Amy Remeikis
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Voice claims factcheck: politics with Amy Remeikis – video
The closer we get to the referendum, the more feverish the debate becomes. Amy Remeikis examines some of the claims being made about the voice → Read More
How an open-minded GP restored senator Peter Whish-Wilson’s health and saved his career
Debilitated by the pain of complication from shingles, a friend suggested he try an alternative therapy → Read More
Australia politics live: property prices to rise as Greens rebuffed on rent freeze push; Qantas admits to tough year
Yes dress steals show at Midwinter Ball Labor senator Jana Stewart stole the show at the Midwinter Ball in Canberra with a Indigenous voice-themed dress printed with the words from the Uluru statement from the heart and also emblazoned with the “yes”. It was made by Indigenous label Clothing the Gaps. Labor senator Jana Stewart arrives for the Midwinter Ball. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The… → Read More
Labor’s housing bill could be delayed for months as Greens suggest postponing vote
Greens senators circulated a motion that would delay the housing Australia future fund bill to see further progress on a rent freeze → Read More
Australia politics live: Nationals leader says Dutton’s claim voice will ‘re-racialise’ nation shouldn’t be in official referendum pamphlet
Chalmers to herald record job growth Treasurer Jim Chalmers will no doubt take a dixer on this today – the Albanese government has “had the strongest job growth in the first year of any new government on record”. Between May 2022 and May 2023, more than 465,000 jobs were created. Chalmers’ office says this is “more than six times the number of new jobs created in the first year of the Abbott and… → Read More
Greens renew push for rent freeze as housing bodies say ‘time is of the essence’ to pass Labor bill
Nick McKim to introduce private member’s bill in Senate to promote market intervention → Read More
Labor has boosted its housing package but will it be enough to win over the Greens?
The government and the Greens have made compromises over the housing future fund, but sticking points remain → Read More
Lidia Thorpe ‘absolutely within her right’ to use parliamentary privilege, Bridget McKenzie says
Nationals senator applauds Peter Dutton’s swift action in removing David Van – who denies any wrongdoing – from the Liberal party room → Read More
Australia’s politicians agree on one thing, it was a shocking week in parliament
Having spent two years trying to do better on sexual violence allegations, the damage will reverberate for some time → Read More
Lidia Thorpe says she was ‘demonised’ after raising sexual assault allegations in the Senate
Independent senator claims she faced a pile on and media only took notice when a white woman made similar allegations → Read More
Peter Dutton calls for Liberal senator to resign after third inappropriate touching allegation
Liberal leader says third allegation came after he expelled David Van, who says he ‘will fully cooperate’ with investigation and is ‘stunned that my good reputation can be so wantonly savaged’ → Read More
David Van: Former Liberal senator Amanda Stoker accuses colleague of ‘inappropriate’ touching
Following allegations made in the Senate by Lidia Thorpe, Stoker alleges Van twice squeezed her bottom at a social event in 2020 → Read More
Australia politics live: Lidia Thorpe to make statement on assault allegation; ABC job cuts expected
Welcome Good morning and welcome to our rolling news coverage in what’s already been a pretty tumultuous session – and we’ve only had two days. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll get straight into the overnight stories before Amy Remeikis takes the controls. Lidia Thorpe has promised to make another statement today after withdrawing allegations last night that she made yesterday afternoon in parliament… → Read More
Australia politics live: Home affairs ‘considering implications’ of high court decision to quash visa refusal to people smuggler
The AMA president said private health insurance is not the answer to the country’s health funding woes: > A couple of years ago we were very fearful that the uptake of health insurance was in a death spiral, but as our public hospitals have continued to struggle with an unprecedented backlog, many Australians have begun to take out private health insurance again as they face years of waiting… → Read More
Australia politics live: stalling on rent cap sends message ‘a third of this country doesn’t matter’, Greens say as housing stand-off continues
The housing minister Julie Collins was on ABC News Breakfast speaking on the housing fund and she responded to the rent freeze question: > Everyone knows the Commonwealth doesn’t have the power to cap rents. There’s eight different states and territories across the country all doing different things. Some of them have ruled it out. We have data and evidence it doesn’t work and it puts… → Read More
Stuart Robert meeting with company before negotiations ‘contrary to probity protocols’, auditor general says
Audit office criticises how home affairs handled tender process for multimillion-dollar contract but makes no finding against former minister → Read More
Australia politics live: MPs to vote on setting up Indigenous voice referendum; RBA chief faces Senate questions
Tanya Plibersek is speaking to ABC radio RN Breakfast about the plastics treaty negotiations she was involved in. But Australia is very far behind in breaking its relationship with plastic. Plibersek said the government is working to speed up work after the former government dragged its feet Good morning Welcome to the Wednesday house sitting and estimates hearings – things got spicy overnight.… → Read More
Australia politics live: Gen Z need praise ‘three times a week’, AFP boss tells Senate estimates
The launch of a national register to allow problem gamblers to self-block themselves from signing up for online gambling services has been delayed, after the originally contracted company went into administration. The BetStop register will work by allowing gamblers to sign up to a register that the gambling services then check against when a new user attempts to register. In Senate estimates on… → Read More
Australia politics live: Ley says opposition ‘absolutely not’ using scare tactics on voice; submarine plan under fire
Trade minister to meet Chinese commerce minister again The trade minister, Don Farrell, is likely to meet his Chinese counterpart for the second time this month when they are both in the US for wider trade talks. Farrell will fly to Detroit today and will be there until Saturday. He is going there to lead Australia’s delegations at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) and the US-led… → Read More
Australia politics live: Marles condemns ‘revolting’ comments on media sites; Narendra Modi in Sydney
It took asking at least three times for Richard Marles to get to that answer. The inclusion of News Corp’s campaigns against particular journalists at the ABC has seemingly made some politicians uncomfortable. Justin Stevens, the ABC news boss has told News Corp and other media critics to focus on him “I’m the person who’s responsible ultimately for the journalism and the decisions,” he said.… → Read More