<?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/1000/" /><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>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:42:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation’s super raid: inflationary today, impoverishing tomorrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s plan to let Australians dip into retirement savings is the latest example of parties treating superannuation like a magic pudding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-super-raid-inflationary-today-impoverishing-tomorrow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-super-raid-inflationary-today-impoverishing-tomorrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The people’s money’: Hanson, Joyce defend proposed super shake-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson wants to allow workers access to 3 per cent of their superannuation contributions &ndash; a policy described by the government as &ldquo;recipe to make Australian workers worse off&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-peoples-money-hanson-joyce-defend-proposed-super-shake-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-peoples-money-hanson-joyce-defend-proposed-super-shake-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation pushes for early super access for renters and mortgage holders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australians would be given a choice to divert a portion of their superannuation to their take-home pay for up to three years.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-pushes-for-early-super-access-for-renters-and-mortgage-holders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-pushes-for-early-super-access-for-renters-and-mortgage-holders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Economically disastrous': One Nation's early access super scheme slammed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australians would be given the option to divert a portion of their superannuation into their take-home pay for up to three years, but one economist has warned it will increase the costs of living in the long-term.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/economically-disastrous-one-nations-early-access-super-scheme-slammed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/economically-disastrous-one-nations-early-access-super-scheme-slammed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation’s ‘super pay boost’ slammed as retirement raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson wants to allow workers access to 3 per cent of their superannuation contributions for three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-super-pay-boost-slammed-as-retirement-raid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-super-pay-boost-slammed-as-retirement-raid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson says Chalmers is ‘hysterical’ for super plan opposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson wants to allow workers access to 3 per cent of their superannuation contributions for three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-chalmers-is-hysterical-for-super-plan-opposition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-chalmers-is-hysterical-for-super-plan-opposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: One Nation reveals plan to divert superannuation to boost pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australians paying rent or a mortgage would be given a choice to divert a portion of their superannuation to boost their income for up to three years under a One Nation proposal. Follow live. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-reveals-plan-to-divert-superannuation-to-boost-pay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-reveals-plan-to-divert-superannuation-to-boost-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson and Chalmers trade barbs over super plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader has hit back at the treasurer after he accused her of wanting to end superannuation as we know it. Follow live. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-and-chalmers-trade-barbs-over-super-plan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-and-chalmers-trade-barbs-over-super-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition's opt-out algorithm criticism like 'protesting seatbelts', Butler says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor frontbencher Mark Butler is rejecting Coalition claims the introduction of an opt-out algorithm amounts to censorship. Follow live. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalitions-opt-out-algorithm-criticism-like-protesting-seatbelts-butler-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalitions-opt-out-algorithm-criticism-like-protesting-seatbelts-butler-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans to lay down medals in escalation of fight with Albanese government over healthcare cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The provocative ceremony will mark two years since the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide delivered its final report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/veterans-to-lay-down-medals-in-escalation-of-fight-with-albanese-government-over-healthcare-cuts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/veterans-to-lay-down-medals-in-escalation-of-fight-with-albanese-government-over-healthcare-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Labor leaves an opening, Coalition takes the wrong path]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has stumbled on tax and immigration. But the opposition is looking in the wrong direction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-labor-leaves-an-opening-coalition-takes-the-wrong-path/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-labor-leaves-an-opening-coalition-takes-the-wrong-path/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The not-so-golden handcuffs costing workers $2500 a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-compete clauses were used by tech companies to protect each other. But they come at a huge cost to workers with plans to end them for people under $190,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-not-so-golden-handcuffs-costing-workers-2500-a-year/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-not-so-golden-handcuffs-costing-workers-2500-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government closes in on $100m social media fines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has reservations about freedom of speech and &ldquo;enormous ministerial discretion around censorship on the internet&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-closes-in-on-100m-social-media-fines/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-closes-in-on-100m-social-media-fines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 7, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-7-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-7-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Closer to the red line’: The perfect storm keeping economists awake at night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Large debt piles and a booming AI sector have combined to create a set of economic conditions that could trigger global financial turmoil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/closer-to-the-red-line-the-perfect-storm-keeping-economists-awake-at-night/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/closer-to-the-red-line-the-perfect-storm-keeping-economists-awake-at-night/</guid></item><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><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Canavan