Politics

Sector worries about mining tax while PM labels it ‘fiction’

The resources sector wants the Prime Minister to unequivocally rule out a mining tax even if Labor has to negotiate a minority government agreement after the next election.

Brazil's president rushed to hospital for brain surgery

The president of Brazil has been rushed to hospital for emergency brain surgery, with the health concern linked to a fall months ago.

Women being held beside sex offenders at detention centre

Male sex offenders in Australian immigration detention centres are being housed next to vulnerable women, human rights inspectors have found.

Netanyahu assails media as he testifies in corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised the country's media while testifying at a corruption trial.

Albo refuses to say ‘crisis’ in anti-Semitism condemnation

Labor pitch to parents with three-day childcare guarantee

Labor is making a fresh election pitch to the parents of 1.4 million children in childcare with a promise to guarantee three days of care to everyone eligible for subsidies.

Albo’s unforced errors can’t mask Dutton’s nuclear silence

KATE EMERY: Peter Dutton will be hoping to cruise to victory largely on the strength of his opponent’s unforced errors.

PM puts everyone off-side by failing to take a firm stance 

ISABELLE MULLEN: Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced taskforce Avalite to target anti-Semitism. But he could pay the price for trying to keep everybody happy.

Can the Coalition actually get nuclear power up and running?

A fiery clash between Energy Minister Chris Bowen and his opposition shadow Ted O’Brien set the scene for one of the most ideological battles of the election. Nicola Smith cuts to the heart of the debate.

Penny Wong lumps Israel in with Russia and China

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has declared criticism of Israeli policy is not anti-Semitism as she argued the democratic country had to abide by international law, just like China and Russia had to.

No Santa rate relief from Grinch Bullock for ailing economy

The RBA says the economy is too hot, business says it’s too cold. The Government says it has saved the country from recession and the Opposition says the private sector is swamped. Welcome to Christmas 2024.

Call to toss terror listing for Syrians who ousted Assad

Australia and Western allies should brush the Islamist rebel group’s past and form alliances with the new Syria, the head of one of the world’s leading NGOs advocating for Syrian democracy has said.

Heckling and gratitude for Albo at firebombed synagogue

Anthony Albanese was met with a mixture of gratitude and heckling when he finally visited the Adass Israel Synagogue site on Tuesday, four days after it was firebombed in an anti-Semitic terror attack.

Why Myer is beefing up security with body cameras for staff

Mid-market department store Myer is beefing up security in its stores, trialling the use of body cameras and handheld radios for employees.

Israeli forces sweep into Syria after rebels oust Assad

Israel defended its actions as defensive in nature, securing the country from future attacks, while Arab countries said they amounted to an illegal occupation.