‘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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Housing stoush reignites as $10 billion fund returns to parliament
The Albanese government’s threat to hold an early election over its signature $10 billion housing policy will draw a step closer when the laws return to parliament on Wednesday.
- by James Massola
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Indigenous Voice
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
Morrison lashes out at robo-debt ‘political lynching’, rejects royal commission findings
The former prime minister has described the commission’s findings against him as “disproportionate, wrong, unsubstantiated and contradicted by clear evidence”.
- by James Massola
Opinion
Indigenous Voice
Cockiness stalled the Yes campaign. It could now scupper the No
Yes campaigners mistakenly assumed an easy path for the Voice referendum and are paying for that hubris. But hubris seems to be infecting the No campaign.
- by James Massola
Housing stoush could give Albanese double dissolution trigger
The fight between Labor and the Greens to pass the housing package has become increasingly bitter as community anger mounts over soaring rents and mortgages.
- by James Massola and Rachel Clun
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
Liberal MPs were baffled by Taylor Martin’s exile. Now some say they know why
NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman has refused to say when he became aware of complaints against Martin, including whether he knew when he left the MP out of his shadow ministry.
- by Michael McGowan, James Massola and Jordan Baker
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Indigenous Voice
Voice to parliament can be defeated without ‘difficult’ Victoria, says No camp
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price describes Victoria as a state “where everything is about ideology and not common sense”, while Warren Mundine say the No camp doesn’t need it.
- by James Massola
Stuart Robert backer has left the country and ‘severed all ties’, inquiry learns
MP Julian Hill said John Margerison’s lawyer had informed the committee the businessman had “severed all ties with the country of Australia many weeks ago!”
- by James Massola
Opinion
Indigenous Voice
Faltering Yes campaign like watching a slow-motion car crash
The Yes camp needs a radical shake up if it is to have any chance of turning around its campaign for a Voice to parliament.
- by James Massola