Politics

Minister for Communications Anika Wells at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

Labor says under-16s ban to wage war against ‘dopamine drip’

Anika Wells says Australia’s impending social media ban will help teenagers break away from the ‘dopamine drip’ binding under-16s to their phones.

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The ABC spent $45,000 farewelling managing director David Anderson. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

ABC spends $45k on farewell party for former boss

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has revealed it spent $45,000 in taxpayers’ money on a farewell party for former managing director David Anderson. 

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Minister Katy Gallagher promised to end 'jobs for mates' but her government ignored recommendations.

Limp response to jobs-for-mates review erodes trust

EDITORIAL: We have never lived in an era in which the political processes are viewed with so much distrust.

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Australians may be forced to provide official identification or banking details to big technology companies from next week.

How the teenage social media ban may end internet anonymity

Australians may be forced to provide official identification or banking details to big technology companies from next week.

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Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Matt Keogh.

US ‘war on woke’ won’t deter Australia’s AUKUS recruiting

Transgender Australians signing up to the defence force are being encouraged to consider joining the nuclear-submarine program, despite the Pentagon removing members of their community from US military ranks. 

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The CFMEU targeted women as part of its attempt to gain control of Queensland construction sites, an inquiry in Brisbane heard.

Union head told she wasn’t safe on site after CFMEU threats

The Queensland head of the Australian Workers’ Union was told to stay away from a project targeted by CFMEU because her safety was at risk.

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Luigi Mangione could face life in prison if convicted of murder in the second degree.

Accused CEO killer’s lawyers try to exclude evidence

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Lawyers for Luigi Mangione have argued that physical evidence taken from his backpack during his arrest and the statements he made at the time should not be allowed.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto.

Why Albanese must keep his eye on Indonesia’s leader

ROSS B TAYLOR: Democratic backsliding is a major concern for Indonesia’s 285 million citizens, but worries are mounting inside Australian borders as well.

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Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth is at the centre of a growing debate on a September 2 strike on an alleged drug boat.

Claims Hegseth ordered boat strike but not killing survivors

The Trump administration has defended the legality of an attack on a boat in the Caribbean as calls grew in Congress to examine whether a follow-up missile strike that killed survivors amounted to a crime.

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Benji Marshall with Barry O’Farrell.

Ex-Premier reveals the real reason behind his NRL sacking

Barry O’Farrell has fired back with both barrels at the Wests Tigers owners over a decision he has described as a ‘brain fart’.

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Nasry Asfura has over 40 per cent of votes in early counting of the Honduras presidential election.

Conservative candidates tied in Honduras after Trump’s call

Two conservative candidates are in the lead after President Donald Trump’s endorsement of one injected the United States into a tight, potentially volatile presidential election.

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Outgoing director-general of Australian intelligence, Andrew Shearer, has given a grim assessment of China’s naval tactics and what they mean for Australia and the Indo-Pacific region.

Nation’s spy boss warns of rising Indo-Pacific conflict risk

Australia’s spy chief has warned that major conflict could break out in the Indo-Pacific region within the decade as China’s navy ratchets up its intimidation tactics.

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Senators Penny Wong and Anne Ruston have clashed during a budget estimates hearing over Brittany Higgins' cover-up claims.

Wong dodges Higgins cover-up questions in tense clash

Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has clashed with Liberal Senator Anne Ruston over Labor’s claims of a political cover-up in the rape of Brittany Higgins.

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After US President Donald Trump admitted to having ‘no idea’ what body part he got an MRI, the White House has released some of his results.

‘Preventative’: Trump’s MRI results released by White House

After US President Donald Trump admitted to having ‘no idea’ what body part he got an MRI, the White House has released some of his results.

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Bureaucrats at Australia’s national weather agency faced questioning in Senate estimates on Monday night after the bill had initially been publicly quoted at $4.1m before it was later revealed as close to $100m.

REVEALED: BoM’s website fail part of massive $800m overhaul

Consultants ‘at the trough’ have been blamed for the staggering $96.5m bill for the controversial redesign of the Bureau of Meteorology’s website, with revelations it was part of a wider $800m systems overhaul.

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