As a model,think of Kosciuszko National Park as the world,and the horses as humans. For the horses to continue to survive,the park has to be destroyed.
This was a humiliation for a government that wants to project a sense of command and control. Facing political pressure on borders,Labor threw good process overboard.
Why are we still paying for the travel,staff and office facilities of prime ministers,years after they have been in office?
James Fisher-Harris was on the field for just 24 minutes of Penrith’s win over Parramatta on Friday night but the picture appears a lot rosier after scans showed no significant damage.
Our former prime ministers are entitled to taxpayer-funded air travel,an office and staff,as well as ground travel – and it’s costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Every Australian’s life is affected by how the GST is allocated. But the latest carve-up of cash shows the entire system is broken and needs fixing now.
The Morrison government established the tools to force the giant media platforms to pay fairly for news on their sites. Now the Albanese government must use those tools.
After a month of unseemly headlines about politicians and alcohol,Parliamentary Friends of Brewing are holding an event in the corridors of power.
Simon Kennedy,who was backed by Tony Abbott,beat local mayor Carmelo Pesce by 158 to 90 votes in the final round of voting.
The focus of both major parties for the Dunkley byelection was fairly trivial. Let’s hope they can do better for the looming federal election.
The Albanese government should be well satisfied by the Dunkley byelection result. Election analyst Antony Green has calculated that the average swing against governments in byelections since Federation has been about 3.5 per cent. The Dunkley swing of 3.8 per cent is about average and is no vindication of Peter Dutton’s campaign strategy.