Politics

Labor’s move would make it harder for Australians to access FOI documents — and easier for the PM to hide secrets.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani says an all-women team will steer his transition to become the mayor of New York City.

Dumping Sussan Ley as Opposition leader would not bode well for the Liberal Party's standing with women, analysts say, as speculation of a challenge to her leadership grows.

The top court in the United States is weighing the lawfulness of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Democrats cleaned up at yesterday’s elections, but some of the winners were not as high profile as Mamdani.

Akubra-wearing Queensland MP Bob Katter has been immortalised in a new portrait to commemorate his 50 years across State and Federal parliaments.

AARON PATRICK: The new leader of America’s largest city broke into Arabic in his victory speech, a moment that once would have been considered unimaginable.

China has been accused of widespread intellectual property theft and political meddling by Australia’s spy chief.

A Liberal premier is overwhelmingly winning over voters aged 18 to 34 thanks to an issue that’s turning off boomers.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Zohran Mamdani, a once unheralded state lawmaker from Queens whose affordability platform and charisma fuelled a meteoric political rise, has become the 111th mayor of New York.

A series of US elections has offered a barometer of how Americans are responding to Donald Trump's tumultuous nine months in office.

After losing his job at a large investment firm, the former Liberal Party leader has turned for work to a small American company selling a computer program used by governments to process procurement contracts.

A jubilant Zohran Mamdani has taken a pointed swipe at the US President after claiming victory in the New York City mayoral election.

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has called for social media platforms not included in the impending under-16s ban to dob themselves in if they receive an influx of users. 

As New Yorkers head to the polls, President Donald Trump has ignited outrage by branding Jewish voters who back Democrat Zohran Mamdani ‘stupid’ amid a heated mayoral fight.