to blow up Albo’s tax cuts

The Greens are threatening to blow up Anthony Albanese’s proposed $313 billion in income tax cuts to force the PM to hit the rich even harder and give workers rent relief.

27/01 Albo dodges key tax cut question

Anthony Albanese has declined to say what he’d be willing to offer to secure the smooth passage of his overhauled stage three tax cuts as he danced around a grilling on whether he should apologise for breaking an election promise.

22/01 Albo breaks stage three tax cuts promise

Federal cabinet has reportedly signed off on a major overhaul of the tax cuts package despite an election promise to introduce the package as legislated on July 1.

21/01 ‘Scrap them’: Albo given $228bn warning

Tax breaks for property investors have created a quarter of a trillion dollar budget black hole that could instead fund 500,000 new social homes, a new report has found.

13/12 ‘Boomers failed’: Push for Gen Z to pay no tax

An emerging Australian political party is writing serious cheques, demanding free university, no income tax for under 25s, net zero and nuclear power, and drug decriminalisation.

02/12 Woolies, Coles to be grilled on price hikes

Australia’s major supermarkets will be ordered to front up to a senate inquiry examining whether customers are being subjected to “price gouging” during the cost-of-living crisis.

26/11 Labor falls back to 50-50 in latest Newspoll

Support for the Albanese government has dropped since the last election, with Newspoll putting the Labor Party’s primary vote at just 31 per cent – a result which would plunge it into minority government if an election were held now.

24/11 Aussies are ‘fed up’: Bandt’s warning

Adam Bandt will declare protesting “is back” and bigger than ever when he paddles out to sea on a kayak as part of a blockade of a major port on Saturday.

21/11 How your boss is ripping you off by $11k

Aussies are being dudded out of thousands per year and working on average seven weeks worth of unpaid overtime per year, according to fresh data.

21/11 Coalition takes the lead in polls

The Coalition has taken the lead in recent opinion polling with a narrow majority of people indicating they would vote for them.

14/11 Cracks in Greens’ unpaid work battle

Greens leader Adam Bandt is actively advertising for “volunteers” while his party pushes for an end to the practice of unpaid placements.

09/11 Greens stage second protest

The Greens have staged a protest in the Senate, the second in just four days, with the minor party reiterating its call for the Albanese government to support a ceasefire in Gaza.

08/11 Optus refuses compo for 10 milion Aussies

Optus will not refund its nearly 10 million customers after its entire network collapsed for more than nine hours on Wednesday, with the teleco under growing fire for a lack of transparency.

06/11 Leave Israel ‘showboating’ to ScoMo: Turnbull

Australia should “leave the showboating to Scott Morrison” when it comes to visits to Israel, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says.

25/10 Deputy mayor faces sacking over Hamas stance

The deputy mayor of a Sydney council has said he is “surprised and deeply disappointed” after his colleagues moved to oust him from his role for voting against a motion condemning the Hamas attacks in Israel.

18/10 Super on parental leave stymied

Parents will soon be able to share in up to six months of paid parental leave, but the government has knocked back calls from its own taskforce to pay superannuation on the support measure.

18/10 Super on parental leave stymied

Parents will soon be able to share in up to six months of paid parental leave, but the government has knocked back calls from its own taskforce to pay superannuation on the support measure.

18/10 Two words Albo won’t use

Anthony Albanese has been pressed to share his personal opinion on treaty and truth-telling after declining to recommit to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

17/10 ‘Condemn it’: Broken ranks over Israel

Sydney MP Zoe Daniel has joined a group of fellow Teals opposing a Greens-led push to condemn Israel for war crimes, signalling a widening local political split over the Israel-Gaza war.

17/10 ‘Disgusting’: Detail in photo sparks rage

The Greens have refused to back a motion defending Israel and the nation’s right to fight back against Hamas in the wake of the militant group’s attacks which have left at least 1400 dead.

15/10 Surprising area that voted Yes

One state has emerged as a bastion of Yes support in a country that swung overwhelmingly towards No in the Voice to parliament referendum.

15/09 Bandt warns over rise of the renters

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, alongside Labor MPs in Macnamara, Higgins, Wills, Cooper and Richmond will be targeted in a fresh electoral assault by the Greens in the lead-up to the 2025 poll.

12/09 Albo’s big win on housing

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s signature housing policy is set to sail through the Senate after finally clinching support from the crossbench.

12/09 200 homes in doubt as builder goes under

Major Adelaide home builder Qattro has gone under, putting about 200 housing projects in doubt.

