Politics

TikTok has come into the spotlight after the US. congress proposed a bill to force it’s sale away from Chinese owned company ByteDance. To discuss this we’re joined by Cyber expert Lesley Seebeck. …

The prime minister has flagged he has draft legislation on religious freedom waiting in the wings, but unless Peter Dutton agrees to it, it may never see the light of day. …

Like former Liberal prime minister John Gorton, Peter Dutton has become as convinced as his predecessor about the nuclear path. But can Dutton succeed where Gorton failed? …

In a speech to Committee for Economic Development of Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers will say lower commodity prices and a softening labour market mean this year’s revenue upgrade will be modest. …

The federal government is contributing $2.1 billion to a ten-year agreement between the federal government and the Northern Territory that aims to see up to 270 houses built annually in remote Indigenous communities …

If Jim Chalmers were in television, he’d be the presenter, key producer and the warm-up act. The Budget might be two months away, but Chalmers is preparing us for his night in the spotlight. …

The government will pay superannuation on its paid parental leave from July 1 next year. The government also announced Funding to spur takeup of electric vehicles and some progress on Closing the Gap …

The prime minister said ‘there is so much untapped potential’ in the region of 650 million people to the north of Australia, but ‘not unlimited time.’ …