politics
Nampijinpa Price asks supporters for $125k in pre-Christmas fundraiser
Northern Territory senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is asking supporters to dig deep ahead of the festive season and help bankroll a $125,000 campaign slush fund three years out from the 2028 federal election. Source link
'Overwhelming' number of Liberals want to ditch net zero, sources say — as it happened
The Liberals have met at Parliament House in Canberra after a marathon meeting to decide on the future of the party’s net zero policy. Source link
Are first home buyers getting a head start in a race to the bottom?
It will be some time before the full effects of the government’s expanded first home buyer support scheme become clear, but young Australians across the country say it is still a tough market. Source link
Nationals to send net zero hardliner into talks with Liberals
One of the Nationals’ most strident opponents of net zero will attend talks on a final Coalition policy position. Before then, the Liberals must decide their own stance — but conservatives are now confident net zero will be dropped. Source link
'We want a better future': 'Climate-ravaged’ communities launch court appeal
Two Torres Strait Islander uncles are appealing a federal court ruling that the Commonwealth does not owe a duty of care to protect their people from the impacts of climate change. Source link
Nauru president makes secretive parliament visit amid bikie contract claims
Nauru’s president has made a secretive visit to Parliament House in Canberra amid allegations that bikie gangs won a lucrative contract to provide security for former immigration detainees. Source link
Entry-level house prices rising fastest in inner cities and growth towns
Inner cities, wealthy suburbs and fast-growing regional centres top the list of house price growth in October, according to a new deep dive focused on homes covered by the 5 per cent deposit scheme. Source link
Live: Follow how the Whitlam Dismissal unfolded in real time, 50 years on
Fifty years ago today, prime minister Gough Whitlam was dismissed by governor-general Sir John Kerr. To mark the anniversary, we’re putting you right there as it happened, covering the key moments of that fateful day in 1975 in real time. Source link
Live: Greens question why Nauruan president's visit was kept secret
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has called on the government to explain why the high-level visit with Nauruan President David Adeang was not made public. Follow live. Source link
New figures show Coalition's 'existential' millennial problem getting worse
As Liberals prepare to fly to Canberra to hash out their net zero stance, results from the Australian Election Study suggest those under 45 have continued to drift away from the Coalition. Source link