The federal government has unveiled a controversial new plan that will allow Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to strip Australian dual citizens who travel overseas to participate in equal rights referenda of their Australian citizenship. The move comes as up to… Read More ›
Federal education minister Christopher “The Fixer” Pyne has called on Australia to all come together for a national maths debate. The member for Sturt has threatened to pull funding to schools if they don’t master the debate around maths. Pyne’s… Read More ›
A fortnight after its delivery, Joe Hockey’s ‘dull’ budget is causing unexpected consternation within the LNP, with sources close to the leadership saying questions have been raised over George Brandis’ future after the Arts Minister and Attorney-General was forced to… Read More ›
The Greens today announced a reshuffle of their federal members portfolios, following former leader Christine Milne’s resignation. Adam Bandt, the Greens only lower house, was promoted to Treasury spokesperson, whilst his fellow Green, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, lost her portfolio as spokesperson… Read More ›
Barclays, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and the Royal Bank of Scotland plead guilty on Wednesday to distorting foreign exchange markets in what the US Justice department has described as “the biggest financial scandal since the last one”. A fifth bank, UBS,… Read More ›
In a shock move, NSW coach Laurie Daley has sacked blues captain Robbie Farah just days before State of Origin game 1 for not having the requisite number of tattoos required to play in the NSW Blues squad. Daley spoke… Read More ›
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