Future Fund to consider ‘national priorities’ in investments
Australia’s $230 billion Future Fund is being encouraged to invest in housing, energy transition, infrastructure, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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The federal opposition has backed out of supporting plans to impose a limit on international university students, saying it would not address immigration concerns.
Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country's ties to Australia are gaining ground despite a rocky past.
Capping the amount a political candidate can receive by one person and how much billionaires can spend Australia-wide has been welcomed by the peak union body.
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‘I’ll do it again’: Lidia Thorpe defies censure motion
After confronting the British monarch during his royal visit to Australia, independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been officially censured by her colleagues.
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Castley names her team, passes on treasury
New opposition Leader Leanne Castley has unveiled her shadow ministry, sharing portfolios across seven MLAs, including newcomers Deborah Morris and Chiaka Barry.
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Government to block business dash from cash
Businesses will have to accept cash for essentials under a government plan.
Anthony Albanese will push for free trade and climate action at an economic forum, as a second Trump administration creates uncertainty for world leaders.
South Australian Labor has pulled off a historic win in former Liberal leader David Speirs' seat of Black after a double-digit swing.
The housing crisis is too serious for the Greens' "flippant ideas" about help-to-buy and build-to-rent scheme reforms, the Property Council of Australia says.
As federal MPs return to Canberra, Labor will spruik its contributions to the inflation fight following a US election influenced by economic conditions.
Electoral reform will set an $800,000 candidate spending cap and a $20,000 ceiling for individual donations, but they won't be in place for the next election.
A former US ambassador has accused Sky News of creating a ‘self-licking ice cream’ to attack Kevin Rudd, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Australia will look to play a greater role in trade disputes between China and the United States under a second Trump presidency, the prime minister says.
The WA premier is seeking advice about a possible early federal poll clashing with the state election, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The latest opinion polling shows the coalition leads the government, but experts say Labor is still on track to be re-elected at the next federal poll.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is preparing to travel to the APEC summit in Peru for discussions spanning free trade, renewable energy and critical minerals.
The government is to publish a secret section of Robodebt report, but the timing is uncertain, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
National Australia Bank boss Andrew Irvine is worried about the risk of a trade war between the US and China, and its implications for the Australian economy.
