This Month
- Investigation
- Building Bad
Leaked texts reveal Labor women who backed Setka
Leaked text messages reveal Labor politicians and insiders sent messages of support to the CFMEU boss as he dealt with domestic violence-related offences.
- Nick McKenzie, Ben Schneiders and David Marin-Guzman
Labor urged to include tax havens in profit shifting crackdown
About 50 per cent of large US companies and multinationals from China, Japan, and Germany will be covered by the rules.
- Tom McIlroy
ACTU staff sent home due to safety concerns
Fair Work moves to suspend WA CFMEU permit; Vance gives his first speech as Trump’s VP candidate; COVID-19 infected Biden says he feels good as he flies home. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Lucy Slade
Was the greatest Labor politician of his era corrupt?
Many people believe NSW Premier Neville Wran used his office for personal profit. A biographer wants to correct the record.
- Milton Cockburn
- Opinion
- Building Bad
Only a full judicial inquiry can lift the lid on the CFMEU
The scandals at the construction union leave a host of unanswered questions that will shape the future of industrial relations in Australia.
- Graeme Watson
- Opinion
- US election
How toxic talk turns too easily to assassin’s bullets
A more centrist political culture doesn’t make Australia immune to the language that has inflamed American politics in recent times.
- Georgina Downer
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Surely everyone knew the CFMEU’s dirty secrets?
Given the money flows between the union, criminals, building companies and the Labor Party, cleaning out this poison must surely require action by federal or state corruption bodies.
- The AFR View
Business demands royal commission into ‘abhorrent’ CFMEU conduct
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has thrown down the gauntlet to the construction union after explosive misconduct allegations, but business groups want him to act now.
- Updated
- Ronald Mizen, David Marin-Guzman and Hannah Wootton
‘Good’: PM welcomes Setka resignation after AFR investigation
Anthony Albanese slammed former CFMEU boss John Setka as calls emerged for him to take tougher action against the militant union after allegations reported today.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman and Callum Goode
Albanese makes three-day assault on Queensland battleground
The prime minister has thrown down the gauntlet in Queensland during a pseudo-election-campaign tour.
- James Hall
- Opinion
- Federal election
Will the PM set up an election while the sun is still shining?
The legislative gridlock, a tricky economy and a Trump crisis all make a case for going to voters sooner rather than later.
- Laura Tingle
Political donations reform push faces tough opposition
Labor’s plans for speedy disclosure of political donations by big businesses and Rich Listers could be scuttled by the Greens and the Coalition.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Energy transition
It’s an energy race between the implausible and the impossible
Peter Dutton has come up with a nuclear-powered cost of living wedge to expose Labor’s overreach on renewables and sustainability.
- Matthew Warren
Cattle farmers go to war with Labor over class action
Cattle farmers have accused Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus of launching an appalling, contemptuous and “outrageously misleading” attack on them.
- Ronald Mizen
UK results signal Labor threat from Muslim Vote
Labor believes the war in Gaza will boost independents and the Greens, including in the Melbourne electorate of Wills.
- Tom McIlroy and Gus McCubbing
Voters will ‘resist the poison from Canberra’: WA premier
Roger Cook says WA voters will resist the introduction of sectarian politics to Australia, warning against “poison” from Canberra coming into his state.
- Tom Rabe and Tom McIlroy
‘Folly’: Littleproud brushes aside Qld LNP’s nuclear stance
Nuclear energy was the elephant in the room at the LNP convention in Brisbane on Saturday, where Peter Dutton forged ahead with the pitch.
- Updated
- James Hall
Fault lines: The growing divide threatening our society
Labor senator Fatima Payman’s resignation from the party highlights a schism between Muslims and the major parties. At risk is Australia’s multicultural ethos.
- Andrew Tillett, Tom Rabe and Gus McCubbing
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Keir Starmer can drive Britain to reform-led growth
Britain’s new PM must lock in growth quickly if he is to secure Labour’s huge win. With a planning system from hell and a 17,000-page tax code, there is plenty of scope for reform.
- The AFR View
Labour’s sweeping victory in Britain is terrible news for Peter Dutton
The UK general election was fought over problems that are familiar to many Australian voters, which is why the outcome looks bad for the Coalition.
- Aaron Patrick
