Politics

Albanese lands in Suva to sign the Vuvale Union with Sitiveni Rabuka, Australia's latest Pacific treaty as competition with China sharpens.

Ten independent Australian opinion research and polling firms, ranked on methodology transparency, publication record and recent-election accuracy.

Australian families with a baby born after 1 July 2026 can now access 26 weeks of government-paid parental leave, with 12 per cent super paid on top.

Trump said he had a plan to destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran. Twelve hours later, he announced a ceasefire. Analysts are asking whether the pattern has a name.

Iran has rejected a Pakistan-brokered 45-day ceasefire proposal and President Trump's Tuesday night deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, insisting any agreement must be permanent. Trump called the proposal 'not good enough' and threatened to bomb Iranian bridges and power plants if the strait re

The United States imposed a 100% tariff on pharmaceutical exports from Australia, citing the PBS pricing system as a trade barrier. Health Minister Mark Butler and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor both said the PBS will not change. CSL, Australia's largest pharma exporter, is reviewing the impact.

The US President's fiery Truth Social post dismisses allied support just days after calling for help reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Australian officials have responded with measured criticism.

On March 29, 2026, Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pizzaballa from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday. For the first time in centuries, church leaders couldn't celebrate Mass there.

The special counsel who documented Russian election interference but stopped short of indicting a sitting president. Trump celebrated his death on social media.

Israel's Iron Dome fails to intercept missiles targeting Dimona and Arad in what the IDF calls a 'new phase' of the conflict. Iran claims it targeted the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center in retaliation for strikes on Natanz.

Finishing third behind One Nation is not a wake-up call. It is a death certificate that the party is choosing to ignore.