While most politicians will halt their campaigning on Anzac Day, the WA Greens will instead host a dance party to raise money for their election bid The West Australian thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

Diss tracks, distractions and disinterest - but what younger voters want is real action on housing. My column today thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

Dutton hit the national security and community safety button yesterday, adding to what is already a very blokey campaign. My column today thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

After a lot of argument in the election this week about what merits a good plan for Defence, this was a fascinating intervention from former minister Joel Fitzgibbon, who warns Australians (inside and outside politics) have become too complacent thenightly.com.au/politics/feder…

Inside the pro-life, anti-net zero push to influence the Nationals leadership vote this afternoon thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

Anne Aly - freshly elevated to cabinet - wants to change the way Australians think about multiculturalism to move away from food and arts to instead value its economic contributions thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

Western Australian senators have been decided.

Resources Minister Madeleine King reveals Australia helped drive the critical minerals pact at the G7 - aimed at breaking China's near-monopoly - and there will be more to come on this front when the PM meets Trump thewest.com.au/business/minin…

A senior military officer has warned Australia’s defence is vulnerable to China’s monopoly on critical minerals. New from me in the The West Australian thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

WA Labor's party secretary steps into a new job as a senator tomorrow. Ellie Whiteaker opens up to The West Australian about what drew her to Labor, leaving behind a "campaigning powerhouse", and what she wants to achieve with her next challenge. thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

It's hardly a state secret, but the PM has now publicly confirmed he's travelling to China soon for the annual leaders' meeting, and that he'll visit three cities: Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu (I imagine the last leg must involve a certain iconic black and white mammal)

The Liberals are recruiting crossbenchers to back new laws to strip the PM's power to allocate staffing numbers for his opponents - ICYMI, my exclusive story thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

Sadly, our penguin and seal friends on Heard and McDonald Islands have not escaped a 10% tariff...

Enviro Minister Murray Watt says "positive” talks in Perth this week have boosted his confidence to overhaul our outdated environmental laws, with Premier Roger Cook back on board & pledging to help fasttrack reforms. Watt's aiming to finish by mid-term 2026. Katina Curtis #aupol

"When a chief of the defence force can say he now expects to have to fight from the Australian continent and the prime minister has seemingly nothing to say on the matter, something has gone badly astray." mnth.ly/Nl6IT4k

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is billed as the “special guest” at a WA Liberal Party fundraiser tomorrow run by the Curtin branch women’s committee thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

Jacinta Price is the star guest at another Liberal Party function in Perth, this one being held at an Indian cultural centre. It's left community members stunned - story from my colleagues Jessica Page and Charlton Hart thewest.com.au/politics/feder…

Sussan Ley will use her first major economic speech as leader to declare that people need to stop thinking government will take care of everything, and position the Coalition to oppose a shift towards universal childcare thewest.com.au/politics/feder…