2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (496+ words) The federal government's digital agency spent more than $14, 000 on a single dinner at a Sydney high-end restaurant for overseas delegates, more than $240 a head. Liberal senator Claire Chandler questioned Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) chief executive Chris Fechner over a formal…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago  (396+ words) Treasurer Jim Chalmers has launched a political broadside against the coalition, accusing it of planning a half-trillion-dollar hit to the budget bottom line. Labor has found itself under increasing pressure in recent weeks over its decision to wind back tax…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (632+ words) You might be surprised to learn that most of the people lobbying the federal government are exempt from our national lobbying rules. In the lead-up to this year's federal budget, proposed taxes on gas exports were rejected while gambling reforms…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (463+ words) Pauline Hanson's One Nation is the most popular political party in the country, a survey suggests. A Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll, published on Monday by The Australian Financial Review, shows support for One Nation has risen four points to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (407+ words) The ACT's emergency service warning system was not tested before the 2025-26 high-risk weather season due to planned upgrades. ACT Emergency Services tested the system on December 11, 2025, so it could assess planned improvements. The Canberra Liberals' spokesperson for police, emergency services…...

16+ hour, 8+ min ago  (308+ words) Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon, in their deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter century. The capture of Beaufort castle near the city of Nabatiyeh came after…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (469+ words) Demonstrators have returned to the site of a planned Olympics stadium as the countdown begins for bulldozers to turn sods at the contested park. Tensions boiled over on Friday as residents of an on-site tent embassy were forcibly moved on…...

1+ day, 54+ min ago  (212+ words) Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is considering "holding a snap general election if he becomes UK prime minister, "the Sun newspaper reports citing Labour insiders. He is "also lining up UK interior minister Shabana Mahmood to be his chancellor, the…...

19+ hour, 39+ min ago  (528+ words) An international festival is taking place at a critical juncture for feminism and manhood, amid a "rise in the power of toxic influences in the "manosphere" over men and boys. The Boys and Men Festival brought hundreds of activists and…...

21+ hour, 24+ min ago  (355+ words) One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has declared she has what it takes to become prime minister, saying she could pull together an effective cabinet to run the government. As support surges for her right-wing party, Senator Hanson said she "won't…...