The party room was swapped for the ballroom on Wednesday night as leaders and influential guests gathered for Canberra’s event of the season, the annual Midwinter Ball. But it was Bill Shorten’s date who stole the show: the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Minister was accompanied by his stepdaughter, Georgette.Continue Reading
The son of a former state Premier, who was convicted of drink-driving and causing a violent car crash which was a factor in the end of his dad’s political career, has come out in support of Peter Dutton’s son. An image of Tom Dutton, 18, holding a bag of whiteContinue Reading
Sunrise host Natalie Barr has confronted Barnaby Joyce over his decision to quit booze after he was found rolling around on the footpath after dark and speaking gibberish into his mobile phone. Mr Joyce was filmed by bystanders in February lying on the street during an upside-down phone call inContinue Reading
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has defended Peter Dutton’s son after a leaked social media photo pictured him holding a bag of “white powder”. The image, which was first reported by the Herald Sun, made newspaper front pages on Tuesday morning. Originally shared on Tom’s Snapchat and quickly deleted, the photoContinue Reading
A senior ABC journalist has come under fire after declaring Australia a “racist country”. Laura Tingle, chief political correspondent for ABC’s 7.30 program, was on a panel at the Sydney Writers Festival on Sunday when she reportedly said: “We are a racist country, let’s face it. We always have beenContinue Reading
Labor has rebuffed calls to reverse its hard ban on the recreational use of vapes after industry figures projected a million-dollar tax windfall if Australia pivoted towards regulation. Parliament is expected to vote on laws to crack down on vaping in June, but the government’s third tranche of anti-vaping legislationContinue Reading
A grieving father has revealed his teenage daughter’s disturbing search history before she took her own life, claiming social media preyed on his daughter’s vulnerability about her understanding of a healthy life. Fitness coach Robb Evans made the disturbing revelation on Nine’s 60 Minutes, telling the program his daughter LivContinue Reading
Barnaby Joyce has warned demeaning, violent pornography is “rewiring boys’ brains” backing tougher age limits for teenagers to access social media and porn online. The former Nationals leader has backed a rethink of how old children and teenagers should be before they access harmful material, comparing the rise of uncontrolledContinue Reading
Worsening divisions between leaders over Australia’s response to the war in Gaza have flared after a Liberal senator was heard accusing a Muslim MP of supporting terrorism. Labor Senator Fatima Payman broke ranks with her party on Wednesday after she used the phrase “from the river to the sea, PalestineContinue Reading
A “smorgasbord of violent misogyny” being fed to young boys online is working against efforts to tackle violence against women, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says. Thousands of people marched over the weekend as part of “no more” rallies across the country which coincide with police charging a Perth man withContinue Reading