2 h. ago There is risk and reward for Coalition as Joyce wrestles with irrelevance

Barnaby Joyce looks likely to join Pauline Hanson and One Nation, following many others who have abandoned major parties. But who really wins out of it?

Events

5 h. ago Government accuses China of ‘unsafe’ encounter with military aircraft

The Albanese government has accused the Chinese military of unsafe behaviour after releasing a flare near an Australian plane.

Politics

6 h. ago Moderate Liberals hail Joyce’s departure from Coalition after MP reveals call with Hanson

The Nationals MP said nothing had been locked in with One Nation, but some in the Coalition will be happy to see the former deputy prime minister leave the opposition.

Politics

9 h. ago $27m war chest: The independents who raised the most money at the election

Candidates with the biggest financial war chests failed to get elected at the May election, as Climate 200 and individual donors poured a record $27 million into community independent campaigns.

Politics

12 h. ago Sussan Ley turns focus back to tax, industrial relations amid Coalition ructions

The opposition leader has vowed to return to core Liberal policies after the Coalition went to the last election opposing Labor tax cuts.

Economics

14 h. ago Barnaby Joyce reveals call with Pauline Hanson, dodges defection questions

The Nationals MP faced repeated questions about the potential shift in an interview on Monday morning and said nothing had been locked in.

Politics

17 h. ago What most Australians expect from Albanese when he meets Trump

The PM will meet the US president in the Oval Office on Tuesday morning, and exclusive polling has revealed how most voters hope the conversation will go.

Politics

22 h. ago Labor will force developers to protect wildlife – but it needs the Coalition’s help

Environment Minister Murray Watt is promising strict new requirements on project developers to prevent harm to nature.

Politics

26 h. ago His colleagues met at a retreat to plot the future. Barnaby couldn’t wait to leave

You could see Barnaby Joyce’s break-up with the Nationals coming. What he does next – and if he can pull it off – is much less clear.

Politics

29 h. ago Hanson targets Canavan, Price in hopes Joyce will lead defection to One Nation

Pauline Hanson is targeting several high-profile Coalition MPs to join Barnaby Joyce in what she hopes will be a significant defection to One Nation over net zero and migration.

Events

35 h. ago Littleproud hasn’t given up on Barnaby Joyce, urges him to stay and ‘help us rebuild’

After this masthead revealed he was in advanced talks with Pauline Hanson about a switch to One Nation, Barnaby Joyce said his relationship with the Nationals was irreparable.

Politics

35 h. ago Littleproud pleads with Joyce as colleagues urge him not to betray Nats

After this masthead revealed on Friday that he was in advanced talks with Hanson, Joyce said his relationship with the Nationals was irreparable.

Politics

41 h. ago The Liberal Party’s on life support. Time for a deathbed conversion

What the Liberal Party needs to move forward isn’t more factional sniping, but the birth of a movement supported by people who believe in backing aspiration.

Events

50 h. ago A quarter of Optus customers consider leaving telco after fatal Triple Zero outage

A survey shows the potential commercial damage to the telecommunications giant from the outage, which follows a similar outage in late 2023.

Economics

51 h. ago The $10m plan to crack down on bullying across Aussie schools

The Federal Government has put $10 million towards stamping out bullying at schools.

Politics

57 h. ago ‘Relationship breakdown’: Barnaby Joyce to leave the Nationals

The former Nationals leader won’t represent the party at the next federal election.

Politics

3 d. ago Australian miners would link with Department of War in Albanese

The minerals indispensable for green energy, defence and smartphones will be a focus of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Events

3 d. ago Barnaby Joyce in advanced talks with Pauline Hanson to join One Nation

The former Nationals leader is in advanced talks to defect from the party. Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce did not deny the discussions were taking place on Friday afternoon.

Politics

3 d. ago How a senator, a sports club, and the man who runs it became the talk of parliament

How controversial can social sport be? When the games happen on the fields surrounding Parliament House and rugby-superstar-turned-MP is expelled, it can make quite a stir.

Politics

3 d. ago Critics question taxpayer millions for Maggie Beer Foundation to improve food in aged care

Maggie Beer’s food mission has won millions in taxpayer funds, now it wants $15 million more. Critics in aged care want to see evidence it can drive real change.

Economics