Politics
Federal
‘Absolute faith’: Linda Burney confident Yes campaign will convince undecided voters
A block of 10 Liberal MPs, mostly Queenslanders, joined the Nationals in voting against the referendum bill on Wednesday, enabling them to play a key role in writing the official referendum pamphlet.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Tobacco crackdown to ban menthols and put taglines on every cigarette
Only 12 per cent of Australians are daily smokers, but the health minister wants that figure to drop below 5 per cent by decade’s end.
- by Paul Sakkal
Analysis
Australian economy
Lowe keeps his critics at bay in what could be his last Senate grilling
RBA governor Philip Lowe has come under fire for months. But at what might have been his last parliamentary appearance, he went out with more whimper than bang.
- by Shane Wright
‘My interest will not wane’: Labor’s Deb O’Neill circles bleeding PwC
The senator has been leading Labor’s assault on the consulting giant in the upper house over the leak of confidential information about the government’s tax plans.
- by Lisa Visentin
Fadden byelection kickstarts Labor campaign to raid Coalition seats
Anthony Albanese is seeking to turn the Fadden byelection, triggered by the resignation of Stuart Robert, into a campaign against the Coalition that reaches a broader audience.
- by David Crowe
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Opinion
Indigenous Voice
The real referendum question is ‘How smart do I want my country to be?’
Vote for a connection to the longest continuous intelligence lab on Earth.
- by Jack Manning Bancroft
PwC stonewalled tax office attempts to investigate leak
The ATO boss said it took a long time to gather information about the tax leak scandal due to obstacles placed in the authority’s path.
- by Rachel Clun
Collapse in new home approvals tipped to worsen housing affordability crisis
The data comes as Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy warns the Australian economy may have already entered a weak period of growth.
- by Shane Wright
‘Feeding frenzy’: Defence Force chief in stand-off with Lambie over military medals
Angus Campbell defended his efforts to strip military awards and accused Jacqui Lambie and other critics of behaving like sharks in a feeding frenzy.
- by Matthew Knott