Damning findings against Shane Drumgold in Lehrmann inquiry
ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold, SC, lied to the Supreme Court in the lead-up to the rape trial of former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann, a report into the handling of the high-profile case has found.
- by Angus Thompson
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‘Not a gotcha moment’: Yes advocates back Albanese in treaty stoush
Yes campaigners attempted to defuse two days of questions from the federal opposition about whether the creation of a Voice would then lead to a treaty.
- by James Massola, Paul Sakkal and Angus Thompson
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Draft changes to ALP platform point to treaty move this term
The Coalition ramped up its attack on the Voice to parliament during question time, portraying the referendum as the start of an ambitious treaty agenda.
- by Paul Sakkal, Angus Thompson and James Massola
Minister announces inquiry into offshore detention contracts scandal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Peter Dutton to co-operate with a government probe into the offshore detention contracts scandal engulfing the opposition leader’s former home affairs ministry.
- by Angus Thompson and Matthew Knott
Lehrmann inquiry findings could be hidden for weeks
Former Queensland Supreme Court judge Walter Sofronoff KC is due to hand his findings on Monday, but an ACT government spokesperson said Chief Minister Andrew Barr was intending to table the report to parliament when it next sits in late August.
- by Angus Thompson
‘I can’t be more serious’: Albanese, Greens face off over threat of early election
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reserved the right to call an election any time from early next year if the Greens block Labor’s $10 billion housing bill a second time.
- by Angus Thompson
Crossbench dilemma solved as David Van assigned his seat
Van, planning to return to the upper house next week, will sit as far away as possible from his accuser, fellow independent Lidia Thorpe.
- by James Massola and Angus Thompson
‘Game of musical chairs’: Key suburban seats in focus as AEC reshuffles boundaries
Sydney and Melbourne will each lose an electorate, and Western Australia will gain one, before the next federal election, in a reshuffle that might put some independent MPs at risk.
- by Angus Thompson
Home Affairs says Nauru detention scandal should be referred to police, NACC
Home Affairs said the responsibility rested with the companies engaged by the Commonwealth rather than the government itself.
- by Angus Thompson
Miners launch text blitz on marginal seats in industrial relations war
The Minerals Council is sending out the messages as crossbench MPs prepare to face off with Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke over the effects of the new industrial relations laws on small business.
- by Angus Thompson
Anika Wells welcomes debate about costs in sport after Comm Games axing
The federal sports minister refused to say whether the Victorian government should release its calculations about the event’s cost.
- by Angus Thompson