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Nicolette Boele will defend her election victory, though she will need help from her community. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumMarginal seat MP vows to beat back Liberal challenge

An independent has vowed to defend her narrow election victory after the Liberal Party launched a challenge in the knife-edge seat.

Kat Wong

The RBA has proposed axing surcharge fees costing Aussies $1.2bn.

FINANCEPremiumFresh push to ban sneaky fee for Aussies

Aussies could soon stop paying $1.2bn each year in sneaky surcharge fees with this simple change.

Cameron Micallef

The opposition’s acting housing spokesman says while it’s a good thing to have a target, the goal of building 1.2 million homes is unrealistic.

PoliticsComments‘Just accept it, housing target is delusional’: Coalition

The opposition’s acting housing spokesman says while it’s a good thing to have a target, the goal of building 1.2 million homes is unrealistic.

Brendan Kearns

Senator James Patterson says the government cannot achieve its 1.2 million housing target. NewsWire / Gary Ramage

POLITICSPremium‘Delusional’: Housing target slammed

The opposition’s acting housing spokesman says while it’s a good thing to have a target, the goal of building 1.2 million homes is unrealistic.

Brendan Kearns

The plastic containers holding tarantulas that had been hidden in sponge cake boxes. (AP PHOTO)

Law and orderPremiumMore than 1000 tarantulas found in sponge cake boxes

Customs officials have released photos from a seizure of more than 1000 tarantulas found inside plastic containers shipped to an airport in Germany.

Staff Writers

The Prime Minister is preparing for high-stakes meetings with China’s top leaders, while the Coalition has slammed Labor’s housing plan.

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Albo facing Xi in high-stakes, Coalition blasts housing plan

LIVE UPDATES: The Prime Minister is preparing for high-stakes meetings with China’s top leaders, while the Coalition has slammed Labor’s housing plan, saying ‘just accept it’s delusional’.

Kimberley Braddish

Anthony Albanese will meet President Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the centrepiece of the Prime Minister’s six-day tour of China.

Federal PoliticsCommentsBusiness and security on the agenda for Albanese, Xi talks

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet one of the world's most powerful men as simmering political tensions undermine efforts to increase trade with China.

Jacob Shteyman

Chinese warships circumnavigated Australia earlier this year. Australian Defence Force

TradePremiumAlbo to make major breakthrough in China

After being wooed by Chinese officials and business leaders in glitzy Shanghai, Anthony Albanese is facing his big meet with the world’s second-most powerful leader.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 12: Justin Longmuir, Senior Coach of the Dockers during the round 18 AFL match between Fremantle Dockers and Hawthorn Hawks at Optus Stadium on July 12, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Janelle St Pierre/AFL Photos/Getty Images)

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Staffer stoush like cutting coaches to rival club

The Prime Minister’s control of how many staff his opponents can employ is like the Dockers picking who gets to join the Eagles’ coaching team: unsporting.

Katina Curtis

Brooke Lane wants tighter controls after her brother Leigh Tagell’s died in an e-scooter crash on February 17 in Kalgoorlie.

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WA e-scooter victim’s sister calls for anti-tampering laws

Heartbroken sister Brooke Lane has called for anti-tampering laws for e-rideables after her brother Leigh Tagell’s death in a Kalgoorlie crash on Valentine’s Day.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and fiancee Jodie Haydon received a red-carpet reception in Beijing. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumAlbanese weighs business and security ahead of Xi talks

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet one of the world's most powerful men as simmering political tensions undermine efforts to increase trade with China.

Jacob Shteyman

A union survey of staff representatives has exposed issues with the way universities are governed. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumStaff accuse uni boards of toxic culture, being ignored

The tertiary education union is calling for significant changes to staff representation on university boards, accusing them of silencing dissent.

Dominic Giannini

Mark Latham.

SERIOUS ALLEGATIONSMark Latham denies abuse claims made by former partner

The former Labor leader has been accused of engaging in a ‘sustained pattern’ of abuse.

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An ethics probe is another blow for the beleaguered government of Paetongtarn Shinawatra. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumSuspended Thai PM Paetongtarn faces ethics probe

The hits keep coming for suspended Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who now faces an ethics investigation over a controversial leaked phone call.

Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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Simplify tax system to boost productivity

In a speech to the National Press Club last month, Jim Chalmers talked an ambitious game, saying now was the right time for a grown-up conversation about productivity and taxation reform. 

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Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian will reportedly launch a legal challenge against the election result in the seat of Bradfield. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

UPDATEDPremiumLibs last ditch effort to win contested seat

In a major development just a week before federal parliament resumes after the election, it has emerged the Liberal Party plans to launch a challenge to the result in Bradfield.

Joanne Williamson

WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas and Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley.

state politicsCommentsPremiumNew Liberal leaders fire their first shot at AUKUS deadline

They arguably have the two toughest jobs in Australian politics right now, but Sussan Ley and Basil Zempilas were keen to join forces against a common enemy and warned that WA is moving too slow on AUKUS.

Jessica Page

Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie said the United States “can’t expect” Australia to declare its military position on a hypothetical position. NewsWire/ Martin Ollman

newsPremiumBig call on US’ ‘unreasonable’ Taiwan order

A Liberal frontbencher says the United States “can’t expect” Australia to declare its military position on a hypothetical position on Taiwan.

Jessica Wang

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday said he was ‘pretty relaxed’ about the accidental release of the document

Federal PoliticsCommentsChalmers sticks by ‘difficult’ 1.2m housing target

The Government will not meet its 1.2 million homes target and cannot fix the budget without raising taxes and cutting spending, according to leaked advice from Treasury bureaucrats.

Katina Curtis

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UpdatedPremiumAlbo given the red carpet in Beijing

Anthony Albanese has been given a very warm welcome in Beijing ahead of his big meet with the world’s second-most powerful man.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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newsPremiumKey decision to decide Australia’s future

There is a way for Australia to move away from coal and remain the lucky country, but a key decision from China will determine our fate, one expert has warned.

Cameron Micallef

Under the policy, Australia needs to build 1.2 million well-located homes in the five years to June 30, 2029. NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

newsPremiumChalmers backs ‘ambitious’ 1.2m homes goal

Despite a frank warning that Australia would not reach the 1.2 million homes target, Jim Chalmers said Labor could “do more” and “do better”.

Jessica Wang

The major political parties are sharpening their health policies as the Tasmanian election nears. (Rob Blakers/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumMajor parties duel on health as hung parliament looms

Entering the home straight of a state election campaign, health remains a key battleground as the major parties pitch competing policies.

Callum Godde

Oyster Harbour catchment farmers attending DIY soil testing training.

Water packagePremiumHealthy Estuaries WA project: Four groups share $3.3 million

Four environmental groups based in Albany and Denmark have been awarded more than $3.3 million in State Government funding to enable them to continue improving local estuaries.

Claire Middleton