Liberal rebel to face grilling after frontbench exit
An outspoken Liberal MP is poised to provide more clarity on his decision to quit shadow cabinet after Opposition Leader Sussan Ley claimed he didn’t cite policy concerns to her.…
‘Match your words’: Australia to pony up for PNG pact
Australia will have to break out the chequebook to hold up its end of a historic defence alliance with Papua New Guinea, analysts say. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his…
‘Pivotal’: major update on $4.8b renewables project
Construction is ramping up on a contentious infrastructure project deemed essential to advancing Australia’s shift to renewable energy. HumeLink, a $4.8 billion overhead transmission line in southern NSW, is designed…
“A threat to civilisation” says doctor against hospital’s Children and War event
Civilisation is under attack from Australian doctors, warns pro-Israel psychiatrist Doron Samuell. Royal Children’s Hospital agrees. Wendy Bacon and Stephanie Tran investigate. In September, Sydney psychiatrist Doron Samuell wrote to…
India, China to resume flights after five-year freeze
China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has confirmed that direct flights between India and China will resume later this month, ending a halt of more than five years and signalling a…
Bezos says data centres in space likely within 20 years
Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos says gigawatt-scale data centres will be built in space within the next 10 to 20 years, predicting they will eventually outperform earth-based ones…
Hastie exit: outspoken MP out, citing migration muzzle
Outspoken MP and Liberal leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie has quit the opposition front bench in a move that will likely further destabilise Sussan Ley’s control over the beleaguered party. The…
No ‘miracle’ as outback search for boy is scaled back
The search for a missing preschooler is being scaled back after police concede the boy is likely dead after wandering away from an outback homestead. August, known as Gus, went…
AGL chair defends big payment to injured predecessor
The chairman of one of Australia’s biggest electricity generators has defended a $720,000 payment to his predecessor after she was seriously injured during a site visit two years ago. Under…
Australia asks Israel for details after flotilla halted
Australians detained by Israel while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza could soon receive help from the federal government. Australia has made a formal request to Israeli authorities for consular…