Phillip Coorey
Phillip Coorey joined the Sydney Morning Herald in 2005 and is the paper's Chief Political Correspondent, based in Canberra. Previously he was the Political Editor for Adelaide's The Advertiser. He has been in the Canberrra Press Gallery since 1998, except for 2003 and 2004 when he was the New York correspondent for News Ltd.
NSW backs disability plan
Phillip Coorey THE 140,000 disabled people in NSW will be guaranteed care and support within five years after the federal and NSW governments reached a $6 billion deal to implement the national disability insurance...
Enemy within still the danger: Turnbull
Phillip Coorey MALCOLM TURNBULL has portrayed himself as the antithesis of Tony Abbott's political mentor, B.A. Santamaria, the staunch protectionsist and founder of the Democratic Labor Party.
PM to lean on 'dynamic' states over disability insurance
Phillip Coorey THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, will use this week's meeting with the state and territory leaders to lean on Queensland and Western Australia to commit to the national disability insurance scheme,...
Opposition insists Gillard misled authorities and demands inquiry
Phillip Coorey THE opposition has stepped up its claims that the Prime Minister broke the law 20 years ago and says that if the government does not launch a judicial inquiry, it will do so if it is elected.
Bishop attack misfires after phone gaffe
Phillip Coorey THE government has branded the opposition deputy leader, Julie Bishop, a liar and an embarrassment after she claimed not to know she was talking on the phone last week to the self-confessed fraudster...
Gillard reassures Israel of backing despite UN vote
Phillip Coorey THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has sought to placate an angry Jewish lobby with strong words of support in Parliament for Israel after Australia backed Palestine at the United Nations.
Gillard forced to retreat on Israel
Phillip Coorey Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been forced to withdraw Australia's support for Israel in an upcoming United Nations vote after being opposed by the vast majority of her cabinet and warned she would...
'Unsustainable' mining tax must be fixed - Oakeshott
Phillip Coorey THE federal independent MP Rob Oakeshott has declared the mining tax ''unsustainable'' and said unless federal and state governments sort out the dispute over royalties, the tax must be brought back...
Mining tax unsustainable, says Oakeshott
Phillip Coorey The federal independent MP Rob Oakeshott has declared the mining tax "unsustainable" and said unless the federal and state governments sort out the dispute over royalties, the tax must be brought...
Victims may be able to sue church
Phillip Coorey, Jacqueline Maley Victims of sexual abuse would be able to sue the Catholic Church for compensation as a result of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Child Sexual Abuse, legal experts say.
Labor's poll shows black hole in west of Sydney
Phillip Coorey NSW has become federal Labor's worst black spot, and the government would lose more than 10 seats - predominantly in western Sydney and some held by ministers - if an election was held soon.
Victims to be able to sue church
Phillip Coorey, Jacqueline Maley VICTIMS of sexual abuse would be able to sue the Catholic Church for compensation as a result of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Child Sexual Abuse, legal experts say.
Coalition would scale down protection for car manufacturers
Phillip Coorey Government says opposition plan would wreck the industry and cost more than 200,000 jobs.
One man v the system: power industry says sorry
Michael West, Phillip Coorey IN THE morning, Bruce Robertson and his family were facing a lawsuit from six state electricity giants. By early afternoon, they were fielding an apology.
Jail threat for clergy who hide abuse
Josephine Tovey, Phillip Coorey MEMBERS of the clergy would face jail for failing to report knowledge of sexual abuse gained during confession, with pressure growing to lift the confidentiality laws that protect them.
Abbott in trouble again after 'urban Aboriginal' remark
Phillip Coorey TONY ABBOTT has moved to build bridges with one of his own MPs, Ken Wyatt, after a falling out caused by Mr Abbott labelling him an ''urban Aboriginal''.
Protection of Confession under heavy fire
Phillip Coorey POLITICIANS of all persuasions, from Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott down, say Catholic priests must not be exempt from having to report child abuse to police should they hear it in the confession of a...
Abbott should leave attacks to deputies, say Liberals
Phillip Coorey TONY ABBOTT has attributed his latest popularity plunge to ''nasty, personal'' attacks by Labor, as Liberal MPs confided their leader needed to cut down his media appearances to soften his own...
Rare point of political unity as justice proved unstoppable
Phillip Coorey When Prime Minister Julia Gillard walked into cabinet at 4pm on Monday, she had already decided to hold a broad-ranging royal commission into the sexual abuse of children.
Gillard acts on sex abuse claims
Phillip Coorey, Josephine Tovey JULIA GILLARD has launched the most comprehensive inquiry into child sexual abuse in Australia's history with a nationwide royal commission to investigate churches, charities, state governments,...
