Politics

Suicidal, ‘highly distressed’, disabled and isolated teens have been among those to call crisis service Kids Helpline in the wake of Australia’s social media ban for under 16s.

US President Donald Trump has revealed that his wife, First Lady Melania Trump hates when he does one specific thing.

The opposition was not strong enough to take control of the corrupt country from the security services, criminal cartels and Nicolas Maduro’s political allies, the CIA said.

The Prime Minister has expressed ‘full confidence’ in the AFP after revelations that a surveillance team used in counter-terrorism operations was disbanded over budget concerns weeks before the Bondi attack. 

MARC CHAMPION: As in Venezuela, and echoing Putin in Crimea, what Donald Trump cares about is access to resources and re-establishing an exclusive sphere of influence in the western hemisphere.

The Prime Minister has left the door open to a royal commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack after a noticeable shift in his language amid mounting pressure — including from within his party.

The US President threatened the acting Venezuelan president with a terrible fate - worse than Nicolas Maduro’s.

Denmark’s Prime Minister issued a grave warning that if the US President acted on his desire for the mineral-rich territory, it would mean the end of NATO, the world’s strongest defensive alliance.

Former Nationals senator Ron Boswell has died at 85, remembered as a ‘fierce’ advocate for rural Australians and a giant of the party he served for decades.

A former Labor MP says only a royal commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack would offer legal protections for officials wanting to speak freely about gaps within Australia’s security agencies. 

Former tennis ace Sam Groth is remaining as the deputy leader of the Liberal Party despite announcing he won’t contest the next election as a candidate. His colleagues are now speaking out.

THE ECONOMIST: It is not a template for Taiwan but a reality check on China’s global power.

Donald Trump’s tariffs in 2025 marked the worst US-led trade war since 1930, with one Labor minister labelling it a ‘dog act’. But the American President was just doing what Australia did much more recently.

The man whose bloodied selfie went viral after he was shot in the head in the Bondi terror attack says he has still not had a single phone call or text message from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. 

US health authorities have dropped the number of vaccines they recommend for every child, saying the change aligns with similar developed countries.