Politics

Seven days ago the first missile strikes hit Tehran creating a shockwave that reverberated across the globe.

Federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has doubled down on his attacks on Federal immigration policy, saying many Australians are ‘angry’ with the rate of migration, leading to a rise in One Nation support.

Australia’s security has been tied to the US since World War II and remains so. The AUKUS program which has placed our sailors in US facilities is a key part of that.

A leading Australian intelligence expert says foreign officials should appear before a Royal Commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Defence is refusing to say whether a naval communications facility in the remote northwest helped support a US submarine carrying ADF personnel launch a deadly strike against an Iranian warship. 

For decades officials from other nations have expressed bemusement at the ridiculous levels of defence secrecy in Australia.

Shadow defence minister James Paterson has urged the Albanese Government to publicly condemn a Chinese military incident that put ADF personnel at risk.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers invited economists to Canberra to hear their views on the economy. But a former Treasury economist said it looked like a scheme to make them back off from slamming the Budget.

The outcome may not pass the pub test but the outgoing head of the corporate regulator says it was justified in taking on the Star casinos case.

What’s his end game? The world is asking itself that question over and over as it watches Donald Trump double down in the Middle East.

A former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning of petrol rationing should the Iran war continue.

The long-ranged Shahed-136 drone has become central to Iran’s retaliation strategy against the US and its regional allies. 

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the Government wants ‘every seat filled’ amid reports flights are returning to Australia with empty seats.

Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia is helping the United States and Israel with operations in Iran, also confirming Australian sailors were onboard the submarine that sunk an Iranian warship.