17+ hour, 44+ min ago   (469+ words) Pioneering Australian judge Mary Gaudron has been honoured for her contributions to Australia’s legal landscape after her death at age 83. Ms Gaudron became the first woman appointed to the High Court of Australia in 1987 at age 44 and served until 2003. While…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (470+ words) By Lucinda Garbutt-Young and Tess Ikonomou in Canberra Pauline Hanson denies she labelled Liberal MP and former special forces soldier Andrew Hastie a “traitor”, while refusing to take down a cartoon at the centre of their dispute. Mr Hastie claimed…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (578+ words) By Lucinda Garbutt-Young in Canberra Plans to stop hate speech and dangerous content running rampant on social media will be opposed by the opposition, which says they amount to censorship. The coalition held a party room meeting on Thursday after…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (731+ words) Andrew Hastie’s increasingly fierce campaign against One Nation has turned personal, with the Liberal leadership aspirant accusing Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce of trashing his military record, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN. Liberal frontbencher and leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie has…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (485+ words) By Andrew Brown in Canberra Business owners who sell illegal tobacco products will be easier to prosecute under a fresh push to smash the trade, which includes using cheaper prices as proof of illicit trading. Laws being introduced to federal…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (296+ words) Four more men have been charged in an investigation into an alleged criminal group linked to the newly formed Canberra chapter of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang. Police allege the group has trafficked more than 70 kilograms of cocaine worth more…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (972+ words) Cutting tobacco tax won’t stamp out the illicit trade. Researchers explain how other countries tackled the problem while keeping taxes high. The proposal sounds appealing but is deeply flawed. Australia’s high tobacco tax undeniably makes untaxed sales profitable. Yet this…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (498+ words) By Lucinda Garbutt-Young in Canberra Taxpayer-funded pay rises for childcare workers could continue for another three years as an extension of the measure returns to parliament for debate. A government-supported wage rise was introduced in 2024 and applied to 200,000 early educators,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (485+ words) Australia cannot rely on consent education alone to combat sexual violence, the leader of a key round-table has warned. Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek and NSW Education Minister Prue Car convened Friday’s meeting in Sydney to address alarming incidents of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (368+ words) By Noah Secomb in Canberra Australia’s biggest telecommunications provider has been hit with a $277,000 fine for failing to protect its customers from scams. An investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority found Telstra did not carry out required identity…...