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Food delivery giant Uber Eats hits out at the Queensland government's push to introduce licensing mandates for e-bike and e-scooter users.
The Coalition’s hardline policy is ‘thin on substance and quite big on symbolics’, according to one expert. What details are missing? Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Coalition is promising a crackdown on migration and an emphasis on “Australian values” in determining the country’s migrant intake in a controversial new immigration plan. The hardline plan, which many critics have described as Trumpian in nature, is Angus Taylor’s first major policy offering since
Howard-era former minister Amanda Vanstone criticises parts of hardline policy but backs English language requirement Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Former Howard government minister Amanda Vanstone has warned Angus Taylor against turning immigration into heavy-handed law enforcement, saying most migrants from countries run by dictators and extremists move here to escape authoritarianism. Releasing the first elements of a new hardline immigration policy on Tuesday,
Exclusive: It follows numerous complaints made to Guardian Australia, politicians and advocacy organisations about the Integrated Assessment Tool Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The commonwealth ombudsman is investigating the government’s algorithm-based aged care assessment tool, which has been described by assessors as “cruel” and “inhumane” in its determination of home support funding for elderly Australians. It follows hundreds of complaints made to Guardian Aus
Earlier this month, as the United States and Israel’s war on Iran raged, the prime minister frustrated many when he reiterated his support for the US- Australian alliance. And he did so again days later when he responded to Donald Trump’s threat to wipe out the entire Iranian civilisation by calling it inappropriate. Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to Nour Haydar about how the Australian government’s response and language stacks up and why Anthony Albanese is being so cautious Read more: Co
Australia is well behind other countries in embracing clean cars – it’s past time we kicked into gear on going electric Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here It is tempting to think about what could have been. In 2020, a time many people would prefer to forget, there was a significant push to set an end date for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. The UK had announced a ban from 2030. India – the world’s most populous country
The Canadian prime minister said voters had "placed their trust" in his government and its "clear understanding of what this moment demands".
As treasurer Jim Chalmers weighs ‘extreme uncertainty’, one economic scenario sees global growth plunging to just 2% in 2026 Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The International Monetary Fund has warned the US-Israel war on Iran risks creating an “energy crisis of an unprecedented scale” that could tip the global economy towards recession. The grim warning contained in the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook comes as Jim Chalmers prepares to attend the organisation’s s
Hui Ka Yan's plea comes after three years in detention, while Evergrande's liquidators are battling in court outside mainland China to freeze the offshore assets of the founder and his ex-spouse over billions of US dollars in dividends and remuneration.
Labour could benefit from Reform’s association with an unpopular US president – but only if it learns to connect again with voters It has never been worse for Labour, at least according to the polls. Some now place it as the fourth party of British politics. The impending local elections in May mean there’s more pain to come. But there is an international example that could provide some encouragement and hope for Keir Starmer and Labour. Around this time last year, Australia’s Labor prime minist
The Coalition might be in opposition to Labor but it is hoping to stem its loss of voters to Pauline Hanson Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It was not long ago that the notion of Australia as the world’s most successful multicultural country was not just a bipartisan political position but a source of national pride, expressed as enthusiastically by Liberals as their Labor counterparts. “I believe, no, I know that Australia is the most successful multicultural immi
Tony Burke says millions of people will be asking why the Liberals have a problem with their parents ‘who don’t speak great English but are great Australians’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor has accused Angus Taylor of “desperate dog-whistling” and says millions of Australians will be asking why the Liberal party has a problem with their parents who don’t speak English, amid a backlash to the opposition’s
A school in the middle of a $22 million master plan for its growing enrolment numbers is worried the buildings will not be needed if a waste to energy plant is approved in the town.
After years of financial red flags, corporate watchdog ASIC confirms it has multiple investigations underway into Sanjeev Gupta's troubled empire, following multiple collapses that have left hundreds of workers facing an uncertain future.
The Coalition's new migration policy aims to increase screening of visa applicants and "boot out" people who do not abide by Australia's values, but questions remain about how the plan would work in practice.
Some energy analysts are questioning the federal government's temporary tax cuts on fuel, warning that lower prices may work against Australia's long-term needs and goals.
The healthcare regulator and tax office are cracking down on health practitioners who help patients access their superannuation early after one Perth doctor signed off on a $20,000 withdrawal for liposuction.
Taylor provides few details on how his immigration plan would work. Is showing he can outdo Pauline Hanson’s rhetoric the main objective? Some Australians might agree in principle with much of Angus Taylor’s recent speech on immigration. Few, for example, would object to the Australian values that visa applicants are required to sign up to. But similar to Pauline Hanson, Taylor provides few details on how he would implement his ideas, the cost of implementation, legal obstacles and likely effect
The New South Wales energy minister has met with disgruntled landowners affected by the New England Renewable Energy Zone.
Tasmanian lawyer Vanessa Bleyer has been elected to replace outgoing Australian Greens senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson.
