Australia

The Joint Counter-Terrorism Team arrested a teen who expressed admiration for terrorists on Snapchat.
Australia
Kat Wong

The platforms used to radicalise ‘sobering’ number of teens

The internet has made it easier for extremists to radicalise Australian teenagers with a 16-year-old using a forum to discuss carrying out a mass killing.

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Are young Australians more stressed than previous generations in the workplace?
Australia
Nicola Smith

Young Aussies more stressed than Baby Boomers or Gen X

It’s official. Young Australians are more stressed than previous generations, according to science.

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Australia will use the PNG NRL team to increase its influence in the country at the expense of China’s.
analysis
NRL
Ben McClellan

Why new NRL team is more about politics than sport

Expanding the code into the Pacific is not just about spreading the good word of rugby league. It’s also about keeping Beijing at bay.

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Amid the doom and gloom of Wednesday’s GDP figures there are some green ‘sprouts’ in the economy, writes Jackson Hewett.
analysis
Australia
Jackson Hewett

Three signs we could get an economic Christmas miracle

JACKSON HEWETT: Amid the doom and gloom of Wednesday’s GDP figures there are some green ‘sprouts’ in the economy.

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Peter Dutton has been accused of “economic insanity” after the Opposition Leader doubled down on his mission to rip up offshore wind farms.
Politics
Ellen Ransley and Nicola Smith

Energy stoush heats up as Dutton takes aim at wind zone

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of “economic insanity” after the Opposition Leader doubled down on his mission to rip up offshore wind farms.

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Australia has backed a United Nations resolution calling for a peaceful settlement of Palestine. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)
updated
Politics
Ellen Ransley and Katina Curtis

Labor forced to defend UN vote as Coalition scales up attack

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the Government of attacking ‘civilisation itself’ by changing its position on a United Nations vote related to Palestinian statehood. 

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Anthony Albanese at RPM Records in Marrickville, Sydney, in 2018.
Politics
Max Corstorphan

Albanese’s Spotify Wrapped doesn’t hit high note with voters

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese might need to find a ‘calm music’ playlist to listen to after being roasted for sharing the music that featured in his 2024 Spotify Wrapped. 

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has attacked the Liberals while defending his spending and the country’s ‘weak’ economy, saying the opposition would have Australia in a recession.
Politics
Katina Curtis

‘Australia would be in recession’: Chalmers ducks blame

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shifted the blame while defending his spending, the country’s ‘weak’ economy and household pressures, saying the opposition would have Australia in a recession.

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A national survey found a stark gender divide on nuclear power, with a majority of women opposed.
Australia
Marion Rae

Protests expected as gender divide heats up nuclear debate

With a federal inquiry into nuclear power set to attract demonstrators in Melbourne, polling reveals a gender divide on whether the reactors should be built.

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Representatives from some 300 organisations and dozens of politicians will meet to discuss drugs. (AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Luke Costin

Aussie summit to learn from ‘huge mistake’ of US drug laws

Rehabilitation support services should be improved before drugs are decriminalised, Portland mayor Ted Wheeler is expected to tell Australian lawmakers.

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The negative views will be “particularly troubling” for a government heading into an election next year.
Australia
Nicola Smith

Faith in Albanese Govt. now on par with ScoMo’s final days

A new survey reveals trust in the Government has plummeted to levels not seen since the final months of the Morrison administration.

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Bali Nine member Matthew Norman, freed drug smuggler Schapelle Corby and Bali Nine member Scott Rush.
Australia
Ellen Ransley

Deal to bring last Bali Nine home would be legal minefield

Bringing home the remaining Australians convicted in 2005 would either require a ‘bespoke’ agreement between Indonesia and Australia, or revisiting a scrapped deal that fell apart almost 20 years ago.

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The Government continues to back renewables even as the market operator warns the rampant uptake of solar panels threatens to push the shaky power grid to its limit and trigger major blackouts.
Australia
Georgina Noack

No need for ‘always on power’ despite blackout risk, Bowen

The Government continues to back renewables even as the market operator warns the rampant uptake of solar panels threatens to push the shaky power grid to its limit and trigger major blackouts.

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Authorities are cracking down on scam text messages
Australia
William Ton

New $10m crackdown to say ‘cya l8r’ to dodgy, scam texts

Dodgy text messages claiming to be from banks and service providers could become a thing of the past as the federal government expands its crackdown on scams.

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Australian National University Professor Bruce Chapman says university cannot exist for free.
Australia
Nicola Smith

HECS founder slams Greens’ unfair tuition fees plan

University education cannot exist for free, the architect of the country’s student loans scheme has warned — blowing apart a key Greens strategy to appeal to younger voters

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