State Labor to keep grip on west
While Roger Cook has earned another term, a stronger, more effective state opposition would be in the interests of West Australians.
The Nationals
‘No troops’ for coalition of the willing as Dutton ‘disappointed’ in Trump
The Opposition Leader has ruled out supporting boots on the ground in Sir Keir Starmer’s Ukraine ‘coalition’, while issuing his strongest criticism so far of Donald Trump’s stoush with President Zelensky.
‘Propaganda’: Payman tells Iran supporters to lobby politicians
Fatima Payman has encouraged Australian-Iranian nationals sympathetic to the Islamist regime in Tehran to ‘correct the narrative’ over Western ‘propaganda’ on women’s rights.
PM says forces monitoring Chinese ships as Beijing dismisses tests as ‘safe’
Anthony Albanese says Australian and New Zealand forces are monitoring the warships for live firing nearby as Penny Wong demands transparency, as China maintains they are ‘in accordance with international law’.
Preference deals spell trouble for teal, headaches for Nats
The decision to preference Labor over the Climate 200-backed candidate for Fremantle was seen within the Liberal Party as a decision of principle over politics.
‘Australians need relief’: Dutton banks on RBA rate cut
The Opposition Leader has joined a chorus of politicians from both sides looking to the RBA to cut rates, pointing out there have been 12 interest rate rises under the Albanese government.
President thunders, but it’s Hamas hell that may rain down
I think Hamas will call Donald Trump’s bluff. It may release some hostages but not all. It will string out Trump’s deadline, calculating the President won’t bring down hell on Gaza.
Keith Pitt to be appointed Ambassador to the Holy See
In a surprise diplomatic move, Anthony Albanese will appoint Nationals MP Keith Pitt as Ambassador to the Holy See.
Coles slammed over mass product cull
Nationals leader David Littleproud has hit out at Coles after the supermarket giant flagged a cull in its product range, claiming prices at the checkout would rise.
Jet crashes in Philadelphia, sparking blazes
The crash in the east coast US city comes just two days after the deadly Washington air crash that killed 67 people. The victims are said to be all Mexican nationals.
‘Leave it alone’: Rare unity on censor call
Two senior opposing MPs have put politics aside to push back against a move to reclassify classic films and books.
‘Superior:’ Albo urged to partner with Musk
Anthony Albanese has been urged to partner with Elon Musk’s Starlink service to boost the National Broadband Network’s capabilities.
‘Understrength’ reserves to undergo Ukraine-style training
A new approach to preparing the nation’s part-time soldiers would be modelled on a program to train Ukrainian nationals to fight Russian forces, allowing the ADF reserves to ‘rapidly scale’ in the event of a ‘crisis’.
Stomach ache leads to wild discovery
Two men have been charged by the AFP after complaining of a stomach ache while travelling through a major Australian international airport.
Nationals MPs back Pitt’s call on net zero
Two Nationals colleagues of retiring Queensland federal MP Keith Pitt have backed his call for the rural-based party to withdraw its support of net-zero emissions targets.
‘It ain’t’: Senator’s brutal nuclear admission
The senator has gone against the grain in an unearthed video and says the Coalition is “latching onto” nuclear “because it fixes a political issue for us”.
Pitt quits with big serve at Littleproud over Nats ‘obedience’ to Libs
Under David Littleproud, the Nationals are becoming irrelevant to their regional-based constituency by turning their backs on coal-fired power, retiring MP Keith Pitt says.
Follow Trump’s lead on hostage release, Coalition urges Wong
After Foreign Minister Penny Wong doubled down on her Gaza ceasefire push, Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie said Labor should instead follow Donald Trump’s tough stance. The president-elect’s ‘all hell to pay’ threat has seen Hamas move closer to a hostage deal.
Gina Rinehart raises funds for Liberal leader, Nats star
Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has thrown her support behind two of WA’s best known conservative politicians in the countdown to the state election and a federal poll where the west could hold the key to the outcome.
Dutton pulls plug on offshore wind projects
Peter Dutton has vowed to cancel half of Anthony Albanese’s six declared offshore wind zones, sparking a new clash over climate amid sovereign risk warnings.
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