Fuel ‘shield’ would spare drivers worst of price shocks
The fuel excise could be halved whenever global oil prices exceed $US100 a barrel under a coalition policy aimed at reducing cost-of-living pressures.
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\Anthony Albanese has reiterated calls for AI to be reined in, while also ensuring Australia doesn't get left behind, during a meeting with Apple executives.
A senior Liberal MP has recalled the troubling encounter his terminally ill constituent had with an AI chatbot during an inquiry into the emergent technology.
Whether or not they work, adjustments to the migration system are damaging Australia's brand, advocates warn.
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‘Fundamentally a strength’: Labor shakes up migration
The immigration minister has gone to great lengths to divorce the housing crisis from the migration debate as he outlined major changes to the system.
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Veterans hail government backdown on health payment cap
A planned $5000 cap on allied health payments for veterans has been dumped after politicians from across parliament united against the government.
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Pauline Hanson, Muslim senator join forces for staffing
Pauline Hanson has united with a senator who once described the One Nation leader as "vindictive, mean, nasty", to call for more resources in their offices.
Canberra Liberals Leader Mark Parton will call on the ACT government today to oppose federal plans to remove the higher private health insurance rebate for people aged 65 and over.
South Australian MP Mark Butler says he encouraged a council in his electorate to apply for a national grant to give its soccer club a home.
The ACT Greens say there will be no new confidence and supply agreement with the Labor government for the remainder of the term after negotiations failed to produce firm commitments on housing, libraries, climate and other priorities.
Labor's delayed immigration plan will finally be announced after the government was beaten to the punch by One Nation on releasing key figures.
One Nation MPs are mopping up after leader Pauline Hanson apologised for labelling indigenous Australians as primitive.
Canberra Liberals Leader Mark Parton will move to censure City Services Minister Tara Cheyne today over the closure of libraries on Sundays and the bungled introduction of camera-detected seatbelt fines.
Pauline Hanson is dismissing criticism from bureaucrats, politicians and big business, saying they're wrong on migration and only care about cheap labour.
Pauline Hanson has doubled down on her comments that indigenous Australians are "the most primitive race on Earth" despite widespread condemnation.
The year 2025 is being described as the worst of the century for freedom of expression, media rights, access to justice and more.
The opposition is declaring the government's digital duty-of-care laws the "Big Brother bill", doubling down on its stance to block the reforms in parliament.
The Labor government has appointed former opposition leader Sussan Ley to help steer its controversial Snowy Hydro development.
The One Nation leader has been slammed after comments she made about Indigenous Australians and culture resurfaced on a podcast.
