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Opposition leader Sussan Ley takes her seat for Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 25 August 2025. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Canavan leads group of five demanding Coalition debate scrapping net zero

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has ordered an internal review of emissions targets, but the topic that almost split the Coalition is back on the agenda.

  • Paul Sakkal

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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and Treasurer Jim Chalmers in question time on Monday.

As Ley tried to tear strips off Chalmers, more than half her MPs weren’t even listening

A remarkable 22 Coalition politicians - more than half of all opposition MPs - were on a phone or laptop as Treasurer Jim Chalmers was on his feet in question time.

  • Paul Sakkal
Choclatine has lost its kosher status.

Just not kosher: beloved cafe loses accreditation after rabbi raid

A popular Caulfield North cafe says they are the victims of “a fair bit of politics” after they gave up their kosher certification in a squabble with the official accreditation agency.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
David Littleproud speaks at the LNP annual conference in Brisbane on Saturday.

Littleproud doubles down on nuclear power, explains Coalition split to party faithful

Meanwhile, deputy Liberal leader Ted O’Brien accused the Economic Reform Roundtable of conspiring to control the lives of all Australians at the 2025 LNP Convention.

  • William Davis
Jim Chalmers after the roundtable.

Does Chalmers really have the appetite to fight for big changes?

A cautious treasurer has dipped his toe into the often toxic waters of tax reform. Whether he decides to go all the way in will define his legacy.

  • Paul Sakkal
Peter Dutton with David Littleproud at the LNP state conference.

Dutton calls for unity in first public comments since landslide defeat

The former opposition leader heaped praise on his replacement Sussan Ley, telling reporters she had a vision to lead the embattled parties to the next poll.

  • Matt Dennien
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Anthony Albanese’s post-election honeymoon is not showing any sign of ending with Labor’s lead over the Coalition growing in the latest Resolve Poll.

Albanese won 94 seats at the election. Now voters want to give him even more

The prime minister’s honeymoon with voters is showing no signs of ending as support for Labor climbs to its highest level in two years, exclusive polling figures show.

  • Shane Wright
The 2024 LNP Convention started on Friday.

From antisemitism summit to no net zero: What LNP members want from government

LNP members preparing for their annual convention have come up with 163 things they would like the party to do across a range of issues. Read the full list here.

  • Matt Dennien
Georgia Lowden

They’ve been dismissed as ‘beta males and pathetic women’. But this Young Lib is punching back

Georgia Lowden wants to limit negative gearing, impose gender quotas and take action on climate change. No wonder she doesn’t watch Sky After Dark.

  • Peter FitzSimons
Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie and leader Sussan Ley.

Right-wing group targets ‘weakling’ Liberals, as Hastie pushes Ley to dump net zero

“Our message is simple: Dump Net Zero, or we dump YOU,” lobby group Advance said in an email to Coalition MPs.

  • Paul Sakkal