With questions on notice more than tripling since 2022, the growing administrative burden of parliamentary scrutiny must be diverting vital resources from policy delivery, writes economist Melissa Bray.

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Hundreds of people previously held in indefinite immigration detention, many convicted of serious offences, may be eligible for compensation after Wednesday’s ruling.

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CEO Rob Scott told analysts that Wesfarmers is well-placed to deliver for shareholders despite the tough retail backdrop.

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ASX-listed Sigma Healthcare is eyeing UK health and beauty retailer Boots alongside other bidders, including Canada’s wealthy Weston family, according to reports.

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Economist Bruce Chapman, who designed the original HECS scheme, says overhauling job-ready graduates need not come at a cost to the federal budget or taxpayer.

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A federal parliamentary inquiry into data misuse allegations at KPMG has called almost a dozen partners and senior executives from Lendlease, Ashurst and Allens.

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Directors need to think harder about how they reach customers, experts say, as a new report shows the number of non-Anglo board members is dwindling.

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If the Victorian Liberals are to stand a chance, they must move away from the same old feuding, fussing and fighting and present a plan to rescue the ailing state, writes policy consultant Terry Barnes.

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In the AFR View, finding savings in the $52 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme was always going to create losers, attract fierce lobbying and test political mettle.

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As public grievance intensifies over Victoria’s mounting economic woes, commercial failures and extraordinary levels of government debt, the Allan government is firmly on the nose with voters.

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At a book launch in Washington, new Liberal Party president Tony Abbott lashed out at Australia's “laissez-faire” approach to multiculturalism.

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A scheme to root out dodgy renewable developers is struggling to get off the ground after red tape complaints led to only a handful of companies participating.

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After months of wrangling, the national carrier has reached an agreement to get passengers moving in and out of the new Western Sydney International Airport.

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Experts have highlighted four trends that could impact the sharemarket if the government’s proposed tax changes kick in next year.

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The NSW Electoral Commission is prosecuting two Labor figures who allegedly circumvented donation laws in a scheme that benefited Premier Chris Minns' 2015 election campaign.

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As the Victorian Premier's approval rating continues to plummet, Labor insiders are mulling whether a change in leadership could arrest the party's bleeding primary vote.

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A leading business group has called for a “mandatory, fully independent" review of the budget tax changes to deal with any unintended consequences of the legislation.

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A gruesome video on social media captures the alleged attacker, a Sudanese asylum seeker, pinning the victim down and repeatedly stabbing him around the head.

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Energy Minister Chris Bowen will back a major new global push to electrify more than a third of the world’s energy usage at this year's UN climate summit.

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Sources say IT personnel secretly extracted documents detailing allegations of data misuse and later shared the material with senior partners and the firm's former CEO.

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An end to negative gearing for established dwellings, alongside tighter residential lending limits, may make commercial property more attractive to some investors, writes Urban Property Australia founder Sam Tamblyn.