Victoria enshrines First Peoples perspectives in school law as critics warn of a new history curriculum battle
Victoria has formally written Aboriginal histories, cultures and perspectives into its education law, triggering a fresh battle over what Australian children should learn about colonisation, Indigenous resistance…
New fuel plan ignites ‘carbon tax’ fight as motorists and airline passengers face unanswered cost question
A new Albanese government plan to accelerate the use of lower-emissions fuels has opened another political battle over the cost of net zero, with motorists and airline…
Beyond immigration: Guns, super and $90bn spending cuts put One Nation’s wider agenda under the microscope
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is entering unfamiliar political territory. For years, many Australians could treat a One Nation vote primarily as a message about immigration, population growth…
‘I’ve had enough’: Veteran Cairns cop blasts justice system as police target hundreds of high-harm offenders
A veteran Queensland police officer with almost four decades on the front line has taken the extraordinary step of publicly condemning a justice system he believes repeatedly…
Portugal enacts ‘burqa ban’ as new law outlaws full-face coverings in public
Portugal has enacted a controversial new law banning people from concealing their faces in public, bringing the country into a growing European debate over the burqa, religious…
Shane Jacobson’s savage Pauline Hanson Logies joke sparks fresh fight over politics at TV’s night of nights
Shane Jacobson needed only a stubborn envelope and a few seconds on the Logies stage to deliver one of the sharpest political punchlines of Australian television’s night…
Body believed to be missing hiker Lily Hooper found after heartbreaking eight-day search
An eight-day search for missing 18-year-old bushwalker Lily Hooper has ended in tragedy after a body believed to be the teenager was found deep inside rugged bushland…
‘Give them their money’: Hanson opens explosive fight over Australia’s $4.4 trillion super system
Pauline Hanson has opened one of the biggest economic fault lines in Australian politics, questioning whether workers struggling to pay their mortgages and everyday bills should be…
‘Fund it yourself’: CLP and Labor unite against Albanese gun buyback bill for the Territory
Political rivals in the Northern Territory have found rare common ground over Anthony Albanese’s national gun buyback: Canberra should not expect Territorians to pay for it. The…
Chris Bowen opens door to missing Labor’s 2030 renewables target as pressure builds over rollout
Chris Bowen has opened the door to Australia reaching Labor’s flagship renewable electricity target later than promised, as questions intensify over whether enough large-scale wind and solar…