Australia Labels Assyrian Church Stabbing As Terrorist Act Australia declares recent stabbing at Assyrian church as terrorist act, heightens security measures to safeguard public spaces. Top News · Apr 16, 2024
Coalition hopes to exorcise the ghost of Scott Morrison as Cook goes to the polls Byelection in the south Sydney seat expected to be won by Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy as AEC warns voter turnout could be low The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2024
Liberal candidate wins by-election for ex-PM's seat A by-election to decide who replaces former prime minister Scott Morrison as the federal member for Cook has been won by fellow Liberal Simon Kennedy. AAP · Apr 12, 2024
Scott Morrison urges NZ nukes rethink, AUKUS engagement Former prime minister Scott Morrison has used a visit to Wellington to point out opportunities for New Zealand from the defence pact AUKUS. AAP · Apr 12, 2024
Worries over low voter turnout at Scott Morrison's seat Scott Morrison's constituents are heading to the polls at below-expected rates ahead of a by-election for the ex-prime minister's successor. AAP · Apr 11, 2024
Museum loses anti-discrimination case – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2024
Bridget McKenzie’s office wanted ‘sports rorts’ funding tripled to pay for target and marginal seat priorities Exclusive: FoI documents show senator’s office spoke to other members, duty-senators and some crossbenchers to prioritise marginal and target seats The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2024
‘A lot of question marks’: $70m renewable-energy microgrid project divides Daintree The financial viability of the government-subsided scheme in the world heritage-listed area is just one of its many unknowns The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2024
Schoolgirl's alleged killer to face trial within weeks The man accused of murdering nine-year-old Charlise Mutten and dumping her body in a barrel will face a murder trial in the coming weeks. AAP · Mar 25, 2024
Liberal focuses on families as PM lashes lack of women The man tipped to replace Scott Morrison in the seat of Cook has side-stepped criticisms of the Liberals' failure to pre-select more women in winnable seats. AAP · Mar 22, 2024
Clare O’Neil claims she relied on verbal briefings only for prediction of high court immigration detention win Home affairs refuses access to FOI request for ‘operational advice’ regarding case that overturned legality of indefinite detention The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2024
Fate of religious discrimination protections uncertain Religious groups are calling for more protections against discrimination because of their faith but Labor only wants to move ahead if the opposition is onboard. AAP · Mar 20, 2024
Paul Keating says The Australian should be ‘contemptuously ignored’ ahead of Wang Yi meeting Former Labor prime minister hit back at criticism of his plans to meet with China’s visiting foreign minister The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2024
Make Australia afraid again: must we have our own Trump moment for Peter Dutton to become PM? In a new Quarterly Essay, Lech Blaine profiles the leader of the opposition. In this extract he considers the former Queensland policeman’s chances of getting the top job The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2024 Turnbull says Australia ‘mugged by reality’ on Aukus deal as US set to halve submarine build Former PM says the reality is the US will not make their submarine deficit worse by giving or selling submarines to Australia
AAP · Mar 10, 2024 Date set for poll to elect Scott Morrison's replacement Voters in Cook will head to the polls next month in a by-election to choose a replacement in parliament for former prime minister Scott Morrison.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2024 The Liberal party does not have a ‘women problem’. Men are the problem The party’s women continue to wring their hands in their support group chats, apoplectic with rage off the record, while soothing on it
The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2024 Morning Mail: Supreme court backs Trump, Liberals choose Morrison successor, historic abortion vote in France Former McKinsey partner chosen to succeed Scott Morrison in safe seat; supreme court overturns Colorado state ruling
The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2024 Higgins and Reynolds in defamation mediation talks – as it happened This blog is now closed.
AAP · Mar 4, 2024 Liberals pre-select consultant to succeed Morrison Consultant Simon Kennedy has been pre-selected by the Liberals to contest former prime minister Scott Morrison's seat of Cook ahead of an upcoming by-election.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2024 Liberals pick management consultant Simon Kennedy for Cook byelection The party misses the chance to have a female candidate in the safe seat vacated by former prime minister Scott Morrison
AAP · Mar 4, 2024 Simon Kennedy to run for former PM Morrison's seat Liberal Party faithful have pre-selected Simon Kennedy to contest the federal seat of Cook at a by-election triggered by the resignation of Scott Morrison.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2024 Afternoon Update: bodies of Sydney couple found; Taylor Swift’s dad accused of hitting photographer; and France ambiguous on deploying troops to Ukraine NSW Police are confident that they have located the remains of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies
The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2024 Morrison says faith gives him ability to be honest on his failings – he just doesn’t have any Former Australian PM says speech ‘not an opportunity to run through a bullet point list’ of achievements, before running through a bullet point list of achievements
The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2024 Lidia Thorpe backs Mardi Gras over NSW police decision – as it happened This blog is now closed.