Today
PM’s pension now in the hands of Stephen Jones
Five still-serving parliamentarians will have their pension schemes tweaked by the financial services minister. As will all the nation’s senior judges.
- 47 mins ago
- Myriam Robin
- Exclusive
- Infrastructure
Labor warned of risk from Victoria’s $200b rail loop
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King is fighting to keep secret the details of 30 projects that her hand-picked review said should be scrapped, as well as warnings over Victoria’s controversial Suburban Rail Loop, which will cost more than $200 billion to build and operate.
- Ronald Mizen
This Month
Labor warned on overheating western Sydney road spend
Labor said on Monday that its spending in the population growth area was now more than $17.3 billion.
- Tom McIlroy
April
- Opinion
- Aviation
Sustainable aviation fuel has been a talkfest for far too long
For a government that has flagged its commitment, there is surprisingly little policy. Australia still produces no SAF – and has no fully funded projects.
- Ayesha de Kretser
March
‘Get on with it’: Car makers accept Labor fuel policy – over to Greens
Citing strong support from climate groups, Labor pressed Adam Bandt to drop a threat to scuttle the government’s signature transport pollution reduction plan.
- Jacob Greber and Simon Evans
- Exclusive
- Climate policy
Bowen, King water down fuel standards to avoid ute backlash
Manufacturers of utes will be given softer emission reduction targets in return for the adoption of environmentally beneficial technology.
- Phillip Coorey and Jacob Greber
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
Automakers not the only ones caught out by slowing EV revolution
Chris Bowen will find it harder to maintain his preferred speed for new fuel efficiency standards as the pedal eases off the metal in EV sales.
- Jennifer Hewett
February
Toyota urges Labor to put brakes on clean car plan
The country’s top-selling car brand, Toyota, has urged the Albanese government to slow the pace of new car emissions standards, saying it is too ambitious.
- Phillip Coorey and Simon Evans
- Opinion
- Aviation
Compensating travellers for cancelled flights long overdue
The draft ‘Pay for Delay’ Bill will require airlines to improve their operations instead of having free rein to cancel flights and lose baggage.
- Dean Smith and Bridget McKenzie
- Exclusive
- Roads
States to be forced to give up secret road crash data
Amid growing alarm over the rising road toll, pressure from Senator David Pocock is set to link $50 billion in federal road funding to state crash data transparency.
- Jacob Greber
Federal auditor to probe Labor’s $2.2b Suburban Rail Loop commitment
The auditor-general will examine whether the approval of Commonwealth funding for the $125 billion project was “informed by appropriate departmental advice”.
- Gus McCubbing
Flight delay bill could trigger compensation payments
Senators Bridget McKenzie and Dean Smith will put forward a bill urging Labor to legislate a compensation scheme for air travellers.
- Updated
- Ayesha de Kretser
- Exclusive
- Carbon challenge
Labor’s new EV-boosting rules will cost $38b, auto group says
The effective cost of switching to electric and low-emission vehicles under the fuel emission standards could be as high as $38 billion over the first five years.
- Jacob Greber
- Updated
- Emissions
Labor puts carbon cap on new cars, industry revives ute fears
New utes and four-wheel drives could be phased or priced out of the market before there are genuine electric alternatives under Labor’s new rules, motoring groups warn.
- Phillip Coorey
Liberals derailed by stage three tax cuts in Dunkley
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and his candidate for the Dunkley byelection have been caught on the hop by Labor’s stage three tax cut changes.
- Gus McCubbing
January
‘Airfares are halved when three competitors fly a route’
Competition minister Andrew Leigh has presented new analysis showing just how significantly airfares fall when more airlines are competing.
- John Kehoe and Ayesha de Kretser
The one change airlines claim will cut airport cancellations 75pc
The two government agencies responsible for air safety and airport operations seem to be passing the buck on simple changes that could improve on-time performance.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Abbott urges deeper ties with Taiwan on eve of poll
The former prime minister says there is no reason why prime ministerial visits to the island should not occur.
- Andrew Tillett
Why Australia’s airports and airlines hate each other
“Everyone knows that monopolies are not good for consumers” says airlines group boss Graeme Samuels. “Spare me!” says former airports reformer Peter Harris.
- Updated
- Jacob Greber
Heat on PM over meeting with Joyce
The prime minister met the former Qantas chief executive in late 2022, just six weeks after the airline began urging the government to block Qatar from expanding its services into Australia.
- Jacob Greber