Politics

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Over recent months, scepticism around fluoride has intensified. The people who will suffer most are children who are ‘the most vulnerable of the vulnerable’.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Even if the Epstein files never come out, it’s increasingly clear that the MAGA coalition is fragmenting.

Controversial gaming platform Roblox is rolling out major changes as it seeks to escape Australia’s impending under-16s social media ban.

Turkey’s chief climate negotiator has criticised Australia for sending an assistant minister to the COP30 leaders’ summit in Brazil last week amid an ongoing contest over hosting rights for the 2026 event.

Up to 350 scientists will be laid off as the national science agency announces a cost-cutting restructure stemming from financial pressures and government funding not keeping up.

The besieged Opposition Leader needs to keep her job until January 20 to eclipse the former Alexander Downer’s forgettable tenure of eight months and seven days.

Australia Post chief executive Paul Graham tops a list of 18 Commonwealth agency heads paid more than $1 million a year. SEE THE FULL LIST

Pauline Hanson's decades of remarks about race, including a sci-fi prediction about Australia's future, have been used to prove she vilified a Muslim senator.

Despite her age, 35-year-old Jess Wilson is a seasoned political operator comfortable attacking Victoria’s Labor government over its big debt and poor economic performance.

Climate Minister Chris Bowen has told attendees of the COP30 climate talks that Australia is ‘in it to win it’ on hosting rights for the 2026 conference.

The US is pushing the UN Security Council to support and enshrine Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. But Israel, Hamas, Russia and others have objections.

Matt Comyn said a home-borrowing binge driving up property prices is bad for economic stability and social harmony, warning Aussies to prepare for 12 months of no interest rate cuts.

Donald Trump has flagged he's willing to dramatically escalate his administration's confrontation with Venezuela, amid a US military escalation in the Caribbean.

A top Chinese Communist Party diplomat tried to get a Melbourne appearance by journalist Cheng Lei shut down, and invoked the China-Australia trade relationship in the process. 

Gurmesh Singh was elected leader of the NSW Nationals on Tuesday morning, making him the first Sikh to lead major party in Australia.