Barnaby Joyce says the PM and Deputy PM made a “slip up” in not telling him he’d been dumped from a senior role in government. Scott Morrison announced his new ministry on Sunday with Joyce’s role as Special Envoy for drought scrapped altogether. But, the former Nationals leader only found out via social media, responding […]

Alan Jones says there are some “very disappointing” omissions from the Prime Minister’s new ministry. Scott Morrison announced the post-election reshuffle on Sunday afternoon with a record seven women in Cabinet. Environment Minister Melissa Price has been demoted to the Defence Industry portfolio while Communications Minister Mitch Fifield will be recommended as the next Ambassador […]

The Prime Minister says establishing the National Water Grid is one of the big challenges facing his newly returned government. Scott Morrison is in Queensland to meet farmers still reeling from floods earlier this year. In the lead up to the election, Nationals leader Michael McCormack promised a returned coalition would set up the National […]

Geoff Wilson has won his fight against Labor’s franking credits policy. Bank shares and private health insurers have surged, bringing the Australian stock market to a 12-year high, after the Coalition won government over the weekend. The founder of Wilson Asset Management Mr Wilson tells Ross Greenwood Labor’s franking credits policy had affected shares. “Over […]

Peta Credlin has slammed the son of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull after comments he made about Tony Abbott. Alex Turnbull has been critical of parts of the Liberal Party after his father lost leadership late last year. Now he has told 9News he was responsible for pushing Tony Abbott out of his long-held seat […]

Liberal MP Dave Sharma has won Malcolm Turnbull’s former seat of Wentworth. He ran as the Liberal candidate after the former prime minister quit parliament in 2018, but lost to Independent Kerryn Phelps. He took her on again in the federal election, with the result too close to call on Saturday night. Ms Phelps has […]