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PM says starving children in Gaza ‘beyond world’s worst fears’
Anthony Albanese has criticised Israel’s handling of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as Penny Wong refused to rule out recognising Palestinian statehood.
Ley starts campaign to rebuild bridges with corporate Australia
After Peter Dutton distanced the Liberal Party from big business, Sussan Ley has started to mend relationships and is meeting the nation’s top executives.
UK vows 50-year submarine treaty to back AUKUS despite Trump doubts
Australia and Britain will sign a 50-year show of faith in their plan to share nuclear-powered submarine technology.
Labor admits to being ‘a bit slow’ on SA algal bloom
Cabinet minister Mark Butler concedes Labor will need to do much more to address the environmental disaster decimating South Australia’s marine life.
Glen Le Lievre cartoons for 2025
See all of Glen Le Lievre cartoons for 2025.
Trump ‘smiling’ about US beef exports as Nats step up review demands
Donald Trump has directly claimed credit for Australia lifting the US beef ban, while the Albanese government maintains there is “nothing in the timing”.
Opinion & Analysis
The Albo show: PM back and stronger than ever
Anthony Albanese has entered his second term in office with absolute authority. But there is a danger in being regarded as unassailable.
Political editor
Why the Greens are in real trouble
Warning signs are flashing for a party that has lost many of its older, more affluent supporters and is struggling to attract new backers.
Election analyst
Why Australia can’t dodge US tariffs
Despite the Coalition’s attempts to suggest otherwise, Labor cannot offer enough – not even an audience with a king – to appeal to Trump’s notion of fairness.
Columnist
France to recognise Palestine state. Is Australia about to follow?
The Albanese government has already signalled it could recognise Palestinian statehood, but Emmanuel Macron’s move adds pressure for Australia to act.
Foreign affairs, defence correspondent
Yesterday
The Albo show: PM back and stronger than ever
Anthony Albanese has entered his second term in office with absolute authority. But there is a danger in being regarded as unassailable.
Welfare recipients owe government $3b, Plibersek warned
The Department of Social Services told the minister of the “financial and reputational risk” of a backlog of debt owed to the government.
Why the Greens are in real trouble
Warning signs are flashing for a party that has lost many of its older, more affluent supporters and is struggling to attract new backers.
Why Australia can’t dodge US tariffs
Despite the Coalition’s attempts to suggest otherwise, Labor cannot offer enough – not even an audience with a king – to appeal to Trump’s notion of fairness.
France to recognise Palestine state. Is Australia about to follow?
The Albanese government has already signalled it could recognise Palestinian statehood, but Emmanuel Macron’s move adds pressure for Australia to act.
Calls for transparency after Keating’s $1m tax bill waiver
Experts warn that new laws making penalties non-deductible will increase the incentive for taxpayers to privately petition the ATO to cancel their debts.
Gaza ‘beyond world’s worst fears’: Wong
Australian and UK defence and foreign ministers have addressed the media on the new bilateral security treaty and situation in the Middle East. Earlier, Allegra Spender convened a tax summit and Donald Trump hailed the beef trade breakthrough. How the day unfolded.
This Month
Brits arrive with an aircraft carrier and AUKUS reinforcements
The UK’s foreign and defence secretaries will hold talks with their Australian counterparts in Sydney on Friday.
Tax reform, red tape and faster approvals top business wish list
Business wants tax reform to get its own inquiry so it can focus on more readily achievable productivity measures.
Memo to Nats: You can’t abolish net zero if you can’t form government
Sussan Ley had a process to manage the Coalition’s climate policy. The mad rush by Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack to abandon it undoes all that.
Blogger’s list of Latham’s ‘Lemmings’ lives on
The plaque under Mark Latham’s portrait in the party caucus room should name the serving ministers who made him Labor leader.
Full speed ahead on Darwin Port sale
Industry players and analysts expect the government to push the sale after the Chinese-owned port failed to cause a stir in Beijing.
Trump takes credit for lifting of beef ban, Coalition wants a review
The government said the decision to lift the import ban on US beef was based on science, not politics, but they don’t mind if that’s what the US thinks.
Too many wealthy home owners claiming age pension, Plibersek warned
Affluent retirees are being subsidised by low and middle-income earners while building their nest eggs, the Department of Social Services says.
Menzies’ message forgotten as Liberals create leaners, not lifters
Correlation is not causation – but sometimes it is. In recent years, as the size of government has grown, Australia’s economic productivity has declined.
Sawmills struggling, laying off staff due to housing slump
The timber industry was bracing for supply shortages to meet increased demand for housing. Instead, they are now struggling to sell their products.
Saving Melbourne from Labor’s planning regime is not selfish NIMBY-ism
The city is at a crossroads: more homes, yes, but in a way that risks losing what makes Melbourne worth living in.
‘Australia is not complicit’ in Israel’s actions: Marles
Defence Minister Richard Marles has defended the government’s transparency on Gaza by insisting it is not providing any weapons to Israel. How the day unfolded.
$110,000 coffee date: CFMEU peace deal revealed as rot spreads north
A peace deal between a gangland associate and a Gold Coast developer has sparked calls for company bosses and gangland figures to join unionists at an inquiry.
Rowland defends corruption watchdog, flags privacy crackdown on AI
The attorney-general has outlined two major areas she wants to focus on as Australia’s first law officer, while strongly backing the under-fire NACC commissioner.