Politics

Former Liberal MP Katie Allen has been farewelled in a touching memorial service attended by political, academic and medical leaders.

AARON PATRICK: The inability of Sussan Ley, Angus Taylor or Andrew Hastie to assemble a majority of Liberal MPs looks likely to help the leader, for now.

MARK RILEY: Katie Allen’s experience showed that although much of the noise in politics rises from the angry edges, there is only one way elections are won.

As David Littleproud stares down an explosive leadership challenge, a senior Nationals member has made a huge call on the threat.

The two conservative Liberal rivals looking to oust Sussan Ley from the Party’s leadership have held face-to-face talks in Melbourne, just hours before a memorial service for Katie Allen, who died last year.

FBI agents have searched a key election office for records related to the 2020 vote won by Joe Biden, which Donald Trump insists was rigged.

Liberal frontbenchers are standing by Sussan Ley as leader, while saying a reunion of the Coalition needs to be done at the right time.

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to take a break from a recent run of interest rate cuts, as the central bank navigates questions about its independence and awaits a new leader.

Spending blow-outs by the Government will force the Reserve Bank to hike rates, critics say, but the Treasurer argues the private sector is driving inflation.

US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, claiming a ‘massive armada’ is en route toward the country and urging its leaders to negotiate a deal on nuclear weapons.

The Liberals and Nationals face the prospect of still being divided when Parliament returns next week, despite the Opposition Leader extending an olive branch.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: TikTok said on Tuesday that its app was facing technical problems after users accused the service of suppressing posts related to ICE following the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Australia and East Timor have pledged to develop a long-stalled gas project as soon as possible under a new agreement that further cements Australia’s position as the Pacific’s preferred security partner.

The Opposition claimed large payments to the states and other unexplained expenses weren’t disclosed before last year’s election.

Just days after Alex Pretti was killed by US federal agents in Minneapolis, Donald Trump has appeared to rank how ‘bad’ he feels about his death in relation to Renee Good’s.