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New KPMG chair disrespects parliament & whistleblower

2 July, 2026 - Today, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has published an email from newly appointed KPMG indepe...

Labor’s failed aged care reforms cop another whack from the Senate

2 July, 2026 - The Senate this morning passed a bill to reinstate human override in aged care assessments, handing Labor another humiliation over its disastrous...

Labor votes down Greens Bill that would halve the cost of an arts degree

1 July, 2026 - Labor, the Liberals, and One Nation have this morning voted against a Greens Bill that would have reversed the fee hikes of the disastrous job-re...

Labor votes against teen super

1 July, 2026 - Labor has ganged up with the anti-worker Liberal Party to vote against the Greens’ efforts to get under 18 year-old workers paid superannuation. ...

10 new dams in Richmond River catchment and Lismore will still flood

1 July, 2026 - The CSIRO report commissioned by the former Scott Morrison Coalition Government to assess new dams as flood mitigation for the Richmond Rive...

Inquiry Secured as Greens Fight for Stronger Gambling Reforms

1 July, 2026 - The Greens have forced the Senate to send the Albanese government’s undercooked proposed gambling legislation off to a Senate Inquiry.  T...

One Nation's Appeal to Young Australians

1 July, 2026 - One Nation's recent surge in the polls is a reflection of genuine voter discontent rather than a temporary fluke – a reality fuelled by a worseni...

Tim Clifford’s June Update

1 July, 2026 - Movement on no-fault evictions and rent caps at last, but a band aid budget, and a one year anniversary to celebrate By Hon Tim Clifford, MLC ...

Jordon Steele-John’s June Update

1 July, 2026 - Battling to save the NDIS and pointing out the tax flaws in the Federal Budget  By Senator Jordon Steele-John Fighting for fairness&nb...

Brad Pettitt’s June Update

1 July, 2026 - Budget scrutiny, the prison system, a slowing energy transition, and more, but still able to participate in community events By Hon Brad Petti...

Government Forced To Backflip On Latest Bad Faith Move In Education Negotiations

1 July, 2026 - The ACT Education Directorate has today been forced to backflip on an order for staff to note on their timesheets when they are working but not a...

Defence waste $29 billion and Albanese announced a deck rearranging exercise for the Titanic

1 July, 2026 - The Albanese Labor Government hiding a $29 billion defence blowout behind cosmetic changes to defence procurement is the ultimate exercise in spi...

No more tinkering, Labor must act on Big 4

1 July, 2026 - In response to the recent fallout over KPMG’s multiple scandals which followed the PwC scandal, Labor has released a position paper int...

Media Release: Albanese Government lectures others on human rights but does nothing new at home

1 July, 2026 - The Albanese Government has rejected 204 of the 332 recommendations made in this year’s UN Universal Periodic Review, including calls to raise th...

ACT Greens Announce New Leader, Deputy Leader and Renewed Focus on Delivering for Canberrans

30 June, 2026 - The ACT Greens today announced that Jo Clay has been elected as their new Leader and Andrew Braddock as Deputy Leader, following a ballot of the...