Politics
Federal
RBA warns economic backseat drivers are playing ‘a dangerous game’
The Reserve Bank has come under fire over interest rate settings, prompting RBA deputy governor Andrew Hauser to caution against economic “false prophets”.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
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Greens leader ducks CFMEU donation questions as government introduces new law
Adam Bandt indicated his party would not back federal legislation forcing the CFMEU into administration but was silent on donations his party has received from the union.
- by Olivia Ireland
Analysis
Political leadership
Labor finally turns around primary vote slide – just
There is a glimmer of hope for the government in the latest Resolve survey. But voters doing it tough want economic solutions.
- by David Crowe
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Gambling
‘Put people first’: Late MP’s husband makes emotional plea on gambling reform
Former Labor MP Peta Murphy pushed for gambling reform until her death last year. Her husband says she “wouldn’t cop” the idea that doing something about it is too hard.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Political leadership
The price of a life? Don’t tell me, at all costs
We expect our leaders to make life and death decisions all the time. Just spare us the unvarnished rationale.
- by Sean Kelly
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Political leadership
Voters mark down Labor on economic management after RBA rates call
The electorate isn’t convinced by Labor’s handling of the nation’s finances, the latest Resolve Political Monitor shows, although the government’s primary vote rose.
- by David Crowe
‘Not a problem’: Spy boss says Hamas sympathy not a visa dealbreaker
ASIO boss Mike Burgess said there was a difference between Palestinians who provided financial support to Hamas and those who expressed rhetorical support.
- by Matthew Knott
Public sector right-to-disconnect advice goes further than the legislation, employers warn
A guidance document from the Australian Public Service Commission calls for government agencies to be model employers when the workplace change comes in.
- by Olivia Ireland
Former AFP commissioner Mick Keelty gives up Order of Australia
Mick Keelty has given up his Order of Australia, almost four years after this masthead revealed he told secret details from serving police to disgraced war hero Ben Roberts-Smith.
- by Olivia Ireland
The 250-year-old fish and the decision that’s ticked off conservationists
The “blue tick” is marketed as a guarantee that shoppers are buying sustainably harvested seafood, but questions have been raised over a recent assessment on the vulnerable orange roughy.
- by Mike Foley