Social cohesion fears with weekend rallies set to clash
Groups and communities will hold their own protests in response to planned anti-immigration rallies whose premise has been flatly rejected by political leaders.
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Threat warning lingers over anti-migrant rallies
Authorities are calling for calm ahead of anti-immigration rallies and counter-protests in Australian cities which could create a "dangerous" situation.
Threat warning lingers over anti-migrant rallies
Authorities are calling for calm ahead of anti-immigration rallies and counter-protests in Australian cities which could create a "dangerous" situation.
India committed to improving ties with China, Modi says
China's President Xi Jinping is hosting a summit with 20 world leaders, including India's Narendra Modi, days after punishing US tariffs on India took effect.
Vicious cycles: national push to slow electric bikes
Cycling groups say high-powered and illegally modified e-bikes are increasingly being used in Australia and stricter, national rules are needed to save lives.
Violent protests fail to budge fresh immigration intake
A key migration target has been announced days after national anti-immigration rallies, with the government under fire for the timing of its release.
More killed across Gaza as Israel prepares to take city
Intensified bombardment of suburbs has been reported by residents while more Palestinians have been killed as Israel's military prepares to take Gaza City.
Residential care costs could blow out to $7b a year
Unless there is immediate reform, residential care for vulnerable children could cost taxpayers $7 billion a year, the leading safety body warns.
Big ideas to fix housing left untouched at roundtable
Plans to improve housing supply have emerged from the productivity roundtable, but economists say they won't fix the biggest issues affecting affordability.
US National Guard troops in Washington to carry weapons
Some National Guard units patrolling Washington at the direction of US President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms.
Call to slow city traffic amid rising pedestrian deaths
More pedestrians are being killed in road accidents across the nation, figures have revealed, leading calls for urgent speed limit reductions.
Aussie workers sceptical of AI coming for their jobs
A slim majority of workers believe the government can be trusted to regulate artificial intelligence and most think it will augment rather than replace jobs.
Call to screw the cap on $11 billion diesel subsidy
More mining giants may clean up their operations if the government capped generous credits on diesel fuel and incentivised green projects, a report finds.
Bessent says US tariff revenues to rise ‘substantially’
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says tariff revenue will be used to cut debt as new import duties hit 407 products including wind turbines and bulldozers.
Cutting ‘nightmarish’ red tape may awaken productivity
Fixing Australia's regulations could help businesses and shoppers save and reinvigorate Australia's languishing productivity base.
Answers to ailing productivity to steer economic future
Australia's economic future will be guided by ideas to reinvigorate its currently languishing productivity, the treasurer has said.
Charge ahead: road taxes may be closer than they appear
A road user charge targeting electric vehicle drivers is gaining widespread approval but how it will work and when it will arrive remains up for debate.
National Guard gathers in Washington after Trump order
National Guard troops have begun to appear in Washington following US President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime in the US capital.
PM slams Hamas as senior leader denies praising him
Anthony Albanese has warned against trusting Hamas propaganda as an official from the terrorist group denies reports it backed Labor's "political courage".
N Korea threatens reprisals against S Korea-US drills
North Korea says its military has an "absolute mission" to defend national security against the large-scale 11-day drills by South Korea and the United States.
Fast approvals only add to housing construction logjam
Hastening development approvals without increasing building capacity will only add to the bottleneck in housing construction, researchers warn.
Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the US
Rwanda has agreed to accept up to 250 deportees from the United States under the Trump administration's third-country deportation program.
‘Human catastrophe’: PM condemns Israel’s plan for Gaza
Australia and western allies are urging Israel to abandon plans to re-invade and take total control of Gaza City, warning it will breach international law.
Premier’s big call as state parliament hangs in balance
Tasmania's leader has made an important appointment as he grapples with a hung parliament and braces for a no-confidence vote.
Australia to argue for tariff removal after US reprieve
Australia has been granted a rare reprieve from higher US tariffs on its goods but officials haven't given up hope of the levies being removed entirely.
1400 batteries in a day: Aussies soak up solar subsidy
Australia could double the number of household solar batteries installed in a year, figures reveal, as consumers rush to take advantage of a subsidy.
Mercy plea for ‘courageous’ tax office whistleblower
A tax office whistleblower has asked a judge not to impose convictions for crimes that his lawyer said were "grounded in moral courage".
Depth of US-Australia ties on show in tariff reprieve
While face-to-face talks with Donald Trump remain elusive, a US decision to spare Australia from increased tariffs highlights the strength of the partnership.
Protesters seize momentum after huge Gaza bridge march
Big crowds at pro-Palestine rallies including on Sydney Harbour Bridge are no surprise to the prime minister, who says Australians want to show their concern.
Australia co-ordinating on recognition of Palestine
Australia is working with other nations in favour of recognising the state of Palestine, as the federal government acknowledges the issue is urgent.
Epstein ‘stole’ Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago: Trump
US President Donald Trump has expanded on remarks he had made about banning Jeffrey Epstein from his private club in Florida two decades ago.