Australia

A damaging split of the Coalition is set to continue after an initial face-to-face meeting between Sussan Ley and her counterpart David Littleproud in Canberra failed to resolve differences.

Watching the Liberal Party’s leadership saga is excruciating. It’s like witnessing a slow death: drawn-out, painful and entirely avoidable.

Former Liberal MP Katie Allen has been farewelled in a touching memorial service attended by political, academic and medical leaders.

Australia and East Timor have pledged to develop a long-stalled gas project as soon as possible under a new agreement that further cements Australia’s position as the Pacific’s preferred security partner.

The Opposition claimed large payments to the states and other unexplained expenses weren’t disclosed before last year’s election.

AARON PATRICK: By pretending the Coalition split isn’t a political crisis, the Liberal Party Leader is insulting voters’ intelligence.

The Prime Minister has refused to rule out his government backing a possible second attempt by Kevin Rudd to become United Nations secretary general, after his term as Australia’s ambassador to Washington. 

After the Bondi Beach massacre, NSW Premier Chris Minns promised to ban anti-Israel protesters from uttering the phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ — but he faces one big problem.

Jay Weatherill brought the party back to London in his role as the new UK High Commissioner. But it was a Labour minister’s anecdote about getting drunk with his predecessor that stole the show.

Outgoing ASIC chairman Joe Longo says Australians must be taught to understand investment risk better, rather than rely on the regulator to control the democratisation of the investment landscape.

AARON PATRICK: About 30 per cent of Australia’s population was born overseas. So why is the national day so popular with immigrants?

The US Secretary of State cited ‘AUKUS and broader alliance activities’ as helping both nations advance a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific just two days after the notion was mocked by the Pentagon.

Anthony Albanese has welcomed new citizens into the Australian community at an Australia Day ceremony, praising the country’s democracy, diversity and spirit.

EXCLUSIVE: The Government has begun talks on removing a Nationals Senator from a powerful parliamentary intelligence committee after she crossed the floor to vote against Labor’s hate speech laws.