2 h. ago Honest Gareth: the politician who admits he wasn’t up to the job

Gareth Graham, a retired paramedic team manager from Ambulance Victoria, has quit his job as Alpine Shire mayor 10 days after he was elected.

Politics

27 h. ago The MPs who spent more than $100,000 – and the ministers who spent $0 – on family travel

Australian taxpayers have spent more than $4 million on travel for politicians’ families and spouses since the election of the Albanese government.

Politics

37 h. ago Wells refers expenses to watchdog as flights to Labor event emerge

Wells charged taxpayers more than $2000 for flights to Sydney to attend a Labor Party fundraiser in August, while the minister referred her own use of entitlements to the independent watchdog on Tuesday.

Politics

50 h. ago Victoria enters election year on political knife’s edge as opposition support surges

The latest Resolve Political Monitor shows Jess Wilson is the most popular Liberal leader since the survey began and voters back Labor’s youth crime changes.

Politics

62 h. ago Marles sounds alarm after Chinese fighter ‘locks on’ to Japanese jets

Experts say the statement of support for Japan is cautious but welcome after a month-long campaign of retaliation from Beijing for a remark by Japan’s PM.

Politics

2 d. ago ‘Dangerous and extremely regrettable’: Chinese fighter ‘locked on’ to Japanese jets

Australia and Japan have sounded the alarm after a Chinese J-15 fighter directed fire-control radar – one of the most threatening acts a military aircraft can take – at Japanese jets near Okinawa islands.

Events

3 d. ago Could this town solve Sydney’s waste problem? Locals don’t think so

A plan to generate electricity by burning 600,000 tonnes of Sydney’s waste near a western NSW town has locals worried about their health and livelihoods.

Politics

5 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

5 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

6 d. ago ‘I don’t want to die’: How Molly Picklum survived the worst wipeout of her life

The surfing world champion is one of the sport’s most electric performers – but success has not come without her own ‘slaying the dragon’ moments.

Events

6 d. ago This $8.5b Medicare promise was at the heart of Labor’s election pitch. How’s it working?

Improvements in the bulk-billing rate last month are being overshadowed by a bigger fight over hospital bed block.

Politics

6 d. ago Give corruption watchdog teeth to follow the money, government told

A parliamentary committee has recommended IBAC be unleashed to oversee the use of public funds by subcontractors and to pursue “grey corruption”.

Politics

6 d. ago Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel: sources

The US defence secretary, however, has the ability to declassify material and the report did not find he did so improperly, according to one source.

Politics

6 d. ago Hegseth under pressure after Pentagon watchdog finds he put troops at risk

Sources shared the findings of a report after the US defence secretary shared information about a military strike on a Signal group chat.

Politics

6 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

7 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

7 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

7 d. ago Aviation watchdog hands down findings after two pilots killed in Kimberley chopper crash

Peter Ritter and Gavin U’Ren both had years of experience piloting and mustering with Robinson 22s choppers when the crash happened at the Mount Anderson homestead near Camballin in 2024.

Events

7 d. ago Clubs regulator puts Wests Tigers owners on notice after board sacked

The watchdog that sacked the Parramatta Eels board over governance failings is now monitoring the owners of the Wests Tigers.

Politics

7 d. ago Victoria will miss 2032 offshore wind targets, ‘likely to face electricity shortfalls’: report

There is still no port approved to support the assembly of wind turbines, and the government had also delayed offshore wind auctions, meant to start this year.

Events