Colin Brinsden
Business wants minimum wage frozen amid virus fallout
A major business group says the minimum wage must remain frozen until mid-2021 if people are to get back into work as...
China’s threatened barley tariff signals Beijing’s fury at PM’s call for COVID investigation
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham is “deeply concerned” by reports China may slap a tariff on Australian barley imports. He said the government...
Albanese homes in on Eden-Monaro’s ‘triple whammy’ as byelection battle heats up
Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese says retaining the NSW seat of Eden-Monaro will be a challenge, even though it is 100 years...
Peter Dutton mulls re-allowing travel to New Zealand as first post-COVID step
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton believes Australia’s success in containing the coronavirus is due to the swift action it took in closing...
Minister rips Barnaby Joyce for ‘privacy doubts’ about COVID-19 tracking app
Government Services Minister Stuart Robert has slapped down Barnaby Joyce for threatening to not download the federal government’s COVID-19 tracking app, saying...
Attorney-General Christian Porter says JobKeeper laws will pass this week
Attorney-General Christian Porter is adamant the $130 billion JobKeeper payment legislation will be passed by federal Parliament when it holds an emergency...
Don’t trust coronavirus ‘home test’ kits coming out of China: Dutton
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is urging Australians to be wary of dodgy ‘home’ COVID-19 tests kits that could pose a serious...
Coronavirus layoffs: Economists warn 17 per cent will be out of work by Easter
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the Morrison government is working on a wage subsidy plan, as a leading economist warned the unemployment...
Labor anger over cancellation of bank hearings
Federal Labor is outraged that regular Parliamentary scrutiny of the four major banks has been shelved as a result of the COVID-19....
Coronavirus: No need to ban short selling, says Josh Frydenberg
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been told by the financial markets watchdog there is no need to ban short selling in the...