Earthquake rattles opening day of PIF summit in Tonga
Tonga has been backed to host a successful Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting despite the summit ballooning in size and scale.
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Employers urged to dob in workers who stopped for CFMEU
Australia's employers are being urged to dob in any workers who downed tools and took unprotected industrial action for the powerful construction union.
Diplomatic ruptures on display at Pacific Islands Forum
France's handling of unrest in New Caledonia has drawn criticism from Pacific leaders in Tonga this week.
Competition key to getting lift off for flight refunds
Providing travellers with refunds is a step forward, but more could be done to prevent delays and cancellations in the first place, a peak travel body says.
Harris, Trump squabble over mics at upcoming debate
US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and their campaigns have argued over the rules for their first TV debate.
Tax breaks fuelling widening wealth gap: report
Anglicare Australia's latest report shows tax breaks on superannuation and housing investments are widening the wealth gap.
UN issues rallying cry on climate for Pacific
The UN secretary-general has used the Pacific Islands Forum to call for developed nations to quit fossil fuels and fund developing countries to adapt.
Tens of thousands rally at CFMEU protests across nation
Thousands of CFMEU members across Australia have walked off job sites in unprotected industrial action to protest the union's administrative takeover.
PM lays down budget challenge on coalition cuts
After reports the coalition has identified up to $100 billion in budget savings, Anthony Albanese has urged Peter Dutton to explain where they would be made.
Warnings student cap could hurt economy and research
Plans to cap international student numbers will "apply a handbrake" to one of the nation's biggest exports, the peak university body warns.
Common drugs being laced with deadly potent synthetics
Extremely potent synthetics drugs that have already caused dozens of overdose deaths in 2024 are being found in vaping liquid, ecstasy and depressants.
The great divide: treasurer’s Dutton spray sparks row
Peter Dutton has hit back at comments by the treasurer labelling him as the most divisive leader in Australia's political history.
‘Groundbreaking’ Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit
A year after signing the Falepili Union, the leaders of Australia and Tuvalu have held a ceremony to mark the realisation of the groundbreaking pact.
Funding boost to help protect Aussies from disasters
Almost $400 million will be spent on projects to better protect Australians from natural disasters including key cyclone and flood protection upgrades.
CFMEU legal luck questioned as blue-collar anger boils
More than 50,000 angry protesters rallied against the construction union being put into administration but its chance of winning a legal fight is questionable.
Treasurer breaks ranks, slams ‘destructive’ student cap
Federal government plans to cap the number of international students at university have been labelled 'destructive' by Victoria's treasurer.
Pacific backs Australia’s regional police initiative
Anthony Albanese has wasted no time getting to work at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, announcing support for his Pacific Policing Initiative.
‘Get off their high horses’: call to end jumps racing
Former Victorian racing minister Rob Hulls is turning up the heat on the Labor government to become the last Australian state to ban jumps racing.
Jailed kids locked in cells with no toilet, bed: report
An investigation into a youth detention centre has found children being locked in bare cells without running water, a toilet or even a bed - sometimes for days.
‘They are everyday people’: Gaza statements condemned
Portraying Palestinians as Hamas supporters is misleading and inflammatory and Australia must offer help to those asylum seekers, a human rights expert says.
Budget blow as state’s child sexual abuse payouts soar
Tasmania's budget deficit for 2023/24 is set to grow fourfold, mainly because of a $571 million increase in payouts to child sexual abuse survivors.
Former PM’s daughter becomes youngest-ever Thai leader
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of divisive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, has won the backing of parliament to become Thailand's youngest prime minister.
Senator recalls Labor’s ‘heartless’ attacks on Reynolds
A senator has told a court how party colleague Linda Reynolds was aggressively targeted in parliament during "heartless attacks".
New posting for former Qld premier Palaszczuk
Annastacia Palaszczuk has been appointed to the Australia Post board as a non-executive director, eight months after her resignation as Queensland premier.
Turkey battles blaze amid fears for Anzac war graves
A wildfire raging on the Gallipoli Peninsula has raised Australian fears it could damage "sacred" Anzac graves, while Turkey says the blaze is under control.
Liberals’ council nomination extension plea rejected
The NSW electoral commissioner has rejected the state Liberals' request for more time after the party failed to nominate candidates for a string of local seats.
‘Unresolved justice’ for families of murdered women
A landmark report into missing and murdered First Nations women and children is merely "tinkering at the edges" and won't deliver justice, an expert has warned.
Harris vows to tackle costs, build houses, lower taxes
US Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has outlined a range of broad economic policies in a campaign speech in North Carolina.
NT intervention ‘totally justified’, former PM says
Former prime minister John Howard has defended the NT intervention after the territory's police chief apologised to Indigenous people over the force's actions.
Trump says Harris will be easier to beat than Biden
It will be rally versus road as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaign in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
Joe Biden to hand political baton to Kamala Harris
President Joe Biden is set to give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and will highlight his administration's track record.