Barilaro requested NY job change: staffer
John Barilaro asked for the US trade job, to which he was later appointed, to be converted to a ministerial appointment 'ASAP', a former adviser says.
Politics
No shift on emissions reduction target: PM
The Albanese government will not budge on its emissions reduction target of 43 per cent by 2030, saying it is what the Australian people voted for.
Premier Perrottet urges Sidoti to resign
The NSW premier has urged former Liberal minister John Sidoti to resign from parliament after the ICAC found he engaged in serious corrupt conduct.
Barilaro eyed NY job years ago: letter
John Barilaro's former staffer has made explosive allegations about a conversation he had with his former boss about a trade posting in New York City.
Households cashed up for rates rise: RBA
Most households except recent first-home buyers have enough savings to cope with rising interest rates, which the ANZ tips to reach three per cent this year.
US ambassador Kennedy to arrive down under
Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of assassinated US president John F Kennedy, is due to arrive in Australia at the end of the week.
Speeches to give insight on RBA rate hike
Two speeches in two days will give the Reserve Bank of Australia an opportunity to demonstrate how hawkish it is feeling as rate hikes loom.
Pacific nurses prepare for aged care stint
An Australian-funded program is about to deliver 40 Fijian trainees to aged care facilities in regional Queensland.
Canberra launches first drug-testing site
A free fixed drug-testing site will be open in Canberra on Thursdays and Fridays to further investigate harm reduction methods with illicit substances.
Investment NSW lawyer at Barilaro inquiry
The general counsel for Investment NSW will front an inquiry into former deputy premier John Barilaro's appointment to a New York-based trade role.
Alarm bells ring on foot and mouth disease
As tourists return to Bali, there are calls for compulsory disinfectant footbaths at airports to prevent the disease infiltrating Australia.
NSW committee sends West testimony to ICAC
Explosive testimony by a former NSW public servant whose US job was later given to John Barilaro will be sent to the state's corruption watchdog.
Marles urges greater Indo-Pacific step up
Defence Minister Richard Marles delivered a speech in Washington focused on security in the Asia-Pacific, during his four-day trip to the US.
PIF leaders lament loss of Pacific unity
At least four Pacific Islands Forum members will be absent from this week's leaders' summit; Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Cook Islands and Nauru.
Disabled Indigenous boy in NDIS ‘stolen’
A teen was forced to leave home once his support funds were slashed, the disability royal commission has heard.
AOC pays special tribute to Shinzo Abe
The Australian Olympic movement has paid tribute to Shinzo Abe after the former Japanese prime minister was shot dead at a campaign event.
I’m still in shock over Abe: Albanese
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia has lost a true friend in slain former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe.
NSW govt loses case against rail union
The NSW government has lost its bid to halt industrial action on the state's train networks after a ruling by the industrial umpire.
Aust COVID-19 death toll surpasses 10,200
Australia's COVID-19 death toll has soared beyond 10,200 as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urges people to seek a fourth vaccine dose.
Millions to get access to COVID treatments
Potentially lifesaving COVID-19 antiviral treatments are to be made more widely available from Monday, says Health Minister Mark Butler.
Kiribati withdrawal rocks Pacific forum
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to head to the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji, Kiribati has withdrawn from the regional body.
Jilted candidate told her job ‘a present’
A NSW public servant was told she no longer had a trade job in New York as it would "be a present for someone", before it was given to John Barilaro.
Wong meets with China’s foreign minister
Penny Wong has met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Bali, in the first talks between Australia and China in three years.
Australia ‘beyond’ mask mandates, lockdown
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says Australians must make their own COVID-19 choices as experts back a decision to expand access to a fourth vaccine dose.
High-level China-Aust meeting confirmed
In a sign of thawing relations, Penny Wong is set to meet her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Bali.
Voting rights, citizenship in Aus-NZ reset
New Zealanders living in Australia could soon be allowed to vote as part of an agreement discussed by prime ministers Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern.
Climate change is a “pressing and accelerating threat to global security”: academic
Climate change is a pressing and accelerating threat to global security. It will disrupt trade, displace populations, cause food and energy shortages and drive conflict between nations.
Leaking charges against Collaery dropped
Lawyer Bernard Collaery has thanked his supporters after Australia's new attorney-general ordered whistleblower leaking charges against him to be dropped.
Whistleblower leaking charges dropped
Leaking charges against lawyer Bernard Collaery relating to an alleged Australian spying operation will be dropped after the attorney-general intervened.
‘Broken’ system puts Vic residents at risk
The Victorian Ombudsman says change cannot come soon enough for public housing residents grappling with a system that doesn't help them.
Melbourne bounces back after COVID exodus
Australians are moving to Melbourne in droves two years after a mass exodus, which was sparked by lockdowns and restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.