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Coalition split on hate speech piles pressure on Ley #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Coalition split on hate speech piles pressure on Ley
Two Queensland LNP MPs broke ranks with their Nationals colleagues and voted against the laws in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Coalition splits on Labor hate speech laws #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Coalition splits on Labor hate speech laws
Two Queensland LNP MPs broke ranks with their Nationals colleagues and voted against the laws in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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Nationals raise 11th hour demands over Labor hate speech laws flagging possible split with Liberal Party #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Nationals raise 11th hour demands over Labor hate speech laws
After a marathon party room meeting, the junior Coalition partner is demanding more protections despite signing off on the Coalition’s position on Sunday.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley meet to negotiate hate laws #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Albanese and Ley meet to negotiate hate laws
Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley met ahead of an emergency two-day parliament sitting to pass Labor’s legislative response to the Bondi terror attack.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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Labor closer to hate crimes deal despite free speech fears #auspol #auslaw www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Labor closer to hate crimes deal despite free speech fears
An agreement for the bill is within sight, despite ongoing concerns from the Coalition and community groups about infringements on civil rights.
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January 18, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Contest for next ASIC chair narrows as Longo’s departure looms #auspol #ausbiz #auslaw www.afr.com/companies/fi...
Contest for next ASIC chair narrows as Longo’s departure looms
Another bureaucrat has thrown their hat into the ring to become the next chair of the Australian Investments and Securities Commission.
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January 18, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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ACCC pushes Labor on powers to go after Apple, Google app stores #auspol #ausbiz #auslaw #auseco www.afr.com/politics/fed...
ACCC pushes Labor on powers to go after Apple, Google app stores
The country’s biggest banks say opening Apple and Google devices to competition would create a level playing field for app developers and consumers.
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January 18, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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The Coalition plans to drive more temporary visa holders out of the country to rebalance net migration. #auspol #auslaw www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Coalition plan to drive down temporary visa holders
Coalition immigration spokesman Paul Scarr said managing the number of people in Australia required a policy that dealt with both arrivals and departures.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Sussan Ley walks Coalition towards opposing Labor hate speech laws #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Sussan Ley walks Coalition towards opposing Labor hate laws
Both Liberal and Nationals backbench MPs are speaking out in opposition to the government’s hurried hate speech legislation.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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Attorney-General Michelle Rowland quietly delivers top silks a 43pc pay rise #auspol #auslaw #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Attorney-General Rowland quietly delivers top silks a 43pc pay rise
Under the rules which come into effect on March 2, the maximum day rate for senior counsel will rise to $5000 and for junior barristers from $2300 to $3300.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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Coalition dubious of Labor's new hate laws as crossbench demands additions #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
PM recalls parliament to pass sweeping hate laws, but opposition sceptical
Anthony Albanese said he wanted the laws passed through both the House of Representatives and the Senate on Tuesday, asking for bipartisan support.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Woolworths, Coles could face price gouging lawsuit within 12 months #auspol #ausbiz #auslaw #auseco www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Woolworths, Coles could face price gouging lawsuit within 12 months
ACCC chairwoman Gina Cass-Gottlieb said the regulator was unlikely to settle a separate misleading conduct claim against the supermarket giants before court.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Taxpayers pay for PM, ministers’ travel to Christmas soiree for donors in Sydney (last night) #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Taxpayers pay for PM, ministers’ travel to Christmas soiree for donors
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has for the second time in six months hosted a full ministry meeting in Sydney followed by a fundraising event.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Taxpayers foot bill for PM, ministers' travel to $18,000-a-table fundraiser #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Albanese hosted ministry meeting an hour before fundraiser
Labor ministers flew in to Sydney on taxpayer dollars for an appointment between 4pm and 5pm. The party’s major annual gala started an hour later.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Wells refers herself for expenses audit, as calls grow for review #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Attorney-General Rowland billed taxpayers $20k for family trip to WA
Expenses saga threatens to engulf the Albanese government, as it widens to trade minister and attorney-general, with calls for a review of the family reunion entitlement.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Attorney-General Rowland billed taxpayers $20k for family trip to WA #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Attorney-General Rowland billed taxpayers $20k for family trip to WA
The nearly week-long expenses saga is threatening to engulf the Albanese government and overshadow its agenda leading into the final weeks of the year.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Pressure mounts on Wells as travel expense revelations roll on #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
‘I don’t write the rules’: Anika Wells defends trips that included birthdays and skiing
Anika Wells also billed taxpayers $765 on a chauffeur-driven car on the day she attended the Magic Millions Race Day on the Gold Coast.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Wells bills taxpayers $1800 to attend Melbourne F1 Grand Prix with husband #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
‘I don’t write the rules’: Anika Wells defends trips that included birthdays and skiing
Anthony Albanese insists his rising star sports and communications minister followed taxpayer-funded travel rules, but integrity experts say the rules need to change.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Airservices Australia eyes $2b privatisation plan #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Airservices Australia eyes $2b privatisation plan
Under the proposal, which the government has yet to approve, the agency responsible for air traffic control and airline safety would lease-back rescue assets.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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‘NIMBYism is a cancer’: Bragg outlines Liberal housing policy vision #auspol #housing www.afr.com/politics/fed...
‘NIMBYism is a cancer’: Bragg outlines Liberal housing policy vision
In a speech highlighting the Coalition’s housing plan, Andrew Bragg repudiates John Howard’s view that he has never met a person angry about their house price going up.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Wells billed taxpayers $3681 for trip that included friend’s birthday #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Wells billed taxpayers $3681 for trip that included friend’s birthday
Records show taxpayers footed the bill for a trip by Communications Minister Anika Wells from Brisbane to Adelaide which included a birthday party.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Long read: CEOs navigate Senate minefield with expert help #auspol #ausbiz #auslaw www.afr.com/politics/fed...
CEOs navigate Senate minefield with expert help
A conga line of bosses from Australia’s biggest companies are increasingly asking former political staffers to help them prepare for Senate committee appearances.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Labor gives business green light on AI, with a warning #auspol #ausbiz #auseco #AI www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Labor gives business green light on AI
A newly released blueprint for artificial intelligence in Australia will take a light-touch approach to regulating the technology’s use and development.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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#Breaking ‘Patronage, nepotism’: Labor finally releases damning jobs-for-mates report #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
‘Patronage, nepotism’: Labor releases damning jobs-for-mates report
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher commissioned the review in early 2023 after the Coalition was accused of stacking dozens of plum positions.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Labor to let $15b National Reconstruction Fund make riskier plays #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Labor to let $15b National Reconstruction Fund make riskier plays
None of the projects the NRF has invested in have been in low-emissions technologies, one of seven priority areas for the fund.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM