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Jade GailbergerFederal politics reporter

Jade Gailberger is a political reporter based in the Canberra Press Gallery. She has reported on federal politics since 2018, and has covered several state and federal elections. Jade’s previous roles include city editor and environment reporter at The Advertiser.

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NSW

Scrap YouTube social media ban exemption: eSafety Commission

New advice has raised concerns about harms on the popular video-sharing platform, which is not subject to the social media ban on users under 16.

National

Islamic State group, marching in Raqqa, Syria. As U.S.-backed forces bear down on the city, the militants have been preparing defenses of their de facto capital. Tarps have been put under streets to hide movements underneath, and sandbags and earthen beams have gone up. Iraqi and Syrian fighters .

Why Aussie teens are at risk after US bombed Iran

Following the US strikes on Iran, Australia is now entering a heightened risk period for home grown terrorists, military experts warn.

Victoria

Police are appealing for information after a tobacconist at Ettalong was firebombed a day after it was extensively vandalised sparking fears of a growing tobacco

As tobacco wars rage, a political fight is heating up behind the scenes

The Victorian, Queensland and New South Wales governments are vowing not to back down in their push for extra federal funding to tackle the tobacco wars.

Middle East

PM backs Iran strikes, dodges vital question

Anthony Albanese has avoided a key question over the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, as he warned against full-scale war.

Middle East

President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)

Trump warns Iran to ‘make peace’ after ‘spectacular military success’ of US strikes

In a short address, Donald Trump said Iran’s three nuclear sites were “completely obliterated” as he blasted the nation as the “bully of the Middle East”.

Victoria

Police later arrested a 43-year-old Yarraville man, Lominja Friday Yokoju, who has been charged with intentionally causing injury.

Man dies in hospital after Footscray assault

Charges against a former immigration detainee freed under a High Court decision and arrested over a Footscray assault could be upgraded after his alleged victim died in hospital.

UpdatedAsia

NETWORK SPECIAL. NO AUS, NO NEWS.COM , PLEASE CONTACT NETWORK PICTURE DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. , Coskun Mevlut one of the Australian suspects that have been arrested at Jakarta Airport transferred to Bali for the investigation over the murder of Zivan Radmanovic, 32 and the shooting of Sanar Ghanim, 34, inside a villa in Badung on Saturday morning. (picture. supplied)

Alleged Bali hit squad’s escape plan revealed

The escape plot of three Australian men accused of the murder of Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic in Bali has been revealed.

UpdatedNational

NETWORK SPECIAL. NO AUS, NO NEWS.COM , PLEASE CONTACT NETWORK PICTURE DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. , Darcy Francesco Jenson one of the Australian suspects that have been arrested at Jakarta Airport transferred to Bali for the investigation over the murder of Zivan Radmanovic, 32 and the shooting of Sanar Ghanim, 34, inside a villa in Badung on Saturday morning. (picture. supplied)

Australia opposed to death penalty for Bali accused

The Albanese government has voiced concerns after the arrest of three men over the killing of an Australian man in Bali. See exclusive arrest photos.

Victoria

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos March 17, 2025. The CFMEU flag flies from a crane line at a Sydney construction site. Construction Generics. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

High Court dismisses CFMEU challenge, paving way for clean up

Ousted CFMEU officials have lost a High Court challenge against the administrator appointed to the scandal-plagued union by the Albanese government, unshackling clean up efforts.

ExclusiveVictoria

DAILY TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 25, 2024. EMBARGOED FOR THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, PLEASE CONTACT PIC EDITOR NICOLA AMOROS BEFORE PUBLISHINGIllicit Tobacco and E-Cigarette Commissioner (ITEC) Erin Dale with a warehouse full of seized tobacco and vapes at the Container Examination Facility in Matraville. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Tobacco tsar smoked as turf war rages

The nation’s tobacco and vape tsar is set to lose her job, with insiders calling for her to “step out of the shadows” and deliver “real enforcement” as the state’s raging tobacco wars heat up.

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