Politics

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the level and type of immigration when the borders re-open is under active discussion among government.

Coronavirus pandemic

Migration rethink: Hike on the cards for post-pandemic recovery

The federal government is considering a rethink of the nation’s migration program to drive economic growth after the pandemic.

by Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says the new laws are needed to deal with the escalating wave of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure.

Cyber warfare

ASIO warns foreign attackers may try to insert malicious code in critical infrastructure to exploit later

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by Anthony Galloway

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce

Climate policy

PM assures net zero an economic positive as Nats debate coal price

by David Crowe

Collingwood got $16.5 million from a regional development grant fund for a sports medical hub.

Government grants

Collingwood Football Club got ‘regional development’ grant for Melbourne site

by Katina Curtis and Shane Wright

National security

Minister tells MPs their work is ‘a privilege we must not shy from’ in face of threats

by Rob Harris

Opinion & Perspectives

Queensland contact tracers may be overwhelmed with 1000 cases a day

Queensland modelling assumes contact tracers have a capacity for 100 new cases daily – a 10th of the number expected to swamp them when borders reopen.

Felicity Caldwell

Journalist

Eroding privacy: The murder of an MP could happen in Australia too

The murder of a British MP during a routine meeting with voters could happen in Australia, where MPs are increasingly worried about attacks.

Rob Harris

National Affairs Editor

Morrison the pragmatist leads from the back on net zero

A net zero pledge from Scott Morrison is now all but certain as the political winds have shifted. But whether voters will reward the PM is an open question.