Queensland Government Appeals Suspended Sentence Given to Iraqi Refugee in Child Sexual Assault Case

A controversial Queensland court sentence handed to an Iraqi refugee who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl is set to be scrutinised by the Court of Appeal after…

ASIO documents reveal why White Australia was banned as High Court prepares landmark free speech challenge

Previously confidential court documents have revealed that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) advised the Federal Government to ban the White Australia organisation because allowing it to…

Torrie Lewis breaks Australian 100m record and defeats Olympic legend days before Commonwealth Games

Australian sprint sensation Torrie Lewis has delivered the perfect statement ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, breaking her own national 100-metre record and edging five-time Olympic champion…

Pauline Hanson faces nationwide backlash after Brittany Higgins accuses her of victim-blaming over domestic violence remarks

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has come under intense criticism after describing domestic violence as “a two-way street” during a Brisbane radio interview, prompting accusations of victim-blaming…

Pauline Hanson releases Seven producer’s email as Spotlight documentary sparks media and political controversy

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has released an email from a Channel Seven Spotlight producer in an effort to show that the network’s original proposal for a…

Governor-General Sam Mostyn’s leadership speech fuels debate over impartiality as Liberals wrestle with gender quota proposal

Governor-General Sam Mostyn has become the focus of a fresh political debate after delivering a speech urging Australia to move beyond what she described as a leadership…

Union push to remove Union Jack from Australian flag reignites debate ahead of Labor National Conference

A proposal by one of Australia’s largest manufacturing unions to remove the Union Jack from the national flag has reignited a long-running debate over national identity, colonial…

Victoria advertises $400,000 multicultural leadership role before enabling legislation reaches Parliament

The Victorian Government has come under political pressure after advertising a new senior multicultural leadership position offering a salary of up to $400,741 a year, despite the…

Albanese fundraiser at billionaire family’s Sydney mansion reignites political donation debate amid Hanson ‘double standard’ claims

A private fundraising dinner attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Point Piper waterfront mansion of the son of Chinese-born property billionaire Phillip Dong Fang Lee…

Jewish children urged to conceal their identity as royal commission hears confronting evidence of rising antisemitism

Young Jewish Australians are being taught how to navigate difficult conversations about their faith and, in some cases, encouraged to conceal visible signs of their Jewish identity…