9 h. ago Less than a third of parents will enforce social media ban, new poll finds

Nearly 70 per cent of voters back the world-leading policy, but most are sceptical it can even work.

Politics

9 h. ago Won’t listen. Won’t change. This England team are up their own backsides

This Australian team was there to be beaten. But after just two Tests, England now need a miracle.

Politics

12 h. ago ‘May the force be with you’: A relentless night in a Ukrainian bomb shelter

The air raid alarm goes off and the iPhone starts talking in an American accent, urging listeners to seek shelter. It’s 1.23am and our correspondent is about to witness what is a routine night for millions of people across this war-ravaged country.

Events

13 h. ago ‘National pride’: Albanese hails teen social ban, but parents may not force kids to follow the law

Nearly 70 per cent of voters back the world-leading policy, which is set to take full effect on Wednesday.

Society

22 h. ago Energy producers want to reserve gas for Australia – but it must come from new supplies

Bringing new gas supply online sooner is the only sustainable solution to put downward pressure on prices.

Politics

28 h. ago Liberals ignore, despise and knife their leaders – and drive their party over a cliff

Unlike the Labor Party, which mythologises even its pedestrian leaders, the Liberal Party celebrates only Menzies and Howard.

Politics

2 d. ago South Australian Liberal leader steps down months out from election

South Australian Opposition Leader Vincent Tarzia has announced he is stepping down from the role just three months out from the state election.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Ned will guide his donors’: Liberal mayor questioned over independent campaign funds

An inquiry into Liverpool Council turned its attention to alleged donations to a candidate in the NSW local council elections.

Politics

3 d. ago Liberal moderate speaks out on Indigenous acknowledgments at events

Moderate and conservative Liberals are locked in an existential tug-of-war over climate change and migration. That’s about to spread further into cultural and national identity.

Politics

3 d. ago Labor plan to buy gas to stop factory closures as prices soar

The Albanese government is considering a first-ever national scheme to stop factories closing due to high-energy bills.

Economics

4 d. ago WA MPs’ Christmas break delayed as Cook rushes to pass controversial bill

With surrogacy laws passed on Wednesday, the upper house has clear runway to debate the bill into next week, and Premier Roger Cook hopes it will pass before Christmas.

Politics

4 d. ago My Spotify listening age is 73 years old? I demand a recount

I never thought Spotify’s Wrapped list would be the thing that led me to an existential crisis, but here we are.

Politics

4 d. ago The Liberal body count keeps rising. But I see a twist in this Scorsese script

For recently removed party leaders, nothing screams louder than the silence of your phone.

Politics

4 d. ago WA taxpayers funded the Liberals’ entire state election campaign

Taxpayers have poured millions into the coffers of political parties after the March 8 state election.

Economics

4 d. ago Brittany Higgins says she can ‘breathe again’ after Lehrmann’s appeal bid fails

The former federal Liberal staffer had fought to overturn a finding that he raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

Politics

4 d. ago Libs can’t blame Trump for election loss – they brought it on themselves

Blaming Donald Trump for Peter Dutton’s failings before and during the last election is just the latest in a long history of the Liberals not seeing or understanding the changes happening around them.

Politics

5 d. ago The optics on these $94,000 flights are terrible, but the timing is even worse

It’s the simple scandals – the ones voters can explain to each other in a supermarket queue – that bring ministers undone.

Politics

5 d. ago Secret Liberal probe blames Trump for ruining Dutton’s election

Leaked elements of the yet-to-be-released probe found the Donald Trump effect, poor decisions and failed communication fuelled the rapid unravelling of the Coalition’s election campaign.

Politics

6 d. ago Coalition walks back from Perrottet’s signature gambling policy

Cashless gaming was a key policy for former Liberal premier Dominic Perrottet in the 2023 election campaign.

Events

6 d. ago Coalition casts doubt on Perrottet’s signature gambling policy

Cashless gaming was a key policy for former Liberal premier Dominic Perrottet in the 2023 election campaign.

Events