The family of a Perth grandmother held in a Japanese prison for alleged drug smuggling have met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong after her trial was delayed. Donna Nelson, a former Greens candidate and Indigenous community leader, has been in custody since she was arrested at Narita Airport near TokyoContinue Reading
The Albanese government’s senate leader has cautioned government members to follow caucus rules after Fatima Payman became the first Labor member to cross the floor in 18 years. The first term Western Australian senator broke ranks and sided with the Greens on a motion to recognise the state of Palestine.Continue Reading
Julian Assange has stepped foot on Australian soil, bringing to an abrupt end a bitter and protracted legal saga lasting more than a decade that centred on the release of hundreds of thousands of classified and unfiltered US state department documents. Touching down at Canberra airport on Wednesday evening atContinue Reading
Australia’s Hindu community has slammed what it claims is an “unfair” and “fearmongering” ABC expose about the extent of India’s spying in the country. Four Corners on Monday night revealed fresh details about the alleged “nest of spies” that were quietly booted from the country in 2020 after an investigationContinue Reading
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to arrive in Australia for a four-day tour including diplomatic talks that are expected to bring good news for the country’s winemakers and panda lovers. Meanwhile, leaders and national security experts have urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to remain firm in condemning human rightsContinue Reading
The start of the new financial year is just around the corner, and as always there are a raft of big changes kicking in. “The end of the financial year always brings with it the opportunity to get your finances in order,” said Sarah Megginson, personal finance expert at comparisonContinue Reading
Australia has committed another $10m for food urgently needed in Gaza. The latest funding takes Australia’s humanitarian assistance to $72.5m since October 7. Federal frontbencher Anne Aly was in Jordan this week at an urgent meeting about aid in Gaza. “Ultimately, this is about Israel taking responsibility for this andContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia’s worst kept diplomatic secret, officially announcing that China’s premier, Li Qiang, will visit the country this week – and his first stop will be a visit to the Adelaide Zoo. News.com.au has confirmed he will arrive in Adelaide on Saturday evening, and then on SundayContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese is plotting a cabinet reshuffle amid public service speculation he has offered his old leadership rival Bill Shorten a chance to say au revoir, with a plumb diplomatic posting in Europe. News.com.au can reveal that the offer of a diplomatic posting is the talk of the senior publicContinue Reading
Health insurance giant Medibank is being sued by the information watchdog after the personal information of 9.7 million Australians was stolen. The Australian Information Commissioner announced on Wednesday it had filed civil penalty proceedings over the October 2022 data breach. Sensitive information, including names, date of births, and Medicare numbers,Continue Reading