EXPLAINED: 34 - The Real Truth

Chinese celebrities ‘voluntarily’ provided character references in 2019 WeChat videos, Liberal candidate says

Exclusive: The party’s Bennelong candidate Scott Yung was described as ‘young Chinese talent’ in the videos that are still live on his page

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2025

Latham ordered to pay independent MP’s legal costs after losing defamation case – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025

‘This has been a long road’: relief and excitement as NSW ban on gay conversion practices comes into effect

‘You’re not broken. You do not need fixing,’ attorney general says in welcoming legislation that makes LGBTQ+ conversion practices punishable by jail time

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2025

Morning Mail: Gina Rinehart’s Maga message, Trump ‘pissed off’ with Putin, daunting search for quake survivors

What drives Australia’s richest person?; Trump takes tougher tone with Russian leader; rescuers scour collapsed buildings in Myanmar and Thailand

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2025

The Albanese government will ban non-compete clauses. What are they and what industries will be affected?

Business groups oppose them but others think a ban announced in the budget will empower workers and promote competition

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2025

Fears ‘Lucky Box’ vending machines giving children ‘a taste of gambling’

Experts say whether or not prize-box games constitute gambling in Australia is ‘murky’ – and authorities are at an impasse over who regulates them

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2025

Israeli politicians sign letter urging Australian MPs to dump two-state policy

Letter from Knesset members addressed to Queensland LNP backbencher Andrew Wallace was distributed at event he hosted, attended by several Coalition MPs and senators

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025

Australia’s government agencies use encrypted messaging apps such as Signal. But should they?

Commonwealth agencies have a legal responsibility to preserve records – and security hygiene for device users still poses a challenge

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025

Director of Bondi restaurant Icebergs Maurice Terzini resigns amid allegations against son

Sylvester Terzini was employed at multiple restaurants owned by his father, has denied the untested allegations and no charges have been laid

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025

Khaled Sabsabi show cancelled one month after sacking from Venice Biennale

Monash University has ‘indefinitely postponed’ upcoming exhibition at Monash University Museum of Art in Melbourne, after ‘consultation with our communities’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025