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NSW Labor agreement with Origin to keep Eraring plant open for two more years to 2027 leaves environmental groups ‘deeply disappointed’

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has suggested the level of Australia’s permanent migration program be reduced from 185,000 – as proposed by the government in the budget – to 145,000. This is a significant reduction.

Immigration and higher education experts say caps risk closure of universities if managed poorly and radically limit ‘student choice and university autonomy’

An arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine was welcomed, but the government’s response this time has been more muted

Shadow treasurer says Coalition will seek to cut net migration by 25% over three years

The Queensland state election will be held in October. A Resolve poll for The Brisbane Times, conducted over four months from February to May from a sample of 947, gave the Liberal National Party 43% of the primary vote (up six since September to December), Labor 26% (down seven), the…

Liberal Party head office says Paterson preselection will its course.

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has defended inconsistencies in his party's migration plan, saying the overall point of the exercise is to free up homes.

Threats and harassment have been aimed at staff members of a Queensland MP who disclosed she was drugged and sexually assaulted.

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Brittany Lauga says ‘threatening and offensive safety concerns from members of the public’ have forced the closure of her Yeppoon office