Andrew Bragg
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- Federal budget
Secret RBA notes reveal harsh judgment of Labor’s housing policies
As Jim Chalmers fights back against claims Labor’s housing budget would not get more homes built, RBA documents reveal just what the Reserve Bank thought about Labor’s agenda.
- Paul Sakkal
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Change or die: Inside Angus Taylor’s high-wire act to save the Liberals
A bruising byelection and brutal polling show the Liberals heading off a cliff. Labor’s budget may have given them a ladder, but can Angus Taylor win back Hanson voters without tearing his own party apart?
- Rob Harris
Taylor’s ‘historic’ migration cut could amount to just 5 per cent
Labor’s housing and migration projections nearly converge by 2028, posing a challenge to the opposition leader’s vow to slash migration.
- Brittany Busch
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- Property investment
Coalition might keep negative gearing, CGT changes they oppose to pay for pledges
The opposition is engaged in a spirited internal debate about how firmly to oppose Labor’s proposals on property investment.
- Paul Sakkal
Senate wars rumble as Labor slammed for transparency failures
The government has claimed constant requests for documents are a ‘fishing expedition’. Others say they are vital to the democratic process.
- Nick Newling
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- Political leadership
Price and Hastie return as Taylor revamps economic team
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor revealed his Liberal frontbench on Tuesday afternoon, four days after toppling Sussan Ley.
- Paul Sakkal
Fate of Coalition still in limbo after hopeful peace talks
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s backers are pleading with wavering Liberal MPs to keep her in the job until at least the federal budget in May.
- Paul Sakkal and Nick Newling
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- Islam
‘Deeply damaging’: Aly says Morrison’s Islam speech risks inflaming tensions
The comments follow a fresh rift that former PM Scott Morrison opened with Australian Muslims when he gave a speech in Israel on Tuesday night.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Muslim leaders slam Morrison as ‘reckless, irresponsible’ after Islam speech
Andrew Bragg has urged Australian Muslims to take some responsibility for religious extremism, after Scott Morrison told an antisemitism conference in Israel that Islamic leaders should enforce stronger standards on their communities.
- Brittany Busch and Mostafa Rachwani
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- Political leadership
Liberal moderate speaks out on Indigenous acknowledgments at events
Moderate and conservative Liberals are locked in an existential tug-of-war over climate change and migration. That’s about to spread further into cultural and national identity.
- Paul Sakkal