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Protecting Women’s Spaces Bill Sparks Fierce Debate in Federal Parliament
A renewed national debate over sex-based rights, gender identity protections and women-only spaces has erupted in Parliament, following the introduction of a private member’s bill seeking to redefine sex in federal law as “biological and binary.” Nationals Leader Senator Matt Canavan joined campaigner Sal Grover and Nationals MP Alison Penfold in backing the proposed legislation, arguing that amendments made to the…
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Albanese Government Sells “Housing Reform” While Dodging the Tax Question
The Albanese Government has attempted to reassure Australians that fuel supplies remain secure amid ongoing Middle East instability — but it was the Government’s increasingly murky tax and housing agenda that dominated attention during the Prime Minister’s latest press conference. While the Prime Minister opened with optimistic commentary about fuel reserves and supply chains, repeatedly…
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Tim Wilson’s Press Club Broadside Signals Coalition Reset on Aspiration and Small Business
Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson MP used his first major address to the National Press Club of Australia since returning to frontline politics to launch an aggressive critique of the Albanese Government’s budget strategy — framing it as an attack on aspiration, entrepreneurship and the “self-starters” of Australia. In a speech titled Stand with Small, Wilson unveiled a new Coalition campaign…