Politics

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A Labor senator has suggested some doctors in tight markets are engaging in ‘cartel behaviour’, acting together to boycott the government’s $8.5 billion Medicare scheme. 

The Government insists Australia is getting the better end of the deal after securing three proven US submarines under a revised AUKUS plan.

Michaelia Cash said Australians were losing confidence in the government’s handling of housing.

Commentators have slammed the ABC after one of its own stars drew issue with Grace Tame’s new appointment as a podcast host.

The US Government has shared a bombshell new claim about Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen since his father was killed in February.

Australia’s new defence secretary has defended changes to the AUKUS submarine plan after facing tough questions over whether the revised deal was always the preferred option.

The Coalition has offered to back Labor’s tax cuts while vowing to block its controversial housing reforms.

As Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten to further derail peace talks between the US and Iran, President Donald Trump denies they have halted altogether.

The latest data is expected to show Australia's economic growth rate slowed even before the effects of interest rate hikes and the Iran war were fully felt.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale will hold talks with Anthony Albanese in his first overseas visit as the leader of the Pacific nation.

The Coalition will seek to split Labor’s tax plan in two as it ramps up its opposition to the changes to capital gains and negative gearing. 

Health officials have revealed there was no consultation on the final algorithm to assess older Australians to determine what level of funding and home support they should receive. 

Australia’s building approvals to date are still 83,000 short of Labor’s housing target to build 1.2 million homes over five years. Now a public housing advocate is worried about soaring rents.