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  • Ted O’Brien Unveils Coalition Foreign Policy Vision as One Nation Question Sparks Telling Exchange

    By Editor | June 24, 2026

    By Michael Keating | Inside Canberra The Coalition’s new Shadow Foreign Minister Ted O’Brien has used his first major foreign policy address to argue that Australia’s international influence is being undermined by economic weakness at home, while also hinting at the political calculations shaping the Opposition’s path back to government. Addressing the National Press Club…

  • Labor’s Senate Deal Under Fire as Question Time Exposes Fault Lines on Housing, Tax and Trust

    By Editor | June 23, 2026

    The Albanese Government faced sustained pressure during Question Time on Tuesday as the Coalition sought to capitalise on Labor’s newly negotiated Senate deal with the Greens, raising questions about tax policy, housing reforms, self-managed superannuation and the Government’s credibility. While much of Question Time was occupied by government backbenchers asking ministers favourable questions, the most…

  • Taylor Sharpens Coalition Agenda as Opposition Targets Labor on Tax, Energy and Migration

    By Editor | June 23, 2026

    Taylor Sharpens Coalition Agenda as Opposition Targets Labor on Tax, Energy and Migration By Michael Keating | Inside Canberra Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has used a business forum in Brisbane’s north to sharpen the Coalition’s emerging policy agenda, signalling that energy affordability, opposition to Labor’s proposed tax changes and migration reform will form the core…