Politics

Ted O’Brien is publicly warning Angus Taylor to support Ley or quit.

Deputy declares Taylor should quit if he’s lost faith in Ley

Deputy Liberal leader Ted O’Brien has declared that Angus Taylor should quit the frontbench if he is working on a leadership challenge, as politicians prepare to return to Canberra.

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NSW Deputy Premier Prue Car has announced she has beat cancer for a second time. Christian Gilles / NewsWire

‘Incredibly lucky’: MP’s huge health update

NSW’s deputy leader has delivered a big update on her return to work after being diagnosed with breast cancer in June last year.

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Opposition health spokeswoman Anne Ruston (centre) says leader Sussan Ley has the support of the Liberal party room.

Leadership spill rumours fade as Sussan Ley holds on

A Liberal frontbencher has predicted how the first sitting fortnight will go for Sussan Ley amid murmurs of a leadership challenge.

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US President Donald Trump and Iranian official Ali Larijani have suggested negotiations are ongoing.

Iran signals US talks framework forming amid rising tensions

Iranian security official Ali Larijani says work on a framework for negotiations with the United States is progressing.

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Former Prime Minister and outgoing Australian ambassador to Washington Kevin Rudd has denied ever meeting or corresponding with Jeffrey Epstein, or visiting his houses.

Kevin Rudd denies Epstein visit amid fresh US file release

Former Prime Minister rejects any known association with Jeffrey Epstein after fresh documents released in the US suggested he once sought to introduce his wife and son to the disgraced businessman.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labelled the opposition a joke. NewsWire/ Kelly Barnes

Albanese mocks Liberal chaos as leadership knives come out

The Prime Minister has blasted the Liberal Party in a fiery press conference as speculation of a leadership challenge to Sussan Ley continues.

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Protesters have taken to the streets across the US demanding an end to ICE agents' tactics.

Alex Pretti shooting sparks Minneapolis protests

Thousands of Americans have braved freezing conditions to demonstrate as the Department of Justice launches an investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti.

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US officials say a new cache contains three million pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein files bombshell: US releases new records, videos

The US Justice Department has published a new cache of millions of documents related to the late convicted sex ‍offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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The Ukrainian army says Russian forces launched 111 drones in overnight attacks on Ukraine.

Ukraine and Russia halt energy strikes after US push

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country's forces will not strike Russian energy facilities if Russia does not target sites in Ukraine.

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Sussan Ley has flipped the leadership narrative.

How Sussan Ley stared down the men in suits

After being written off, the Liberal Party leader demonstrated her resilience by seeing off challenger Andrew Hastie while Angus Taylor put his leadership campaign on pause.

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Holly Valance has broken her silence after her controversial collaboration with Pauline Hanson was removed from streaming services.

Valance speaks out after ‘anti-woke’ song pulled from charts

Holly Valance has broken her silence just a day after her Kiss Kiss (XX) My Arse collaboration with Pauline Hanson was pulled from Apple Music.

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The Federal and State Governments have struck a landmark deal on hospital funding and the NDIS.

National cabinet strikes $219b hospital funding deal

The Federal and State governments have struck a landmark deal on hospital funding and the NDIS that will lead to an extra $25 billion in Commonwealth money flowing into health systems.

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Andrew Hastie will not challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal Party leadership.

Andrew Hastie pulls out of Liberal leadership bid

Andrew Hastie will not challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal Party leadership, clearing the path for Angus Taylor to be the sole right faction candidate in a spill.

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Kevin Rudd has declared China an ‘adversary’ that binds Australia and the Trump Administration.

China is our ‘common adversary’: Rudd tells US audience

Kevin Rudd has declared China a shared opponent that unites Australia and Donald Trump’s America, as he hails the alliance’s critical minerals pact and its challenge to Beijing’s power.

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Federal law enforcement agents detain a motorist from a vehicle during a raid in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. Minnesota officials are suing over the unprecedented surge of US immigration authorities in the state, taking the Trump administration to court days after a federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis woman. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg Victor J. Blue

ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence

Is America’s President building his own paramilitary militia?

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