<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Politics - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Politics news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:24:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Trading 'woke palaces' for 'basic' homes reduces cost but comes with drawbacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shadow housing minister is spruiking a simpler building code to speed up housing construction, but could cutting back on energy efficiency and accessibility cost more in the long run?&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trading-woke-palaces-for-basic-homes-reduces-cost-but-comes-with-drawbacks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trading-woke-palaces-for-basic-homes-reduces-cost-but-comes-with-drawbacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trading 'woke palaces' for 'basic' homes could come with drawbacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shadow housing minister is spruiking a simpler building code to speed up housing construction, but could cutting back on energy efficiency and accessibility cost more in the long run?&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trading-woke-palaces-for-basic-homes-could-come-with-drawbacks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trading-woke-palaces-for-basic-homes-could-come-with-drawbacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM’s optimism isn’t infectious, but it still makes people sick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Albo can tell people his government is putting things right, but voters feel it&rsquo;s not working.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pms-optimism-isnt-infectious-but-it-still-makes-people-sick/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pms-optimism-isnt-infectious-but-it-still-makes-people-sick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation, Coalition bank on cheap cigarettes being uncool]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition and One Nation will have to prove they believe a generation that has grown up thinking cigarettes are both uncool and expensive will continue to resist when the last of those barriers disappears.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-coalition-bank-on-cheap-cigarettes-being-uncool/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-coalition-bank-on-cheap-cigarettes-being-uncool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canavan’s bizarre manosphere comments show he should check his own algorithm]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Matt Canavan cared about educational outcomes for all our children &ndash; male and female &ndash; he might formulate a policy to deal with clear problems in our system. But that&rsquo;s not what this is about.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/canavans-bizarre-manosphere-comments-show-he-should-check-his-own-algorithm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/canavans-bizarre-manosphere-comments-show-he-should-check-his-own-algorithm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Populism 101’: Hanson branded hypocrite over violence claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor, Coalition, Greens and independent MPs have all labelled the One Nation leader a hypocrite for casting herself as a victim of political fury.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/populism-101-hanson-branded-hypocrite-over-violence-claims/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/populism-101-hanson-branded-hypocrite-over-violence-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Katsambanis remembered as one of Liberal Party's 'finest' warriors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Liberal MP Peter Katsambanis, who served in the West Australian and Victorian parliaments, dies, aged 60.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/peter-katsambanis-remembered-as-one-of-liberal-partys-finest-warriors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/peter-katsambanis-remembered-as-one-of-liberal-partys-finest-warriors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That viral 'bulls***' moment and how football saved Awer Mabil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Socceroos star Awer Mabil says he was just being himself when he called out Pauline Hanson's plan for a "monoculture" in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/that-viral-bulls-moment-and-how-football-saved-awer-mabil/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/that-viral-bulls-moment-and-how-football-saved-awer-mabil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Labor's safe seat loss to One Nation means for Australian politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor will be conducting a post-mortem of its crushing defeat in the Secret Harbour by-election to see where it went wrong. But One Nation's win has wider implication for all major parties across Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-labors-safe-seat-loss-to-one-nation-means-for-australian-politics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-labors-safe-seat-loss-to-one-nation-means-for-australian-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How One Nation snatched the safe Labor seat of Secret Harbour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor will be conducting a post-mortem of its crushing defeat in the Secret Harbour by-election to see where it went wrong. But One Nation's win has wider implication for all major parties across Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nation-snatched-the-safe-labor-seat-of-secret-harbour/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nation-snatched-the-safe-labor-seat-of-secret-harbour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa bigger, US smaller as UN votes to adopt a new world map]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United Nations has voted to adopt a map that makes Africa bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/africa-bigger-us-smaller-as-un-votes-to-adopt-a-new-world-map/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/africa-bigger-us-smaller-as-un-votes-to-adopt-a-new-world-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa bigger, US smaller as UN adopts a new world map]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United Nations has voted to adopt a map that makes Africa bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/africa-bigger-us-smaller-as-un-adopts-a-new-world-map/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/africa-bigger-us-smaller-as-un-adopts-a-new-world-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why political optimism has become scarce in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judgements on the Albanese government's performance have never been this harsh.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-political-optimism-has-become-scarce-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-political-optimism-has-become-scarce-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone but Australia reconsiders relationship with America]]></title><description><![CDATA[No-one inside federal politics seems particularly interested in discussing the large orange elephant in the room and how it is materially changing every other country's views of the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/everyone-but-australia-reconsiders-relationship-with-america/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/everyone-but-australia-reconsiders-relationship-with-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing affordability craters to record low despite fall in prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Affordability has slumped to its lowest level on record, with falling house prices not enough to offset the financial hit delivered by three interest rate rises this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/housing-affordability-craters-to-record-low-despite-fall-in-prices/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/housing-affordability-craters-to-record-low-despite-fall-in-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson, Coalition ready to fight Labor’s plan to tame social media feeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese, as first reported in this masthead, will next week outline a digital duty of care that could give people a right to go online free of algorithms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-coalition-ready-to-fight-labors-plan-to-tame-social-media-feeds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-coalition-ready-to-fight-labors-plan-to-tame-social-media-feeds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China suffered Pacific setbacks this week. Next week it could be celebrating]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s closest Pacific allies could be about to lose his job, a prospect Beijing would celebrate as it tries to extend its influence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/china-suffered-pacific-setbacks-this-week-next-week-it-could-be-celebrating/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/china-suffered-pacific-setbacks-this-week-next-week-it-could-be-celebrating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition divisions multiply over latest classroom culture war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume is at odds with Nationals leader Matt Canavan over whether the nation&rsquo;s curriculum pushes boys towards harmful online content.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-divisions-multiply-over-latest-classroom-culture-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-divisions-multiply-over-latest-classroom-culture-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Two more more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 36. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-two-more-more-australians-confirmed-safe-in-nepal-tibet-flood-disaster/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-two-more-more-australians-confirmed-safe-in-nepal-tibet-flood-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Two more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 36. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-two-more-australians-confirmed-safe-in-nepal-tibet-flood-disaster/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-two-more-australians-confirmed-safe-in-nepal-tibet-flood-disaster/</guid></item></channel></rss>