Submarine boss refuses to answer questions over multi-billion-dollar AUKUS payments
[ad_1] The head of the AUKUS submarine program has refused to say whether an almost $5 billion government payment to…
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RBA governor Michele Bullock says federal government’s $300 energy bill rebate is unlikely to affect inflation
[ad_1] In short: RBA governor Michele Bullock said the federal government’s $300 energy bill rebate is unlikely to lower inflation…
Bill Shorten denies any involvement in speechwriter’s $300k payday
[ad_1] In short: A speechwriter for Bill Shorten was contracted at $600,000 for two years of work Mr Shorten says…
What the immigration minister’s ‘direction 99’ controversy tells us about the importance of a funded public service
[ad_1] Ministerial accountability used to be a reasonably straightforward thing: if something went wrong in your portfolio, it was your…
Senate estimates offered a brief peek inside one of parliament’s most opaque corners, but don’t expect a transparency overhaul
[ad_1] The windows at Parliament House have undergone extensive cleaning in recent weeks. Sunlight is literally permeating the home of…