Politics

The mediating body has asked the Federal Government to expand its powers to help Australians with disputes.

Telco asks govt for more powers as digital disputes soar

The nation’s peak telecommunications mediator wants the Federal Government to expand its powers to help Australians with all digital and social media disputes ahead of the social media ban.

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Australia will give Ukraine another $95 million worth of military equipment including drones, defence radars and munitions to help its ongoing fight against the Russian invasion. A final tranche of gifted Abrams tanks are also expected to be delivered in coming weeks.

Australia sends $95m to Ukraine for military equipment

Australia will give Ukraine another $95 million worth of military equipment including drones, defence radars and munitions to help its ongoing fight against Russia.

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Senator Anne Ruston during at the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Supplementary Budget Estimates 2025-26 at Parliament House in Canberra.

‘Interim’ aged care packages prompt accusation of rationing

The Opposition has accused the Government of ‘secretly rationing’ aged care after officials revealed some people waiting on funding only receive an interim package worth less than two-thirds of what they need.

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Communications minister Anika Wells has defended spending nearly $100k on flights for herself and two staffers, saying they weren’t first-class tickets. We take a look at what a spontaneous trip to New York really costs Aussies.

What a spontaneous trip to New York really costs Aussies

Communications minister Anika Wells has defended spending nearly $100,000 on flights for herself and two staffers, saying they weren’t first-class tickets.

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Stacey Schinnerl is the first woman leader of the Australian Workers' Union.

Pioneering union leader says she received CFMEU death threat

The first women to lead a division of the Australian Workers’ Union said the rival construction union waged a campaign that included a threat to the safety of herself and her family.

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Victoria’s state premier Jacinta Allan.

Victoria faces blackouts after shunning coal and gas

Victoria’s auditor-general warned the State will struggle to meet its renewable energy targets after 2025 as coal-fired power stations close and gas remains in short supply.

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Barnaby Joyce would bring Pauline Hanson’s One Nation the clout it’s always lacked.

Barnaby would bring One Nation the clout it’s always lacked

JENI O’DOWD: Pauline Hanson built One Nation in her own image. But Barnaby Joyce brings something she has never quite had.

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev and Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, meets with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 2, 2025.

Putin-US talks fail to reach compromise

High-stakes US-Russia talks on ending the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough on Tuesday, as the Kremlin said “no compromise” had been found yet on the key question of territory.

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An Australian surveillance plane is monitoring four Chinese warships that could ‘possibly’ be making their way close to Australia.

Australian surveillance plane tracking Chinese warships

Defence has confirmed that one of its surveillance planes is monitoring four Chinese warships operating in the Philippine Sea, which could ‘possibly’ make their way closer towards Australia.

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Deciding debt is the path to power, Jim Chalmers has set a terrible example for future political leaders, writes Aaron Patrick.

Chalmers’ debt bill sets terrible example for future leaders

AARON PATRICK: Deciding debt is the path to power, Jim Chalmers has set a terrible example for future political leaders.

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Communications Minister Anika Wells has used nearly $100k in taxpayer funds for flights to New York to spruik Australia’s incoming social media ban.

Minister racks up almost $100k in taxpayer-funded flights

Communications Minister Anika Wells has used nearly $100,000 in taxpayer funds for flights to New York to spruik Australia’s incoming social media ban.

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Australia Post has reported its first profit for three years on the back of strong parcel demand.

We met our targets: AusPost boss defends $14.7m exec pay

Australia Post boss Paul Graham says he and his executives deserved their multimillion-dollar pay packets — the highest salaries of all government-linked officials last year.

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Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock has little room to cut interest rates after the latest GDP data was released.

Historically weak growth numbers paint RBA into rates corner

Economic growth is still weak despite high inflation, limiting the Reserve Bank’s ability to cut interest rates.

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An estimates hearing has exposed the Commonwealth’s hefty legal bill to defend against a compensation claim brought forward by Linda Reynolds.

Costly legal war on Reynolds sparks senate scrutiny

The Labor Government’s hefty legal bill to fight Linda Reynolds’ compensation claim over the handling of Brittany Higgins’ $2.4 million settlement has been exposed.

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YouTube has vowed it will comply to Australia’s social media ban just a week out from the December 10 launch date.  (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

‘We don’t understand’: YouTube hits out at under-16 lockout

YouTube will comply with Australia’s social media ban, but has doubled down on criticism of the legislation, saying it does not understand what it actually does.

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