politics
Residents still can't eat too many fish from river in PFAS-affected town
Katherine residents have welcomed a $2 billion lawsuit over PFAS contamination in the town, saying “it’s about time we started holding large corporations to account”. Source link
Government loses bid to keep terror funding documents secret
Commissioner Virginia Bell says the documents will provide a comparison of the resourcing given to counterterrorism agencies before and after August 2024, when the terror threat level was raised to “probable”. Source link
Australia could still buy five US submarines if needed, defence minister says
Defence Minister Richard Marles has defended a shake-up to AUKUS that would involve Australia buying three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the United States. Source link
Live: Joyce warns against 'hubris' as One Nation pulls ahead of Labor in poll
One Nation recruit Barnaby Joyce says politics in Australia has changed as he welcomes the results of an opinion poll that suggests his party now has more support than Labor. Follow live. Source link
'Bit of a gold rush' as companies search for underground hydrogen
It’s been about for a century, but companies are springing to action to find “gold hydrogen” underground around the country, as Australia and the world strive to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Source link
Why is Labor spending its political majority on this tax reform?
Why has Labor decided to spend the political capital of a large majority on a minor change to capital gains tax on businesses? Source link
Quietly published Liberal Party paper raises gender membership concerns
The Liberal Party has quietly published a paper that floats offering a cut price $10 digital membership to join the party, in an effort to offset its declining numbers. Source link
Budget won't be 'main driver' if house prices fall, housing minister says
The housing minister says the federal budget will have only a “mild” impact on house prices, and if predictions bear out that house prices may drop by 10 per cent, that won’t be due to the government’s tax changes. Source link
Is the government really overhauling employment services?
The government isn’t rebuilding the Commonwealth Employment Service, but will its proposed changes fix a broken system? Source link
As One Nation broadens its economic appeal, the Liberals return to culture wars
The Coalition’s answer to the rise of conservative populism has been to treat it primarily as a cultural phenomenon. Under Angus Taylor, that instinct appears to be hardening. Source link