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The era of the Teals. One term wonders or is this the new normal?

Network Ten have launched legal action against their former political editor, Peter van Onselen, after the ex-Project host slammed the channels low ratings in a column. 

Greens Leader Adam Bandt says the government needs get their “hands on the lever” and start trying to take control of the cost-of-living crisis rather than leaving it to the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Peter van Onselen walked away from his role as Network Tens political editor earlier this year but in a swipe at his old bosses, he now fears the TV stations days may be numbered.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has poured water over calls from the Greens to cancel some existing government contracts with PwC over shocking revelations the firm leaked confidential tax policy to corporate clients.

Stronger formal defence links between South Korea and Australia could be on the cards later this year amid a growing strategic alignment.

Shadow ministers Jacinta Price and Bridget McKenzie have criticised the Australian Electoral Commission over its enrolment advertising ahead of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, as the agency pushes back the allegations.

Experts believe more training is needed for police and first responders around dealing with dementia patients, after an elderly woman was tasered in a New South Wales aged care facility on Wednesday. 

The Opposition have joined some leading economists in warning inflation could rise due to the Albanese governments spending in the federal budget.

Senator Matt Canavan has flaunted a lump of coal in Parliament to illustrate why he believes the resources industry is the reason for the governments budget surplus.