1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (721+ words) September 13, 2026 — 10:03am Andrew Hastie has warned Barnaby Joyce that his assault on One Nation was just beginning, adding that he pitied the former deputy prime minister for having to clean up after party leader Pauline Hanson. The Liberal frontbencher launched a…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1032+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:01am As psephologists gradually realise that a clairvoyant has more chance of predicting the Victorian election, there’s one direct benefit to the political uncertainty: the much mocked, disliked, analysed and confusing beast that is One Nation has improved the contest…...

6+ hour, 5+ min ago   (760+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:00am More importantly, some AfD representatives have past or present associations with fully fledged neo-Nazi groups rather than parroting online antisemitic conspiracies. Yet despite their differences, both parties have found themselves in the political niche termed populism. Which is, I’m…...

6+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1208+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:00am Bill Kelty, a mastermind of reforms that set up Australia’s modern economy, says Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers are fuelling One Nation and “insulting” voters by welcoming lower house prices as they preside over a fall in real wages…...

17+ hour, 5+ min ago   (390+ words) September 12, 2026 — 6:00pm Police were called in after a woman was knocked to the ground in a scuffle outside a ticketed One Nation event for ex-AFL footballer turned election candidate John Barnes on Saturday. Nine News captured footage of the woman and…...

17+ hour, 22+ min ago   (928+ words) September 12, 2026 — 5:42pm Workers have walked off the job at Victoria’s largest disability housing provider, despite other operators brokering new workplace deals to reign in costs while trying to secure the homes for hundreds of vulnerable residents. Staff at 35 Scope homes walked…...

22+ hour, 7+ min ago   (372+ words) September 12, 2026 — 12:57pm The Queensland government’s wage bill is set to jump a further $93 million this financial year, after the industrial umpire ordered a 4.75 per cent lift to award rates and allowances. The Queensland Industrial Relations Commission decision on the 2026 State Wage…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1524+ words) A busy parliamentary week was overshadowed by two dramatic contrasts in political integrity and accountability. On the one hand there was Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and on the other Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie. They were not drawn into a direct…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (928+ words) September 11, 2026 — 5:00am As the halfway point of the Albanese government’s second term approaches, ambitious Labor MPs are starting to circle and plan for what most presume will be a third term. No one expects the prime minister will step aside. Anthony…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (46+ words) The Mercury Firearms reforms bill passes lower house after emotional debate A bill described as Tasmania’s biggest firearms overhaul in a generation has passed after three days of emotional debate. All your news for a great price...