Parliament has passed landmark election donation laws. They may be a ‘stich up’ but they also improve Australia’s democracy
Federal parliament has passed the biggest changes to Australia’s electoral funding laws in decades. The Albanese government’s Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 cleared the ...
Bill Shorten's $300k speechwriter follows him to University of Canberra
A speechwriter hired on a $600,000, two-year contract to write speeches for Services Australia and its minister Bill Shorten, has joined him at his new job at the University of Canberra.
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How Australia’s Trade Surplus Could Lead to a Tariff Break from Trump
US President Donald Trump has hinted at the possibility of an exemption for Australia from the 25% tariffs on steel and ...
Albanese leaves door open to unlikely pre-poll Trump visit if tariff crisis worsens
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is keeping open the low-probability option of a last-minute dash to the White House ahead of ...
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'Strong ally': Australia won't return fire on tariffs
The clock is ticking for Australia to secure an exemption to Donald Trump's steel tariffs after he accused leaders of ...
‘Killing’: Trump aide’s wild Australia claim
A senior Trump aide has made a wild claim about Australia as uncertainty festers around an exemption from brutal US tariffs.
Why the AUKUS deal is still a controversial and perplexing issue for most Australians
Former PM Malcolm Turnbull believes AUKUS is a "one-sided", bad deal, although the security partnership has cross party support in Australia. So how could the arrival of new US president Donald Trump ...