Queensland is Australia’s top polluter – even worse than Western Australia, which has no climate target and adores its fossil fuel industry

Depends on your intelligence

Plastics now comprise about 30 per cent of the material found in birds’ nests, as experts warn fake Halloween cobwebs sold at supermarkets are fuelling the problem.

Polling has support for One Nation somewhere between 10 and 14 per cent, much higher than during the federal election.

Seems like a pretty poor excuse

CDP leader Noda calls on DPFP counterpart Tamaki to negotiate

Institution was only university not granted extra places after seeking additional enrolment allocation from federal government The University of Sydney will not be able to increase its international student enrolments next year under the government’s allocations for 2026, the federal government has revealed. Meanwhile, overall visa applications are down 26% this year compared to last year. Continue reading...

The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore

Former PM lauds his country’s progress to egalitarian democracy where ‘only the very unlucky’ miss out – yet judges it ‘materially rich but spiritually poor’

Senator says her words at Melbourne pro-Gaza rally were ‘a metaphor’ and the reaction to them ‘mock outrage’ that distracts from Palestinian suffering * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian federal police has said it is investigating whether independent senator Lidia Thorpe’s claim to a pro-Palestinian rally in Melbourne that she would “burn down” Parliament House has breached legislation. Thorpe told the rally on Sunday: “We stand with you every day, and we will fight every day, and we will turn up every day, and if I have to burn down Parliament House to make a point … I am not there to make friends.” Continue reading...

Join the Australian Friends of Palestine Association (AFOPA) in 2025 as we host Chris Hedges at UniSA for the Edward Said Memorial Lecture.

* Former Gold Coast Titan flyhalf lured back by Rugby Australia * Coach Joe Schmidt selects 34 players for Tests starting 25 October Carter Gordon could be the Wallabies’ flyhalf again by the end of the month after securing a release from his NRL deal to be part of Australia’s spring tour. The 24-year-old’s move to the Queensland Reds was confirmed on Monday after Rugby Australia secured a release from the second and final year of his Gold Coast contract. Continue reading...