Housing could be built on surplus defence land sold by the government, but ministers say the $3bn divestment is about defence capability, not fixing housing shortages
The government will sell $3bn in underused defence property after an audit found decades of failure to reform Australia’s vast and inefficient defence estate
Victorian Liberals say Metro Tunnel delays were a disgrace, blaming Labor for failing to upgrade ageing rail power systems before new trains entered service
Randa Abdel-Fattah will appear at Adelaide’s ‘Not Writers’ Week’ after her removal from the official festival sparked resignations and its cancellation
Chris Bowen faced sharp questions over the abandoned $275 energy bill pledge as Llew O’Brien pressed for answers and the opposition heckled in parliament.
Jim Chalmers rejected calls to apologise after being accused of cherry-picking an economist’s remarks on government spending and inflation during question time.
Lidia Thorpe criticised political and media silence after a man was charged with terrorism over an alleged attempted bombing at a Perth Invasion Day protest.