Samantha Dick

2 days ago | abc.net.au | Matt Garrick |Jack Hislop |Samantha Dick

With net debt to surpass $12 billion this financial year, the Northern Territory government's 2025-26 budget is headlined by record funding for corrections but little for new infrastructure projects. Here are the winners and losers of the Country Liberal Party government's first budget. The Northern Territory is home to some of the sickest patients in the country, with Aboriginal Territorians battling higher rates of chronic diseases and mental health issues than non-Indigenous Australians.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Dick

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has announced she will quit the National Party to join the Liberal Party, stoking speculation she is also gunning for the deputy role. The stunning move has raised concerns among the Liberal Party's moderate camp, who note she was branded by Labor during the campaign as a "MAGA candidate". The re-elected Northern Territory senator said she would be "more effective" in the Coalition's majority partner "especially as the party faces a significant rebuild after Saturday".

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Dick

The state of play in two highly contested Victorian seats has become clearer overnight, with Tim Wilson set to relaim Goldstein for the Liberal Party and Labor's Peter Khalil to retain the inner-Melbourne seat of Wills. Mr Wilson's ousting of independent Zoe Daniel would make her the first so-called "teal" independent to lose their seat since coming to power in 2022. On election night, Ms Daniel led with 51.7 per cent, or about 3,000 votes.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Dick

It turns out spamming millions of voters with unsolicited texts doesn't bode well in elections. At least it didn't for billionaire Clive Palmer's party, Trumpet of Patriots. Mr Palmer told the Daily Telegraph his party spent a whopping $60 million on the election campaign, splashing advertisements across newspapers, television screens, social media platforms and billboards ahead of polling day.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Samantha Dick

They're disillusioned, resentful and many suspect the system is rigged against them. For the first time, Gen Z and millennial voters outnumber baby boomers at the federal election — and most of them aren't reaching the same milestones as their parents. More than 7 million Australians have already cast their vote ahead of Saturday, and despite a campaign largely shaped by the rising cost of living and housing, it's unclear whether young voters feel satisfied by what's on offer.