politics

Australia would have 60 days’ worth of fuel supplies in reserve under an $800 million Coalition proposal it says the government should match.   Source link

Mark Irving KC says the next “rebuild phase” of the union requires someone with “a different set of skills”. Source link

According to Queensland’s premier the Taroom Trough could be the solution to averting a future fuel crisis and a once-in-a-generation opportunity to claw back sovereign capability. Source link

Accompanying the oil shock unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz is a profound change in the way fiscal and monetary policymakers operate. And as the government prepares the budget, with the impact of the Iran war still unfolding, a recession may be ahead.    Source link

As Donald Trump’s approval in Australia sinks, Anthony Albanese needs to walk a careful line: keep voters convinced of the merits of the alliance, while avoiding the impression he is being too reverential.  Source link

This past week marks the first time the Liberal leader visited WA since he took the position, and during his trip west, both Taylor and Premier Cook were navigating the state’s hot-button issues. Source link

Government action needs to be taken to prevent a group of Australian families with links to former ISIS fighters from re-entering the country, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says. Source link

Labor’s radical transformation of the NDIS as it resists a growing chorus of support for a new gas tax exposes the limit of its willingness to act when given a social licence. Source link

The Coalition’s preference deals in Farrer could help fracture the Liberal Party’s moderate base and invigorate dissatisfied voters. Source link

An analysis of price forecasts in previous budgets reveals the NDIS was on track to cost more than four times what was initially expected. Source link