Australia

The government lashed amendments proposed by Mark Latham to workers' compensation legislation.

Latham given short shrift on workers’ compo proposal

Attempts to reform an insurance scheme protecting more than 3.5 million workers has faced delays and warnings alternative proposals will be even worse.

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Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash.

How Cash’s fiery address sparked Coalition leadership calls

AARON PATRICK: West Australian senator Michaelia Cash delivered a blistering attack on Foreign Minister Penny Wong in defence of colleague Jacinta Price, now, people want her to lead.

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UK-Australia AUKUS treaty unveiled.

Pentagon review raised at high-level Australia-UK talks

Australian and UK officials have downplayed concerns over US commitment to the AUKUS pact ahead of signing a 50-year agreement to cement the deal.

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Cattle farmer Kevin Nettleton of Boyanup.

Albo accused of ‘trading away’ beef ban to appease Trump

Nationals leader David Littleproud has accused Anthony Albanese of ‘trading away’ Australia’s US beef import ban to appease President Donald Trump amid his tariffs regime.

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Australia has lifted the US beef ban, a move which has put the Aussie cattle and meat industry on high alert.

‘Fairly disappointed’: Aussie graziers slam US beef ban move

Australia has given America access to beef market on the eve of Donald Trump’s tariff deadline, sparking fears the $75 billion Aussie industry has been sacrificed for the US trade war.

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Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged the United States to deepen its alliance with Australia to deter the rising military threat from China. 

‘Punish Australia’: Scomo’s warning at US Congress forum

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged the United States to deepen its alliance with Australia to deter the rising military threat from China, asserting that the PRC ‘regime’ cannot be negotiated away.

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Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra.

Ley’s moment of grace in her first Question Time as leader

AARON PATRICK: But the Coalition’s attacks on the Labor government fell flat or backfired.

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The HMS Prince of Wales will lead the UK’s Carrier Strike Group’s visit to Australia.

UK shows off military might with naval fleet visit

Ahead of the fleet’s arrival Britain’s new High Commissioner talked up the UK-Australia partnership as an ‘anchor relationship in a dangerous world’.

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Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley attend the opening of the 48th Federal Parliament at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Battle lines drawn on day one of Parliament

Along with the pomp and ceremony, the stage is set for ALP’s agenda of bold election promises, but it’s a tough road ahead.

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New Member for Dickson Ali France MP makes her debut speech in the House of Representatives.

‘Human story’ of love and hardship leads to unseating Dutton

Ali France says her journey to unseat Peter Dutton and represent the people of Dickson wasn’t the result of any grand plan or lifelong dream, but rather hundreds of little steps.

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Anthony Albanese, Benjamin Netanyahu The Nightly

Israeli envoy slams Gaza move as ‘disconnected from reality’

The Australian Government has joined a global joint statement to end war in Gaza, a move Israel’s ambassador to Australia warns is ‘disconnected from reality’.

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Penny Wong’s decision to join 27 other foreign ministers to condemn the Jewish state’s provision of food to Palestinians ignores the reality that Hamas can end the war at any time, writes Aaron Patrick.

Australia ignores glaring reality in siding with Hamas

AARON PATRICK: Penny Wong’s decision to join 27 other foreign ministers to condemn the Jewish state’s provision of food to Palestinians ignores one obvious reality.

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Penny Wong has signed a statement along with her counterparts from the UK, France and Canada, condemning Israel’s aid delivery model.

Australia demands end to war over ‘inhumane’ Gaza killings

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has signed a joint statement with more than 20 other countries to demand an immediate end to the war in Gaza.

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NSW MP Mark Latham’s photo will remain in Labor’s caucus room in the wake of allegations against him.

Labor to keep Mark Latham’s photo on caucus room wall

Mark Latham’s photo will remain hanging on the wall of the Labor caucus room in the wake of allegations of domestic violence — with the party instead opting to add an important disclaimer.

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Anthony Albanese was all smiles on his morning commute to Parliament House with son Nathan. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

PM ready to walk the talk as MPs return to Parliament

Anthony Albanese is among the countless MPs and senators returning to Parliament House as the 48th Parliament is set to get under way.

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