More nations back Palestine at UN
This year's session of the United Nations General Assembly is proving historic as more nations join countries like France and Australia in recognising Palestinian statehood.
Sep 23, 2025•26 min
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Mixed reaction to Australia's Palestine move
Australia's historic move to formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign state has been met with fury from Israel.
Sep 22, 2025•26 min
Doctors Without Borders calls for Israel punishment
Aid organisation Doctors Without Borders is urging the Australian government to punish Israel after a UN inquiry this week found it has the intention to commit genocide in Gaza.
Sep 19, 2025•26 min
Albanese govt sets new emissions target
The Federal Government has announced Australia will work to cut its emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035, compared to 2005 levels.
Sep 18, 2025•26 min
Hobart AFL stadium slammed by planning commission
The future of Hobart's planned AFL stadium is again in doubt, after the state's independent planning commission released a scathing report recommending it should not be built.
Sep 17, 2025•26 min
UN HRC finds Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
An inquiry by the United Nations Human Rights Council has found that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Sep 16, 2025•26 min
Australia's climate change assessment "confronting"
A comprehensive assessment of the risk climate change poses to Australia is warning us to expect more severe weather events in the decades ahead.
Sep 15, 2025•26 min
Woodside gas project approved until 2070
The Federal Environment Minister has given the go-ahead for Woodside's North West Shelf project to keep operating until at least 2070.
Sep 12, 2025•26 min
Trump supporter Charlie Kirk assassinated
The U.S. President Donald Trump is vowing a crackdown on political violence in the wake of the assassination of his close ally, the powerful right wing influencer Charlie Kirk.
Sep 11, 2025•26 min
Israeli strikes on Qatar condemned
World leaders are condemning Israel's airstrikes on Qatar but Israel is defending the action saying it was targeting Hamas leaders.
Sep 10, 2025•26 min
Victoria set for Indigenous treaty
The Victorian Government has introduced proposed legislation to the state parliament to establish the first treaty between an Australian jurisdiction and its Indigenous people.
Sep 09, 2025•26 min
Patterson sentenced to life in prison
Two years after she served her notorious Beef Wellington lunch in regional Victoria, the convicted triple murderer Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in jail for her crimes.
Sep 08, 2025•26 min
Slain Vic police officer mourned at funeral
Thousands of mourners have attended the Melbourne funeral of Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart who was shot dead in north-eastern Victoria last week.
Sep 05, 2025•26 min
Huge settlement for Robodebt debacle
The Federal Government has agreed to settle a class action brought by Robodebt victims for $475 million. If approved by the Federal Court, it will be the biggest class action payout in Australian history.
Sep 04, 2025•26 min
China's military might on show to the world
The former Victorian Labor Premier Daniel Andrews has sparked a furore by attending a massive military parade in Beijing and lining up with the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea for a group photo.
Sep 03, 2025•26 min
Neo-Nazi abuses Vic Premier
The fallout from anti-immigration rallies around the country is continuing, with the Victorian Premier being forced to abandon a press conference after being abused by a neo-Nazi.
Sep 02, 2025•26 min
Vic police urge Freeman allies to give him up
Victorian police are warning people not to harbour the alleged police killer Dezi Freeman and to report his whereabouts.
Sep 01, 2025•26 min
Interstate officers join Vic search for alleged police killer
As the hunt for the alleged killer of two police officers continues in freezing conditions Victoria's north-east, the Chief Commissioner has confirmed the fugitive's wife and teenaged son have been interviewed and released.
Aug 29, 2025•26 min
Vic Police killer urged to surrender
The manhunt is continuing for Desi Freeman, who allegedly shot and killed two officers and wounded another near the town of Porepunkah in the state's north-east.
Aug 28, 2025•26 min
Vic Police search for killer of colleagues
Victoria Police has named the two officers killed in an ambush in the state's north-east yesterday.
Aug 27, 2025•26 min
Iran behind antisemitic attacks in Australia
ASIO and the Australian Federal Police have found Iran orchestrated at least two of the recent antisemitic attacks in Australia.
Aug 26, 2025•26 min
Government expands 5% deposit scheme
Housing experts are worried the Federal Government's latest push to help first home buyers get into the market will actually force property prices up.
Aug 25, 2025•26 min
Childcare sector reforms coming
The nations' education ministers have agreed to make major changes to the way the childcare sector operates.
Aug 22, 2025•26 min
States blindsided by Fed Govt's autism plan
The NDIS Minister Mark Butler has shocked some state governments with a demand they match the Federal Government's $2 billion for a new program for children with autism.
Aug 21, 2025•26 min
Israel-Australia relations at new low
The Prime Minister's colleagues have leapt to his defence after the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu labelled him a "weak leader" and accused him of abandoning Australian Jews.
Aug 20, 2025•26 min
Zelenskyy backed by Europe at Trump talks
After meeting with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House, Donald Trump is planning a meeting between his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts.
Aug 19, 2025•25 min
QANTAS hit with $90M fine
The Federal Court has ordered QANTAS pay a penalty of $90 million for illegally sacking workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 18, 2025•26 min
Victory in the Pacific remembered
The 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific has been observed with surviving World War II veterans joining ceremonies around the nation.
Aug 15, 2025•26 min
Unemployment rate drops
Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell last month to 4.2 per cent. The growth was driven by full time roles.
Aug 14, 2025•26 min
Russia advances in eastern Ukraine
PM covers a broad spectrum of issues relevant to all sections of Australia.
Aug 13, 2025•26 min
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