This Month
- Opinion
- Australian economy
RBA returns serve on inflation
The RBA’s take down of government spending is reverberating loudly in Canberra and can only undermine Labor’s key argument that its fiscal policy complements monetary policy.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Immigration
Populist surge makes it essential to spread gains of migration
Conflict over migration is now breaking out into the open in Western nations. But excessive limits would have a high cost too.
- Tanveer Ahmed
- Opinion
- Industrial relations
Let the CFMEU purge itself of the criminal, corrupt, and violent
Rather than politicised building codes, the best way to clean up the law-breaking is to empower legitimate officials who understand that a union’s special legal status comes with moral responsibility.
- Updated
- Scott Riches
- Updated
- Gas
Woodside’s $30b Browse LNG project faces EPA knockback threat
The recommendation is not final and could be reversed after further negotiations, but a final rejection would be a blow to Labor’s long-term gas strategy.
- Updated
- Ben Potter, Tom Rabe and Brad Thompson
Vacancy rates show overseas students being scapegoated: unis
New analysis shows locals in Australia’s three biggest cities have a better chance of finding an apartment in suburbs with large international student populations.
- Julie Hare
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Election timing no longer swings on an elusive rate cut
The government is at the mercy of the Reserve Bank. But the central bank is also subject to forces beyond its control.
- Laura Tingle
Tony Burke has his eyes on the job that comes after Home Affairs
A successful stint in his new portfolio would boost Burke’s leadership chances – but the opposition won’t let up on what it sees as a Labor weak spot.
- Tom McIlroy
July
- Opinion
- Superannuation
Why the $3m super tax has turned into a mess
It may seem hard to argue against making people with high superannuation balances pay more tax, but implementing it is a dog’s breakfast.
- John Kehoe
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
When politics and miners mix, investors get hurt
The last thing investors need in Australian mining is more shocks like the ban on uranium mining at Jabiluka. The industry is doing it hard enough.
- Anthony Macdonald
Revolving door of PMs embarrassed Australia: Albanese
Anthony Albanese has acknowledged Labor’s contribution to the chaos that blighted Australian politics for almost two decades.
- Phillip Coorey
Joyce’s talk of bullets and ballot boxes enrages PM
Anthony Albanese called on Peter Dutton to dump Barnaby Joyce for using “completely unacceptable” language at an anti-offshore wind rally.
- Jessica Gardner
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Uranium mining bans belong to a previous era
Labor’s efforts to keep Australia’s energy transition uranium mining-free amount to a self-defeating hobbling of the nation’s green superpower hopes.
- The AFR View
Kennett calls on Dutton to establish a CFMEU royal commission
Peter Dutton has blasted the beleaguered CFMEU and identity politics as the opposition leader rallies Liberal Party faithful.
- Callum Godde
NSW Labor formally backs Palestine state ‘as priority’
NSW Labor has sent a message to its counterparts in Canberra, passing a motion demanding the federal government recognise Palestinian statehood.
- Alex Mitchell and Samantha Lock
Albanese kills uranium mining at Jabiluka
Anthony Albanese has ended a decades-old dispute over uranium mining in the NT by ending the mineral lease on Jabiluka and pledging to add the mine site to the Kakadu National Park.
- Peter Ker and staff writers
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
It’s not just Labor that let the CFMEU off the leash
Jacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson and some independents have played a role in enabling the militant union.
- Phillip Coorey
Dutton slams energy ‘fanatics’ on both sides as he spruiks nuclear
Peter Dutton has seized on new data showing the east coast grid was heavily reliant on coal and gas during recent winter months due to a lack of wind and sun.
- Phillip Coorey
PM mulls reshuffle as colleagues urge him to tread lightly
The shake-up, which the prime minister flagged in May, is not expected to be major, given his desire to maintain the stability that has been a hallmark of the government.
- Phillip Coorey
Qld premier raises problem of water risk under Dutton’s nuclear plan
Labor Premier Steven Miles has quoted a new report outlining the need for a state-based plebiscite to adopt the Coalition’s nuclear plan.
- James Hall
Albanese digs in amid calls for tougher action against CFMEU
PM says the ABCC failed to curb union militancy when it existed, and that the police were best placed to combat criminal behaviour.
- Phillip Coorey
