Dutton: People smugglers believe they’re back in business
Peter Dutton says the latest arrival of foreign nationals in a NT island shows the Albanese government is seen as ‘weak’.
The Nationals
Senator’s big call after Trump win
Despite concerns tariffs mean higher prices at the checkout, an Australian senator wants our government to follow Trump’s economic lead.
Nats urge Dutton to revisit net zero after Trump win
Peter Dutton is facing pressure from Nationals MPs to reconsider the Coalition’s support for net zero by 2050, as the Labor plays down the significance of the world’s biggest economy likely pulling out of the Paris Agreement.
Senator sorry after flight upgrade gaffe
A Coalition senator has made a startling declaration after leading the Opposition’s attack on Anthony Albanese’s alleged ties to Qantas.
PM congratulates Trump on ‘important moment for world’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has congratulated President-Elect Donald Trump as he points towards a ‘strong economic partnership’ with the future administration, despite threats of tariffs.
McKenzie ‘received dozen upgrades’ from Qantas, Virgin
The Nationals MP, who was a vocal critic of Anthony Albanese’s flight upgrades with Qantas, has reportedly failed to declare more than a dozen of her own.
War of words erupts over Minns’ royal BBQ
Questions have been raised after a video attempting to showcase regional NSW appeared to contain stock footage from Canada and Queensland.
War of words erupts over Minns’ royal BBQ
Questions have been raised after a video attempting to showcase regional NSW appeared to contain stock footage from Canada and Queensland.
‘Time is over’ for ‘in denial’ voice advocates: Price
On the one-year anniversary of the failed referendum, Opposition Indigenous Australians spokeswoman Jacinta Price has called for Yes proponents who ‘still want to deny the outcome’ to move forward.
Australians flee Lebanon as more flights are planned
By Sunday, four RAAF flights will have left Lebanon, potentially taking more than a thousand Australian nationals and residents away from the war zone to safety.
‘Dark hole’: Big issue in rise of smart cars
The threat of foreign EVs being remotely controlled on Australian roads is unlikely, but the computers on wheels are still listening and watching everything we do.
Nations call in military to get their citizens out
Germany evacuated more than 100 of its citizens just hours before Israeli forces entered Lebanon, with other Western countries scrambling to get their nationals to safety.
‘I’m not a moron’: Barnaby fires up over EVs
Barnaby Joyce has clashed with a senior Labor MP about the possibility of China controlling its electric vehicles in Australia.
‘Malevolent:’ Barnaby’s call on Chinese EVs
The Nationals firebrand has stoked fears the technology could be used for “malevolent purposes,” pointing towards Israel’s deadly pager attack on Hezbollah.
Joyce invokes Hezbollah pager attack in Chinese EV warning
Barnaby Joyce says Australia should follow the US and consider banning Chinese-made electric vehicles due to safety and privacy fears, questioning whether they could be weaponised for a ‘malevolent purpose’.
New York City Mayor charged with corruption offences
New York City Mayor Eric Adams filled campaign war chests with illegal foreign contributions and crisscrossed the globe on the dime of Turkish nationals according to an explosive indictment.
Dutton slams Labor’s ‘weak stance’ on ‘militant’ CFMEU
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has hit out at the government’s ‘weak stance’ on the CFMEU following another day of mass protests against the union being placed into administration.
Joyce’s wild nuclear claim after earthquake
A wild claim from Barnaby Joyce about the future of a nuclear plant in the area where a 4.7 magnitude quake struck has led to a fiery exchange with a fellow panellist.
Fuel excise among Nats policy targets
Nationals delegates are pushing the rural party to debate halving the fuel excise, supporting government ownership of REX Airlines and exempting foreign backpackers from superannuation.
‘Looking for attention’: Steggall, Littleproud in stoush over QT gesture
The chamber erupted during Tuesday’s question time after Teal MP Zali Steggall referred to a man in the public gallery who ‘flipped the bird’ as ‘overweight’, sparking fury amongst the opposition with Nationals Leader David Littleproud ending the session by shouting across the despatch boxes.
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