Tom Lowrey
ABC.net.au
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Federal government launches sweeping review of Australia Post with focus on letter deliveries
Australia Post's weekday letter-delivery obligations are "no longer financially sustainable" and need to be reviewed, according to a new consultation paper released as part of a federal government review of the postal service. → Read More
Australia has a vaping problem, but no easy health or political solution
Depending on who you listen to, vaping is either a public health solution, or a public health crisis, and what to do about it is on the minds of health ministers who'll discuss the issue today. → Read More
ATO says $180m in annual tax could have been lost due to PwC confidentiality breaches
Overseas clients of consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers stood to benefit financially after a man privy to Treasury consultations shared confidential meeting details. → Read More
Australia Post says five-day-a-week letter delivery should be reconsidered after $200m loss
Australia Post's chief executive tells federal parliament changes need to be made to the corporation's business model, as losses from its letter-delivery service near $200 million in six months. → Read More
Climate groups fear a key government policy to drive down emissions will instead push them up
Climate advocates are insisting changes be made to one of the federal government's key emissions-reduction tools, warning it currently risks perversely allowing emissions to increase. → Read More
Greens resolve to back Yes campaign in Voice referendum hours after Lidia Thorpe quits party
The Greens partyroom meets following Senator Lidia Thorpe's resignation, agreeing to support the Yes campaign and back government legislation required ahead of the referendum. → Read More
Federal government holds out hope the Liberals and Greens will get on board with the Voice campaign
The Liberals and Greens are actively weighing up their positions on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, attempting to accommodate strong views among members as they head into the first parliamentary sitting week for 2023. → Read More
Controversial PEP-11 gas project revived after Labor agrees to vacate Scott Morrison's decision
Former prime minister Scott Morrison's decision to reject a controversial offshore gas exploration licence off the New South Wales coast is set to be overturned. → Read More
Drivers licences, births and deaths and the census could feature in myGov expansion
The federal government flags significant changes to its myGov platform, recognising the service is now "critical national infrastructure" like roads, hospitals or the power grid. → Read More
Streaming giants push back on federal government's new Australian content rules
Some of the country's most popular streaming services prepare to negotiate or push back altogether on plans to force new Australian content rules upon them. → Read More
Streaming giants to be required to make Australian films and TV under major rules shake-up
From mid-2024, the federal government will require major streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime to put some of their revenue back into Australian content. → Read More
Treasurer Jim Chalmers furious former PwC partner leaked confidential government briefings
Jim Chalmers says there was a breach of trust when a former partner at consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers leaked confidential government briefings to the firm's staff and partners. → Read More
Reaction to government's key climate policy signals Albanese has chance to end climate wars
Attempts to land climate policy have spelled the doom of several former prime ministers, but cautious agreement from energy, business and environment groups last week on the Albanese government's plan to bring down emissions suggests the climate wars may be over. → Read More
Teal voters at 2022 federal election were largely 'tactical', not disaffected Liberals, says a new Australian National University study
The same university study finds Scott Morrison the least popular leader since they started measuring popularity more than three decades ago. → Read More
Government and opposition MPs to visit Taiwan as part of Australian parliamentary delegation
A delegation of six federal politicians from Labor and the Coalition will travel to Taiwan, but Anthony Albanese says politicians travelling to the island is not unusual. → Read More
Labor gets its workplace changes through in the nick of time after late-night Senate sitting
Labor's centrepiece industrial relations laws pass the parliament after many hours of late-night debate. Here's a quick breakdown of what the changes mean for you. → Read More
Government considering range of options to achieve goal of halving smoking rates within 10 years
"Smoking kills" labels on cigarettes, unattractive colours and a ban on menthols and other flavour additives will all be imposed in renewed efforts to reduce smoking rates. → Read More
Why is JobSeeker going to be reviewed? Will it go up?
Starting next year, the income support payments that millions of Australians rely on will be scrutinised by an expert committee, but the government is making it clear that while it will listen to its advice, it won't necessarily follow it. → Read More
The federal government already has a windfall tax on gas profits. But while gas prices soar, is the tax doing its job?
Australia is one of the world's largest LNG exporters, and those companies selling gas to the world are in a prime position to capitalise. So how much are Australian taxpayers making from the sale of Australian gas? → Read More
Independent review to look at claims of fraud within Medicare
The federal government orders an independent investigation into claims of fraud within Medicare, attempting to estimate the cost of rorting within the scheme. → Read More