1 hour ago Graham Richardson state funeral as it happened: Prime minister delivers eulogy as family and Labor heavyweights farewell late politician

The late political kingmaker has been farewelled with a state funeral at St James’ Church in Sydney.

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2 h. ago The powerful and privileged farewell the ‘Senator for Kneecaps’

Australia’s political class turned out to honour controversial Labor powerbroker Graham Richardson at a state funeral in Sydney on Tuesday.

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4 h. ago Graham Richardson state funeral LIVE updates: Prime minister delivers eulogy as Labor heavyweights farewell late political kingmaker

The state funeral for controversial Labor kingmaker Graham Richardson is under way, with hundreds of dignitaries and political heavyweights in attendance.

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6 h. ago PM Albanese delivers message to kids ahead of social media ban

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is encouraging children to catch up face-to-face ahead of the under-16s social media ban.

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6 h. ago Graham Richardson state funeral LIVE updates: Prime Minister, Labor heavyweights farewell late political kingmaker in Sydney

The state funeral for controversial Labor kingmaker Graham Richardson will begin in Sydney at 11am.

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54 h. ago ‘I don’t write the rules’: Wells, PM defend using taxpayer funds to bring family to ski resort

Labor is defending the sport and communications minister’s family reunion on the slopes after earlier revelations of six-figure claims for international travel.

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55 h. ago Albanese defends Wells after minister charged taxpayers to take family to ski resort

Labor is defending the sport and communications minister’s family reunion on the slopes after earlier revelations of six-figure claims for international travel.

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59 h. ago Anika Wells charged taxpayers to take family to Thredbo ski resort

Labor is defending the sports and communications minister’s family reunion on the slopes after earlier revelations of six-figure claims for international travel.

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4 d. ago It’s your own fault you are losing, Abbott tells world’s conservatives

The former prime minister also met privately with US Vice President J.D. Vance during his trip to Washington.

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6 d. ago Australia news as it happened: Court orders Google to pay $55 million; E

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7 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Court orders Google to pay $55 million; E

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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7 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Sydney man facing Bali death penalty apologises to victim’s family; Labor to push tech giants on AI boom

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9 d. ago Australian prime minister’s wedding as it happened: Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon marry

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon have tied the knot at The Lodge in Canberra.

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9 d. ago Three cheers for the bride and her unique wedding day dilemma

The job title of “First Lady” does not exist in our democracy, but Haydon brings something unique to her role as the prime minister’s bride.

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9 d. ago Anthony Albanese marries Jodie Haydon at The Lodge, first prime minister to wed in office

Anthony Albanese and fiancée Jodie Haydon tied the knot on Saturday, nearly two years after the couple’s engagement in February 2024.

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9 d. ago Australian prime minister’s wedding LIVE: Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon marry

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon have tied the knot at The Lodge in Canberra. Follow along for more updates.

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1 week ago Holidays for pollies? Nope, the nation can no longer be led from a caravan on the coast

The prime minister cancelled his MPs’ summer holidays and told them to work. But they want to know – what’s the agenda for the rest of the term?

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2 w. ago ‘We’re not a cult’ and a call for $250 million: Inside Exclusive Brethren’s rallying call to members

Leaked recordings reveal the church’s leadership swinging back at the prime minister labelling it a cult and how it plans to deal with a tax office probe.

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2 w. ago Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in South Africa for G20 summit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has honoured former Australian leaders in South Africa ahead of the G20 summit.

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2 w. ago Britain is now impersonating Australia. It’s all it can do to fend off the far right

British politics seems like a strange echo of our 2010s: that era when our major parties kept axing sitting prime ministers, and asylum seekers were never far from the centre of political debate.

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