Cook warned of ‘bots and trolls’ as One Nation surged — hours later Labor lost Secret Harbour
WA Premier Roger Cook warned that “bots and trolls” from interstate and overseas were contributing to a toxic online campaign as Labor fought desperately to save Secret…
‘We owe it to history’: Albanese vows to defeat One Nation as Hanson’s surge puts Labor under pressure
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared Labor “owes it to history” to defeat One Nation, using a major address to party faithful in Brisbane to launch one…
One Nation seizes historic WA lower-house seat as Luke Herdegen crushes Labor in Secret Harbour upset
One Nation has pulled off a historic political upset in Western Australia, with Luke Herdegen seizing the once-safe Labor seat of Secret Harbour after an extraordinary primary-vote…
War memorial desecrated in tiny Victorian town as second attack hits region within weeks
A tiny western Victorian community has been left devastated after vandals desecrated its war memorial, stealing a plaque bearing the names of local servicemen and spray-painting “land…
Melbourne ‘anti-racist’ bookstore faces backlash over policy of stocking only BIPOC authors
A Melbourne bookstore that describes itself as an “anti-racist social enterprise” is facing renewed scrutiny after a viral encounter highlighted its longstanding policy of stocking books exclusively…
Brisbane truck driver allegedly attacked after filming machete and hammer road-rage confrontation
A Brisbane truck driver was allegedly assaulted after filming a violent roadside confrontation involving a machete and hammer in Runcorn, with one of the accused men now…
Ben Carroll promises a new direction for Victoria — but the $36bn SRL problem puts his reset to the test
Ben Carroll is asking Victorians to believe Labor has changed. With barely three months until the state election, the new Premier is cutting spending, reshaping his ministry…
Dubbo laughs at Albanese as Bush Summit exposes regional anger over costs, energy and migration
Anthony Albanese arrived at the National Bush Summit in Dubbo to sell his government’s record to regional Australia. Instead, the Prime Minister found himself facing jeers, laughter…
Women are thriving in Australia — but the national gender debate is overlooking a growing crisis among men
Australia is routinely told it is in the grip of a crisis of misogyny, male violence and an increasingly dangerous “manosphere”. Yet on many of the broad…
Ben Carroll scraps Daniel Andrews’ $134,000 statue and ends automatic honours for long-serving premiers
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has scrapped the controversial $134,000 taxpayer-funded statue of Daniel Andrews and abolished the decades-old policy that automatically awarded long-serving premiers a bronze monument,…