After 6 months of agonising – it's crunch time for the Liberal Party, with MPs to thrash out a position on the net-zero climate target this week.
If, as expected, the net zero target is abandoned, the long delay in reaching this point will leave the Liberals looking like they've capitulated once again to the Nationals.
The Nationals have walked away from the net zero target dialling up pressure on Liberal leader Sussan Ley.
It was a win in Washington for the Prime Minister, with one of the smoothest meetings any foreign leader has had with Donald Trump.
For all the celebration of Anthony Albanese's friendly visit to the White House and the happy news on AUKUS and critical minerals, there was something Donald Trump said that alarmed strategic analysts. And it had nothing to do with disliking Kevin Rudd.
With rare earths under one arm, and possibly another AUKUS down-payment under the other, the Prime Minister is preparing for his long-awaited Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump.
Trump may have expressed "shock", but his administration is clearly not surprised at China's willingness to flex its dominance on rare earths.
After two years of war, there is hope of peace in the Middle East.
The government is determined to avoid wearing any blame for Optus's failure but also needs to be transparent about how it handled even dodgy early advice from the telco.
It is a fast moving situation in the Middle East, after US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a 20 point peace plan.
This week Insiders is live from London.
This week Insiders is live from New York, where world leaders are meeting for the United Nations General Assembly.
As doubts linger over the AUKUS security agreement's future, the Albanese government has acted.
Anthony Albanese has long argued being serious on climate change is the "entry fee" for credibility in the Pacific.
China flexes its new diplomatic and military might in a grand parade.From the Australian government's perspective, the rapprochement between China and India was the most worrying development.
The sight of neo-Nazis trying to whip up community anger and recruit new followers drove home to all how criticism of Australia's migration program can lead to and even legitimise hate speech, racism, and violence.
For the past two years, the Government has resisted calls to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation.
For years, experts have warned of the dangers of the so-called sovereign citizen movement.
There is bipartisan support for expelling the Iranian ambassador and listing the IRGC as a terrorist organisation, but no end to the political brawl over antisemitic attacks in Australia.
The roundtable is over, and there's consensus on broad tax reform goals.
Lis Stanger
It appears that Mr Joyce is happy to leave worker engaged in Australia's most valuable export to the whims of multi-national corporations rather than work with people to transition away from that industry.
Lis Stanger
NSW sacked over 10,000 public servants, federal governments regularly sack thousands of public servants without much support provided. Why should miners get special government assistance shouldn't it be on the multi billion dollar multinationals to support their employees transition to new industries?
Intrograted
It wasn't a shock result to anyone paying attention.
ciaran cashman
preacch!! DJ albo!.. Palestine deserves sovereignty as does Israel! yet why is Israeli sovereignty the mitigating factor in policy of both major parties. The rationale which whom Australia government supports.and advocates for is ananalagois to whistler situation Australia is essentially occupying land that was invaded and displaced those living there and margibalise those who were there prioorf to European colonisation..