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Hey, Senator Canavan, you can’t push the RBA governor around
When Michele Bullock was pushed to her limit in a Senate committee hearing on Thursday, she pushed back. And rightly so.
- Shane Wright
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Liberal slams $3b Defence ‘fire sale’ as officials seek to calm foreign interest fears
Defence officials have moved to quell alarm over the proposed mass sale of historic sites and the potential for foreign interests to buy the land, as the federal government pushes ahead with a $3 billion property sell-off.
- Rob Harris
‘Conflict bait’: How MPs are turning tedious hearings into social media gold
Senators are seeing massive spikes in social media views and followers as they mimic the combative style of US congresspeople.
- Nick Newling
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- Future Fund
Future Fund under fire for business class hotel research trip and Disneyland visit
Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt sent his executive assistant on a business class trip overseas to inspect hotel rooms.
- James Massola
‘Overpaid political hacks’: Public trust lost over jobs for mates
The recommendations of a long-awaited review into political appointments have been set aside by the federal government.
- Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
‘How not to do something really important’: BoM boss grilled over $96m website
The BoM’s new chief said cost blowouts were within the normal range as senators grilled the agency over its $866 million security upgrade.
- Mike Foley
Deaths, failed calls and email stuff ups: The burning questions that remain in the Optus saga
After a fiery senate probe into the department and the regulators, there appears to be more questions than answers.
- Nick Newling
Optus sent outage alerts to wrong email address during Triple Zero crisis
Optus sent two emails seven minutes apart to a defunct email address despite updating its records of the correct email address just a week earlier.
- Nick Newling
‘Cover-up’: Penny Wong, Michaelia Cash clash over return of IS brides
Officials from Anthony Albanese’s department have declined to confirm basic details about the return of wives and children of Islamic State fighters from Syria.
- Matthew Knott
Australia’s youngest-ever senator goes back to school
Labor’s new crop of Senators are motivated to restore voters’ faith in major parties.
- Mike Foley