12/09 ‘Catastrophic’ issue Albo can’t duck

The federal government is set to pass Labor’s $10bn Housing Australia Future Fund on Wednesday afternoon following months of stalled negotiations in the Senate.

09/09 Hundreds rally to fight housing crisis

Hundreds of protesters have descended on Sydney Town Hall, calling on the New South Wales government to make more commitments to public housing and fixing rental affordability in their upcoming budget.

07/09 Albo dealt fresh blow in bruising vote

Anthony Albanese has been dealt a fresh blow after the Coalition teamed up with key crossbenchers to scuttle the timeline of Labor’s industrial relations reform.

05/09 Deputy PM’s security detail for golf trip

Golf-mad Richard Marles flew to King Island in Tasmania with an AFP security detail for a private golf trip in April but paid his own way with a Rex airline flight and a $1400-a-night beach house.

04/09 ‘Secret advice’ behind VIP flight saga

Defence Minister Richard Marles could be forced to hand over the secret advice he is using to justify an information blackout on his RAAF VIP flights.

31/08 Greens launch threat to Albo’s super changes

The Greens have announced they are ready to block Labor’s bid to charge wealthy retirees more tax unless the government commits to paid parental leave changes, claiming women are “sick of waiting”.

27/08 ‘Chatter’: Deputy Premier on potential coup

Queensland’s Deputy Premier has shot down suggestions of a leadership challenge against Annastacia Palaszczuk amid waning popularity for a Labor government.

23/08 ‘It has to change’: Renters plea for reform

Struggling families and economists alike have told a senate inquiry probing the rental crisis there needs to be a cap on the amount landlords can increase rents by.

18/08 New attack on Albo over housing policy

The Greens are amping up their attack on Anthony Albanese’s attempt to address the housing crisis, accusing his government of selling out renters and home buyers as the Labor Party holds its national conference.

16/08 ‘Crazy’: Greens’ radical rent move slammed

The Greens are standing firm despite criticism of their proposed bill to freeze increases on rent and rates over the next two years across the country.

16/08 ‘Great move’ offers relief to homebuyers

As national Cabinet meets to discuss Australia’s escalating housing stress, one state has moved to cut back red tape and make it easier for builders to bring in new stock.

15/08 D-Day for housing, public holiday

Pressure is mounting for national cabinet to come up with a better deal for renters and a solution to the country’s housing crisis when the country’s leaders meet on Wednesday.

08/08 Plan to save Aussie renters billions

Renters could have saved billions over the past 12 months if a rent freeze was adopted a year ago, according to fresh new data.

04/08 Centrelink recipients blow up over $56 increase

A Labor victory lap over a Centrelink payments increase for some recipients has been slammed as some on welfare are set to miss out.

03/08 Australians back move to rake in green tax

Thousands of Australians support legalising cannabis, backing in the Greens’ plan that could generate an additional $28bn in revenue over nine years.

31/07 ‘No, Waleed’: PM’s clash with TV host

Anthony Albanese and Waleed Aly have clashed on The Project after the Prime Minister was asked about controversial housing policy on rent caps.

31/07 Albo not backing down on big threat

Anthony Albanese is holding firm on his threat to pull the double-dissolution trigger should his signature housing policy fail to secure support but says he’d rather not use it.

28/07 Greens won’t back down on Albo threats

The Greens are staring down Anthony Albanese’s threats to take Australia to a double-dissolution election, heaping pressure on Labor to act on housing.

17/07 Key detail spells trouble for pokie crackdown

A Melbourne professor has scrutinised the Andrews government’s gambling reforms, claiming the changes are missing a fundamental detail.

16/07 Map shows extent of dire crisis

Households in NSW are spending the most of their household income on rent, with one housing data expert warning conditions were the toughest he’s seen in more than 20 years.

15/07 Surprising item missing from supermarket

Step inside Sydney’s newest supermarket and it appears like any other boutique grocer.

28/06 Why this city is dubbed ‘renter’s utopia’

A major European city where most residents live in high-quality public housing has been held up as a “renter’s utopia” that could point the way out of Australia’s current crisis.

23/06 ‘Ideological sadism’: blocked $10b housing crisis plan

COMMENT

19/06 What Albo’s key policy fail could trigger

“All options” are on the table after the federal government’s $10bn centrepiece housing policy failed to clear the Senate on Monday.

19/06 Albo’s $10bn promise hits major hurdle

Labor’s centrepiece housing policy has been put on ice again after the Greens and the Coalition teamed up for a second time to postpone voting on the Housing Australia Future Fund in the Senate.

