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Anthony Albanese, Scott Morrison, Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard at the prime minister’s desk in Parliament House.

Albanese’s desk shows how he leads all other prime ministers in one way

Each prime minister brings their own flair to their office. Albanese’s tells a story close to his heart – and of his obsession with sport.

  • Nick Newling

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Former Liberal Party vice president Teena McQueen (left) with Gina Rinehart and Nigel Farage at Trump’s election watch party.

Gina Rinehart’s right-hand woman Teena McQueen out the door at Hancock

The outspoken Sky News talking head and Donald Trump fangirl is gone from Rinehart’s employ, but maintains the pair are dear friends.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng, former prime minister Tony Abbott and then trade minister Andrew Robb at the signing of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement in June 2015.

Lift defence spend to show China that Australia means business: Abbott

The former prime minister says Australia needs to lift defence spending but argues it must also develop its links to China.

  • Shane Wright
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during an address to the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Tuesday 10 June 2025. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Albanese’s cautious approach risks a repeat of Turnbull’s wasted majority. He must find a middle path

The next three years will determine whether the prime minister can lead big national conversations that have the capacity to change the country.

  • James Massola
Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece with NSW Premier Chris Minns on a 36-hour visit to Sydney.

Harbour City gains unexpected cheerleader in Melbourne’s lord mayor

Nick Reece broke official Victorian protocol when he followed his trip to Sydney with a glowing review.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Tony Abbott is demanding Opposition Leader Sussan Ley persist with Peter Dutton’s clean-up of the Liberal Party’s biggest state division.

Abbott makes factional demand as deadline looms for Ley

As the new leader prepares to decide on the future of the party’s biggest state division, Abbott threw down the gauntlet in an early test of Sussan Ley’s authority.

  • Paul Sakkal
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Cardinal George Pell celebrates a special mass in Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral in 2004.

Sky News’ favourite college opens Cardinal George Pell hall

Campion College, a small institution in western Sydney, is a safe space for conservatives.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman, Stephen Brook and Liam Mannix
Twenty per cent of Sydney train services run late.

Public transport fiascos have become part of life for Sydneysiders

The Minns government should establish a dedicated department to examine cost and time over-runs, writes Bradley Wynne

Bruce Hales (front left), the global leader or the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, preaching in the US.

After election campaign blitz, Brethren return to real estate game

The family of the church’s leader keeps breaking property records in Sydney’s north-west.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook

The Liberals must make peace with the ‘F’ word

The conservative side of politics has always had difficulty embracing the values of feminism. That stance has come with a hefty political price tag.

  • Jacqueline Maley

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