EXPLAINED: 20 - The Real Truth

Liberal stalwart and defector dead after short illness

Former prime minister Tony Abbott says the Liberal Party has "lost a fine servant" in Teena McQueen, who died following a short and severe illness.

AAP · Jun 24

Nine Speaks Out After Karl Stefanovic’s Podcast With UK Far-Right Activist Tommy Robinson Deleted

Channel 9 has distanced itself from Karl Stefanovic’s podcast after his interview with anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson was deleted.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 24

Labor launches One Nation attack on paid parental leave

Six months of government-funded paid parental could eventually be extended, as Labor seizes on Pauline Hanson's attacks on the scheme.

AAP · Jun 24

Pauline Hanson taking policy advice from Gina Rinehart is a red flag for voters

Letters: 'Voters need to be certain they are relying on genuine representation, not a political agenda dictated by multi-billion-dollar corporate interests.'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 23

'It gets everything right': War Memorial launches new Anzac Hall and Afghanistan galleries

Controversy and difficult questions mark opening.

The Canberra Times · Jun 23

Angus Taylor won’t say if he supports multiculturalism as Chalmers says he’s trying to ‘out-One Nation One Nation’

Treasurer says Coalition playing ‘footsie with the monoculture language’ after Liberal leader sidesteps questions at press conference

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23

Pauline Hanson says parental leave will force small businesses to ‘fold’ – despite no law forcing employers to pay

One Nation leader says she isn’t suggesting Australia get rid of taxpayer-funded parental leave entitlements

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23

One Nation’s surge continues in polls as Andy Burnham set to become next UK PM

In two federal polls that were partly taken after Pauline Hanson’s June 17 National Press Club address, One Nation’s surge continued, gaining two points on primary votes in both the DemosAU and Morgan polls, to reach 30% and 31.5% respectively.

The Conversation · Jun 23

Karl Stefanovic podcast interview with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson removed from YouTube

Robinson says Pauline Hanson has ‘carried on fighting’ despite backlash in since-deleted episode of the Karl Stefanovic Show

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23

Public transport fee relief and car rego cut by $100 in NSW budget targeting cost-of-living pressures

Australia’s most populous state forecast to plunge into worse-than-expected $2.3bn deficit in 2026-27, before rebounding to a $1.1bn surplus following year

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23