For some, McSweeney resignation removes obstacle to eventual downfall of Starmer
Those pushing to oust the prime minister are unlikely to be deterred by his right-hand man’s departure
Who are No 10’s new power brokers after Morgan McSweeney’s resignation?
As the PM appoints two acting replacements, here are the five people vying for his ear in the new operation
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‘Overwhelming sense of doom’: NDIS support cuts leave families in fear – and there are more to come
Many small changes since 2024 have ‘added up to one big cut’, advocates say, and the two biggest changes are due to roll out this year
Keir Starmer’s next steps: what hurdles must the prime minister now negotiate?
Top aide’s resignation may buy PM time, but coming weeks bring events that could yet end his time in office
Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse
Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame
Australian defence force expands space workforce as new specialist training centre unveiled
Expansion of space operations comes as ADF entering ‘most challenging strategic environment since second world war’, minister says
Archaeology against the clock: the race to salvage fragments of early Brisbane
Tens of thousands of artefacts were unearthed not by careful excavation but by the 2011 floods. Now, students are piecing together Queensland’s history
Russia says man suspected of shooting general detained in Dubai
Man in his 60s ‘arrested and handed over to Russia’ after fleeing to UAE, according to media reports
Morgan McSweeney: brains behind Labour’s comeback undone by poor judgment
Starmer’s chief of staff, who has quit over Mandelson appointment, was accused of presiding over a toxic No 10