Australian Politics

Labor’s Powering Australia Plan, taken to the 2022 federal election, claimed that it would cut NEM wholesale power rates by $11 per MWh (from $62 to $51) by 2025.

Here is the LNP’s new energy eight-point plan.

War headlines today.

Earlier this week, we published an article detailing how the Albanese government does not understand immigration as a political issue and how it is a huge element of the foundation on which One Nation’s recent success has been built upon.

Australia is heading into a steep debt‑refinancing cliff that will impact both federal and state governments. Federal gross debt surpassed $1 trillion (33% of GDP) in August and is projected to reach $1.25 trillion by 2030 due to persistent deficits.

War headlines today.

Home Affairs minister Tony Burke on Thursday delivered his long-awaited National Press Club address on how Labor will reform the immigration system.

Amidst a flurry of headlines regarding changes to the Albanese government’s migration policy, it is increasingly clear that the government doesn’t understand the issue of immigration from a political perspective.

Last week was seminal for immigration policy in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released population data for the March quarter of 2026, highlighting the record net overseas migration (NOM) under the Albanese government since it took office in June 2022.

In his Citizenship Day address to the National Press Club, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke offered aspiring immigrants what he called “a relatively simple proposition”: “If you want to come on a temporary basis to Australia, apply for a temporary visa.

Several Australian journalists and economists have claimed this week that One Nation’s sensible proposal to reduce the stock of temporary migrants back to pre-pandemic levels would create skills shortages and worsen population ageing.

Effin Albo.

Victoria has legislated a target to source 95% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2035.

War headlines today.

Good news, but the consequences are unknown.

In 2023, federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King rejected Qatar Airways’ bid to add 21 weekly flights to Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.

War headlines today.

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll is failing to cut through with voters, as new polling shows state debt is now one of the top concerns heading into the next election.

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