Politics

Linda Reynolds’ bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt has succeeded.

Beijing has stepped up operations in the Indo-Pacific with new defence exercises while at least seven groups of Chinese warships were spotted operating across the western Pacific at the beginning of the week. 

AARON PATRICK: They have finally conceded the terrorist organisation committed crimes against humanity when it invaded Israel two years ago.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has offered Anthony Albanese a chance to sit down and come up with bipartisan expenses reform following a travel entitlements scandal.

The Justice Department obtained a warrant for the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela because it had been known for ‘sanctioned oil,’ the White House says.

Liberal senator Jane Hume meanwhile accused Anthony Albanese of shirking his responsibility on the matter.

Online chat forum Reddit has lodged a legal challenge to Australia’s under 16s social media ban just days after millions of teens were booted from ten popular platforms.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has given approval for South Korean defence giant Hanwha to increase its ownership of WA-based shipbuilder Austal.

Australians are forking out an eye-watering annual amount so that former prime ministers can continue their parliamentary work.

The Treasurer has flagged $12.7 billion in new spending that wasn’t announced in the last Budget.

Anthony Albanese says the world is watching the government’s world-first social media ban spruiking commitments from across Asia and Europe to follow suit.

Paul Brereton, the ex-judge who investigated the SAS, was told by a Liberal senator he should have chosen between leading the Anti-Corruption Commission and pursuing veterans.

PERIN DAVEY: The ban is unworkable in practice and risks fostering a culture of defiance rather than one built on digital literacy, responsibility and resilience. 

MARK RILEY: The slipping and sliding from politicians trying to justify the gobsmacking amount they charge taxpayers to fly their families around the country and overseas has voters white hot with rage. 

Taxing the family home and halving capital gains tax concessions would bring down house prices, an academic paper says, as a Senate committee reviews tax breaks for property investors.