Jane Hume

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will allocate additional funds to the agency to support a year-long transition period, after the ban — which was set to come into effect on November 30 — came under heavy criticism

Trump rejection of ceasefire puts political heat back on at the petrol bowser

Trump rejection of ceasefire puts political heat back on at the petrol bowser

Trump rejection of ceasefire puts political heat back on at the petrol bowser

It wasn’t the empty chair reserved for federal Liberal president and former prime minister Tony Abbott — it was the lack of any mention of One Nation or Pauline Hanson in Sloane and Taylor’s combined 43 minutes of speeches

Australian PM angers Japan with crude joke about leader’s melons

The previous day’s session heard from gambling reform advocate Tim Costello and former rugby league player Luke Bateman about the ways betting companies woo clients — with free hotels, exclusive events, alcohol, drugs and escorts

The government on Monday introduced legislation allowing the eSafety Commissioner to compel technology companies and their contractors to hand over internal documents, including emails, meeting minutes and communications with third-party age verification providers, in a bid to strengthen enforcement of the landmark laws

It took One Nation six separate attempts over nearly 24 hours to clarify the basic details of their policy on foreign ownership of housing

The federal government is war-gaming a series of budget initiatives to boost the amount of petrol and diesel in the country to protect the nation’s long-term fuel security as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to two more key Asian suppliers of oil

It encourages motorists to drive less where possible, switch to public transport or active travel, maintain proper tyre pressure, remove unnecessary roof racks and avoid aggressive acceleration

Investors could be hit with a restriction on the number of homes they can negatively gear as Labor plots a political campaign on homeownership for younger Australians

Taylor also rewarded supporters — not least Andrew Hastie with industry and sovereign capability; Jonno Duniam with home affairs and immigration; and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price in skills and training

Meanwhile in Sydney, Mardi Gras events to kick off with Fair Day

New Coalition leader Angus Taylor and his deputy Jane Hume are on the press circuit this morning but have so far offered few details about the makeup of the opposition frontbench

Standing alongside his new deputy leader, Victorian Senator Jane Hume, Taylor spoke to the media in front of four Australian flags at Parliament House

The opposition leader did not face a spill motion at Tuesday morning’s Liberal party room meeting

Hume, dumped from the frontbench last year by Ley, is in the mix to run as Taylor’s deputy running mate and raised expectations of a spill on Monday when she warned the Liberals face an election wipeout

A spill is considered unlikely on Tuesday because Liberal senators won’t attend the regular party room meeting due to estimates hearings

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was spotted enjoying front‑row seats at the Australian Open semi‑finals with his son Nathan — as Australians prepare for a possible interest-rate hike in the days ahead