Australian politics

Up to 30,000 disability support workers are being incorrectly paid by NDIS providers, a union says, including those employed by a prominent startup backed by ASX-listed employment giant Seek.

The Labor caucus' unanimous vote to suspend Fatima Payman, without any discussion, underscores the party's intent to not let debate spill out into the public.

New research shows that the more voters name cost of living and housing as their top concerns, the more they mark down the government’s performance on these issues. This is a problem for Anthony Albanese.

Popular concerns about immigration and inflation have fuelled the rise of France's far right, which scored a win in the first round of the country's election. Leaders of other Western democracies should take note.

Billions of dollars in cost of living assistance including the stage 3 tax cuts and energy bill measures from state and federal governments are now set to hit bank accounts, just days after the latest data showed inflation has spiked.

The Labor government has effectively lost its first member after senator Fatima Payman was suspended indefinitely over her ongoing revolt on Gaza.

This week saw even more pain for the struggling media industry, criticism of Big Tech's treatment of news and a Biden-Trump clash on the debate stage. Is it 2016 all over again?

Big businesses and startups are aligned on the need for an innovation push to lift Australia's faltering productivity growth.

A crowd gathered in Canberra to welcome the return of Julian Assange, an embodiment of the motley crew that has rallied around the Wikileaks founder.

The World Economic Forum is in the middle of its future-focused Annual Meeting of the New Champions. The central theme is how to prevent globalisation falling apart.

The prime minister said Payman will not sit with the Labor caucus for this week and the next, as the Greens plan another Gaza motion.

Labor has ruled out booting the first-senator from caucus, despite her voting against the government over Gaza.

Julian Assange has been freed from prison and entered a media and political landscape very different to the one he left behind.

Both sides of politics think they’re onto a winner in the nuclear power fight. But a proper debate over the technology is unlikely to see the light of day.

Bank of Queensland chief economist Peter Munckton has an explanation for why where there is so much disagreement about the future trajectory of the Australian economy and interest rates right now.

The arrangement will see GRACosway act on behalf of the youth-focused publication in a bid to get a seat at the table of the committee.

Polling on nuclear power varies wildly based on the question and how it is asked. Labor is keen to seize on that uncertainty.

Documents released under a Freedom of Information request show the Department of Industry was not just chasing commercial goals when it invested in PsiQuantum.

It's not just the cost of the Coalition's nuclear policy that's left economists uneasy. They're also concerned about its potential impact on energy investment and doubt it would actually reduce power prices.

The Opposition leader has announced where seven nuclear reactors would be located if the Coalition wins government. But the rest of his plan remains threadbare - and it seems intentional.

The prime minister's focus for a three-day trip to Australia by Chinese Premier Li Qiang was "dialogue" — but much of the criticism of Albanese's handling of the visit related to words left unsaid.

Australians are feeling the pinch right now and are punishing the government in the polls. But with billions of dollars about to trickle back into the economy, will political fortunes shift?

Crypto, decentralised finance and digital asset tokenisation failed to make the list of the federal government's banking priorities, and rightly so. But Australia does risk falling behind other markets.

Kylea Tink may now square off with prominent Liberal frontbencher Paul Fletcher in the next election after her North Sydney seat was abolished.