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Anthony Albanese will outline to national cabinet on Wednesday proposed national legislation for conditions and guardrails around datacentres - but faces a fight with Queensland.
It has been a year since the federal government convened its economic reform roundtable - the culmination of a process that flung the doors open…
If you're not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor,…
What would happen if we slashed the tax on tobacco in Australia? Could it curb the illegal market? Or just cost the economy?
The 2018 "reforms" were bad policy. The sooner they are unwound the better.
A WA by-election that should have been a golden chance for the Liberal Party is instead shaping up as another gift to Labor, courtesy of…
Ask most people what is hurting business in 2026 and they will point to interest rates, or petrol, or wages. Bouris says the heavier drag...
New research shows that it is the party's lack of appetite for reform that has left it out of touch with voters and now in…
For Ben Carroll, winning the top job is just the start of the challenges he confronts. There are several areas that need his attention.
The spectre of Pauline Hanson hangs over this three-day conference. One Nation is a convenient punching bag, but Labor is also increasingly aware of the…