politics

China’s ambassador to Australia attacks ASIO over allegations of foreign interference and says the agency is at risk of damaging the bilateral relationship.   Source link

A Victorian childcare provider stripped of its federal government funding over unresolved safety breaches has vowed to challenge the decision. Source link

The government has again defended its housing tax changes included in the budget after a fresh report suggested house prices fell again in June. Follow live.  Source link

Coalition talking points, obtained by the ABC, make almost no direct mention of One Nation despite the minor party surging in the polls. Source link

Accounting firms could be asked to split their lucrative consulting services from their audit functions and individual firm partners could face far greater scrutiny and penalties for legal breaches, under a shake up of the industry being consulted on by the federal government. Source link

When Liberal backbencher Simon Kennedy was a teenager, one of his high school teachers asked to borrow money for his gambling addiction. He says he ended up accompanying the teacher to Gamblers Anonymous meetings. Source link

The Melbourne childcare provider has been cut off under new powers that allow the federal government to withdraw funding due to safety breaches. Source link

The federal government wants to cap access to physical and mental health supports to $5,000 a year for injured war veterans, but there are growing concerns the move will push some into “a worse-off situation”. Source link

Two Ernst and Young employees have been sacked after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s personal banking information was allegedly breached while the pair worked for the accounting firm at the Commonwealth Bank. Source link

Motorists, public transport users and wage earners are the biggest winners under new changes across NSW starting from July 1. Source link