2+ day, 36+ min ago   (671+ words) September 11, 2026 — 10:28am The Greens are set to benefit from a shake-up of complicated rules governing City of Melbourne elections, potentially paving the way for the minor party to claim the mayoralty. The changes to the City of Melbourne Act, passed by…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (650+ words) September 10, 2026 — 5:28pm Australians will continue to be able to serve in foreign armies, including those accused of war crimes, without government oversight, after parliament rejected a bid to require disclosure of overseas military service. The Senate on Thursday voted down a…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (620+ words) September 10, 2026 — 4:04pm Kellie Sloane has sensationally accused the Labor government of significantly increasing building heights in her eastern suburbs electorate after she became opposition leader in a bid to wedge her on housing before the next election. Sloane’s Vaucluse electorate takes…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (412+ words) September 10, 2026 — 3:36pm Liberal MP Scott Buchholz has taken aim at online trolls who leave fatphobic comments on his social media, questioning how those who hurl abuse online treat their partners and children in real life. “Too long at the trough,” reads…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (30+ words) Brisbane Times The Queensland MP uses RU OK day to ask how the trolls are treating their families September 10, 2026 — 12:47pm...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (773+ words) September 10, 2026 — 5:00am Prominent sexual assault victims advocate Brittany Higgins has accused the Victorian government of using her credibility to promote promised reforms that it won’t deliver before the November election. Late last month, Higgins wrote to Premier Ben Carroll saying she…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (981+ words) In a single week last month, police investigated four separate cases, in some instances alleged cases, of online abuse against Australian female politicians. But it’s bad, and it’s getting worse. Licia Heath is the CEO of Women for Election – an…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (31+ words) Brisbane Times Anthony Albanese says the government is focussed on tackling criminals to stop Australia's tobacco wars. September 9, 2026 — 8:24am...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (749+ words) September 9, 2026 — 5:00am The nation’s leading authority on domestic abuse has warned Labor’s plan to end violence against women and children in a generation is failing as rates of sexual violence in Australia remain at record highs. The Domestic, Family and Sexual…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (367+ words) September 8, 2026 — 12:01am Queensland households, businesses and industry are racing toward solar, wind and batteries, but the state government is driving in reverse. By scrapping renewable energy targets, abandoning coal closure schedules and running state-owned coal stations past their shelf life, the…...