dismisses manosphere algorithm concerns as 'conspiracy']]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationals leader Matt Canavan dismisses the idea that social media algorithms are responsible for young boys engaging in toxic masculinity, and doubles down on claim the school curriculum's 'anti-boy' ideology is to blame. &nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-canavan-dismisses-manosphere-algorithm-concerns-as-conspiracy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-canavan-dismisses-manosphere-algorithm-concerns-as-conspiracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canavan dismisses manosphere algorithm concerns as 'conspiracy' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationals leader Matt Canavan dismisses the idea that social media algorithms are responsible for young boys engaging in toxic masculinity, and doubles down on claim the school curriculum's "anti-boy" ideology is to blame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/canavan-dismisses-manosphere-algorithm-concerns-as-conspiracy-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/canavan-dismisses-manosphere-algorithm-concerns-as-conspiracy-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson's field days invite sparks controversy with farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The organisers of a field days event near the NSW-Victoria border defend inviting Pauline Hanson to open the event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-field-days-invite-sparks-controversy-with-farmers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-field-days-invite-sparks-controversy-with-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economy won't improve until Australia climbs productivity mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the average Australian, just where we are economically is, at best, confusing; at worst, alarming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/economy-wont-improve-until-australia-climbs-productivity-mountain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/economy-wont-improve-until-australia-climbs-productivity-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stars align for Frydenberg comeback. That could eclipse Taylor]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Labor has had a week full of bad economic news, the federal opposition has been unable to capitalise on it. But there is a saviour waiting in the wings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stars-align-for-frydenberg-comeback-that-could-eclipse-taylor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stars-align-for-frydenberg-comeback-that-could-eclipse-taylor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It will take a generation to fix the housing crisis, says top economist]]></title><description><![CDATA[While house values have fallen, affordability is still at record lows. And experts say there is no silver bullet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/it-will-take-a-generation-to-fix-the-housing-crisis-says-top-economist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/it-will-take-a-generation-to-fix-the-housing-crisis-says-top-economist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pub test: Albanese faces dire warnings that migration plan risks shuttering hotels]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a fresh move to restore confidence in the nation&rsquo;s broken migration program, Labor has also killed a dodgy graduate diploma used by international students to stay in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pub-test-albanese-faces-dire-warnings-that-migration-plan-risks-shuttering-hotels/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pub-test-albanese-faces-dire-warnings-that-migration-plan-risks-shuttering-hotels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 4, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-4-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-4-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor shuts down course linked to student visa misuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is preventing new enrolments in a graduate diploma it fears is being used by non-genuine international students to switch courses and prolong their stay in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-shuts-down-course-linked-to-student-visa-misuse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-shuts-down-course-linked-to-student-visa-misuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Course that accepted thousands of international student transfers cancelled]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is preventing new enrolments in a graduate diploma it fears is being used by non-genuine international students to switch courses and prolong their stay in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/course-that-accepted-thousands-of-international-student-transfers-cancelled/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/course-that-accepted-thousands-of-international-student-transfers-cancelled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese and Pacific leaders to rebuke China after missile test. All except one]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tiny island nation of Nauru was expected to be the only holdout as 17 of the 18 Pacific Island Forum members united to demand more transparency from China.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-and-pacific-leaders-to-rebuke-china-after-missile-test-all-except-one/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-and-pacific-leaders-to-rebuke-china-after-missile-test-all-except-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers hit back at Nationals claim about 'anti-boy' ideology in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teacher's union has fired back, labelling the remarks a "malevolent mischaracterisation" that is "fundamentally incorrect".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teachers-hit-back-at-nationals-claim-about-anti-boy-ideology-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teachers-hit-back-at-nationals-claim-about-anti-boy-ideology-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor's claim teachers push 'political agenda' prompts backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teacher's union has fired back, labelling the remarks a "malevolent mischaracterisation" that is "fundamentally incorrect".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylors-claim-teachers-push-political-agenda-prompts-backlash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylors-claim-teachers-push-political-agenda-prompts-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Teaching boys to respect girls isn’t woke’: Clare snaps at Taylor over manosphere debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said teachers were running their own agendas in classrooms and Australians needed to be vigilant about a politicised curriculum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teaching-boys-to-respect-girls-isnt-woke-clare-snaps-at-taylor-over-manosphere-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teaching-boys-to-respect-girls-isnt-woke-clare-snaps-at-taylor-over-manosphere-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers can't avoid questions on house prices, Marles learns from melon saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week in Canberra the treasurer was grilled over the economy, the Coalition finally released its tobacco excise plan and Richard Marles gave the Trump administration a very low risk present.