Australia

Senior ministers have rejected comments by Hamas officials praising Australia’s ‘political courage’ to recognise a Palestinian state.

The cop son of a former Deputy PM has appeared in court charged over an alleged nightclub assault after a police station Christmas party.

How a wire tap witch-hunt over disproved Ben Roberts-Smith claims ended the aspirations of a prospective federal commissioner and sparked a former AFP chief’s scathing submission into the force he used to lead.

A top Hamas official has praised Anthony Albanese’s move to recognise Palestinian statehood, contradicting the Government’s claim that Hamas would be ‘totally opposed’ to the move.

AARON PATRICK The ACTU proposal of a four-day work week is enticing, but the reality is different, it will damage the economy, hurt Australian workers and make us poor.

Controversial former federal Labor leader Mark Latham is expected to give evidence as he defends claims of homosexual vilification against a fellow parliamentarian.

Digital infrastructure is currently Australia’s defence blindspot, according to a former senior army officer turned academic. There’s only one way to fix it.

AARON PATRICK: Australia’s planned recognition of Palestine is predicated on reforms unlikely to be implemented by the Palestinian Authority in the short term, if ever.

AARON PATRICK: From a jailed sex offender trying to keep his seat to a bitter personal fight between two influential independents, NSW politics has turned into a real-life version of the famed talk show.

Top UK security expert Lord Mark Sedwill has urged honest public discourse on defence budgets and sacrifice.

Despite being convicted of sexual assault, Kiama MP Gareth Ward claims his ejection from NSW Parliament would be unlawful punishment from a ‘kangaroo court’.

AARON PATRICK: When it comes to economic progress, Australia is lagging. It’s time for Jim Chalmers to cut red tape, speed up projects and build more homes.

Australia’s Health Minister has raised the alarm over Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat, warning it could jeopardise access to affordable medicines and vowing to defend the PBS at all costs.

Australia’s $3 trillion stock exchange looks set for a new competitor as the corporate watchdog considers green-lighting a major shake up of financial markets.

The findings were contained in a Productivity Commission research paper, which also found that new technology could inject $116 billion into the economy.