The country’s disability ministers will not provide their response to the landmark royal commission report until at least next month – seven months after the commissioners handed down their findings. The shocking report, published last September, was the culmination of 4.5 years of investigation and nearly 10,000 testimonies and exposedContinue Reading
About 10,000 people are expected to attend a Sydney rally condemning anti-Semitism, with former prime minister Scott Morrison giving the opening speech. The demonstration, organised by a grassroots Christian group Never Again is Now (NAIN), will take over the city from 3pm Sunday. NAIN co-founder, Mark Leach said the eventContinue Reading
Critics of the decision by Woolworths not to stock Australia Day merchandise this year claim going “woke” is sending the supermarket giant “broke”. About $2 billion has been wiped off the value of Woolies shares over the past week, which conservative commentators say is a direct result of negative consumerContinue Reading
The ABC journalist who caused a media firestorm after dismissing reports of Jewish babies being beheaded by Hamas terrorists is now under investigation. ABC director David Anderson, who appeared before the Communications Legislation estimates hearing on Tueday, confirmed the broadcaster had launched an internal investigation into Tom Joyner’s conduct inContinue Reading
A defamation trial between a special forces commando and the ABC is entering its final stages on Tuesday after the national broadcaster published articles claiming he was involved in the shooting of an unarmed prisoner. Heston Russell is suing the ABC and two investigative journalists over stories published in 2020Continue Reading
Former NSW Liberal Party president and small business owner Maria Kovacic has officially become the newest federal parliamentarian. Senator Kovacic was sworn in as NSW’s new senator on Tuesday after being selected to fill the state’s upper house vacancy caused by the death of Jim Molan. The small business ownerContinue Reading
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s news boss has urged media organisations to be kinder to each other in public as he doubled down on his regret for not defending presenter Stan Grant. ABC news director Justin Stevens said he regretted not publicly defending the Wiradjuri presenter for the criticism and racistContinue Reading
A senate inquiry examining whether Australia’s ban on nuclear energy should be lifted has been told it would take 10-15 years to have a power plant up and running if the moratorium was lifted right now. The Environment and Communications Legislation Committee sat on Monday to discuss the Environment andContinue Reading
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has been flagged as a potential replacement for the federal senate seat left open by the death of revered former major general, Jim Molan. The NSW Liberal federal senator died on Monday following a two-year battle with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer. His familyContinue Reading