[ad_1] Live The Nationals will renegotiate their coalition with the Liberal Party following a crushing federal election defeat, Barnaby Joyce says. But Mr Joyce’s leadership of the junior Coalition party, and that of his deputy David Littleproud, will be spilled at a meeting of Nationals MPs next week. “Once the election is over, you go […]

[ad_1] Live The World Health Organisation does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the United Nations agency says, noting the infectious disease that has been endemic in west and central Africa has tended not to change. Rosamund Lewis, head of the smallpox secretariat which is part of the […]

[ad_1] At his first news conference as the newly sworn in Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese assured the nation he was ready for the top job, saying “I’ve been getting ready for some time”. It is just as well, because he is on notice from Australia’s largest mainstream news supplier, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, […]

[ad_1] Live A Ukrainian court has sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia’s February 24 invasion. Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old tank commander, had pleaded guilty to killing 62-year-old Oleksandr Shelipov in the north-eastern Ukrainian village of Chupakhivka on February 28 […]

[ad_1] Live New photographs of the British Prime Minister have again called into question his claims he did not know about his colleagues’ illegal parties and that “all guidance was followed completely in Number 10” during the pandemic. ITV News has published pictures of Boris Johnson holding a glass and appearing to be offering a […]

[ad_1] China has ended a block on communicating officially with Australia after Premier Li Keqiang – second to President Xi Jinping – congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hours after he took office, state media reported. The olive branch came as Mr Albanese was flying to his first major foreign policy engagement, a regional security summit […]

[ad_1] In a poll conducted by the Guardian in August 2021 about the number of deaths Australians would be willing to accept as restrictions eased, only 3 per cent of respondents felt that 5000 or more COVID-related deaths per year would be acceptable. Sadly, we have surpassed that milestone in the first four months of […]

[ad_1] When the rest of the world watched on as Labor won the federal election, one thing was at the top of people’s minds: Climate action. It was something Anthony Albanese reiterated during his victory speech. “Together we can end the climate wars,” the new Prime Minister said on Saturday night, pledging to turn Australia […]

[ad_1] Wall-to-wall coverage of the federal election campaign over the past six weeks may have left you with very little attention to dedicate to news beyond the campaign trail. But there was plenty else happening around the country and beyond our shores. Here are some of the world’s biggest stories that you may have missed […]

[ad_1] Live A man with special needs who claimed to be making “tiny firecrackers” when explosives were found following two sieges in Brisbane has been refused bail. Adam William Cheal will remain in custody after the Brisbane Magistrates Court heard the 42-year-old had received a jail term in 2008 when found with a home-made explosive. […]