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Jonathan Swan is a Fairfax reporter based in the Canberra bureau, Parliament House.
PM's challenge to Abbott on disability scheme
Richard Willingham, Jonathan Swan, Dan Harrison Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made the funding of the long-awaited disability insurance scheme a major election issue by announcing that a new levy to fund the program would be put to the...
Levies from times past
Jonathan Swan Reporter Jonathan Swan looks at what levies have been raised in the past to fund government schemes
Disability levy a big mistake, says business leader
Jonathan Swan Australians do not need a ''gilt-edged'' National Disability Insurance Scheme and Julia Gillard would be making a ''big mistake'' if she raised the Medicare levy to pay for one, says a key business...
NBN Co asked to turn sights to Coalition's policy
Jonathan Swan The company building Labor’s NBN has been asked to write a ‘‘corporate plan’’ based on the Coalition’s broadband policy.
Faster broadband speeds coming
Jonathan Swan, Asher Moses Australians linked to the national broadband network will be able to get download speeds of one gigabit per second by the end of this year, the company building the NBN will announce on Friday.
NBN customers set for world-leading download speeds to happen by end of the year
Jonathan Swan, Asher Moses Australians linked to the national broadband network will be able to get world-leading internet download speeds of one gigabit per second by the end of this year, the company building the network...
Hanson eyes NSW seat to 'run for the people'
Jonathan Swan Pauline Hanson is back and reminding her political enemy Tony Abbott of events he would rather forget.
Hanson looks to run in Hunter
Jonathan Swan Pauline Hanson will run as an independent candidate in this year's federal election, saying Australians were "disgusted" with "illegal boat people".
Counter-terrorism efforts working: Carr
Jonathan Swan The ''little progress'' made by terrorists since the September 11 attacks showed that counter-terrorism efforts were working, according to Foreign Minister Bob Carr.
Assange's Senate chances slim even with preferences
Jonathan Swan Julian Assange's WikiLeaks Party has generated considerable interest among voters but probably not enough for him to be elected to the Senate, a new poll shows.
Assange will struggle to win Senate seat: poll
Jonathan Swan Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks Party has generated considerable interest among voters but probably not enough for him to be elected to the Senate, a new poll shows.
Boston blasts suggest terrorists' work: Carr
Jonathan Swan The explosions that ripped through the Boston marathon suggest an attack by terrorists, Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr said.
Voters believe Coalition has wires crossed on broadband
Jonathan Swan Labor's national broadband network is more popular than the Coalition's cheaper version, according to the first national poll on the policies.
WA Labor senator Bishop to retire
Jonathan Swan West Australian Senator Mark Bishop has withdrawn from this year's election, following speculation he would not be pre-selected on the Labor ticket.
Poll shows voters prefer Labor's NBN
Jonathan Swan Labor's national broadband network is more popular than the Coalition's cheaper version, according to the first national poll on the policies.
No vaccine, no school, insists doctors' chief
Jonathan Swan, Amy Corderoy Unvaccinated children should be barred from attending school, says the Australian Medical Association federal president, who also wants groups spreading anti-vaccination messages to be punished.
No vaccine, no school, says AMA chief
Jonathan Swan and Amy Corderoy Unvaccinated children should be held back from school and groups spreading anti-vaccination messages should be punished, according to the federal president of the Australian Medical Association.
Twitterati cry foul over 'fraudband'
Jonathan Swan ''Don't mess with our internet'' has been the resounding message on social media since opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull announced the Coalition's alternative national broadband...
Coalition's slower plan dismissed as a wrong number
Jonathan Swan, Ben Grubb and Peter Cai The Coalition's cheaper and slower alternative to Labor's national broadband network has been labelled a ''nonsense'' by experts, who argue it will put Australia behind the rest of the world.
Turnbull takes slow lane, but gets there first
Jonathan Swan, Ben Grubb, Peter Cai The Coalition's cheaper and slower alternative to Labor's national broadband network has been labelled a ''nonsense'' by experts, who argue it will put Australia behind the rest of the world.
