Joshua Boscaini

2 days ago | abc.net.au | Courtney Gould |Joshua Boscaini

The discussion has moved onto the topic of Senator Dorinda Cox's defection from the Greens to Labor on Monday. The Greens have argued that Cox should resign from parliament after he defection since she ran as a Greens candidate in 2022. Labor MP Josh Burns says while people join political parties to help shape them, people can change their minds.

4 days ago | abc.net.au | Courtney Gould |Joshua Boscaini

The panel has been asked about its reaction to Dorinda Cox defecting from the Greens to Labor yesterday. Aaron Violi says her decision was a shock and surprise. He's compared the prime minister's reaction to Cox's defection from the Greens with Albanese's reaction when Fatima Payman left Labor. "He [Anthony Albanese] said she [Payman] should resign her Senate seat and give it back to the Labor Party last year, and now he's saying that it's OK for Senator Cox to do this.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Courtney Gould |Joshua Boscaini

The concerns of environment groups challenging a major Woodside gas proposal off the Western Australia coast have been formally rejected by Environment Minister Murray Watt, clearing the decks for a final decision before the end of next week. The environmental approval for Woodside's Karratha gas facility expires in 2030, and the company's request to extend the North West Shelf Project's life by another 40 years has been under assessment since 2018.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Courtney Gould |Joshua Boscaini

The strained marriage of the Liberal and National parties has reached breaking point, with the minor party leader David Littleproud announcing his party will split from the Coalition. It marks a break in a century-long tradition, but it's not the first time tensions have forced the parties apart. Since the 1920s, the conservative partners have drifted apart and come back together, securing the Nationals an at-times outsized and consistent presence in Australia's federal parliament.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Courtney Gould |Joshua Boscaini

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed the government's commitment to climate action as she tours the Pacific region. Wong this morning met with Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and a section of cultural leaders known as the Great Council of Chiefs.  But it was the ever-present issue of climate action that remained front-and-centre, as Pacific nations look for greater commitments from Australia ahead of its push to co-host COP 31 with the Pacific Islands nations next year.