Politics

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine writer who won a civil case over allegations she was sexually assaulted by Donald Trump.

Hodan Abby was one of the first Australian women to travel independently to Syria at the height of Islamic State’s rise. More than a decade later, she has become the last to leave.

Australian Federal Police have charged another ISIS-linked Australian woman who returned from Syria with terrorism offences. 

ABC executives were lambasted in Parliament on Thursday with accusations of biased reporting, boycotting a Jewish musician, hiring a politically-aligned influencer and activism journalism. 

US President Donald Trump has put a US ally on notice, telling them they’re going to have to ‘behave’ if they want to survive.

WA Premier Roger Cook has become the second State leader to grill the Federal tax overhaul, after NSW Premier Chris Minns said workers were being over-taxed due to bracket creep.

Former US President Joe Biden has launched legal action against the Trump administration over material he says should never be made public.

A Federal investigation has been launched after witnesses giving evidence to a national inquiry were targeted online in what has been described as a campaign of anti-Semitic abuse, harassment, and intimidation.

A debate over whether transgender women who were born male could be discriminated against over a ‘potential pregnancy’ has erupted in parliament.

The agency pursuing SAS veterans over war crimes allegations said it was ‘surprised’ notice of the planned arrest of the Victoria Cross awardee was leaked to journalists.

The comments were the first sign of tension in the royal commission between the NSW Police Force, which had three officers injured in the Bondi Beach attack last December, and the AFP or ASIO. 

Business groups have called on the Government to limit its capital gains tax changes to housing only or risk stifling investment, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers has all but ruled this out.

A former US Navy Secretary has hit out at Australia’s lack of urgency in preparations for the massive AUKUS project.

STEPHEN JOHNSON: Clare O’Neil has admitted Labor’s controversial tax plans aren’t about making housing more affordable for younger Australians.