Politics news: 'Inappropriate to weigh in': Chalmers coy on Cbus as super fund prepares to face grilling
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has broken his silence after charges were filed against the Wayne Swan-chaired fund, amid confirmation its chief executive will front a Senate committee tomorrow.
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Possible links to organised crime investigated in Brisbane arson
Queensland police are investigating possible organised crime links to the total destruction of a vape store in an alleged arson attack early on Thursday in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.
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Russia investigates capture of Australian, hits ‘hostile’ diplomacy
Taking aim at Australia’s ‘Russophobic policy’, Russian diplomats have made their first acknowledgment of Australian mercenary Oscar Jenkins’ capture.
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