Yesterday
Pilot dead after ‘unauthorised’ helicopter crashes into hotel’s roof
A pilot has died in a fiery helicopter crash on the roof of a hotel in far north Queensland; Vincent Tarzia is the new Liberal leader in South Australia. Follow updates live.
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- Gus McCubbing
Greens, Libs to play hardball on CFMEU legislation
The union faces three years under administration and big penalties for anyone who tries to interfere. The opposition says the laws are too weak.
- Phillip Coorey
July
Expert department ‘not party’ to PsiQuantum deal
Persistent criticism of the nearly $1 billion investment in PsiQuantum was again levelled at ministers and bureaucrats this week.
- James Hall
Australia could buy South Korean nuclear reactors
The East Asian nation is gradually increasing its exports of energy technology to diversify its economic base and strengthen its geopolitical influence.
- Michael Read and Elouise Fowler
- Exclusive
- AFR Freshwater poll
Coalition overtakes Labor in popular vote
The Coalition has inched ahead in the popular vote for the first time since the federal election. The Coalition could come within striking distance of minority government.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- AFR Freshwater poll
Albanese knows how messy a hung parliament will be
Peter Dutton could be within striking distance of government, underlining Labor’s fragile position and why it is nervous at the prospect of another rate rise.
- Phillip Coorey
Albanese makes three-day assault on Queensland battleground
The prime minister has thrown down the gauntlet in Queensland during a pseudo-election-campaign tour.
- James Hall
- Opinion
- Federal election
Will the PM set up an election while the sun is still shining?
The legislative gridlock, a tricky economy and a Trump crisis all make a case for going to voters sooner rather than later.
- Laura Tingle
Roaring Keith! Ex-mining minister buys booming coal stocks
Australian mining stocks are ripping, and former LNP federal resources minister Keith Pitt has added three mines to his investment properties.
- Mark Di Stefano
Life sentences for Qld children as LNP pledges youth crime crackdown
Children convicted of murder in Queensland would be jailed for life, with Opposition Leader David Crisafulli saying “victims must come first”.
- James Hall
‘Folly’: Littleproud brushes aside Qld LNP’s nuclear stance
Nuclear energy was the elephant in the room at the LNP convention in Brisbane on Saturday, where Peter Dutton forged ahead with the pitch.
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- James Hall
- Exclusive
- Energy
LNP to debate nuclear despite ‘intriguing’ omission
The LNP’s Queensland base will be “white-hot angry” if convention doesn’t debate nuclear energy, senior federal MP warns.
- James Hall
June
- Exclusive
- Federal election
Right-wing group asks Jewish donors for millions to target Greens
Advance’s campaign to portray the Greens as antisemitic worries some Liberals, who fear it will drive voters to the Labor Party.
- Aaron Patrick
- Analysis
- Peter Dutton
Peter Dutton could do an Abbott with time, if not God, on his side
With his nuclear power policy threatening inner-city seats, the opposition leader’s likely path to power is over two elections.
- Aaron Patrick
Most readers oppose nuclear on economic, technical grounds
More than half surveyed readers oppose Peter Dutton’s plan to build nuclear reactors in Australia by 2050, citing concerns over the Liberals’ uncosted plan.
- Edmund Tadros
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Nuclear is unviable because of economics, not engineering
Even if all that mattered was the cheapest possible energy that meets minimum levels of reliability and emissions, the Coalition’s plan fails.
- Steven Hamilton and Luke Heeney
- Exclusive
- Nuclear energy
Labor’s $40b renewables bid attracts massive industry support
Energy Minister Chris Bowen will on Monday reveal the first auction for 6 gigawatts of renewable energy received bids from more than 100 projects covering more than 40 gigawatts of renewable energy production.
- Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
Dutton’s high-stakes nuclear gamble
The opposition leader is betting big on nuclear power, and Labor is delighted to take on his challenge.
- Jennifer Hewett
Peter Dutton’s climate move a ‘big mistake’: Labor MP
A pledge by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to dump Australia’s legally binding climate targets has been labelled a “big mistake”.
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- Tess Ikonomou
May
Greens demand $2m threshold for super wealth tax
The Greens have a new list of demands in exchange for their support on Labor’s new tax on high balance super accounts.
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- Michelle Bowes
