Federal politics live: Liberals to sit alone in parliament after Coalition split
4m agoTue 3 Feb 2026 at 1:19amNationals to ‘take time’ to consider Ley’s offer to reunite Coalition Nationals…
Federal politics live: David Littleproud faces spill motion as Nationals meet in Canberra
1m agoMon 2 Feb 2026 at 3:11amLey and Littleproud expected to meet Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and Nationals…
Rare earths mine at centre of Trump-Albanese deal yet to materialise after years in the making
It is the Central Australian mine promised to help upset China’s dominance of the global rare earths market,…
Federal politics live: Federal government to increase hospital funding by $25b
Just nowFri 30 Jan 2026 at 1:44am A quick recap We’re still waiting on the final communique from…
Albo’s $40m partnership with AFL great
Labor will partner with former AFL player and disability advocate Neale Daniher’s organisation FightMND to help fund research…
Federal politics: Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor meet in attempt to resolve Liberal leadership — as it happened
2m agoThu 29 Jan 2026 at 3:05am That’s the end of our live blog! And that’s all we’ve…
Chinese ambassador hints at retaliation if Port of Darwin is returned to Australian control
China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, has questioned the Albanese government’s ethics in wanting to return the Port…
Federal politics live: Bridget McKenzie says Nationals spill announcement has ‘come out of the blue’
5m agoWed 28 Jan 2026 at 5:42amBoyce cites threat of losing Nats seats at next election if party…
OECD boss Mathias Cormann warns Labor not to abandon ‘fiscal rules’, sounds alarm over mounting debt
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Secretary-General Mathias Cormann has warned the Albanese government not to abandon “fiscal…
Former defence dept secretary Greg Moriarty recommended as Australia’s next Ambassador to the US
The Albanese government will recommend to the Governor-General that Greg Moriarty AO be appointed as Australia’s next Ambassador…
Lawyers call for Australian investigation into Israeli President Isaac Herzog amid genocide allegations
Prominent justice advocates have formally requested that federal police investigate Israel’s president for alleged incitement to genocide ahead…
Nationals senator Matt Canavan questions if government and agencies can be trusted on hate speech laws and attacks Sussan Ley
Nationals senator Matt Canavan has delivered the message to Australians that they should not trust governments, as he…