Nick Newling
Nick Newling is a federal politics reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Australia politics as it happened: Coalition attacks Labor for fuel supply issues in question time
The Coalition says Labor is being too secretive about how fuel supplies will get to the regions, as question time resumes in the House of Representatives.
- Nick Newling and Brittany Busch
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Labor pushes real-wage increase for millions of workers despite inflation fears
The federal government has requested the increase in its annual submission to the Fair Work Commission, but does not go as far as the country’s biggest union.
- Nick Newling
Australia politics as it happened: Treasurer Jim Chalmers responds to latest inflation figures; question time returns to parliament
Monthly inflation figures softened to 3.7 per cent, as question time returned to the House of Representatives.
- Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
Australia politics as it happened: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets Anthony Albanese in Canberra
The long-awaited Australia-EU free trade deal is being finalised on Tuesday, when von der Leyen becomes the first woman to address a joint sitting of the Australian parliament.
- Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
Politics as it happened: Parliament returns with Albanese government under pressure due to fuel crisis
The House of Representatives is sitting for the first question time of the sitting fortnight.
- Nick Newling
Work-from-home warning: COVID-style office exodus not the answer to save fuel
The Business Council of Australia concedes some workers may need to work from home – but warned against a return to office shutdowns that would smash small business.
- Nick Newling
Albanese brushes off fuel warning, as government backs ‘business as usual’
A stark warning from the International Energy Agency has done little to push the government’s messaging on fuel demand, as Labor says supply is their focus.
- Nick Newling
Australians told to prepare for more petrol pain as war stretches on
Business chiefs are raising worries about a supply shock if the war drags on, leading a top economist to recommend work-from-home directives to reduce demand for oil.
- Paul Sakkal and Nick Newling
RBA interest rates decision as it happened: Reserve Bank raises rates to 4.1 per cent, Bullock says recession a ‘possibility’, NAB passes rate hike on to mortgage holders
The Reserve Bank of Australia voted 5-4 to raise interest rates for the second time this year.
- Nick Newling
Question time as it happened: former spy chief quits antisemitism royal commission; government battles fuel supply questions amid panic buying
The House of Representatives is sitting as the war in the Middle East continues to wreak havoc on the global oil market.
- Nick Newling