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This blog is now closed.Albanese fuels cost-of-living relief expectations as MPs debate sticking with stage-three tax cutsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast‘No plans to change’ Australia Day, minister saysSpeaking on the Today show, Amanda Rishworth is asked about a decision by Cricket Australia to scrap the term Australia Day at the Brisbane Test match this Friday.We have...

Criticism from the assistant foreign minister, Tim Watts, comes as backbencher says Israeli prime minister ‘is not a partner for peace’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has said it is deeply disappointed by comments from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he rebuffed international calls...

Costs protection bill would tilt balance in favour of accusers and move financial risk to accused, legal body saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Law Council of Australia has warned that proposed changes removing cost barriers for applicants in sexual harassment and discrimination cases could result in “arbitrary and...

Home affairs department confirms eight of the 11 people flown to island nation in September have since returned homeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastEight of the 11 asylum seekers taken to Nauru in September – including a woman and child – have returned to their country of origin.In October...

Advocates say government failing to meet ‘basic obligation’ to process claims quickly after Tim McCabe spent weeks with ‘no income’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales jobseeker says he was forced to complete welfare mutual obligations – including a 50km round trip for job agency appointments and enrolling in training courses – despite receiving no...

ABS data highlights shoppers’ attraction to promotions, as supermarkets giants discount unhealthy food twice as often as healthier itemsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSupermarket promotional items can sell at up to 70 times their normal rate, analysis shows, in a sign of the market power the grocery giants exert over Australian households that includes a preference to...

Claim comes amid state and federal inquiries into Australian grocery sector and what producers say is a widening gap between wholesale and shelf pricesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFarming groups have accused the major supermarkets of using their power to distort the market, leading to elevated prices for shoppers and low prices for producers.The claim comes amid...

This blog is now closed.Tony Burke refuses to intervene in port dispute as he accuses DP World of ‘misguided’ political campaignAustralia sheds 65,000 jobs in December but unemployment rate remains at 3.9%Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPat Conroy says Ukraine-requested helicopters are not cleared for flightThe defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, is speaking to ABC RN about...

This blog is now closed.China lodges protests at Australia’s response to Taiwan’s presidential electionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHusic deflects questions on whether ICJ case against Israel has meritQ: Does South Africa’s case before the international court of justice, accusing Israel of genocide, have merit?It’s not up to me as an individual cabinet minister to make reflections...

Ambassador says there is ‘no room at all’ for compromise on ‘sensitive’ issue, and offers gloomy assessment on prospects for release of writer Dr Yang HengjunGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastChina has lodged diplomatic protests with Australia for congratulating the winner of Taiwan’s presidential election, with the Chinese ambassador warning there is “no room at all” for...

Foreign minister begins Middle East visit by announcing funding for those in Occupied Palestinian Territories affected by conflict and to address refugee crisisGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong, has begun a visit to the Middle East by pledging to nearly double humanitarian funding while saying she is “gravely concerned” by worsening conditions...

This blog is now closed.Albanese offers extra powers for ACCC to battle supermarket price gougingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWestern Australian police have confirmed that child abuse detectives are currently in Broome as part of an ongoing investigation into historic child sex offences.The ABC reported that they were searching a property owned by the Catholic Church, where...

Prime minister suggests court cases like South Africa’s won’t bring peace between Israel and Palestine, as Penny Wong sets off for a trip to the Middle EastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has suggested court cases will not help achieve peace between Israel and Palestine, declaring that the...

This blog is now closed.Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMelbourne: two suspected arson attacks could be linked to crime group conflicts, investigators say Two suspected arson attacks that destroyed a Melbourne tobacco shop destroyed by fire could be linked to ongoing violent conflict between crime groups, investigators say, AAP reports.In Spain, improved public understanding of the dangers...

This blog is now closed.Peter Dutton calls for boycott of Woolworths after Australia Day merchandise droppedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGovernment fences off Rozelle Parklands after asbestos discoveryAs Catie McLeod reported yesterday, the finding of some asbestos in playground mulch in new parklands in Sydney’s Rozelle triggered a closure of those areas just a couple of weeks...

This blog is now closed.Hotel in affluent Brisbane suburb ceases offering emergency accommodation after resident’s letter campaignGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictoria floods: affected communities urged to prepare up to three days of suppliesA watch and act alert is in place along the Goulburn River from Murchison and Shepparton to south of Lake Eildon.We’re not expecting the...

Federal opposition leader told audience at Roy Hill mine that parents and teachers should instruct children about benefits of miningGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter Dutton was flown to a party at the Pilbara mine of Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, by another billionaire rich-lister, where he made a speech suggesting parents and teachers talk to children...

On recent floods in Victoria and Queensland, Albanese said Australian defence force was a vital asset but that future recovery mitigation may need a re-thinkGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese and the Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, say a re-think of disaster recovery and flood mitigation may be needed due to climate change, with at least 26...

Madeleine King says she is ‘extremely disappointed’ while the opposition criticises Labor for ‘embarrassing failure’ on industry policyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal resources minister, Madeleine King, says she is “extremely disappointed” at the closure of a major alumina refinery in her electorate, with about 800 job losses expected, as the opposition criticises the government over...