[ad_1] Live Tasmania will soon drop public transport and school mask mandates, and is set to welcome back large cruise ships in October. Premier Jeremy Rockliff on Wednesday announced the easing of coronavirus measures as the island state prepares to lift its public health emergency from June 30. From June 25, masks will no longer […]

[ad_1] Live Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a responsibility to the national interest was behind a decision to hold a federal cabinet meeting in central Queensland. The cabinet met in the city of Gladstone on Wednesday, as part of Mr Albanese’s first visit to Queensland since he won last month’s election. He said he was […]

[ad_1] Live Witnesses who came forward because of publicity surrounding the murder trial of Christopher Michael Dawson have had their evidence rejected by the court. On Wednesday, Justice Ian Harrison said that the new witness statements came too late during the trial and that a line had to be drawn somewhere to ensure the case […]

[ad_1] Live The office manager for former MP Craig Kelly promised young women staffers career development and mentoring but instead used his “power and control” to allegedly sexually touch them, a court has heard. Francesco Zumbo, 55, faced Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday accused by five women of 20 charges including sexual touching […]

[ad_1] Live Anthony Albanese says a responsibility to the national interest was behind a decision to hold a federal cabinet meeting in central Queensland. The cabinet met in the city of Gladstone on Wednesday, as part of the prime minister’s first visit to Queensland since he won last month’s election. Mr Albanese said he was […]

[ad_1] Live Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit the Solomon Islands in her third Pacific trip since being sworn in. The trip will be the first from an Australian minister following the signing of a Sino-Solomons security pact as China continues to push for a region-wide security agreement. Senator Wong says her upcoming trip to […]

[ad_1] Live Former Victorian senator Derryn Hinch has announced his plans to run in the November state election. The 78-year-old founder of Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party confirmed the news on Twitter on Tuesday night. “Yes … it is true,” Mr Hinch tweeted in response to a question about his run. He is eyeing a seat […]

[ad_1] Live The $8.9 billion takeover of Crown Resorts by US private equity giant Blackstone has passed its final hurdle after the federal court approved the scheme. Billionaire James Packer, who owns 37 per cent of Crown shares, stands to receive $3.26 billion after the court, sitting in Melbourne, approved the deal on Wednesday. Crown’s […]

[ad_1] Live Britain’s first flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda has been pulled at the eleventh hour after the European Court of Human Rights issued injunctions to stop the deportation of the handful of migrants on board. The British government’s plan to send some migrants to the East African country has been criticised by […]

[ad_1] Live A territorial dispute between Denmark and Canada over a barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic that has led to decades of friendly friction has come to an end, with the two countries agreeing to divide the tiny island between them. Under the agreement signed on Tuesday a border will be drawn across […]