By: Tiffanie Turnbull The NSW Upper House has again voted to refer premier Gladys Berejiklian to the state’s corruption watchdog over her former partner’s dealings. A motion moved by Labor and supported by the crossbench claimed the premier failed to declared a conflict of interest when dealing with road upgrades affecting former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire. Ms Berejiklian revealed ...

By: Michaela Whitbourn Attorney-General Christian Porter has launched Federal Court defamation proceedings against the ABC over an online article that he alleges portrays him as the perpetrator of a “brutal” rape that contributed to a woman taking her own life. The lawsuit is expected to put an end to calls for a public inquiry into his fitness to remain in ...

By: Jarni Blakkarl Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has shared a photo from his Melbourne hospital bed where he continues to recover from a broken vertebrae. Clean-shaven and wearing a black t-shirt, the 48-year-old Labor leader is shown in the photo wearing what looks like a support brace which crosses his chest and goes beneath his arms. Mr Andrews has been ...

  By Mohamad Mourad The onset of COVID-19 in 2020 has produced a number of interesting effects on dynamics in the traditional real estate sectors and real estate markets across Australia in terms of leasing activity and investment activity. This paper is designed to be a summary of the key events and themes surrounding the commercial real estate sector over ...

By: Bob Carr Australia ends the year as one of the only developed countries not committed to net zero emissions by 2050. To this, prime minister Scott Morrison is adding another distinction. Australia is about to become the only developed country with a parliamentary committee charged with persuading corporates not to move beyond carbon. The work will be steady, not to say ...

The ACTU deplores the flagrant violation by the Moroccan army of the ceasefire in Western Sahara by moving its army into the Guerguerat area and Buffer Strip which is monitored by the United Nations’ mission in Western Sahara, MINURSO. MINURSO was tasked with organising a referendum of self-determination promised to the people of Western Sahara, which has been occupied by ...

  The Government of the Sahrawi Republic and the Frente POLISARIO condemn in the strongest possible terms the decision taken by the outgoing US President Donald Trump to recognise that which Morocco does not possess, namely “sovereignty over Western Sahara”.   The position announced by Trump constitutes a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and its resolutions ...

Morocco has become the latest Arab League country to agree to normalise relations with Israel in a deal brokered with US help. As part of the deal, the US has agreed to recognise Morocco’s claim over the disputed Western Sahara region. It is the subject of a dispute between Morocco and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, which has been seeking to ...

  The Australian economy has bounced back from its first recession in almost 30 years, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says. Australia’s GDP increased by 3.3 per cent in the September quarter, figures released on Wednesday showed. “The Australian economy is coming back,” Mr Frydenberg told reporters. “Facing a once-in-a-century pandemic that has caused the greatest economic shock since the Great Depression, ...

By: Josh Dye and Mary Ward NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a major easing of restrictions ahead of the summer holidays, including allowing people to drink while standing up outdoors in pubs. From Monday the one person per two-square-metres rule will prevail at all indoor venues including for hospitality, retail and places of worship. The one person per four-square-metres will still apply ...