Politics

The Opposition have called on the Albanese Government to explain why Kathy Klugman, one of the PM’s top advisers, was appointed as the head the Office of National Intelligence. 

NICO LOUW: The restriction is a rash decision that risks undermining the worthy objective of protecting children from the genuine harms of actual social media.

The trade war chaos is forcing countries to reconsider whether the US is really an economic ally as gold’s surge signals potential trouble ahead.

Anthony Albanese’s chief foreign affairs adviser has been appointed to the nation’s top intelligence job, the first woman to fill the position.

An AUKUS-driven increase in demand for workers in Western Australia and South Australia has prompted Tony Burke to look at overhauling a visa system that State governments complain about every year.

The Australian Defence Force has begun discussions with the US military about providing personnel to a future ‘international stabilisation force’ in the Middle East as part of Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan

MARK RILEY: Armed with critical minerals and a $1.5 billion cheque, Albanese must draw focus from global conflict to secure Australian interests.

The Trump administration has secretly authorised the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader.

US President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him that he will halt Russian oil imports to India.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Almost everyone in the office was locked out of their government emails and computers on Friday. The workers spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution. 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump’s secretary of defence offered unusually strong criticism of Russia, just as Ukraine seeks American Tomahawk missiles.

The Trump administration has warned that China is working to isolate itself from the world over a critical minerals ‘global supply chain power grab’.

Both nations announced the ceasefire after a week of deadly clashes along their border and strikes on the Afghan capital threatened to spill into a broader conflict.

The aircraft carrying the US Secretary of War was diverted to the UK after a mid-air emergency saw the crew descend rapidly.

News outlets were almost unanimous in rejecting Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s restrictive new reporting rules.