Politics

Anthony Albanese has addressed fears about snap gun laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

US President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping 25 per cent tariff on any country who does business with one nation.

LATIKA M BOURKE: For some, Kevin Rudd’s resignation as ambassador to the US might be overdue, but his departure from diplomacy is a loss for Australia’s foreign policy, at a time when it’s sorely needed.

Anthony Albanese has insisted that the Trump administration had no influence in Australian envoy Kevin Rudd’s decision to quit the posting just months after a White House humiliation. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed the date for a National Day of Mourning after the horrific Bondi Beach terror attack.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd, who is currently Australia’s ambassador to the United States, will conclude his posting in March 2026 after accepting another role, Anthony Albanese has announced.

US President ⁠Donald Trump will meet ‌with Venezuelan ​Opposition ‍Leader Maria Corina Machado, ‌a White House ​official ‍says.

Iran is keeping lines of communication with the United States open and is ready for either ‘war’ or dialogue, as President Donald Trump weighs responses, including ‘very strong’ military options.

Strengthened hate speech laws drafted after the Bondi terror attack are set to go under the microscope as the opposition weighs up whether to offer support.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump has equated diversity with incompetence and inferiority, and cast himself as the protector of white people both at home and abroad.

A man has been arrested in a neighbouring Aussie state following a grim update in the search for a missing Brisbane woman not seen in days.

AARON PATRICK: Facing a legal ban, the extremist Islamist group inadvertently revealed why it is a threat to social cohesion.

Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty is leading a delegation for talks in Washington expected to focus on the AUKUS partnership and growing security concerns in the Indo-Pacific. 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem remained adamant that Renee Good was responsible for her own death, as Democrats insisted that an investigation must be completed before drawing conclusions.

Anthony Albanese has recalled Parliament early from its summer break to debate new hate speech and gun laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, but the Opposition is ‘deeply sceptical’.