9 h. ago It wasn’t a screamer, but this should be a mark of the year contender

He didn’t get the elevation of, say, Sam Durham against the Swans on Saturday. But it was as courageous as you will find

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13 h. ago Liberal leader refuses to show hand on contentious abortion bill

Premier Chris Minns will support a bill widening abortion access in NSW, but Liberal leader Mark Speakman won’t say which way he’ll vote.

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22 h. ago Chris Scott admits strategic error hurt Cats as Giants mark territory again

Jeremy Cameron started on-ball, but Geelong had to rethink that surprise tactic when the Giants kicked five of the first six goals in the game. It was a costly burst as the Cats again fell to their home-ground nemesis.

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37 h. ago Mark Kenny: ‘Sussan Ley is clearly the more sensible choice to lead the Liberal Party’

Professor Mark Kenny has been analysing federal politics for 30 years. He says the party of Menzies and Howard must now reconnect with the people, be of the people, to be relevant.

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53 h. ago Inside the conclave: How a quiet coalition delivered the church Pope Leo XIV

The selection of Robert Prevost surprised outside observers. But as other contenders fell away, one after another, the Chicago cardinal made quiet sense to those locked in the room.

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3 d. ago ‘It’s uncomfortable’: Greens in uncharted territory as leadership contenders jostle

Greens insiders said the party was bracing for its first genuinely competitive leadership ballot after the shock loss of Bandt’s seat of Melbourne.

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3 d. ago Caucus cruelty: How Richard Marles went from defence minister to liquidator in chief

Labor is famous for the “faceless men” who used to dictate terms to leaders - but there were no faceless men this week.

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4 d. ago Federal election results 2025 as it happened: Greens leader Adam Bandt concedes Melbourne seat; Ed Husic, Mark Dreyfus axed; Jacinta Price leaves Nationals; Kooyong race tightens

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the election aftermath and vote counting around Australia.

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4 d. ago Ed Husic, Mark Dreyfus axed in factional power play as Albanese prepares new ministry

Labor’s internal power groupings have been in intense talks since the election to carve up the 30 cabinet positions in line with party rules.

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4 d. ago Mark Dreyfus warned he’ll be axed in factional power play, PM faces pressure to save him

Mark Dreyfus phoned colleagues over the past two days to solidify his position and ensure he had enough votes to cling on, but his fate is in doubt.

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5 d. ago Howzat! Mark Latham, Big Tobacco and his love of a cricket freebie

The outspoken former Labor leader received several tickets to the cricket courtesy of nicotine giant British American Tobacco.

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6 d. ago ‘The reckoning is here’: Have the Democrats found a billionaire of their own to take down Trump?

Democrats are beginning to mark out territory as they debate how best to take on Donald Trump. Could their next presidential candidate be a billionaire governor?

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7 d. ago Trump exposed a party in a disarray. Now, a firebrand billionaire is ready to fight

Democrats are beginning to mark out territory as they debate how best to take on Donald Trump. Could their next presidential candidate be a billionaire governor?

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8 d. ago NSW Liberals vow to stick to ‘sensible centre’ as Labor celebrates crushing victory

As his party sifted through the rubble of Saturday’s devastating defeat, NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman issued a rallying cry to appeal to women and multicultural voters and end “wild fluctuations” in energy policy. 

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1 week ago Canada delivers election victory to incumbent PM Mark Carney

Canadians have rejected Donald Trump's repeated taunts that the country should become America's 51st state, delivering an election victory to incumbent Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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1 week ago ASX gains for a fourth session, led by energy and tech stocks

The Australian sharemarket has pushed past the 8000-mark after a late wave of buying helped Wall Street post its longest advance since November.

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1 week ago 'Good days and bad days': Parents of Perth surfers killed in Mexico mark anniversary

The parents of Perth brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, who were murdered in Mexican "have good days and bad days," one year on.

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1 week ago Pretend friends, real risks. Harming kids is now part of big tech’s business model

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg said famously “move fast and break things”. But now it’s children and families who are being broken by the relentless thirst for big tech profit.

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2 w. ago To McRae’s Magpies, we’ve got an apology to make: Key takeouts from round seven

There was plenty of doom-and-gloom coverage centred on the Pies over the off-season. Right now, there’s no side better-placed to contend for this year’s flag.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's approval rating the lowest of any president in seven decades

As the 100-day mark of President Donald Trump's second term approaches, Americans’ views of what he’s done so far have turned deeply negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS found.

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