Politics

One Nation has seen a surge in support.

Hanson, Joyce declare One Nation can win government

Pauline Hanson has declared she wants One Nation to eventually form government as new opinion polls show a surge in support for her minor party and its primary vote eclipses the Coalition’s for the first time.

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Victoria Teplitsky, daughter of a Holocaust survivor who was wounded at the Bondi shootings, walked out of Federal Parliament this morning.

As Parliament mourned the dead, a Jew walked out in disgust

AARON PATRICK: Victoria Teplitsky believes the primary threat to Jewish Australians’ safety are extremist Muslim activists, who she wants banned.

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One Nation has surged ahead in polls following the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

How One Nation surge shows PM’s tough new political reality

One Nation’s climb is no surprise after the Bondi terror attack, but it represents new frontlines in Australian politics that will put Anthony Albanese to the ultimate test.

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Political heavyweight Tim Picton has died in a Perth hospital, more than three weeks after an alleged assault outside a Northbridge nightclub.

Political heavyweight Tim Picton dies weeks after assault

The former Labor party powerbroker died in a Perth hospital, more than three weeks after an alleged assault outside a nightclub.

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Geopolitical tensions have sent jitters through equities markets after the United States took a more aggressive tone on plans to acquire Greenland.

Aussie shares tip lower as Trump teases fresh tariffs

Geopolitical tensions have sent jitters through equities markets after the United States took a more aggressive tone on plans to acquire Greenland.

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Greens Deputy Leader Mehreen Faruqi uses condolence motion to accuse Israel of genocide

Greens deputy uses Bondi speech to accuse Israel of genocide

Greens Deputy Leader Mehreen Faruqi used her Bondi massacre condolence speech to accuse Labor of wanting to silence critics of Israel. The Greens accused the major parties of politicising a tragedy.

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Eight European nations are weighing up their next move after Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Euro leaders weigh retaliation on Trump’s Greenland threats

Eight European countries that sent troops to Greenland said they stood united with Denmark after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on them.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and parliamentarians stand for a minutes silence for the victims of Bondi.

‘Responsibility’: PM fronts Parliament after Bondi

Anthony Albanese is eyeing two paths to navigate his legislative response to the Bondi Beach terror attack, passing a watered-down hate crimes bill with the Coalition and gun reforms with the Greens.

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Any US strikes on Iran will be "tantamount to all-out war", President Masoud Pezeshkian warns. (AP PHOTO)

‘All-out war’: Iran’s chilling warning to Trump

Iran’s President has delivered a chilling threat to US President Donald Trump, as the death toll from deadly protests across the nation climbs to 5000.

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One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson and One Nation member for New England Barnaby Joyce place flowers at a makeshift memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

‘New opposition leader’: One Nation rises in poll after Bondi

Latest newspoll results show One Nation has risen above the Coalition on primary vote, in the first poll since the Bondi terror attack.

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World leaders appear cautious about invitations to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative which requires a $1.5 billion buy-in.

Trump invites Albanese, Australia to join Board of Peace

World leaders appear cautious about invitations to join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative which requires a $1.5 billion buy-in.

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DEARBORN, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump tours the assembly line at the Ford River Rouge Complex on January 13, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan. Trump is visiting Michigan where he will participate in a tour of the Ford River Rouge complex and later give remarks to the Detroit Economic Club. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump's tariff threats attract EU counter-measures on Greenland

The EU is debating unprecedented counter-measures in response to US President Donald Trump's tariff threats against allies over Greenland.

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President Donald Trump makes his way to the Oval Office on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday.

In Iran crisis, Trump confronts limits of US military power

Donald Trump has come face to face with the unpredictability of potentially destabilising another Middle Eastern country and the limitations of even the vast American military machine.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House.

Opposition working through new hate groups law reform

The Federal Opposition insists it is working ‘in good faith’ with the Government to reach a consensus on hate groups laws Anthony Albanese hopes to pass this week.

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Nations invited to join a Donald Trump-chaired ‘Board of Peace’ are reportedly being asked to pay $US1 billion to stay in the position.

Trump wants $1b from nations to stay on peace board: report

Nations invited to join a Donald Trump-chaired ‘Board of Peace’ are reportedly being asked to pay $US1 billion to stay in the position.

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