politics
Live: First Nations community beyond 'blame game' over labelling Perth attack terrorism: minister
The Indigenous affairs minister says the First Nations community has moved beyond questions about how long it took to declare the Perth attack as a terrorist attack. Follow live. Source link
Treasurer's ticker is about to be tested
Jim Chalmers could face his biggest test yet as treasurer over the next few months. Source link
Would changes to the capital gains tax discount lower house prices?
Labor has not ruled out changes to the capital gains tax discount but wants any tax changes to improve housing affordability. Source link
Former attorney-general warned anti-corruption chief over conflicts
A letter from Mark Dreyfus to Paul Brereton provides new insight into the expectations set for the inaugural chief of the anti-corruption watchdog. Source link
Australia to sign security treaty with Indonesia
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Jakarta to ratify the treaty, which the Australian government calls the “biggest step” the countries have taken together in 30 years. Source link
Nationals issue Ley with reunion counteroffer as deadline looms
The minor party has given the opposition leader terms that one Nationals MP said they did “not expect” would be acceptable in what has been described as a bid to push out her self-imposed deadline. Source link
Attack on Indigenous protesters allegedly driven by 'racism and hatred', PM says
The prime minister and opposition leader have both condemned the alleged attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally more than a week ago, after police revealed it was being prosecuted as a terror incident. Source link
Andrew Hastie brought an intriguing book into Parliament
The calamity unfolding in the dissolved Coalition provided a convenient distraction for the government, which should have had a worse week amid an interest rate hike. Source link
Pauline Hanson returns to Senate seat after seven-day suspension — as it happened
One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has returned to her seat in the Senate after she was suspended for seven sitting days. Source link
Fears for thousands of renters as rental affordability scheme ends
Vulnerable and elderly residents in homes subsidised by the National Rental Affordability Scheme are staring down decade-long waitlists for social housing as the scheme draws to a close. Source link