18/06 Senator ‘aware’ of David Van rumours

Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has said she was “aware” of “rumours” surrounding the now-embattled Liberal senator David Van, amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment he has repeatedly denied

16/06 Inside claims that exploded Senate

A previously little-known Victorian Senator faces a battle to save his political career after he was sensationally suspended from the Liberal Party room over sexual harassment allegations.

16/06 Homeowners receive mysterious letters telling them to give away summer homes for free

A mysterious group is targeting the suburbs they blame for Australia’s rental crisis and over the weekend they hit a new affluent area.

12/06 Last minute changes to PM’s $10bn idea

Labor will make last minute changes to its centrepiece housing policy in a bid to end its standoff with the Greens and get the legislation through parliament.

11/06 PM’s big promise hits last minute hurdle

A nationwide freeze on rent increases has emerged as a sticking point with Labor and the Greens enter 11th-hour negotiations in their stalemate over the $10bn Housing Australia Future Fund.

04/06 Greens: Albo doesn’t care about renters

The Greens have walked back from some of their demands on housing, offering to pass Labor’s future fund bill in exchange for $2.5 billion in annual direct spending, and immediate action on soaring rents.

01/06 ‘Harmful’: Hanson sued over offensive tweet

An offensive tweet by Pauline Hanson condemning a Muslim senator echoed a racist history of telling migrant peoples to “go back home”, a court has been told.

30/05 Secret emails revealed in PwC tax scandal

Secret emails at the heart of a scandal engulfing consultancy firm PwC have been read out during a Senate Estimates hearing.

30/05 Greens boss in dark on Thorpe’s racism claim

Greens leader Adam Bandt said he was yet to hear anything from Lidia Thorpe or her lawyers about a racism claim but rejected her accusation the party had a problem.

29/05 3m Aussies ‘swept away by a debt avalanche’

Crossbench MPs are calling for urgent government intervention into student loan indexation to stop as many as 3 million Australians from being “swept away by a debt avalanche”.

29/05 PwC’s next move in tax advice scandal

Embattled consultancy giant PricewaterhouseCoopers has directed nine partners to take immediate leave and apologised to Australians as the fallout from its tax advice scandal continues.

20/05 One Nation’s Pauline Hanson auctioning knitwear for legal fees

Controversial One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has adopted a bizarre method to fund her defence in court against a Greens Senator she told to “piss off back to Pakistan”.

19/05 ‘Dreadful’: Cops lashed over 95yo’s tasering

The Greens are demanding police release the body camera footage of a “dreadful” incident in which an officer used a Taser on a 95-year-old dementia patient and left her fighting for her life in hospital.

18/05 Study finds overwhelming support for legalisation of cannabis in Australia

EXCLUSIVE

16/05 ‘Lies’: Albo under fire as Greens fight heats up

Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather has accused Anthony Albanese of spreading lies about him as the debate over the government’s centrepiece housing policy takes another acrimonious turn.

14/05 Big claim in plan to freeze rent prices

The Greens have doubled down on their calls for a rent freeze despite Jim Chalmers saying he thinks increasing housing supply is a better way to bring down costs.

12/05 ‘Divisive’: Jim hits back over migration

Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of playing divisive politics after the Opposition Leader aired concerns about the effect Australia’s short-term migration intake could have on the housing crisis.

10/05 PM’s $10bn housing promise hits snag

Labor’s signature housing package has hit a major snag after the Greens and the Coalition joined forces and delayed the legislation’s potential passage through parliament.

08/05 Massive increase to Centrelink payments

Hundreds of thousands of Australians could be about to score an increase to their welfare payments in Tuesday’s federal budget.

05/05 Injecting room’s $60k cost to homeowners

Infuriated locals living next to North Richmond’s now permanent medically supervised injecting room (MSIR) have been dealt another bitter blow, following the release of a new study analysing the suburb’s housing market.

04/05 Hanson fires back in defamation fight

Pauline Hanson has declared “criticism is not racism” as she seeks cash donations for her defamation fight over her call for a Greens Senator to “piss off back to Pakistan.”

04/05 Impending deadline to save $1658 on HECS

If you have a HECS/HELP debt and want to get ahead, it can be hard going. But if you know how to use the rules to your advantage, there’s a hack here that can save you some serious money.

04/05 $10bn question minister can’t answer

The Albanese government is a step closer to passing its $10bn housing future fund – but the Greens are still holding out their support.

03/05 Chalmers responds to ’brutal’ RBA move

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the RBA’s surprise decision to raise rates will be tough for Australians, but he won’t be drawn into the Greens’ calls for the government to override the latest hike.

