Politics

Sudanese refugee Masi Ayiik

Fury over detainee’s 26 visa breach charges

Labor has come under fire after a court was told a High Court detainee ‘breached their visa 26 times’ before they were shot by police in a separate incident.

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Mr Bandt dismissed Mr Albanese’s tough talk declaring he does not negotiate with the Greens — pointing out his party had successfully negotiated outcomes with Labor before.

Greens have big demands but PM adamant there will be no deal

Adam Bandt has scoffed at Anthony Albanese’s insistence he doesn’t do deals with the Greens, as Woodside’s plan to continue LNG production in WA’s north west looms as a key bargaining chip at the elections.

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Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is set to be anything but for the American economy.

Spoiler, Trump holds the Federal election in his hands

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump holds the ambitions of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton in his hands — whether or not the US President knows it or cares.

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Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses Sovereignty and Security – Australia and the new world disorder at the National Press Club Of Australia in Canberra on Tuesday

Turnbull is daring the Liberal Party to expel him

AARON PATRICK: The former prime minister praised the rise of “teal” independents in previously Liberal seats, including his own.

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America’s increasingly independent stance on energy security could be underpinning Donald Trump’s brazen approach to the global trading order.

Trump’s new world order all comes down to energy security

JACKSON HEWETT: The US President’s willingness to stomp on the global trading order and reshore American manufacturing could be a power play on two levels.

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ANDREW CARSWELL: Appalled at the price of apples? Mortified by the cost of milk? Don’t fret, Anthony Albanese is going to fix it.

Appalled by grocery prices? Don’t worry, Albo has a plan

ANDREW CARSWELL: Appalled at the price of apples? Mortified by the cost of milk? Don’t fret, Anthony Albanese is going to fix it.

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 Bridget McKenzie and  Peter Dutton at the Marnong Winery.

Slow build as Dutton takes long way round

ELLEN RANSLEY: Crime, rail and business in focus as Coalition campaign skirts struggle street.

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JACKSON HEWETT: Michele Bullock’s RBA is on high alert for global trade war.

Why the RBA’s address on the Trump tariffs is so significant

JACKSON HEWETT: The US President has everyone on tenterhooks, Australian mortgage holders included.

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LATIKA M BOURKE: Anthony Albanese serves up tougher talk to Donald Trump, with a fresh poll showing Australians who believe Trump’s re-election has been bad for Australia jumped by a whopping 20 points.

It’s advantage Albo as MAGA threat overtakes China fears

LATIKA M BOURKE: Anthony Albanese serves up tougher talk to Donald Trump, as a fresh poll showing Australians who believe Trump’s re-election has been bad for Australia jumped by a whopping 20 points.

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Anthony Albanese visits Nathaniel’s Coffee and Panini with Premier Peter Malinauskas and Labor Candidate for Sturt Claire Clutterham in Adelaide on Tuesday.

Levy call poised to overshadow PM’s key election plank

Anthony Albanese faced a barrage of questions on Tuesday about why he had been unable to secure a phone call with US President Donald Trump ahead of an expected fresh round of punishing US tariffs.

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Malcolm Turnbull has mocked Donald Trump in an address to the National Press Club, saying Aussies need to stand up the ‘billionaire bully’.

Turnbull mocks Trump in brutal take-down

Malcolm Turnbull has mocked Donald Trump in a pugnacious address to the National Press Club, saying Aussies need to stand up the ‘billionaire bully’.

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Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he wants students at high school and universities to receive education that “reflect community standards”.

‘Woke agenda’ in schools on Peter Dutton’s chopping block

Peter Dutton hasn’t ruled out cuts or placing funding conditions on the Federal Education Department in a bid to stamp out the ‘woke agenda’ in Australian schools. 

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The Prime Minister says there are several issues of concern the US has raised that could attract tariffs on President Donald Trump’s “Day of Liberation” list.

Albo: Australia won’t negotiate on these three tariff issues

The Prime Minister says there are several issues of concern the US has raised that could attract tariffs on President Donald Trump’s ‘Day of Liberation’ list.

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Pete Evans has scored a new gig.

Pete Evans reveals surprising new gig after meeting Trump

Former Australian TV personality Pete Evans, once cancelled from mainstream media, has revealed his latest career plans

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