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'What other options do concerned citizens have?'

Finally, just months out from the election, the Liberal Party is tackling the Augean stable that is its New South Wales division. It is a task that should have been a priority two years ago, after the division’s toxic factionalism had been on inglorious display in the run-up to the…

The ASIO director-general says his comments on the vetting process for people fleeing Gaza have been distorted, triggering a fresh round of political fighting.

Gale-force winds and flash flooding have left destruction in their wake across Victoria, NSW and Tasmania, and despite an increase in the amount of houses getting built we’re still not on target to achieve the national housing accord.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers mightn’t have expected his weekend comment – made ahead of expected low growth figures later this week – that interest rate rises were “smashing” the Australian economy to set off the reaction it has. After all, it’s been something of a Chalmers mantra.

Labor didn’t understand why a census question on sexuality was so important to LGBTIQA+ people. Peter Dutton understood it perfectly well.

A national Newspoll, conducted August 26–30 from a sample of 1,263, had a 50–50 two-party tie between Labor and the Coalition, unchanged from the previous Newspoll three weeks ago. This is the first time this term there have been two successive ties in Newspoll.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s approval rating continues to fall (though Peter Dutton’s isn’t doing much better), and the Greens plan to set up a renting regulator with the power to dish out fines to real estate agencies.

Newspoll puts Labor and the coalition neck-and-neck on a two-party-preferred basis while the prime minister's personal approval rating has slipped.