Politics

High-profile business leaders have joined the growing list of names challenging the Prime Minister’s decision not to call a royal commission into the Bondi massacre. SEE THE LIST

Tributes are pouring in for an Australian soldier in Ukraine who ‘died because he believed some things are worth standing for.’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Zohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as mayor of New York City just after the New Year’s Eve ball dropped in Times Square.

Australia’s beef industry fears an almost $1 billion hit after China slapped new trade restrictions on meat producers across the globe in a move the Albanese Government branded ‘very disappointing’.

Back in 2005, John Howard was riding high as the first Australian PM in decades to command a majority in the House of Reps as well as the Senate. But new papers reveal how that would all soon change.

Three people have been killed in the latest US strike on a convoy of alleged drug trafficking boats.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In the 11 months since he was confirmed as health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr has wreaked steady havoc on the United States’ vaccination policies and programs. 

The Melbourne-inspired supper club in Washington DC is the favourite hangout for high-profile members of the Trump administration

Veteran Liberal minister Philip Ruddock says his party must heed the lessons of the past and on immigration and climate change, as Opposition figures gear up for a new year’s fight over migration levels.

John Howard’s Defence and foreign affairs ministers told him not to return Australian special forces to Afghanistan in 2005, new Cabinet papers reveal.

Cabinet papers form 2005 reveal how, emboldened by a rare Senate majority, John Howard and his minister Kevin Andrews seized a once-in-a-generation opportunity for massive industrial relations reforms.

JENI O’DOWD: Leaders have given up any pretence of accountability, even when it matters most.

NSW Premier Chris Minns has declared anti-Semitism needs to be purged from the Labor Party, as an influential Jewish group called for Federal Labor ministers to be barred from Jewish events.

Australia has told Beijing it is deeply concerned about China’s military exercises simulating a blockade of Taiwan this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has revealed.

NSW Premier Chris Minns says anti-Semitism needs to be purged from the Labor Party, as the Australian Jewish Association called for Federal Labor ministers to be banned from Jewish events.