Nathan River Resources has stood down more than 40 workers since Good Friday. Now financial, environmental and safety issues at the mine are being raised, as the NT government is accused of weak regulation.
Three human rights groups are seeking to subpoena permit documents from Richard Marles Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A trio of Palestinian human rights groups have launched a legal bid to force Australia’s defence minister, Richard Marles, to shed light on whether the government has approved Israel-bound export permits, which could violate international law. The groups – the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights – will at
A group of Palestinian human rights organisations launch legal action against the defence minister seeking transparency over Australia's arms exports to Israel.
Four new ministers have been promoted to cabinet unopposed at a meeting of Labor MPs at Victorian parliament this morning.
A former Arnhem Land schoolteacher who blazed a trail as the Northern Territory’s first female senator, Trish Crossin, has died at age 70.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife, Begona Gomez, is formally charged with corruption after a two-year criminal investigation.
Roblox will launch restricted accounts for children and teenagers, two months after being put on notice by the government over reports children were being groomed on the platform.
Irish architect Niall McLaughlin will lead the design of the Roman Catholic cathedral in the suburb of Waitara Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Sydney is getting its first new Roman Catholic Cathedral in more than a century, part of a massive 7.7-hectare integrated precinct in the northern suburb of Waitara. Irish architect Niall McLaughlin, winner of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold Medal, will lead the design. The new cathedral is expected to b
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A girl who was sexually assaulted in Perth by a UK citizen when she was nine years old writes to Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, pleading with him to cancel the man's visa after he avoided deportation on appeal.
Australia will join more than 40 nations to discuss safeguarding shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Labor's Pat Conroy has confirmed. Follow live.
A $2.6 billion tourist attraction planned between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast stalls after the developer allegedly failed to pay a local contractor for planning work.
The bereaved family of one of the Bondi Junction stabbing victims says families like hers "do not need more sympathy dressed up as action" from the NSW government.
As a final decision looms for Tasmania's greyhound industry on whether it will be phased out, breeders, trainers and other industry participants reject an exit offer from the state government.
A record number of Hungarians turned out not just to send a strong message to their far-right prime minister, but to reject Donald Trump.
A Labor politician living with MND has written to the attorney-general calling for laws banning doctors from discussing voluntary assisted dying during telehealth appointments to be revised.
Defence Minister Richard Marles says expanding Australia's fleet of autonomous and uncrewed systems will help keep the nation safe and boost Australia's sovereign defence industry.
Labor is under pressure to impose a new 25% export tax amid soaring prices from the global fuel shock Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The bosses of resources giants including Santos, Woodside, Chevron and Shell could be compelled to face an inquiry into export tax settings, as the Greens ramp up pressure on Labor ahead of the budget. The chief executives of the companies, along with the bosses of gas exporters Inpex and ConocoPhillips, have been requested to give ev
Social media screening would be introduced for all visa applicants under an immigration policy to be revealed by Opposition leader Angus Taylor.
In hardline rhetoric, leader Angus Taylor also says ‘many’ prospective migrants would be a ‘net drain’ on the country Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A Coalition government would end Australia’s non-discriminatory immigration program and introduce Trump-style social media vetting for visa applicants, as Angus Taylor accuses Labor of allowing migrants of “subversive intent” into the country. As the opposition loses support to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Taylor says
Former Australian PM, who has been associated with pro-Orbán Danube Institute since 2023, praises ousted Hungarian leader Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tony Abbott has likened Viktor Orbán to “[Donald] Trump with brains” and labelled him Hungary’s “greatest modern leader”, as the future of his work for the ousted leader’s pet thinktank hangs in the balance. Orbán’s 16-year grip on power in Hungary has ended after the rightwing populist leader conceded his Fidesz p
Tourism operators, the state government and traditional owners strike an agreement about the future of tourism at the famed Horizontal Falls in WA's Kimberley.
A federal MP and former commando has urged colleagues from across the aisle to refrain from speaking out about the arrest of accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith.
A Tasmanian mayor is calling on the state government to take on responsibility for running school immunisation programs, after a student was vaccinated without caregiver consent.
One Nation SA leader Cory Bernardi has approached independent MPs to make the case for his party — instead of the Liberals — to be recognised as the state's official opposition.
The WA government is splashing an additional $1.5 billion on health, bringing the state's total hospital spend to $5.5 billion over the next four years. But where exactly will the extra money go?
A $1.8 million plaza closed by council has become a flashpoint in a war of words over police resources in Sydney's west.
Long serving Labor MPs Mary-Anne Thomas, Danny Pearson and Gayle Tierney have announced they will not contest the 2026 state election.
Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, who has spent 40 years in the navy, will replace current defence force chief David Johnston when he retires in July.
Writing on social media after the pope called for peace, US President Donald Trump says the first American pope is "terrible for foreign policy" and he should "stop catering to the Radical Left".
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