Politics

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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It costs on average more than $3600 a day to keep a child locked up, or $1.3 million per year. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

How much Aussies are paying to lock kids up

A record amount has been spent locking up children and young people, revealed in a new report, described as the result of a ‘devastating policy failure’.

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Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie are battling it out for a challenge of the Liberal leadership.

‘Unified’: Senior Liberal’s big call on leadership

A senior Liberal has spoken out about leadership-hopefuls Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor, revealing who holds the Party’s ‘support’.

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US citizens will be able to go to Venezuela, Donald Trump says.

Trump’s big call on Venezuelan airspace

US President Donald Trump has announced that Venezuela's airspace will be opened for commercial air traffic.

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‘We can do better,’ US border czar Tom Homan says regarding moves against illegal immigration. (EPA PHOTO)

US border czar says ICE will be more ‘targeted’

A memo ‌from an ICE official directs US federal officers to refrain from any unnecessary interaction with ‘agitators’ so as to avoid ‘inflaming the situation’.

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Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin has agreed for Russian forces not to target Kyiv for a week.

Trump says Putin will pause Kyiv strikes for a week

US President Donald Trump says President Vladimir Putin has agreed for Russian forces not to target Kyiv and other cities for a week amid cold temperatures.

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The Federal Government wants to lock in a new five-year hospital funding deal with the states.

Crunch time for hospital funding deal as deadline looms

Time is running out for State and Federal leaders to strike a deal on hospital funding as Australia's peak medical body warns more spending is urgently needed.

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Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie are battling it out for a challenge of the Liberal leadership.

Ley survives for now as Liberal challengers jostle for tilt

A looming challenge to Sussan Ley's leadership is likely to be delayed because of a deadlock and maneuvering between the two potential candidates.

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An important new study suggests that there’s a highly effective way to overcome one of the most intractable problems in 21st-century America — intergenerational poverty.

How to bring back the American dream

THE NEW YORK TIMES: An important new study suggests that there’s a highly effective way to overcome one of the most intractable problems in 21st-century America — intergenerational poverty.

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A cross-government deal on hospitals and disability funding is long overdue but Anthony Albanese has made it clear the Federal Government’s cash flow will only go so far.

‘Not an ATM’: PM’s warning amid hospital crisis talks

A cross-government deal on hospitals and disability funding is long overdue but Anthony Albanese has made it clear the Federal Government’s cash flow will only go so far.

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