Politics

The UK Prime Minister has belatedly embraced a social media ban he said was even better than Australia’s, in what could be one of the final acts of his dying premiership.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has pushed back on growing criticism of Labor’s capital gains tax overhaul, insisting concerns are ‘unfounded’ despite ongoing voter confusion.

Accountants are warning Labor's controversial tax reform will lead to ‘substantial compliance costs’ on taxpayers, calling for legislative changes.

YouTube, Facebook ‌and X will be covered in a proposed ban on social media sites for under-16s by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

As Donald Trump hails a historic US-Iran agreement and falling oil prices, Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark reminder that ‘the struggle is not over’.

Pauline Hanson suggests her daughter Lee could be next in line for the One Nation leadership, which Barnaby Joyce has brushed off as the party claims Labor is ‘scared’ of its rising power.

The ceasefire agreement will bring needed relief to a scarred region, and to global energy markets. But it will not resolve the issues that brought America and Iran to war in the first place.

Two men have been convicted of a plot orchestrated by a mysterious Russian-speaking figure which aimed to ‘create fear for the Prime Minister’.

Australia’s traditional left-right political split has turned into a divide between populists and the practical that needs a new way of thinking, the Prime Minister’s right-hand man in WA believes.

The attack on the 1000-year-old Kyiv monastery has been likened to bombing Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.

An accused ISIS bride charged with slavery offences has given a grim account of her previous life in Syria with the terror group.

After enduring months of conflict, ordinary people in Iran were relieved to hear about the deal. Opposition groups were disappointed.

For now we can hope a moment to catch our breath has arrived.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has criticised ‘out of touch Generals’ after Australian soldiers were taught to construct wooden spears and axes during an Indigenous weapons making course.