The Australian Greens have promised to lift the tax-free threshold to $26,000 and pay an extra $1000 a year to people on income support, funding the plan with new taxes on gas exports and mining profits worth a combined $45 billion a year.
Two United Nations human rights experts have formally challenged the Albanese government over its continued approval of coal and gas projects, raising serious allegations about Australia’s failure to protect young people from worsening climate change.
Australian Greens Leader David Shoebridge has once again voiced his support for a 25% tax on gas exports during a key speech at the National Press Club in Canberra today.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of September has just been released, and it shows that inflation has gone up to 4.6%. This increase has been driven by increasing fuel prices.
Phil Haines wants the alleged attack on his wife, independent MP Helen Haines, to mean something, urging Australia’s political leaders to turn tragedy into a catalyst for change.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led tributes to Dr Haines in Parliament on Monday, saying the shock from what happened last week was “like a stone in our hearts”.
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Independent senator David Pocock has proposed a five per cent levy on data centres that he says would raise $500 million by the end of 2030.
Welfare groups had urged the Albanese government to scuttle plans to restart the payment cancellations, warning that unresolved legal concerns and inadequate safeguards could leave vulnerable Australians without money for food or rent.
The latest Foodbank Hunger Report 2026 has found that one in three Australian households had experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months, an increase of 100,000 compared with last year.
The latest corporate tax data from the Australian Tax Office (ATO) shows that the big online wagering companies are very good at two things: winning bets and convincing the ATO that they make no profit.
The Minns Government is facing renewed calls to urgently impose a moratorium on floodplain harvesting after significant October rain in northwest New South Wales.
Australia risks falling short of its global pledge to protect 30 per cent of the country’s land by 2030, with a new national review warning the biggest challenge isn’t just how much land is safeguarded, but whether it includes the ecosystems and species most at risk.
Motor racing could be permitted in parts of the long-awaited Great Koala National Park precinct, sparking outrage among conservationists who say the NSW Government is putting recreational activities ahead of protecting endangered koalas.
Security upgrades will be fast-tracked at electorate offices of at least nine MPs in the wake of the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines, as new figures expose the torrent of online abuse and death threats directed at Australian politicians.
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Triple R station manager Dave Houchin on 50 years of Triple R, the power of volunteers and why community radio remains vital in the age of social media and streaming platforms.
