politics
Hanson censured over no 'good' Muslims comment, Coalition votes against
Two Liberal senators cross the floor to vote for Labor’s motion that censured the One Nation leader for “inflammatory and divisive comments” that sought to vilify Muslim Australians. Source link
Fed government evades questions on legality of US-Israeli Iran strikes
The Albanese government is continuing to avoid questions about the legality of the joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran, while throwing support behind the strikes. Source link
Terminally ill grandmother tells productivity commissioner to 'remember my face'
The Australian government asked this woman how she felt about regional airfares. She did not hold back. Source link
What Iran's reaction tells us about its future
Cracks are appearing in Iran’s regime, but sparking the change Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu want to see will likely take more than killing the Ayatollah. Source link
Albanese's swift backing of US-Israel strikes tells of changed world
The speed at which the Albanese government backed the US-Israel operation is a tale of a changed world and a radically altered domestic environment. Source link
WA government fights to keep GST deal, seeks 25 per cent mining carve-out
WA is desperate to retain the GST deal it struck with Scott Morrison as the Productivity Commission looks to rein in cost blowouts, and says exempting 25 per cent of mining revenues could help. Source link
Australia 'did not participate' in Operation Epic Fury in Iran
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed Australia was not involved in the major Israeli-United States operation in Iran that has reportedly decapitated its leadership. Source link
Liberal Party won't publish its review into disastrous 2025 election
The review received hundreds of submissions and was finished months ago, but today the Liberal Party’s federal executive revealed it would never be made public. Source link
A quarter of Tasmanians to change electorates under voting boundary bid
Under proposed changes to Tasmania’s electorates, Lyons would decrease in area while Clark would increase. Source link
Labor not ruling out negative gearing changes
A government source said it would make sense to consider changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax together, but that no decision was close to being made. Source link