11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (375+ words) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Angus Taylor have met twice to explore the possibility of a deal on measures to tighten the migration system. The talks come as the government has struggled to finalise reforms to stop rorts…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1071+ words) The controversy surrounding the Federal Government’s plan to scrap extra private health insurance rebates for the over-65s continues. Not everyone agrees on the impact of the higher premiums, whether that’s the number of people set to cancel their cover or…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (398+ words) There will be more room at the inn when Brisbane pubs are allowed to provide extra hotel accommodation. The Brisbane City Council will introduce “practical changes” to support the industry in creating more suburban pub stay experiences with a Temporary…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (802+ words) Pauline Hanson’s attention-grabbing policy to give mortgage holders and renters greater access to their super is high populism while being – according to its many critics – low economics and bad for people’s retirement. That said, one “teal” independent, Kate Chaney, says…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (235+ words) Australia and New Zealand’s largest indigenous investment institutions have partnered to invest in major indigenous-led projects in Australia. The organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to investigate opportunities to expand investment in Australian mining and critical minerals, and in…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (546+ words) The City of Moreton Bay has released its draft plan for the Narangba East Rural Residential Investigation Area, north of Brisbane. The plan envisages that the area will have a mix of future housing and employment land uses, environmental corridors…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (555+ words) A succession of wars, natural disasters and the COVID pandemic has forced parties to rethink how they protect themselves against extraordinary events disrupting major projects. Now a succession of major events – including Queensland flooding, the pandemic and international conflicts – have…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (326+ words) The Queensland Government is holding talks with Indonesian officials this week as part of efforts to attract resources investment. It has also announced a trade mission to Chile, Peru and Columbia to expand critical minerals collaboration and seek deals with…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (959+ words) Australia has spent a quarter of a century selling the world a simple idea: crack down on boats at the border, and people will believe you have migration under control. As Australian politicians and advisers have promoted this model abroad,…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (806+ words) In 1951, Australia and the United States signed the ANZUS Treaty, declaring “publicly and formally their sense of unity, so that no potential aggressor could be under the illusion that any of them stand alone”. Seventy-five years later, polling suggests Australians…...