🚨EXCLUSIVE: The PM commissioned a secret probe into the government's handling of the Optus and Medibank cyber hacks that saw the details of millions of Australians compromised. Former infrastructure department sec Mike Mrdak, led the review. skynews.com.au/australia-news…

Exclusive: Julia Gillard’s former chief-of-staff, Ben Hubbard – who helped Anthony Albanese’s transition into gov – has won several contracts with commonwealth agencies since last year’s fed election, including the PM's department Geoff Chambers The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese’s chief of staff Tim Gartrell instructed senior ministers to meet with former Labor staffer Ben Hubbard, months before the strategic adviser won key government contracts Geoff Chambers The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

.@DanWaltonAWU has attacked the Greens over threats they will block Labor’s centrepiece climate policy, saying the party had done “more to worsen climate change than any other entity in the country”. By Jess Malcolm Politics Now blog The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Exclusive: Tanya Plibersek has given the green light for a new gas expansion project in Queensland, which threatens to derail Labor’s negotiations with the Greens to win support for the government’s key climate policy Geoff Chambers The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Congratulations Max Maddison for your win ...and Jess Malcolm for your commendation

Thrilled to be commended for the 2022 Wallace Brown Young Journalist of the Year award. Thanks to the National Press Club and congrats to Max Maddison for your win

Exclusive: Anthony Albanese’s key climate policy could punch a multibillion-dollar hole in the federal budget, as lower and upper house crossbenchers prepare to hijack Labor’s safeguard mechanism reforms when parliament returns Geoff Chambers The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Workers on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project are threatening to strike over safety concerns after maggot-infested food was served on site. AWU - Australian Workers' Union published images revealing maggots in food served at three sites in recent weeks. By Jess Malcolm The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Exclusive: A move to electrify all Australian households could cost taxpayers more than $60bn, analysis from the national peak body for pipeline infrastructure has revealed The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Exclusive: Grattan Institute energy expert Tony Wood has endorsed gas industry analysis that suggested electrifying the nation would cost upwards of $60bn, despite accusations from green lobby groups the costs were grossly underestimated The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Exclusive: RBA Governor Phil Lowe obtained a half-price home loan - from the Reserve Bank to purchase his 5-bedroom property in Sydney's eastern suburbs in 1997. There are 11 current/former RBA employees still benefitting from the scheme. Sky News Australia skynews.com.au/australia-news…

Exclusive: Two young siblings could be barred from adoption by their long-term foster family after they discovered, five years after first being placed in the family’s care, they were Aboriginal. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/adoptio…

Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe says she was “pulverised” by police at Kellie-Jay Keen’s anti-trans protest outside Parliament House in Canberra ⁦The Australian⁩

Exclusive: Major coal companies are warning that Labor's deal with the Greens to pass its signature climate policy is a ­“carbon tax by stealth” that will drive up ­energy prices, destroy jobs and kill foreign investment Perry Williams The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/whiteha…

Exclusive: The fed gov has ­admitted it is “refining” its centrepiece aged-care policy of 24/7 mandatory nurses in aged care, as the sector warns it is facing a “perfect storm” of severe workforce shortages and tough new reforms The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/albanes…

Farmers will be forced to hire workers for 30 hours a week under the Pacific Island Australia Labour Mobility scheme, leading employers to warn that Australia’s diplomatic relationships are being “outsourced to unions” Jess Malcolm theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Exclusive: One in five public aged-care beds is being forced to close under ­Victoria’s union-backed nurse-to-patient ratios, sparking warnings that Labor’s 24/7 targets will trigger aged-care shutdowns when they come into force next month The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/nursing…

Entrepreneur and Shark Tank billionaire Mark Cuban has warned businesses would be better off without politicians meddling in the economy, and insisted the next US president needs to "shut up." - Watch our sit-down chat filmed in The US Sun's studio in NYC the-sun.com/news/12696515/…

Our second installment after we had billionaire investor Mark Cuban in The US Sun's NY studio, with the entrepreneur warning communities "will die" if no action is taken to prevent the closure of brick-and-mortar stores the-sun.com/money/12698606…