Anthony Albanese says Australia’s first mainland case of deadly H5N1 bird flu ‘concerning’
Tests taken in Western Australia suggest a second bird was also infected, but there is no evidence poultry or agriculture systems are affected Get our breaking news email, free app…
Socceroos crash back to earth after being humbled by superior USA | Jack Snape
The swagger Australia offered in their opener against Turkey was gone and for much for the game in Seattle they looked second best and shellshocked Australia looked like a bunch…
Professional baseball team cancels game after players refuse to wear Pride jerseys
York Revolution were celebrating Pride Night MLB players have also pushed back on Pride A professional baseball team has chosen to forfeit a game after some of its players refused…
Bury me in the whale graveyard – let the weird starfish chew my bones | First Dog on the Moon
Scientists have discovered an enormous whale graveyard about 1,200km long, which seems big but then so are whales Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are…
Back to Back Barries: Is the media giving Pauline Hanson a free pass?
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry dissect Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club appearance this week and ask: is the leader of One Nation treated differently to other political leaders by the…
Say what?! New insults to use in 2026 | Fiona Katauskas
The news is providing a lot of material to work with See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
James O’Loghlin: ‘I’d lie awake at night thinking: “Is there one thing I can do that will help my dying friend?”’
The broadcaster, comedian and writer on the lifelong friendship that turned him into an activist Strolling along the clifftop path that winds down to Coogee beach, James O’Loghlin and I…
One Nation craves mainstream appeal, but Pauline Hanson’s bleak vision of Australia shows she’s firmly on the fringes | Tom McIlroy
On the national stage, Hanson attacked multiculturalism and spoke of a ‘transgender insurgency’. It could be a reality check for voters Get our breaking news email, free app or daily…
A historic win against secretive government in more ways than one!
A South Australian Court of Appeal decision will open State governments up to significant scrutiny. It’s a big win against secretive government, Rex Patrick reports. While not showing everything, Senate…
Disabled people urge reflection as key report delayed
Disability advocates are calling on the Albanese government to pause its plan to rush through an overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme after a major report into the changes…