Petrol tax cut to keep the nation running

Josh Frydenberg’s budget will slash fuel excise by between 10c and 20c for six months to give ­immediate cost-of-living relief for motorists and lock in $17.9bn for nation-building projects.

’We warned envoy on China threat’

Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale says he warned Australia last year the Sogavare government was negotiating a security agreement with Beijing.

Kitching ‘was warned of Wong bid to oust her’

Senior Labor figures warned Kimberley Kitching that Penny Wong wanted to remove her from the party’s tactics committee 18 months before she was dumped on accusations of leaking to the Morrison government.

Weather ‘traffic jam’ to cause more rain chaos

A meteorological ‘traffic jam’ is to blame for the second severe weather event to threaten southeast Queensland and northern NSW in a month.

‘Witness protection’: Albo AWOL on Kitching

Albo was eager for fluffy chats about his dog Toto on regional radio last week. But when shock jocks chased him about Kimberley Kitching and ‘mean girls’, he went missing.

Federal poll: inflation, health top voter concerns

Cost of living and healthcare have emerged as the top priorities for Australian voters ahead of the May federal election, with new polling.

‘Cancelling’ news – biased, lazy or dumb?

Media consumers can see that some highly polarised news sources today often refuse to report stories that do not fit their preferred narrative.

Aged care still skimps on food

One in three nursing homes continues to spend less than $10 a day per resident on food despite being given an extra $10 a day by the Morrison government.

Kate and William must know the royal show is over

For royals, tours are now lose-lose affairs.

Beautician’s great escape

When the city of Kherson was invaded, Irina Bryzhyk used social media to hatch a plan to flee.