politics

“There will be a corner of this Parliament House that is forever Bob Katter,” the prime minister said this week.  Source link

The business case for high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle identifies four initial station locations for a one-hour journey. Source link

Anthony Albanese says he is confident Australia’s social media age limit will be a success when it begins next month. Source link

Rents and house prices would be 12 per cent lower than otherwise within a decade if all capital cities are rezoned to allow three-storey buildings, a report finds. Source link

Anthony Albanese unveils an official portrait of Bob Katter to commemorate his more than 50 years of service to Queensland and federal parliaments. Source link

If, as expected, the net zero target is abandoned, the long delay in reaching this point will leave the Liberals looking like they’ve capitulated once again to the Nationals. Source link

Taking a position he acknowledges his colleagues may not always want to admit, the Coalition’s housing spokesman says prices for “entry-level” properties need to come down. Source link

Despite a new “specialist mooring” part that took nearly a year to import and install, the Cape du Couedic wave buoy is offline again. Source link

Families and insiders say the system to assess people for aged care is in crisis, with 116,000 people on the waiting list. Once approved, they join the queue to get a home care package, which stands at more than 120,000. Source link

The opposition leader has sought to hose down speculation she will soon be toppled, saying she is “completely confident” she will still be in the job at the end of the year. Source link