- February 25th, 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is making a last-ditch effort to secure bipartisan backing for sweeping new hate speech laws, after failing to win support from either the Coalition or the Greens. The government’s proposed legislation, which comes in the wake...
Australia’s Treasurer on Friday expressed support for the country’s central bank head after she publicly stood in solidarity with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, describing her decision as “entirely appropriate.” The statement comes amid heightened tensions in the United...
Indonesia’s vice-president cancelled a planned visit to the restive region of West Papua after reports that an aircraft was shot at by armed Papuan militants, raising fresh concerns over security in the highlands. Gibran Rakabuming Raka had been scheduled to...
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has said his country is “appalled” by a sharp escalation of violence and repression in Iran, as nationwide protests continue to rock the Islamic Republic. Demonstrations began in the capital, Tehran, in late December,...
At least seven people were injured after a serious two-vehicle crash on New Zealand’s main transport route, State Highway 1, in the Far North on Thursday afternoon, prompting a major emergency response. Emergency services were alerted to the collision at...
Australia’s state and territory governments are confronting an escalating debt crisis, with rising public sector wages and politically motivated spending pushing average credit ratings to a 25-year low. Analysts warn the situation is likely to worsen as premiers ramp up...
Australia has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to defer any potential tariffs on critical minerals, as he instead directs his administration to pursue supply agreements with trusted international partners. The announcement comes after a months-long review by the U.S....
The South Australian government has intensified surveillance along parts of its coastline as a resurgence of toxic algal bloom activity raises fresh environmental and public health concerns, even as scientists report early signs that the outbreak may be losing strength....
Nearly a dozen pipe bombs, some of which appear to have already detonated, have been discovered on footpaths and in parkland in Canberra, prompting a major police investigation and urgent public safety warnings. ACT Policing confirmed on Thursday that 11...
Reforms to Australia’s hate speech laws are facing a steep parliamentary hurdle, with both the Coalition and the Greens signalling they will not support the federal government’s draft legislation in its current form, raising serious doubts about Labor’s plan to...
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