One Nation hits 30% as new poll reveals surprising voters behind Pauline Hanson’s surge
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has opened its biggest primary-vote lead over Australia’s major parties in the latest News24/YouGov Pulse, with new demographic figures suggesting the party’s support…
‘All online services’ face Labor safety duty as Anika Wells rejects censorship fears
Communications Minister Anika Wells has confirmed the Albanese government’s proposed Digital Duty of Care will impose new safety obligations across a broad range of online services, as…
‘ABC should do better’: Albanese hits back at golf club report as $6.05m grant faces scrutiny
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused the ABC of mishandling its reporting on his longstanding connection to Marrickville Golf Club after questions emerged over an honorary membership…
Australia’s productivity is struggling — but evidence does not show working from home is to blame
Australia has a genuine productivity problem and governments are under growing pressure to lift the quality of economic and policy decision-making, but the increasingly popular argument that…
Warren Pickering admits past drug use as One Nation defends Victorian leader amid ex-partner claims
One Nation’s Victorian leader Warren Pickering has admitted using illegal drugs when he was younger, complicating the party’s defence of its state election frontman after serious historical…
Chalmers stands by housing tax reforms as home values fall 3.6% from March peak
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is standing by Labor’s sweeping property tax changes as Australia’s housing downturn deepens, after a fellow minister acknowledged there was “no doubt” the reforms…
Dave Hughes says his Albanese backlash is not a right-wing conversion — and Liberals won’t get a free pass
Dave Hughes has gone from publicly helping Anthony Albanese look good to becoming one of the Prime Minister’s loudest celebrity critics, but the comedian insists Australians should…
Ben Roberts-Smith defence funding gap raises fairness questions in landmark war crimes prosecution
A widening gap between the Commonwealth funding available to Ben Roberts-Smith’s defence and the rates government agencies can pay their own barristers has triggered fresh scrutiny of…
Pakenham becomes One Nation’s mortgage-belt test as Hanson targets Labor’s 307-vote seat
Pauline Hanson has taken One Nation’s Victorian campaign into one of the most financially pressured and politically vulnerable electorates in the state, betting that mortgage stress and…
Lindsay Clancy remains accused after mistrial as heartbreaking case reignites postpartum psychosis debate
The murder case against Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy remains unresolved after a six-week trial ended without a verdict, leaving prosecutors to decide whether to put her before…