Labor urged to axe faith school bill exemption Advocates have welcomed an independent MP's bill to amend laws that allow religious schools to sack teachers or expel students over marital status or sexuality. AAP · Oct 12
Naked principal, shared beds: religious school probed Teenagers at an insular church school regularly shared beds with teachers as conventional boundaries were broken, former students say. AAP · Oct 12
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s $500,000 gift helps train Indigenous water operators in Canada Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's generous contribution to Water First has empowered Indigenous communities by enhancing their water management capabilities. After an intensive 15-month certification process, eight Indigenous trainees have successfully graduated, accumulating over 2,000 hours of combined practical and technical training. These graduates are set to embark on careers… The Times of India · Oct 11
Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Oct 11
'Dog's breakfast': online safety laws face last hurdle Social media safety laws are likely to pass parliament, but a key minor party has demanded they go further in reining in big tech. AAP · Oct 11
Coalition baulks at One Nation-style migrant nation ban Angus Taylor won't follow One Nation's Pauline Hanson in banning migrants from specific countries, despite previously singling out Gazans and people from Iran. AAP · Oct 11
Ready to rule? Liberals' high-stakes bet on unity The future is unwritten for a hungry opposition desperate to take office, with questions lingering over its readiness after a decade on the sidelines. AAP · Oct 10
'No time for him': Hanson gives her Liberal leader pick One Nation's Pauline Hanson has offered to work with the coalition, but has dismissed the current Liberal leader as the best man for the job. AAP · Oct 10
Conservatives one, and all over the place at conference A political conference has made an impassioned call for unity between Australia's splintered conservative parties but there was friction onstage and off. AAP · Oct 10
Man charged over 'offensive' act at Bondi attack site Almost a year after the Bondi Beach shooting, a man has been charged with alleged "offensive behaviour" near the scene of the massacre. AAP · Oct 9
Australian bishop acknowledges 8-year delay in justice in Indigenous abuse case but defends process A top Australian Catholic bishop has acknowledged the eight-year delay in bringing a fellow bishop to justice on charges he sexually abused young Indigenous men The Independent UK · Oct 9
Offensive tirades on race and religion shouldn’t be the norm in Australian politics A racist AI-generated video is the latest offensive stunt by One Nation. Now Pauline Hanson’s attack on Mehreen Faruqi needs to be settled by the courts The Guardian - AU · Oct 9
Seeing orange: Nationals under threat in regional Victoria as angry voters consider One Nation ‘No safe seats’ for Coalition partner at upcoming state election, Danny O’Brien says, amid fury about renewables, immigration and condition of roads The Guardian - AU · Oct 9
Fiona Dhawunymurruwuy will be evicted on Sunday, along with 120 other First Nations people: ‘There’s no place for me’ The NT government turned down $6.5m to keep the Darwin emergency housing open, saying it’s a ‘waste of taxpayers’ hard-earned money’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 9
The Guardian - AU · Oct 8 Vegetarian buffet and a ‘free dental’ raffle prize: Greens launch bullish bid to ‘take our country back’ in Victoria New federal leader David Shoebridge says November’s poll will herald the start of an ‘extraordinary moment’ as Greens hope for best-ever state result
AAP · Oct 8 Greens hints state at 'crossroads' at party launch The Greens are gaining momentum as they unveil their Victorian election platform, pledging to tackle grocery prices and community safety.
AAP · Oct 8 High Court baulks at ex-Labor chief's defamation appeal The High Court has thrown out a defamation appeal bid by controversial MP Mark Latham against fellow lawmaker Alex Greenwich, ending a years-long legal battle.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 8 NSW police commissioner made last-minute bid to hold closed-door hearings into Sydney anti-Herzog protest Police watchdog says Mal Lanyon’s timing in raising the issue was ‘regrettable’ and led to delays
AAP · Oct 7 Climate change not the only blame for bushfire crisis Australia's bushfire crisis may be linked to British colonisation, with researchers finding increased risk goes beyond the influence of climate change alone.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 7 ‘Catastrophic wildfire loop’ after colonisation left parts of Australia more at risk from bushfires, study finds Researchers found the shift from open woodland to dense forest after 1788 led to more intense fires, consistent with loss of cultural burning practices
International Business Times UK · Oct 7 Ex-Bishop Christopher Saunders Jailed 6.5 Years After 13 Sex Offence Convictions Against Two Aboriginal Men Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for 13 sex offences involving two young Aboriginal men.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 7 Constitutional expert labels Albanese government’s golf club grant ‘grey corruption’ Prof Anne Twomey says $6m for Marrickville Golf Club was ‘misuse of public money’ made under a ‘farcical scheme’
The Independent UK · Oct 7 Australian bishop becomes one of world’s most senior Catholic leaders to be jailed for sexual abuse Christopher Saunders, 76, served as Bishop of Broome from 1996 until 2020
The Independent UK · Oct 7 Former Australian Catholic bishop sentenced for abusing Indigenous men A former Australian Catholic bishop has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexually abusing two young Indigenous men
The Guardian - AU · Oct 7 Queensland man charged with murder after three-month-old son dies from ‘significant internal injuries’ Uneeb Ullah, 28, from Ipswich, has been remanded in custody after his arrest on Tuesday evening for the alleged murder of the child