Politics

Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has unveiled a new plan to combat retail crime, while blasting the Allan Government for ‘doing nothing’ to protect the safety of staff and shoppers.

With neither country backing down from their bid to host the COP31 summit, Turkey has suggested they and Australia lead it jointly.

A new federal funding push will support communities living under threat of extreme weather events, including flood, fire and cyclonic disasters.

An energy expert has lashed the Coalition's new policy favouring coal and gas over renewables, saying it won't bring power costs down for households.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Democrats, with an eye to hammering Donald Trump, have released redacted Epstein emails in which the President’s name featured prominently.

Anthony Albanese will outline a role for Australia in facilitating dialogue between big countries, after he claimed his government played a key part in convincing Donald Trump to lift US tariffs on beef.

Coalition MPs have backed a climate and energy policy that closely mirrors the one agreed by the Liberals last week, with leader Sussan Ley promising an “immediate” reduction in power prices.

As a city-shaping rail tunnel readies to open, another cash-strapped project in Victoria worth three times as much has been promised a critical funding injection by the PM.

There are hopes that more than 1000 Ukraine soldiers could be released from Russian captivity, with stalled prisoner exchange talks set to resume.

Sweeping changes have been announced to Britain's controversial asylum system as polls show immigration has overtaken the economy as voters' top concern.

AARON PATRICK: Labor accused the Liberals of turning into a party of extremists. By the Liberal leader’s concern about the cost of air-conditioning this summer sounds like sensible politics.

Demonstrators are marching in Belem, Brazil, at the halfway point of United Nations climate talks.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ukrainian investigators say a criminal organization led by a business partner of Zelensky siphoned off and then laundered $150 million.

Donald Trump has very publicly excoriated one of his major allies, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, as the Epstein files saga continues.