Oscar Godsell

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae has signalled further reforms will be needed to meet the challenges of a rapidly ageing population, after the New Aged Care Act came into effect.

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae has signalled further reforms will be needed to meet the challenges of a rapidly ageing population, after the New Aged Care Act came into effect.

Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek has refused to give her opinion on whether a transgender paedophile should be allowed in a female prison.

Trade Minister Don Farrell has confirmed that the Albanese government has been actively seeking a critical minerals agreement with the United States.

The Albanese government has recorded a smaller-than-expected budget deficit, but the opposition says Labor cannot claim credit for the improvement.

The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), a high-profile convoy of boats heading to Gaza, has been thrown into turmoil after one of its activists publicly came out as queer.

The Coalition’s supporter base has collapsed under Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, with men, young people and eastern states abandoning the party in record numbers.

The Sydney Morning Herald has published a wildly inflammatory essay by Jenna Price accusing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated at a speaking event last week, of being racist and hateful.

The New Daily has quietly deleted an essay by The Australia Institute’s Amy Remeikis, in which she said Charlie Kirk was “continuing his harmful grift… up until his final breath”.

Former prime minister John Howard has declared Australia’s pursuit of net zero emissions targets is not worth the cost.

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae has refused to confirm whether the government initially voted against releasing 20,000 home care packages due to budget considerations.

The Coalition has decided to send Labor’s deal with Nauru concerning the deportation of NZYQ-linked criminal non-citizens to a senate inquiry.

Environment Minister Murray Watt has warned there is little confidence in government decisions made about the environment as he pushes ahead with law reforms.  

The Albanese government has denied that it has effectively bribed Nauru to take the high-profile NZYQ cohort of foreign-born criminals away from Australia.

Teal MP Allegra Spender has denied that a family trust registered in her Parliamentary Interests was set up to avoid paying tax.

The Coalition’s “rank and file” members are increasingly opposed to Australia’s net zero emissions commitment, according to Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce.

Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has defended the inclusion of energy efficiency and net zero measures in the National Construction Code (NCC), after concerns that the 2,000-page code has become “too long” and “complicated” for builders.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been serenaded with warmth, reverence and classic Australian rock music in Beijing, but critics have warned the tune is off key.

Australia’s renewables crusade has cost taxpayers $29 billion in the last decade and only lowered energy emissions by a measly six per cent.

The opposition has confirmed it does not have a timeline for settling its position on Australia’s net zero by 2050 target, amid divisions within the joint partyroom.