49+ min ago   (418+ words) 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, but the measure is due…...

49+ min ago   (437+ words) The communications minister will ramp up her campaign to push through a tougher social media ban for under-16s as political rivals call for even stronger measures. Anika Wells will use the coming sitting week to encourage senators to vote for…...

16+ hour, 12+ min ago   (445+ words) A major freeway will get a half-billion-dollar injection from a state government as a premier vying for election names roads as his "big priority". Victorian leader Ben Carroll on Sunday announced the Western Freeway would get additional lanes and lights,…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago   (376+ words) Social media companies would have to give Australians a clear choice to opt out of algorithms under draft laws expected to be announced within weeks. An exposure draft of a much-anticipated "digital duty of care" is expected to be released…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago   (516+ words) US and Iranian forces have fired at vessels in waters around Iran, including three Iranian oil carriers struck by the ‌Americans and three tankers that Iran said it targeted while on unauthorised routes in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central…...

17+ hour, 48+ min ago   (477+ words) Burning the Australian flag could lead to up to 12 months in jail under opposition plans to be presented to parliament. Opposition Leader Angus Taylor on Sunday denied the proposal was aimed at warding off the threat of right-wing rival One…...

22+ hour, 38+ min ago   (482+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin has met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin, telling them at the start of ‌the talks that the situation in Ukraine is "difficult". Putin praised US President Donald Trump's efforts to end…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (552+ words) There is no plan to force Palestinians to leave Gaza, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says, ‌after two Israeli ministers floated proposals for ‌the mass removal of Palestinians from the coastal territory. "I can tell you categorically there is…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (470+ words) A Liberal Party right-wing faction and rogue developer Jean Nassif were both interested in stacking party branches to gain political control. But Charles Perrottet, a key member of the faction and brother of former NSW premier Dominic Perrottet, denies eliciting…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (599+ words) Making cigarettes cheaper and removing economic incentives for organised crime to peddle illicit tobacco is a "no brainer", according to an economist. As the coalition announces a policy to slash taxes on cigarettes and make a legal pack around $30 cheaper,…...