Politics

Vice Admiral Mark Hammond has told AUKUS critics to “stop politicising” the nuclear submarine project.

Incoming defence chief’s stern message to AUKUS critics

Australia’s next defence chief says new US production data shows the submarines are still on track.

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A group of so-called "ISIS brides" left the Al-Roj refugee camp in Syria on Thursday. (AP PHOTO)

ISIS bride launches bid to overturn order banning her return

The family of Sydney woman Hodan Abby is preparing urgent legal action to overturn a Temporary Exclusion Order blocking the ISIS-bride and her disabled daughter from returning to Australia.

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Melbourne mother Kirsty Rosse-Emile, who travelled to Syria with her husband to join Islamic State in 2014, and remains in Syria's Roj IDP camp.

ISIS bride’s old jihad posts resurface ahead of return home

Kirsty Rosse-Emile’s online posts – littered with jihadist imagery, hard-line religious slogans and strict Islamic doctrine – are set to haunt the alleged ISIS bride when she lands in Melbourne tonight.

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A second group of so-called ISIS brides is expected to touch down on Tuesday.

Another ‘ISIS brides’ group to touch down within hours

A second group of ISIS-linked women and children are expected to touch down in Australia today.

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Chris Bowen has accused the Coalition of being ‘unpatriotic’ as he defended COP travel and staffing costs and challenged Dan Tehan over his own ministerial travel record.

Bowen lashes ‘unpatriotic’ Coalition for querying $150m COP

Chris Bowen has accused the Coalition of being ‘unpatriotic’ as he defended COP travel and staffing costs and challenged Dan Tehan over his own ministerial travel record.

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Nickolay Mladenov warned Israel that the trajectory of the stalled peace plan in Gaza risked recreating the same conditions that led to the October 7.

‘Time bomb’: Trump’s peace board issues chilling warning

LATIKA M BOURKE: Fresh alarm has been raised over Gaza, with a senior peace envoy warning the deteriorating situation could fuel renewed violence.

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US President Donald Trump has issued a major nuclear demand.

US launches fresh strikes on Iran to ‘protect troops’

US Central Command has confirmed that the US has launched fresh strikes on Iran, moments after Donald Trump issued a nuclear demand.

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Renewable projects are edging closer to taking over from coal and gas for Australia's energy needs. (Dan Himbrechts / Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Renewable energy set records but investments fall

Wind farms and solar panels are producing more of Australia's electricity than ever, but slow approvals and investment commitments could stall progress.

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Save the Children chief Mat Tinkler said the rhetoric around the group’s return had been ‘disappointing’.

Fresh political storm as ‘ISIS brides’ return to Australia

A second group of ISIS-linked women and children are expected to arrive in two major Australian cities in just a matter of hours.

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Kerryn Phelps was one of Australia's first teal independents, winning the seat of Wentworth in 2018.

Ex-Teal warns of party risks and political headaches

While a formal teal party could erode support among some voters, it would also help independent MPs share resources and collaborate on policies.

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Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra.

No carve-outs on capital gains in first bill, PM reveals

The tech sector will have to take Anthony Albanese at his word that it will eventually be exempted from capital gains tax changes because there won’t be any carve-outs in initial legislation.

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Australian Federal Police arrested Ben Roberts-Smith at Sydney Airport on April 7. Supplied/Australian Federal Police

Government approved BRS charges faster than ‘ISIS brides’

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland approved the prosecution of Victoria Cross awardee Ben Roberts-Smith in two days while taking more than three weeks to green-light charges against three ‘ISIS brides’.

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Ex-Democrats leader Andrew Bartlett has warned the teals against forming a political party.

Ex-Democrats leader urges teals to avoid forming party

A former leader of the Australian Democrats, whose party appealed to disaffected moderate Liberal voters, is urging the teals to resist the idea of forming a political party.

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Australia’s fuel tsar gets paid more than $16,000 per week to help Australia respond to energy supply chain issues in the wake of the US-Israel-Iran war. 

Australia’s fuel tsar paid more than $16K per week

Australia’s fuel tsar gets paid more than $16,000 per week to help Australia respond to energy supply chain issues in the wake of the US-Israel-Iran war. 

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