Christopher Pyne cited Oliver Cromwell, Julia Gillard cited John Howard and Joe Hockey was busy with the Seinfeld references. But in the end, question time this afternoon was all about one thing. There was no grand prize for guessing what the government

News that Gina Rinehart has reportedly attained a 12.8% stake in Fairfax Media (and is seeking just under 15%) is bad for the Australian media environment: it potentially puts yet another billionaire in a position to influence what gets published as “new

The federal opposition has added means-testing the private health insurance rebate to a list of broken Labor promises, as the government accused Tony Abbott of preying on the misery of workers who have lost their jobs. Three Liberal frontbenchers - Joe H

NAB today became the fourth major bank to lift its standard variable interest rate. Picture: Source: News Limited HOME loan customers have been slugged with another round of rate rises after National Australia Bank moved to match the other banks and prot

Assistant Treasurer Mark Arbib has taken aim at opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey about his stance over bank lending rates, saying it was more like an application for a bank job. Mr Hockey has accused the government of sending out mixed messages o

AAP The federal opposition has accused Treasurer Wayne Swan of sending mixed messages to borrowers on interest rates. Mr Swan was pretending people had a choice if banks hiked loan rates independently of the Reserve Bank, opposition treasury spokesman Jo