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Federal politicsCommentsPremiumLabor picks prosecutor to run in Canning seat

State prosecutor Jarrad Goold will run for Labor in Canning, taking on Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie in next year’s Federal election.

Katina Curtis

Federal politicsCommentsPM urges vigilance and caution on roads to lower death toll

All Australians need to be vigilant to tackle the rising road toll, Anthony Albanese says as he urges people to be cautious when travelling around Christmas.

Katina Curtis

World NewsPremium‘Not our friends’: Ukraine warning to Aussies

Australians have been warned that “Russians are not our friends” after a Melbourne man was captured in Ukraine.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

TravelHoliday hotspot now unrecognisable

Fresh Australian aid crews have arrived in Vanuatu to help the country’s traumatised population through Christmas.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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Michaelia CashCommentsPremium
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Labor delivers Budget pain

If Treasurer Jim Chalmers was Santa Claus, Australians could be forgiven for wishing that he gets lost on his delivery run from the North Pole tonight.

Michaelia Cash

Federal politicsCommentsAlbo, Dutton heap praise on those working over Xmas period

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have wished Australians a merry, peaceful and joyful Christmas while giving extra thanks to those who are working or volunteering during the festive period.

Katina Curtis

Federal PoliticsCommentsPremiumIllegal fishing crackdown nets 99 people since July

Two Indonesian illegal fishers are in jail and 14 others have been fined or posted bonds for thousands of dollars in the latest prosecutions by Australian authorities.

Katina Curtis

NEWSPremiumDetained Aussie’s wild vegan rant

Bizarre video of an Aussie reportedly captured by Russian soldiers in Ukraine - where he rants about wanting to “force” Chinese people to be vegan - has emerged.

Blake Antrobus

UPDATEDPremium‘Inhumane’: Top Gun pilot surrendered to US

An Australian who previously served as a US marine pilot has lost his lengthy fight against extradition to the US over allegations he illegally trained Chinese pilots.

Adelaide Lang, Jessica Wang

Federal politicsCommentsEnergy stoush continues as climate debate heats up

Anthony Albanese has accused the Opposition of seeking to stifle investment in energy and industry as the Government reveals a months-long delay for its new emissions reduction target.

Katina Curtis

UPDATEDMajor update in state’s rail strike drama

One of NSW’s most powerful unions has issued a major update ahead of a huge proposed rail strike that would threaten New Year’s Eve celebrations.  

Adelaide Lang and Duncan Evans

newsPremiumWarning to Russia over detained Aussie

The Russian government has been urged to “fully adhere” to humanitarian law after reports its forces had captured a Melbourne man in Ukraine.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer and Jessica Wang

newsUpdate on Aussies fleeing quake-hit Vanuatu

Scores of Australians have been evacuated from earthquake-hit Vanuatu overnight on the final ADF repatriation flights.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

NewsPremium‘Unfair’: Grim picture for Aussie renters

Australians are paying “thousands” more this Christmas to put a roof over their heads, with rents soaring in two of the country’s smaller capital cities.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

NewsPremiumAussie boy ‘left behind’ in Vanuatu

A Queensland man is pleading with the government to help bring his teenage son, who has cerebral palsy, home from earthquake-ravaged Vanuatu.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

newsPremium‘Dignity’: New detail on airline crackdown

Details are emerging about a charter of rights for airline passengers, with carriers facing a mandate to pay out for long delays.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

newsHuge move after shocking attacks rock Aus

One Australian state has made a major move to ensure safety at places of worship, after a spate of attacks shocked the nation.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

AviationCommentsPremiumHallelujah: Days of airlines behaving badly could be ending

The days of airlines behaving badly and not giving a fig about cancelled flights, delays and disruptions may be coming to an end.

Joe Spagnolo and Claire Sadler

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About time: Airline passengers won’t be taken for a ride

All too often, the big airlines act as if they’re doing their customers a favour by transporting them around the country, rather than treating them as the valued source of the cash that keeps them in the air.

Sean Smith

BUSINESSCommentsPremiumAward-winning WA brewer’s plea over crippling Aussie beer tax

Aussie brewers are calling on the government to follow their UK counterparts and slash a controversial tax they say is crippling the industry.

Emma Kirk

federal politicsCommentsLobster trade ready to rock n’ roll after ‘major win’

The $450 million live rock lobster trade between Australia and China can fully restart as relations with Beijing improve.

Jake Dietsch

Federal politicsCommentsPremiumREVEALED: The shops where cash must remain king

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Stephen Jones have released a discussion paper laying out a proposal for the mandate to come into effect from 2026 and seeking feedback.

Katina Curtis

POLITICS‘It ain’t’: Senator’s brutal nuclear admission

The senator has gone against the grain in an unearthed video and says the Coalition is “latching onto” nuclear “because it fixes a political issue for us”.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

NEWSAlbo deals $190m Pacific blow to China

Anthony Albanese has dealt a massive blow to China’s influence by striking a major deal with a key Pacific country.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer