Politics

US President Donald Trump says he has had ‘good’ talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

After keeping silent on Thursday, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says she won't give into demands from the Nationals that she step down to save the Coalition.

Melissa McIntosh has called for ABC executives to apologise over a ‘disgraceful’ comedy show she claims ‘further fuelling division’ and featured children in spit hoods with references to the Ku Klux Klan.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump pounces on weakness, but retreats from strength. That’s why world leaders desperately need to stand up to Trump and push back on his tariffs.

The Prime Minister has apologised to the Australian Jewish community as thousands gathered across the country to mark the National Day of Mourning for victims of the Bondi terror attack.

A carefully crafted omnibus Bondi bill and an early return to Canberra for disgruntled Coalition MPs helped lay the groundwork for Albanese’s shrewd political victory.

Australia has left open the possibility of signing on to Donald Trump’s international ‘Board of Peace’ proposed for the second phase of the US President’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers resists calls from the Paris-based OECD for Australia to engage in unpopular tax reforms.

With Sussan Ley’s days as Opposition Leader numbered, the Nationals are also debating who should head their party following the Coalition’s second split.

Election analyst Antony Green said the Coalition was at risk of an ‘electoral earthquake’ if the far-right party sustained its support.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hailed a speech by Canada’s Prime Minister denouncing Donald Trump’s attacks on the global rules-based order as a ‘stunning’ and ‘thoughtful’ contribution.

A leader of Hizb ut-Tahrir was given space to write opinion rants on an ABC website to justify extremist Islamic ideology — despite the group already being banned in a range of Muslim-majority nations.

Hugh Grant is urging the UK to adopt an Australian-style ban on social media for children under-16 that's got the backing of Britain's House of Lords.

AARON PATRICK: Former SAS officer Andrew Hastie was loved by conservatives for his positions on global warming, immigration and defence policy. Then he sided with the Government to curtail free speech.

MARK RILEY: David Littleproud has chosen to split with the Liberals to focus on fighting the threat from One Nation. But in doing so, he’s giving up his party’s biggest advantage.