01/05 Greens’ controversial injecting room push

A contentious proposal by the Victorian Greens could see children granted access to North Richmond’s controversial medically supervised safe injecting (MSIR) and future facilities.

28/04 Australian Greens’ declaration of war is narcissistic and doomed to fail

OPINION

24/04 Sad figure facing Aussie renters

Australian tenants are being hit hard by inflation with fresh analysis showing 75 per cent of rental properties have increased in price over the past year.

21/04 ‘Not appropriate’: Albo ups ante on Thorpe

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has once again called on firebrand independent senator Lidia Thorpe to stop with her “inappropriate” incidents.

17/04 Terrible news for young Aussies with debt

A proposal to abolish the indexation on $74bn of student debt has been put on ice after a parliamentary inquiry recommended the bill should be scrapped.

17/04 How shock rises will hit young Aussies

Millions of Australians are expected to be hit with hikes in their HECS repayments amid skyrocketing inflation.

17/04 Thorpe ‘must take responsibility’: Senator

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe must “take responsibility for her actions”, according to her colleagues.

15/04 Shock debt increase ‘doesn’t pass pub test’

More than three million Australians with student loans are being warned to brace themselves for a super-sized increase to their debt in the coming months.

08/04 Jail time reduced for ‘appalling’ paedophile

A former Greens candidate jailed after paying to watch the “real-time” sexual abuse of a child in the Philippines has won his appeal and had his sentenced slashed.

28/03 MP’s ‘white cis men’ comment sparks fury

New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission says it has received more than 90 complaints about Marama Davidson and her comments saying it’s “white cis men who cause violence in the world”.

28/03 Rent demand puts $10bn plan at risk

The Greens won’t wave through one of Anthony Albanese’s key election promises unless the government agrees to freeze rents around the country for two years and spend more money on building public housing.

27/03 Albo’s deal to save election promise

A deal to save one of Anthony Albanese’s key election promises has been struck, paving the way for the government’s signature climate policy to become law.

26/03 Albo’s 4-day deadline for key laws

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces an uphill battle inside Parliament House this week, as he fights to turn key policies into law.

25/03 How your electorate voted

The polls for the 2023 New South Wales state election closed at 6pm.

24/03 ‘Stress’: Rental crisis to continue for years

With around one-third of all Australians trapped in the rental market, warnings have been issued that skyrocketing rents and ultra-low vacancy rates are going to continue to smash tenants for years to come.

24/03 Candidate’s pokies claim blasted

A Labor candidate in Saturday’s NSW election has been criticised over comments she made about poker machines at a campaign forum.

23/03 Seats that will decide next NSW premier

As NSW voters prepare to head to the polls, a handful of seats will determine the outcome of what will be the closest NSW state election in more than a decade.

20/03 ’Won’t cut it’: Lambie slaps down big idea

Independent senators Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock say the government has not committed enough money to fix the housing crisis threatening the country.

19/03 Bowlo profits soar 700 per cent after pokies removed

A struggling Sydney club that made the tough decision to tear out all of its pokies has watched spirits and profits surge ever since.

12/03 Dom’s $28k re-election pitch to parents

Digs at Labor, the Opposition Leader Chris Minns, and a major election promise to give every child in NSW a ‘Future Fund’ which could grow to $49,000 once they turn 18, was delivered in full force at the campaign launch for the NSW Liberals.

11/03 ‘Won’t settle:’ Greens list demands for Labor

The NSW Greens have shared their seven demands to the winner of the state election, with minor parties and cross benchers likely to hold the balance of power if the Coalition and Labor fail to win a majority of government.

09/03 PM’s last minute deal on fossil fuels

A last minute deal has been struck between Labor and the Greens to prevent a landmark manufacturing fund being used to pay for fossil fuels.

07/03 Lidia Thorpe cleared over bikie links

Controversial senator Lidia Thorpe has been cleared of contempt after she failed to declare a relationship with a former bikie while she was working on the joint parliamentary law enforcement committee.

07/03 Huge change to paid leave for new parents

New parents will be able to access more flexible paid parental leave after major changes passed parliament this week.

07/03 Albo’s new battle to keep major promise

The Voice referendum may still be months away, but the government is already facing a fight to get Australians to the ballot box.

04/03 Albo’s big call in crucial by-election

Anthony Albanese has sought to downplay expectations of a Labor win in an upcoming by-election that will serve as a litmus test for his government’s first 10 months in office.

01/03 Tears after $150k fight to stay in Australia

A South Australian family have been saved from deportation after a lengthy immigration saga.

