Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has had a rugged start as leader. With Liberal rivals Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie circling for her position, Ley needs to not only survive, but rebuild her party from its historic lows in the polls. Just hours after Labor announced a new deal with the
Come dance with me! That was Environment Minister Murray Watt’s invitation to the opposition as he prepared to push through his reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Yes, get up and dance! That was business’s clear message to the Coalition. But it wouldn’t, or couldn’t agree
Brayden Stanford/Pexels, CC BY-NC-NDToday is a landmark day for environmental law. After years of false starts and abandoned promises, Labor has finally struck a deal with the Greens to pass long-awaited changes to the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. The laws are expected to pass the Senate today
Tommy Wang/GettyThe Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing. The confirmed death toll is now 44, with close to 300 people still unaccounted for and dozens in hospital with serious injuries. This makes it one of
Debates about financial regulation in sport often begin with salary caps: strict, transparent cost-control mechanisms common in North American and Australian leagues. They’re credited with improving competitive balance and financial sustainability, so many might assume English football would follow suit. While England’s Premier League is preparing the most
Barnaby Joyce has finally announced he is quitting the Nationals Party, declaring he is “strongly considering” running for a Senate seat for One Nation in New South Wales at the next election. But the maverick MP is not switching to One Nation immediately, despite widespread expectations and his much-publicised tete-a-tete
At least 44 people have died and more than 270 are missing after a major fire engulfed an apartment complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. The fire, which swept through multiple high-rise towers, is still burning. The exact cause of the blaze, which broke out just before 3pm
Victoria police permanently installed at least 115 listening devices in prisons at various times between 2000 and 2018. These ‘integrated listening devices’ were often installed during construction or renovation, and without any guidance supporting the policy shift. And while warrants were issued in relation to their use, there’s no evidence the ...
Victoria Anderson will commence as secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) from December, following the sudden departure of the most recent secretary several months ago. Anderson takes the top post at DAFF, having just served as Treasury’s small business, corporate, and law group deputy secretary. She
The Greens are clearly still concerned about being seen as uncooperative. Today’s deal is a reminder that this is how things get done. The post The Greens, Labor, and the
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has had a rugged start as leader. With Liberal rivals Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie circling for her position, Ley needs to not only survive, but rebuild her party from its historic lows in the polls. Just hours after Labor announced a new deal with the
Come dance with me! That was Environment Minister Murray Watt’s invitation to the opposition as he prepared to push through his reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Yes, get up and dance! That was business’s clear message to the Coalition. But it wouldn’t, or couldn’t agree
Brayden Stanford/Pexels, CC BY-NC-NDToday is a landmark day for environmental law. After years of false starts and abandoned promises, Labor has finally struck a deal with the Greens to pass long-awaited changes to the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. The laws are expected to pass the Senate today
Tommy Wang/GettyThe Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing. The confirmed death toll is now 44, with close to 300 people still unaccounted for and dozens in hospital with serious injuries. This makes it one of
Debates about financial regulation in sport often begin with salary caps: strict, transparent cost-control mechanisms common in North American and Australian leagues. They’re credited with improving competitive balance and financial sustainability, so many might assume English football would follow suit. While England’s Premier League is preparing the most
Barnaby Joyce has finally announced he is quitting the Nationals Party, declaring he is “strongly considering” running for a Senate seat for One Nation in New South Wales at the next election. But the maverick MP is not switching to One Nation immediately, despite widespread expectations and his much-publicised tete-a-tete
At least 44 people have died and more than 270 are missing after a major fire engulfed an apartment complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. The fire, which swept through multiple high-rise towers, is still burning. The exact cause of the blaze, which broke out just before 3pm
Victoria police permanently installed at least 115 listening devices in prisons at various times between 2000 and 2018. These ‘integrated listening devices’ were often installed during construction or renovation, and without any guidance supporting the policy shift. And while warrants were issued in relation to their use, there’s no evidence the ...
Victoria Anderson will commence as secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) from December, following the sudden departure of the most recent secretary several months ago. Anderson takes the top post at DAFF, having just served as Treasury’s small business, corporate, and law group deputy secretary. She
The Greens are clearly still concerned about being seen as uncooperative. Today’s deal is a reminder that this is how things get done. The post The Greens, Labor, and the
