Bill Shorten

Politicians are using burner phones or their staff members’ devices to access TikTok, as pressure mounts on the government to enact a total ban of the Chinese-owned app on all government devices. The Opposition’s spokesman for cybersecurity…

Suggestions that Australia could be at war with China within three years have been shot down by the government. National security experts made the alarming claim in a report commissioned by the Nine Newspapers. The panel warned that…

Tanya Plibersek has dismissed questions about her leadership ambitions after she was quoted saying she could have won a contest between herself and Anthony Albanese. The Environment Minister made the claim in an extract from Margaret…

A push to cap superannuation tax concessions has been stepped up after the fresh estimates put the cost of the generous tax breaks at $50bn per year. Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who in recent days has floated a tax cap on super funds over $3m,…

Philip Lowe is set to face a grilling today amid growing calls for the embattled Reserve Bank boss to step down.Dr Lowe is scheduled to testify before a Senate Estimates hearing at 11.15am on Thursday, followed by a House committee on…

Socceroo Awer Mabil has been named the 2023 Young Australian of the Year.Mr Mabil, 27, grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp after his family fled civil war in Sudan, before coming to Australia when he was 10 years old. Mr Mabil co-founded the…

Senior bureaucrats who were facing a PR crisis over robodebt instructed a government watchdog to substantially amend its report into the botched debt recovery scheme to make it less negative.Jason McNamara, a former general manager at…

Cracks are emerging within the government’s plan to follow through on stage-three tax cuts, as a senior minister claims Australians earning $150,000 a year are struggling. Government Services Minister Bill Shorten – who as Labor leader…

Scott Morrison and Marise Payne have been called as witnesses in the royal commission into the robodebt scheme next month. Mr Morrison, who was the social services minister when the botched debt recovery scheme was established, will be…

Australians have reacted to Philip Lowe’s interest rate apology with fury, with many now calling on the RBA boss to resign – or even face legal action.On Monday morning, Dr Lowe issued a stunning apology to Australians who took out a…