Politics

AARON PATRICK: The sports minister’s referral to the politicians’ expenses agency will be pointless if voters decide her trips were for pleasure instead of work.

Labor minister Anika Wells has asked for an independent audit of her travel expenses after an outcry over her use of taxpayer money. SEE THE FULL LIST OF HER EXPENSES

AARON PATRICK: As the Labor Party moved to left, the right faction leader found himself embraced by conservatives, who came out in support for his funeral today.

ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys has put the cat among the pigeons as only he knows how during a high-profile international visit.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has encouraged Australian teenagers to ‘make the most’ of the social media ban by learning an instrument, reading a book or spending face to face time with loved ones.

Donald Trump's former lawyer has resigned as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, after a court ruled she had been serving in the post unlawfully.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Despite pressure from the Trump administration, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine’s position on territory had not changed.

The funeral of former Labor minister Graham Richardson on Tuesday morning attracted leading figures from politics and the media, but the two children from his first marriage were nowhere to be seen.

The 15-year effort by Japan is a model for countries now scrambling to reduce their dependence on Beijing’s critical metals.

The US is preparing to base ‘significant assets’ in Australia amid rising tension with China.

The US President has shattered norms by pledging to ‘be involved’ in the regulatory fate of a transaction that could reshape the news and entertainment industries.

A Nationals senator has labelled Barnaby Joyce’s defection to One Nation a ‘dummy spit’ - and asked a big question about his political future.

Another death has been linked to a triple-0 fail after a customer could not use their Samsung phone to call the emergency line.

A legal team for Charif Kazal made the bold call after the Albanese Government refused to apologise and compensate the Sydney businessman over a corruption finding brushed by prosecutors.

Parliament's travel expenses saga is deepening after a senior minister kept a taxpayer-funded chauffeur waiting for hours at the Australian Open.