Politicians face pay loss for poor behaviour
Politicians who breach workplace safety standards could have their pay docked under a proposed body that will investigate alleged misconduct.
Katy Gallagher
Federal finance minister Katy Gallagher says she expects Australia's major supermarkets will lower their prices as inflation starts to moderate.
STEPHEN BARTOS has a three-point plan to untangle the public service from consultants such as PwC.
Deloitte executives are scheduled to face a Senate committee which is looking at problems with the federal government's use of consultants.
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Australia not expected to enter recession: Gallagher
Australia is not expected to enter a recession as interest rates and persistent inflation continue to bite a hole in people's pockets.
Politics
Voice legislation almost there, housing in the balance
Political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN previews the last week of parliament before the six-week winter break.
Politics
Gallagher has questions to answer on Higgins: McKenzie
National senator Bridget McKenzie says there are still unanswered questions on knowledge of rape allegations by Brittany Higgins before they were made public.
The Liberals came a cropper when they tried to dig afresh into the Brittany Higgins story, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
As the debate over the Brittany Higgins rape allegations turns "ugly", Liberal and Labor senators have backed a police inquiry into leaked material.
Katy Gallagher says she didn’t alert Albanese or Wong to the pending Brittany Higgins’ interview, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says she did not reveal private information about Brittany Higgins' rape allegations as she denies misleading parliament.
A political brawl over Brittany Higgins' rape allegations has spilled into both houses of parliament, as Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and former prime minister Scott Morrison defend their conduct.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher is set to come under questioning when the Senate resumes over whether she misled parliament about rape allegations.
The Brittany Higgins story continues its damaging trail, with no end in sight, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Accusations against Labor it weaponised the Brittany Higgins allegations for political gain will stop other women from coming forward, politicians are warning.
The opposition insists Labor weaponised the Brittany Higgins' rape allegations but government ministers continue to push back on the claims.
Senator Katy Gallagher says Labor did not "weaponise" Brittany Higgins' rape claims for political gain and has denied misleading parliament over the case.
The Labor government stands accused of seeking to "politically profit" from Brittany Higgins' rape allegations.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his Finance Minister Katy Gallagher amid allegations she misled parliament about when she knew about ex-Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins' rape allegation.
