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.
The 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.
Boat carrying Chinese nationals said to have arrived in NT
If confirmed, it would be the latest in a growing line of foreign vessels to make it to the Australian mainland.
‘Slow:’ Warning ahead of GDP update
The Treasurer warned internal data had forecast “historically slow growth” ahead of Wednesday’s release of fresh GDP figures.
No change on treaty for Nats’ new leader
Incoming Victorian Nationals leader Danny O’Brien says an Indigenous treaty won’t be one of his policy tweaks in taking over from Peter Walsh.
Coalition divided by social media ban
In a lengthy Coalition partyroom meeting where two thirds of the debate was taken up talking about the ban, Nationals senator Matt Canavan and Liberal senator Alex Antic prepared to cross the floor while others reserved their right to do so.
UAE identifies three Uzbeks in rabbi’s murder
Zvi Kogan, whose body was found Sunday, was an emissary of the Jewish Chabad movement to Abu Dhabi.
Regional unis: foreign student caps a boost for some
More than half of regional universities would have seen foreign student numbers increase above pre-pandemic levels under Labor’s caps.
‘Censor:’ Senator defiant over abortion bill
A Nationals senator has accused the Greens of trying to “censor and silence debate” following its calls to pull his controversial abortion bill.
Border concerns as boat sneaks in
The incident was described by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as the 23rd boat arrival and the latest to go undetected by Border Force.
Foreign nationals found on NT island
Four foreign nationals have been found on a remote island off the Northern Territory coast, leading to an opposition attack on the Albanese government.
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