Federal politics: Treasurer confirms fuel excise discount will end on Sunday — as it happened
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten says the party’s Victorian wing was facing “extinction level results” if Jacinta Allan…
Federal politics live: Penny Wong signals fuel excise cut will ‘discontinue’ after August 2
Cheek Media founder Hannah Ferguson has announced she intends to run in Anthony Albanese’s seat of Grayndler at…
Federal politics live: Anthony Albanese charts AI, data centre future in speech
We’re getting some more reaction to what we know about the PM’s speech he’ll deliver today on artificial…
Construction sector warns of housing delays, mass lay-offs due to Middle East war
When Graeme Collins and his wife bought a block of land in Pyalong, about an hour north of…
Albanese unveils long-awaited response to landmark gambling reform report
A partial ban on gambling advertising designed to protect children from exposure to harm has been unveiled by…
Anthropic boss makes big call on Australian copyright as artists say pay up
The billionaire boss of artificial intelligence behemoth Anthropic says he is not trying to convince Australia to change…
Australia’s diesel standards lowered for six months as hundreds of petrol stations run out of certain fuels
Australia is temporarily lowering standards for diesel to allow more supply into the domestic market as service stations…
Gambling companies targeting women with ‘novel’ promotions, new research finds
Gambling is being promoted as fun, social and “harmless” for women through social media and lifestyle marketing, in…
Federal politics: Energy minister Chris Bowen says panic buying is ‘very much’ behind fuel shortages — as it happened
42m agoTue 17 Mar 2026 at 2:49am That’s the end of our blog! And that’s where we’ll have…
Federal politics live: Energy Minister not contemplating fuel rationing ‘at this point’ as Middle East war chokes supply
28m agoFri 13 Mar 2026 at 1:36am Australia releases seven days’ worth of petrol and five of diesel…
Treasurer asks ACCC to monitor fuel prices amid Middle East conflict — as it happened
11h agoTue 3 Mar 2026 at 6:38am That’s the end of our live blog! And that’s where we’ll…
Labor takes fight to Greens in key seats over environment laws
Labor is conducting a widespread ground campaign in support of its environment laws focused on key inner-city seats…