Jewish Australians are “scared to speak Hebrew” or wear their religious garments and have taken to Parliament House to warn that history “might repeat itself”. At a “bring them home” rally on Tuesday morning, posters of the 239 Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 lay on the lawnsContinue Reading
Hundreds of protesters gathered on the front lawns of Parliament House in Canberra, waving Palestinian flags in front of a confronting display of white cloths laid out to represent children killed in Gaza. The cloths were placed in bundles, with names and ages of those who had died in theContinue Reading
A chance at throwing another curveball at Anthony Albanese inspired one of the nation’s top spellers to claim the crown for a second year running. Zachary Cheng, 14, returned to the Prime Minister’s office on Monday afternoon with a plan to catch Mr Albanese out once again. “He’s not aContinue Reading
Victoria has been named as the Aussie state with the most magpie attacks over the year, as new data reveals the danger zones where you’re most likely to be swooped. As swooping season comes to a close, data from Magpie Alert tells us all we need to know about thisContinue Reading
The second last joint-parliamentary sitting week of the year is underway, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rides the high of a successful stint of overseas commitments. Question Time on Monday was set to be dominated by questions about cost of living, and the domestic implications of the ongoing conflict inContinue Reading
A former high-level Australian diplomat has called the Prime Minister’s trip to the Pacific Islands to talk climate change “utterly hypocritical” Gregory Andrews, who quit his $250,000-a-year job to stage a hunger strike on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra, wants Anthony Albanese to shed his bureaucratic speak andContinue Reading
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has spoken for the first time since being named as the high profile man charged with two counts of rape in Toowoomba. Mr Lehrmann was publicly named for the first time on October 26 as the man accused of raping a 28-year-woman after the pairContinue Reading
Trade Minister Don Farrell has warned the state of a proposed trade agreement between Australia and the European Union “isn’t good enough” ahead of a final round of negotiations to clinch the $100bn deal. With both sides warning that a failure to reach an agreement now could delay a dealContinue Reading
Central Australia’s peak organisation representing local Indigenous people spent more than half a million dollars promoting the Voice. In the lead-up to the referendum, the Central Land Council spent $602,635 to fund a Voice information team manned by three full-time staff and two casuals. But chief executive Les Turner toldContinue Reading
The identity of a high-profile man charged with two counts of rape can be revealed as former federal parliamentary staffer Bruce Emery Lehrmann. Police laid the charges against Mr Lehrmann, 28, earlier this year over an alleged incident in Toowoomba dating back to 2021. He has not entered a plea.Continue Reading