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China has rejected Australia’s claims its military forced an ADF aircraft to perform evasive action while in the Yellow Sea this week.

World NewsCommentsChina rejects Aussie claim of ‘unsafe’ army chopper incident

Close trading partner fires back over claims its military forced an Australian chopper to perform ‘evasive action to maintain safe flight’.

Adrian Lowe

One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson.

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One Nation rises when everyone else in on the nose

More Australian voters are leaning towards Pauline Hanson and One Nation but electoral consequences are murky.

Paul Murray

Scenes of destruction in Tehran, Iran after US-Israeli strikes.

THE NIGHTLYVideoCommentsTehran bombarded as US warns strikes to ‘surge dramatically’

RECAP: US forces have struck an Iranian Navy vessel and warn that strikes on Iran to ‘surge dramatically’

Amy Cavender, Max Corstorphan and Matt Shrivell

WA federal Liberal Andrew Hastie says immigration numbers are too high.

Federal PoliticsCommentsHastie rallies the right-wing on immigration levels

Federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has doubled down on his attacks on Federal immigration policy, saying many Australians are ‘angry’ with the rate of migration, leading to a rise in One Nation support.

Joe Spagnolo

A $115 million blitz by the Albanese Government to target aged care ‘hot spots’, including Perth, has been described as a “drop in the ocean” by providers who can’t keep up with demand.

federal politicsCommentsPremium‘Perfect storm’ puts WA’s critical aged care further behind

A $115 million blitz to target aged care ‘hot spots’, including Perth, has been described as a ‘drop in the ocean’ by providers that can’t keep up with demand. 

Jessica Page

A leading Australian intelligence expert says foreign officials should appear before a Royal Commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Federal PoliticsCommentsExpert says foreign officials should aid Bondi Commission

A leading Australian intelligence expert says foreign officials should appear before a Royal Commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King portrait in Parliament House in Canberra.

MiningPremiumKing’s $53m boost as Canada pledges minerals mateship

The Federal Government will throw millions more dollars into research hoped to rally Australia’s mineral refining skills against the backdrop of an invigorated new mining mateship with Canada. 

Simone Grogan

Defence is refusing to say whether a naval communications facility in the remote northwest helped support a US submarine carrying ADF personnel launch a deadly strike against an Iranian warship. 

Federal PoliticsCommentsDefence refusing to say if WA base helped killer US sub

Defence is refusing to say whether a naval communications facility in the remote northwest helped support a US submarine carrying ADF personnel launch a deadly strike against an Iranian warship. 

Andrew Greene and Katina Curtis

Aus lashes China’s ‘unsafe’ chopper roll near ADF aircraft

Federal PoliticsCommentsAus lashes China’s ‘reckless’ chopper roll near ADF aircraft

Shadow defence minister James Paterson has urged the Albanese Government to publicly condemn a Chinese military incident that put ADF personnel at risk.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Jim Chalmers.

Federal PoliticsCommentsJim Chalmers ‘currying favour with big bank experts’

Treasurer Jim Chalmers invited economists to Canberra to hear their views on the economy. But a former Treasury economist said it looked like a scheme to make them back off from slamming the Budget.

Stephen Johnson

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Government wants ‘every seat filled’ on the flights.

TravelComments‘Disappointing’: Half-empty flights return from Middle East

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the Government wants ‘every seat filled’ amid reports flights are returning to Australia with empty seats.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Three Australians on-board US sub that sunk Iranian warship.

Federal PoliticsCommentsAustralia helping US, Israel in war with Iran: PM

Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia is helping the United States and Israel with operations in Iran, also confirming Australian sailors were onboard the submarine that sunk an Iranian warship.

Katina Curtis

Iran players saluted instead of singing their national anthem before the Matildas match. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

SoccerComments'Traitors': Iran state TV slams soccer team's silence

Iran's state television has called for its women's team to be punished for failing to sing the anthem.

George Clarke

Six Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Crisis Response Teams began departing for the Middle East.

Federal PoliticsCommentsMore Aussies flying home as planes take off from Dubai

Australia sent two military passenger planes to the Middle East earlier this week and six DFAT crisis response teams are on their way as the Government makes contingency plans to help people leave the war zone.

Katina Curtis

Mark Carney describes Canada and Australia as ‘strategic cousins’.

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Why Carney preaches middle way in face of new world disorder

Canadian PM Mark Carney is on a mission to warn against the rupture of the world’s rules-based order. Will Australia listen?

Mark Riley

Mark Riley

Senator Ralph Babet is defying parliamentary orders to attend behaviour workshops for ‘using racist, homophobic, sexist or other language’ to demean others.

Federal PoliticsSenator defies orders to attend behaviour workshops

United Australia Senator Ralph Babet is defying parliamentary orders to attend behaviour workshops for ‘using racist, homophobic, sexist or other language’ to demean others.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Penny Wong is refusing to say whether Australian personnel were on board a US submarine which sank an Iranian warship overnight.

Federal PoliticsCommentsWong refuses to say if Aus sailors were on killer US sub

Penny Wong is refusing to say whether Australian personnel were on board a US submarine which sank an Iranian warship overnight, insisting the Government does not discuss deployments.

Andrew Greene

Jim Chalmers is considering replacing capital gains tax.

Federal PoliticsCommentsChalmers to hold secret meeting on capital gains tax changes

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is holding a Chatham House rules event with economists on Friday, including an advocate who wants to replace the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount on investment properties.

Stephen Johnson

Overnight, the first of six crisis response teams began departing for the Middle East.

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PM calls for ‘de-escalation’, DFAT teams sent to Middle East

Anthony Albanese has called for Iran to ‘cease’ attacks as DFAT crisis response teams head to the Middle East to provide on-the-ground consular assistance to Australians stuck there.

Katina Curtis

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for middle powers to unite amid an increasingly fractured world order.

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsCanada’s PM urges middle powers to unite for strength

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for middle powers to unite amid an increasingly fractured world order in a highly-anticipated address to Australia’s Parliament.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Angus Taylor ventured into one of Australia’s wealthiest suburbs to make his well-telegraphed pivot to focus on the cost of living and struggling families.

Federal PoliticsVideoPremiumTaylor starts a cost-of-living fire in Canberra’s Cottesloe

Angus Taylor ventured into one of Australia’s wealthiest suburbs to pivot focus on cost of living, as Tim Wilson took to singing to make a jab at the Government in Parliament. SEE THE VIDEO

Katina Curtis

Apart from petrol price increases, the economic effects of the conflict in the Middle East on Australia could be mildly positive, experts say.

Federal PoliticsCommentsHow Middle East conflict could be good for Aussie economy

AARON PATRICK: Apart from petrol price increases, the economic effects of the conflict in the Middle East on Australia could be mildly positive, experts say.

Aaron Patrick

The Liberals still haven’t learned from repeated warnings about a women problem.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumLeaked review: Liberals told AGAIN they have a women problem

The Liberals still haven’t learned from repeated warnings about a women problem and were hampered by a leader ‘unattractive to women’ during the disastrous 2025 election loss, an internal review has found.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Andrew Hastie was previously a contender for the Liberal leadership spill that ultimately elevated Angus Taylor to the top job. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

POLITICS‘Boss’: Leaked Lib report move stuns

A senior Liberal has had a surprising reaction to Anthony Albanese’s tabling of a savage review into the party’s historic election loss.

Nathan Schmidt and Ria Pandey