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This blog is now closedSydney church stabbing: police treating as terrorist attack the alleged stabbing of bishop during livestreamed massGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says he has been briefed by the Australian federal police following an alleged stabbing at a Wakeley church overnight.Albanese wrote on X:I have been briefed by the AFP...

Deputy ambassador says Israel may ask Albanese government to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Israeli government may push Australia to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation, with the country’s ambassador in Canberra calling for “extreme measures” in...

This blog is now closed.Bondi Junction stabbings: Killer Joel Cauchi may have targeted women and children, NSW police sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese on Bondi attacker’s motive: ‘The gender breakdown is of course concerning’I just wanted to go back to the PM’s appearance on ABC radio earlier, where he was asked what he thought of the...

Treasurer offers more detail on forthcoming Future Made in Australia plan after concerns raised by productivity commissionerGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTax breaks and subsidies may be offered to industry as part of the government’s yet-to-be-detailed Future Made in Australia plan – but Jim Chalmers says there will be “strict tests” on public funding for the green...

The byelection in the south Sydney seat was triggered when the former prime minister announced his resignation from politics in JanuaryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLiberal candidate Simon Kennedy has been elected successor to former prime minister Scott Morrison in the seat of Cook in Sydney’s south.Saturday’s byelection was...

Byelection in the south Sydney seat expected to be won by Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy as AEC warns voter turnout could be lowGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal party will be hoping to the exorcise the ghost of Scott Morrison on Saturday as voters in Sydney’s south go to the polls to elect his replacement.The byelection...

Commonwealth requests Fair Work Commission phase in full 23% increase over two years to prevent workforce shortages elsewhereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAged care workers should wait until January 2026 for the full 23% pay rise ordered by the Fair Work Commission, according to the Albanese government.The commonwealth has...

Tasmanians say opposition leader’s ‘cheap political shots’ undermine the healing process for those still heavily impacted by the eventFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton’s comments comparing the 1996 mass murder of 35 people at Port Arthur to a pro-Palestine protest at the Sydney Opera House have been labelled...

This blog is now closedPort Arthur survivor criticises Peter Dutton’s comparison of pro-Palestine protest to massacreGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has defended his comments comparing a pro-Palestinian protest at the Sydney Opera House to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, AAP reports.Speaking on the Today show, Dutton stood by his remark and said...

Opposition leader says ‘national moral fog’ has made antisemitism permissible in speech at Sydney Opera HouseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has blamed police and Labor political leaders for what he calls an unprecedented and unchecked rise in antisemitism, declaring “something is rotten in the...

Mark Binskin’s appointment is an unusual and diplomatically risky move by a government requiring a very careful approachGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIsrael has not yet responded to Australia’s request to review its investigation into the deaths of seven international aid workers in a wrongful missile strike. But the Albanese government insists that should not be seen...

This blog is now closed.Brittany Higgins questions whether she was drugged on night of alleged rape in new court submissionMona ordered to allow people ‘who do not identify as ladies’ into Ladies Lounge exhibitGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA search will resume this morning for a woman who went missing while bushwalking at Belmore Falls in New...

This blog is now closedEmerson says breaking up supermarkets ‘too heavy handed’ as Dutton derides ‘Mickey Mouse review’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPM ‘absolutely’ confident supermarket review will reduce prices for consumersThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is speaking to ABC News Radio, also weighing in on Craig Emerson’s supermarket review.Including the Senate review … we’ve already announced...

Dozens of flights cancelled at Sydney airport and drivers told to avoid non-essential travel as inland low and coastal trough combine. This blog is now closedBruce Lehrmann defamation trial live: watch and follow the latest newsBoM weather radar: track the path of the storms and latest updates and warnings for NSW and QueenslandGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news...

Integrity commission cites ‘exceptional circumstances’ to make announcement, which involves ‘no adverse findings of any kind’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe ACT’s anti-corruption watchdog has said it is “assessing corruption allegations” against Walter Sofronoff over his dealings with the media while he led an inquiry into the Bruce Lehrmann trial.In a rare public acknowledgment, the ACT Integrity...

This blog is now closedBruce Lehrmann defamation trial: Channel Seven offered Taylor Auerbach promotion after rebuking him for charging Thai massages to corporate card, court toldGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAfter a number of comments about the state of famine in Gaza, which Hyman appears to be disputing – it’s quite difficult to keep up with his...

Some Labor figures are worried about their grip on Wills if Ratnam secures preselection Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian Greens leader, Samantha Ratnam, has put her hand up to run in the federal seat of Wills, in a move that has some Labor figures worried about the...

This blog is now closed.Victoria government blasted for rejecting truth-telling inquiry’s key recommendationsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has called a snap press conference in Canberra at 8.30am. We’ll have coverage of this for you soon.A man has died in Melbourne’s south after being struck by a truck on a major highway near Frankston. Continue reading...

Five people rescued while dozens remained stranded at campsite in northern Queensland. This blog is now closedSupport for Labor drops in WA as Coalition gains ground among the youngVoters in Western Australia are shifting away from Labor towards the Coalition, as the opposition gains ground among young people. Continue reading...

Energy minister says air force advised the runway at Scone, near Liddell power station, would not accommodate Albanese’s larger planeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe energy minister, Chris Bowen, has defended the government’s decision to charter two jets from Canberra for a clean energy announcement in the Hunter region...

Justice Michael Lee will hear an urgent application from Network Ten at 5pm on TuesdayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNetwork Ten will ask the federal court to reopen its defence on Tuesday at an emergency hearing scheduled less than two days before the judgement in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case is due to be handed down.Justice Michael...

Lee Jong-sup is being investigated over allegations he tried to improperly influence an inquiry into death of marine while he was defence ministerSouth Korea’s ambassador to Australia resigned on Friday as questions about his appointment while he is under a corruption investigation battered President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ruling party less than two weeks from a closely fought parliamentary election.Lee Jong-sup, who was appointed ambassador...

Tyrrell worked as Lambie’s office manager for years before being elected to the upper house in 2022Firebrand senator Jacqui Lambie has wished Tammy Tyrrell well after she announced her decision to quit the Tasmanian’s network and go it alone on the crossbench.In a statement released on Thursday evening, the senator revealed she had resigned from the Jacqui Lambie Network and would remain in the...

Former PM, who took on five extra ministries in secret, tells Olympian Sam Fricker that listeners might say ‘Oh, I didn’t think you were that humble’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former prime minister Scott Morrison has declared himself more into humility than power, detailing in a lengthy post-politics interview how the Aukus submarine deal was sealed...