Unsettling predictions are now our catastrophic reality, but a brighter future is still within reach if our political leaders change course

Soaring, scorching, record temperatures, yet again. Distressing, protracted droughts. Raging fires and dev

This week’s Essential poll found 58% of respondents were open to voting for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation at the next federal election

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Those who know the Australian prime minister well say that he is an empathetic person, but all too often his public language masks this

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As governor general, Sam M

At least 21 charges have been laid against individuals since October, Australian federal police say, following 951 reports to June

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Opposition leader Jess Wilson is under pressure to reveal her position on a deal with Pauline Hanson’s party as the state election approaches

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While internal divis

Infrastructure minister says the Newcastle-Sydney project will build on decades of work and planning – but experts ‘won’t be cutting any cakes until there’s shovels in the ground’

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The astroturf group’s strategy event had the theme ‘evolve’ – but its speakers want to take the country back to the past

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Last weekend, the astroturf body Advance

Exclusive: Home affairs department intervened about the use of non-modified people movers after 500 detention centre staff flagged safety concerns

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Amid the former Prince Andrew’s disgrace a republican PM leading a progressive government should go out and make the case, fighting to bring the country with him

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Party says ‘what’s important now is that we strengthen our party for the future’ but some MPs concerned they will not learn from loss

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A review of the Liberal part

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• Negative gearing changes on the table before May budget, Jim Chalmers confirms

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Sarah Mitchell, the NSW sha

Treasurer says ‘not unusual’ for his department to examine options but stresses that no decision has been made

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Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine the divisive political debate over the future of the 34 Australian women and children languishing in a Syrian detention camp. They also discuss why capital gains tax is becoming a real pressure point for Labor, Ant

Hardline exchanges over the 34 Australian women and children stuck in Syria have continued this week, with the opposition saying the group should be blocked from returning due to their ties with Islamic State.

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Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine the divisive political debate over the future of the 34 Australian women and children languishing in a Syrian detention camp.

They also discuss why capital gains tax is beco

Exclusive: Tasmanian Lee Hanson employed as senior adviser to Sean Bell in role worth as much as $180,000

• Australian Politics podcast: One Nation woos progressive voters

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A third family says the Australian government must do more to hold Israel and the Israeli Defence Force to account, including demanding an apology

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• Grace Tame says ‘spare me the condescension, old man’ after Albanese defends ‘difficult’ comment

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PM clarifies remark but says he disagrees with some language the 2021 Australian of the Year has used

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The political rhetoric surrounding the Australian women and children seeking to return from Syria ignores this fundamental principle

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Human rights are not applicab

Since October, the Guardian Essential poll has been following the rise in support for One Nation but this month’s results might also ring alarm bells for Labor. This is because nearly half of Labor voters said they would be open to voting for One Natio

There’s always someone to blame

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One in eight low-income Indigenous households have unmet housing needs, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute has found

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The Liberal MP has continued to hold investment that makes money when Australia’s benchmark falls even after his appointment as shadow treasurer

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• Bomb threat at the Lodge that forced Albanese’s evacuation linked to opposition to Chinese dance group

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A spokesperson for Falun Dafa – a group associated with Shen Yun - said it had received threats against Albanese if upcoming performances went ahead

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Australian journalist Ryan Heath, who will lead expansion, says focus will be on journalism that ‘connects the dots globally’

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Daly River region is home to threatened species such as the ghost bat, Gouldian finch, pig-nosed turtle and red goshawk

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A quarter of all respondents say they would ‘definitely’ back the rightwing populist party at the next election while another third say they’re ‘open’ to it

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Recognising much of the party’s support to be a vote against the status quo could prove a blueprint for Labor – if it can avoid the pitfalls

• Guardian Essential poll: more than half of Australians open to voting for One Nation despite Hans

The government’s drastically changed rhetoric about its legal obligations to Australian citizens is a symptom of 2026’s ugly politics

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Labor MP says some children reach adulthood without mixing with people from different cultures and religions

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Prime minister discusses range of issues in hour-long YouTube interview with Karl Stefanovic

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Anthony Albanese has said One Nation was more likely to represent the

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• Exclusive: Australian women held in Syrian camp say they would accept children returning home separately

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Rail line projected to cost taxpayers $61.2bn, with further line to Western Sydney international airport to cost extra $32.4bn

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Exclusive: Some of the 11 mothers detained in Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp say they want Australian government to repatriate children at any cost

• Families in convoy from Syrian camp warned they would be attacked unless

If the circumstances of those from Roj camp become even more perilous, the Albanese government may be forced to intervene

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Long-awaited news bargaining code with Google, Meta and TikTok at risk of further delay, chief executive says

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The head of Nine Entertainment has called on

Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Andrew Hauser speaks to economics editor Patrick Commins and business and economics reporter Luca Ittimani about the 2025 surprises that led to the first inter

They’re going pretty fast…

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Exclusive: Government forces issued threat because Australian government failed to coordinate with them, official says

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Commonwealth and state governments both have hate speech laws – but they may not apply to the One Nation leader’s remarks

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Exclusive: Assessors unable to override algorithm-based tool, leaving people at risk of being pushed into aged care homes before they are ready

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Transport minister Catherine King will pledge $230m for planning work for the first phase of a bullet train on Australia’s east coast

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The Labor heavyweight and union legend says young Australians increasingly feel economic policy is rigged against them. But will Jim Chalmers step up?

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Premier Chris Minns says state has been working with federal government as group of 11 women and 23 children attempt to leave refugee camp

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New South Wales authori

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• NSW prepares for possible return of Islamic State-linked women and children from Syria

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Keith Wolahan says Liberal party is failing to ‘meet the needs of today’s Australia’ and must change to appeal to younger voters

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It may not just be immigration and economic anxiety at play but also a sense of cultural anger and loss. Vigilance is needed

A rightwing populist party, led by a familiar anti-establishment figure, gathering momentum. A Labour government enjoying

Andrew Hauser says inflationary pressures not driven by one single sector, but he understands frustration at ‘particular corporate strategies’

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