‘A rape happened in this building’:What the Higgins finding could mean for body to punish politicians,staff

‘A rape happened in this building’:What the Higgins finding could mean for body to punish politicians,staff

Minister for Women Katy Gallagher says the much-delayed parliamentary standards commission could punish MPs,senators,staffers and others in the building for serious breaches such as sexual assault.

  • byOlivia Ireland

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Big victim or big mouth? Time for Australia to put Elon Musk in his place
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Big victim or big mouth? Time for Australia to put Elon Musk in his place

At its heart,this case is about Australian sovereignty over a company that has a deep aversion to government authority.

  • byDavid Crowe
Selfies,snacks and ceremonies:Albanese sets up camp for night on Kokoda Track

Selfies,snacks and ceremonies:Albanese sets up camp for night on Kokoda Track

The prime minister received an energy boost along the way from his favourite sweet:a bag of liquorice Black Cats,which he shared with fellow walkers.

  • byMatthew Knott
Watchdog wins urgent court bid to make X take down stabbing videos
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Watchdog wins urgent court bid to make X take down stabbing videos

After Elon Musk compared the take-down order to something from a communist regime,politicians have lined up to slam the owner of X for acting like he is above the law.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Sliding to a crisis:These numbers show Labor cannot win on the vibe

Sliding to a crisis:These numbers show Labor cannot win on the vibe

The old assumption about a Labor victory at the next election is well and truly out of date. The government is clearly losing the fight to hold wavering voters.

  • byDavid Crowe
Labor vote falls to new low as Australians buckle under cost-of-living pressure

Labor vote falls to new low as Australians buckle under cost-of-living pressure

Australians have cut their support for the federal government as they feel the financial damage from rising prices and higher interest rates,according to the Resolve Political Monitor.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Can a member of parliament job-share? These childhood friends want to find out

Can a member of parliament job-share? These childhood friends want to find out

Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock plan to run as job-sharing MPs in federal parliament,working one week on and one week off and alternating trips to Canberra.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Labor ‘uses ethnically diverse to stack branches,not run as MPs’
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Labor ‘uses ethnically diverse to stack branches,not run as MPs’

“There have been systemic barriers put on multicultural communities,” says Senate hopeful Wesa Chau. “And when we talk about discrimination,this is what it looks like.”

  • byPaul Sakkal andKieran Rooney
A stabbing,a riot,a nation divided:Albanese’s toughest test
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A stabbing,a riot,a nation divided:Albanese’s toughest test

Albanese did all the right things. He said all the right things. Yet the events of Monday night exploded regardless.

  • byDavid Crowe
PM calls for Australians to ‘unite,not divide’ after Sydney church stabbing

PM calls for Australians to ‘unite,not divide’ after Sydney church stabbing

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for peace after the alleged violent stabbing of a church leader on Monday night and injuries to several police in clashes outside.

  • byPaul Sakkal andRachel Clun
Albanese has a grand plan for your future,and he’ll dare Peter Dutton to block it

Albanese has a grand plan for your future,and he’ll dare Peter Dutton to block it

Australian companies welcomed Albanese’s Made in Australia policy this week,but the whole concept is pregnant with failure.

  • byPeter Hartcher