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Treasurer Jim Chalmers reads the bill into the House of Representatives on Thursday morning.

Nine in 10 young Australians to be better off under tax changes: Treasury data

But the top 1 per cent of income earners would lose about $400,000 worth of tax concessions over their lifetime, Treasury secretary Jenny Wilkinson revealed on Thursday.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Shane Wright

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Max Chandler-Mather ruffled Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he took Labor to task on housing affordability, before losing his seat at the last election.

Max Chandler-Mather is back to lead a Greens think-tank. Can he fire up a left-wing movement?

The former Greens MP said the party must learn from strategies that have swept left-wing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to power and propelled the UK Greens.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holding a press conference on Saturday afternoon.

Albanese brushes off fuel warning, as government backs ‘business as usual’

A stark warning from the International Energy Agency has done little to push the government’s messaging on fuel demand, as Labor says supply is their focus.

  • Nick Newling
Veteran activist Drew Hutton has had his Greens membership reinstated.

Greens pay legal bill after losing fight with party founder over trans row

The Queensland Greens have agreed to pay co-founder Drew Hutton’s legal costs after his successful bid to have his membership reinstated, following his expulsion last year.

  • Cameron Atfield
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Labor backs down on post-Bondi changes as political support collapses

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a last-ditch shake-up to his proposed laws after the Greens joined the Coalition in opposing the Labor plan.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Newling
Greens senators David Shoebridge and Mehreen Faruqi criticised a move to give the home affairs minister stronger powers to reject or cancel visa applications.

Greens hold the cards to pass hate speech bill as Ley walks away

Jewish community leaders have pleaded with the Coalition and Labor to compromise and pass the laws.

  • Paul Sakkal, Max Maddison and Nick Newling
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Voters of all political stripes believe the government should have maintained its energy subsidy.

Voters of all stripes want federal power bill subsidy to stay

Households have been getting help for electricity bills for two years, and are unhappy the government has axed the $75 a quarter rebate.

  • Shane Wright
Women MPs  have called out the online harassment they endure.

‘Horribly, sexually violent’: How Australia’s women leaders deal with rising abuse

Women across the political spectrum are calling out the harassment that spreads online and spills into real life.

  • Brittany Busch
Larissa Waters: “Sweaty blokes still rock up (to Parliament) in their football gear. Women don’t do that ... there are still unwritten rules.”

Larissa Waters believes in the goodness of humanity. She lost a little faith after this

The federal Greens leader speaks on what’s changed since she entered politics – and what hasn’t. Plus: the advice she’d give her younger self.

  • Benjamin Law
Protest rally for Palestine & Gaza, Sydney. October 12, 2025. Photo: Max Mason-Hubers

Greens send October 7 anniversary email linked to party fundraising page

The email was sent days after Larissa Waters was censured for linking the stabbings of Jews on Yom Kippur in Manchester with Labor’s stance on the conflict in Gaza.

  • Paul Sakkal