Liberal Party stalwart Paul Haege has revealed that he invited Bruce Lehrmann as a house guest at his sprawling $30 million mansion for a Liberal fundraiser, but denied he is a secret donor quipping: “Getting money out of me is not easy, ask my wife.” Mr Lehrmann raised eyebrows thisContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has revealed his partner received a special gift from First Lady Jill Biden while on a recent trip to the US. The Prime Minister, his partner Jodie Haydon, US President Joe Biden and Dr Biden had an intimate dinner in the White House while on an official visitContinue Reading
Three teenagers and a man have been arrested after an allegedly stolen car driven from Queensland to Sydney smashed into dozens of vehicles in a wild late night joy ride. The Toyota LandCruiser zig-zagged on busy Oxford and Young Streets in Surry Hills in the city’s CBD at 11pm onContinue Reading
Demonstrators seeking a cease-fire in Gaza blocked bridges on both sides of the US on Thursday, including a major span into San Francisco during a global trade summit involving President Joe Biden and other world leaders.Eighty protesters were arrested on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridgeand 29 vehicles were towed afterContinue Reading
Much of the country is looking at a wet week ahead as parts of Queensland and NSW recover from several days of severe storms. Golf ball-size hailstones bombarded eastern regions of the NSW and Queensland border on Wednesday and Thursday, with a series of thunderstorms expected across the country nextContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has expressed serious concerns for Australia’s looming summer during high-level climate talks with leaders in the US. The Prime Minister met with both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on the sidelines of the APEC summit on Thursday. In an “informal chat” withContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has ignored a call to ditch high-level talks in San Francisco with Asia Pacific leaders to stay at home to deal with simmering domestic issues. The Prime Minister left Canberra shortly after a fiery question time to head to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Wednesday afternoon. HeContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces growing fury over the cost of living and Labor’s response to the Israel-Gaza conflict as he returns to Canberra following a whirlwind global diplomatic stint. Mr Albanese’s return to parliament comes after tens of thousands gathered across major cities over the weekend, with large pro-PalestinianContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said America’s veterans are “the steel spine of this nation” as he marked Veterans Day during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery.In remarks at the Memorial Amphitheater, the commander-in-chief recounted famous battles fought by U.S. troops and said those deployments of soldiers are “linked in aContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is pushing for his federal election interference trial in Washington to be televised, joining media outlets that say the American public should be able to watch the historic case unfold. The Justice Department is opposing the effort to broadcast the trial, scheduled to begin in March, andContinue Reading