1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1094+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:01am Washington DC: A few months ago in Honolulu, the Trump administration’s point man for AUKUS – who rarely speaks publicly – gave a broad-brush appraisal of why Donald Trump strongly supports the agreement. AUKUS, which marks its five-year anniversary this week,…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (307+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:00am Last week, we received two demonstrations of such cycles and their simplifications (not all of it online). The other example came in Andrew Hastie’s decision to attack Pauline Hanson over her party’s cartoon suggesting he was a “traitor”. Hastie,…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1072+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:00am Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has pledged to overhaul the way the state government funds and accounts for major infrastructure projects as a step towards restoring integrity to Victoria’s finances if the Coalition is elected on November 28. Documents obtained under…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1719+ words) ″It is not a bribe!” Nissy Nassif proclaimed angrily when questioned over a frocks-for-favours incident involving a designer dress worth thousands of dollars that Nissy had gifted a reporter who had written a fawning piece about her. “Oh my god!...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (751+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:00am Universities should invest more in residential housing for international students to ease pressure on supply, Premier Chris Minns says, arguing the tertiary sector needs to shoulder more responsibility for addressing the heat in the migration debate. As the Albanese…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1733+ words) Leaked messages reveal the full story of how the Exclusive Brethren secretly recruited neo-Nazi associates to harass MPs at the election. As the church denies it, one elder confirms his involvement. From day one of the 2025 federal election campaign, the…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (424+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:00am Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has possibly frittered away his most valuable personal political asset – trust – with 41 per cent of voters now less likely to vote Labor thanks to his broken promises not to alter negative gearing or capital gains…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (633+ words) In a city constantly chasing the next trendy postcode to call home, West End has somehow remained mine. It’s where I’ve grown up, changed careers more than once, and found my place. Over the years, I’ve watched businesses come and…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (649+ words) September 14, 2026 — 4:54am Anthony Albanese spent three decades building up trust with voters. He lost it in a single day, spending his political capital to shake up the tax system. And now the receipts have arrived. Voters are in no mood to…...

13+ hour, 6+ min ago   (308+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:08pm Australia’s first female High Court judge, Mary Gaudron, has died aged 83. After receiving a scholarship to the University of Sydney, she left it with the university medal in hand. Asked to comment on the award going to a female…...