28/02 Huge call on tax cuts after Albo’s super changes

The Greens have hit out at Labor’s decision to introduce higher tax rates on Australians with millions of dollars in their super accounts while still planning on implementing the controversial stage three tax cuts.

22/02 ‘Shame’: Thorpe issues fierce warning

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has not yet made a final decision on which side of the Voice debate she will sit on, but warned the government must be prepared to hear the case of the “progressive no”.

19/02 ‘Unusual’: Why Labor won’t override RBA

The Albanese government has rubbished a push by the Greens to override the independent Reserve Bank of Australia and stall – or drive down – interest rates.

19/02 Super change coming for major industry

Jim Chalmers will declare the “super wars” are over as he officially revives Labor’s plan to enshrine in law a narrow purpose for Australia’s $3.3 trillion retirement system.

19/02 Greens’ demand to fight ‘climate bombs’

Greens leader Adam Bandt has said the government must act on big companies for driving up inflation with “corporate profiteering” as he vows to fight “climate bombs”.

16/02 Major ‘gamble’ on housing promise

The Greens have abstained from a key vote on the government’s $10 billion centrepiece affordable housing policy, demanding a $4.5 billion increase to a key part of the legislation before they will sign on.

15/02 Next step in PM’s standoff with Greens

Labor has ruled out banning new coal and gas projects despite the Greens warning they may block the next stage of the government’s climate agenda unless the condition is met.

15/02 Greens accused of ‘reigniting climate wars’

The Greens and the Coalition have been accused of reigniting the climate wars and “driving themselves into the past”.

14/02 Brutal forest attack on Indigenous activist

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11/02 Albo’s Wagon Wheel pitch to business

Anthony Albanese has renewed his pitch for his centrepiece manufacturing policy by appealing to local food and drink makers as a parliamentary fight over the legislation brews.

09/02 Super ambush leads to PM’s first defeat

The Albanese government has suffered its first major defeat in parliament after senators formed an unlikely bloc to overturn Labor’s new superannuation regulations.

08/02 Clive Palmer’s plan suffers huge setback

Mining magnate Clive Palmer’s controversial central Queensland coal project has been killed off in an Australian first.

07/02 Albo raking in $115k a year off property empire

Landlord Anthony Albanese is raking in $115,000 a year in rental income on top of his salary as Prime Minister as interest rates soar for struggling families.

07/02 Pressure mounts over tax cuts for wealthy

Anthony Albanese is under renewed pressure to scrap a tax cut which would predominantly benefit the wealthiest Australians.

07/02 Bizarre plan for new commuter rule

Daniel Andrews has hit back at a plan by the Greens to ban junk food from Victorian public transport amid the dramatic new proposal.

06/02 Controversial senator’s bombshell resignation

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe has quit the Greens and will sit on the cross bench and lead “the black sovereignty movement”.

06/02 Controversial senator quits party over voice

Lidia Thorpe has sensationally quit the Greens and sit as an independent over the party’s position on the Voice to Parliament.

04/02 Coles, Woolies’ shock waste stockpiles

The Greens have launched a plan to help reduce soft plastics ending up in landfill after Australia’s two biggest supermarket chains were caught stockpiling thousands of kilograms of waste in warehouses.

02/02 Fight to keep Sydney institution open

A beloved weekly market store has announced it will be closing after more than 30 years of operation, shocking stallholders and locals.

31/01 Albo’s surprise new ally in key fight

Anthony Albanese has found allies among the business lobby in a looming fight over a key plank of his climate policy.

30/01 ‘Dancing on our graves’: Senator unleashes

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe has accused the nation of “dancing on our graves” by celebrating Australia Day as she warned a treaty must deliver dedicated seats in Parliament for First Nations people.

29/01 ‘Devastating’ split over Voice ‘progress’

A failure to progress the Voice to Parliament would be “devastating”, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says despite facing a split within the minor party.

29/01 Legalising cannabis would enable huge dole increase: Greens

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26/01 Dutton’s next move on Indigenous Voice

Peter Dutton will have the opportunity to ask for more details of the Voice to parliament when he meets with the group of Indigenous representatives working on the referendum.

25/01 Voice architect pushes for Yes vote

One of the architects of the Indigenous Voice to parliament says he remains hopeful the proposal to enshrine the body in the Constitution will receive multi-partisan support.

16/01 Issue with Dom’s Nazi costume threat

Police are “awaiting” a report from a NSW MP who claimed he would refer Dominic Perrottet for a criminal investigation after the Premier’s shocking Nazi costume admission.