Iran’s ambassador praises Hassan Nasrallah as ‘remarkable leader’
The Iranian ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi has lauded slain Hezbollah leader despite his decades-long reign of terror in the Middle East.
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Orchestrating a fight: Hobart stadium finds another opponent
Hobart’s controversial AFL stadium has another opponent: the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, which fears it poses an existential threat to one of the world’s best small orchestras.
Rare fish doing swimmingly
In a breakthrough for one of the nation’s rarest fish, the Maugean skate, scientists report ‘great’ success in breeding the species in captivity, dramatically turning around earlier setbacks.
Court hits play on secret recording
Moira Deeming told John Pesutto to defend her against claims she held transphobic and homophobic views in a second secret recording played in the Federal Court defamation trial.
IMF pours cold water on a pre-election cash splash
The Washington-based fund says an unexpected increase in government spending risks prolonging already persistent inflation, forcing the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates higher for longer.
Miles forgets the name of Labor’s own candidate
WATCH | Queensland Premier Steven Miles has been unable to name his own candidate in a regional electorate, despite visiting the seat twice in two days.
Shambolic law over hate symbols is entirely of the federal parliament’s own making
The law has been found wanting as Australians fly the Hezbollah flag. This is a mess of the Labor government’s making based on cobbled-together legislation.
Greens unveil $54bn bid for free GP visits
Adam Bandt wants Labor backing for the Greens’ new healthcare policy, should the government find itself needing to make a power-sharing deal with the party after the election.
War and appeasement: PM’s pitch for diplomacy not force
Anthony Albanese is urging Israel to prioritise diplomacy over military action, as Labor comes under pressure to offer more explicit support after Joe Biden declared he was ‘fully, fully, fully supportive of Israel’.
Biggest native title deal in turmoil
The land council that struck the agreement is reeling from explosive revelations it secretly accessed the emails of ‘usurping’ Aboriginal organisations created to manage the $1.3bn settlement.
Miles leaves the power-sharing door open
Steven Miles will turn to the Greens and Katter’s Australian Party for support if he fails to win enough seats to govern in his own right on October 26.
PM all at sea at a time when leadership matters most
Anthony Albanese’s shifting positions on the Middle East conflict and homegrown extremism reflect a leader who seems unable to bring Australians together, impose the rule-of-law and respect foreign policy bipartisanship.
Labor ‘is failing Jewish students’
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus should ‘immediately’ direct a parliamentary joint committee to investigate university anti-Semitism, a Labor-led Senate committee has advised.
Muslim leaders back envoy as ‘crucial step’
Influential Islamic organisations have thrown their support behind the government’s special envoy to combat Islamophobia, saying it would address hatred, while urging for protections against protesters and action against ‘anti-Palestinian sentiment’.
ABC disowns Hezbollah questioning
The ABC said a tense exchange between a female reporter and Peter Dutton was ‘not a piece of reporting’ or a position taken by the public broadcaster.
‘Renewables cheaper every time’, Bowen declares
The Coalition has jumped on a report finding electricity system costs would be 37pc cheaper when renewables and storage are combined with nuclear, but Chris Bowen says renewables are cheaper every time.
Miles in cheap stunt to dissolve parliament
In one of its last acts before going into caretaker mode, Queensland’s government has issued a show cause notice to a local mayor for allegedly lying over his military record.
Wong plays with fire in ‘worst speech of her life’
The Foreign Minister’s address to the UN was stuffed with performative rhetoric designed to win back key Labor seats, says Greg Sheridan.
Dutton locks horns with ABC reporter on Hezbollah’s terror status | WATCH
The Opposition Leader has been involved in a tense exchange with an ABC reporter, saying the national broadcaster ‘is in greater trouble than I first imagined’ after a question asking why Hezbollah is listed as a terror group | VIDEO
LNP to preference Labor over Greens in Queensland election
The LNP will not preference the Greens over Labor at the state election after frontrunner David Crisafulli warned that any boost to the number of ‘anarchist’ crossbenchers would sow chaos.
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