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-cant-avoid-questions-on-house-prices-marles-learns-from-melon-saga/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-cant-avoid-questions-on-house-prices-marles-learns-from-melon-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small business trusts get stamp duty escape hatch in Chalmers’ latest tax tweak]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the third round of changes to the budget tax reforms, following alterations to ensure widows were not left with large capital gains tax bills or denied negative gearing incentives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/small-business-trusts-get-stamp-duty-escape-hatch-in-chalmers-latest-tax-tweak/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/small-business-trusts-get-stamp-duty-escape-hatch-in-chalmers-latest-tax-tweak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Reckless’: Coalition’s 80% cigarette tax cut slammed by health experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s leading medical body has labelled the Coalition&rsquo;s plan to slash tax on cigarettes &ldquo;reckless&rdquo;, while the opposition frames the move as an assault on organised crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reckless-coalitions-80-cigarette-tax-cut-slammed-by-health-experts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reckless-coalitions-80-cigarette-tax-cut-slammed-by-health-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US declares it will accelerate military presence in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence Minister Richard Marles has met with his US counterpart in Washington DC and discussed an expansion of US presence on Australian military bases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/us-declares-it-will-accelerate-military-presence-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/us-declares-it-will-accelerate-military-presence-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government offers small businesses a trust tax workaround]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those with discretionary trusts can be exempt from the new minimum 30 per cent tax if they agree to hold their trust distributions constant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-offers-small-businesses-a-trust-tax-workaround/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-offers-small-businesses-a-trust-tax-workaround/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No respect’: Albanese blasts China missile-testing, rejects US comparison]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister foreshadowed a &ldquo;very strong&rdquo; joint statement against Beijing&rsquo;s missile test, but he has threatened that since July.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-respect-albanese-blasts-china-missile-testing-rejects-us-comparison-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-respect-albanese-blasts-china-missile-testing-rejects-us-comparison-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No respect’: Albanese blasts China missile testing, rejects US comparison]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister foreshadowed a &ldquo;very strong&rdquo; joint statement against Beijing&rsquo;s missile test, but he has threatened that since July.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-respect-albanese-blasts-china-missile-testing-rejects-us-comparison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-respect-albanese-blasts-china-missile-testing-rejects-us-comparison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theft of sanitary items demonstrates period poverty desperation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using socks as sanitary pads, wearing tampons for more than two days and stealing products from supermarkets are some of the lengths women and girls are going to in order to manage their periods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theft-of-sanitary-items-demonstrates-period-poverty-desperation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theft-of-sanitary-items-demonstrates-period-poverty-desperation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing showdown: Chalmers on budget defence as Liberals warn of market crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[But former prime minister Paul Keating has backed Labor&rsquo;s changes, arguing successive governments have been afraid of reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/housing-showdown-chalmers-on-budget-defence-as-liberals-warn-of-market-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/housing-showdown-chalmers-on-budget-defence-as-liberals-warn-of-market-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationals leader claims 'anti-boy' ideology being taught in schools &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Canavan has doubled down on claims the way children are taught about consent in school is driving young boys to the manosphere.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nationals-leader-claims-anti-boy-ideology-being-taught-in-schools-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nationals-leader-claims-anti-boy-ideology-being-taught-in-schools-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Opposition leader says teachers running 'political agendas' in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor would not say whether he agreed with comments from Nationals leader Matt Canavan that there needed to be more male teachers in classrooms. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-opposition-leader-says-teachers-running-political-agendas-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-opposition-leader-says-teachers-running-political-agendas-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Nationals leader claims 'anti-boy' ideology being taught in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Canavan has doubled down on claims the way children are taught about consent in school is driving young boys to the manosphere. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nationals-leader-claims-anti-boy-ideology-being-taught-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nationals-leader-claims-anti-boy-ideology-being-taught-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hegseth thanks Australia for 'matched' defence capabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thanks Australia for its ongoing friendship and the need to "ensure our capabilities match and are complementary". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hegseth-thanks-australia-for-matched-defence-capabilities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hegseth-thanks-australia-for-matched-defence-capabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition unveils plan to slash tobacco tax by 80 per cent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plan would reduce the excise on a standard packet of 20 cigarettes from around $30 to around $6. &nbsp;Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-unveils-plan-to-slash-tobacco-tax-by-80-per-cent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-unveils-plan-to-slash-tobacco-tax-by-80-per-cent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson risks accusations she's using a security issue for political points]]></title><description><![CDATA[By speaking publicly about the threats she's facing, the One Nation leader has shone a light on a growing problem facing our democracy but pinning them on routine political rhetoric risks accusations of political point-scoring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-risks-accusations-shes-using-a-security-issue-for-political-points/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-risks-accusations-shes-using-a-security-issue-for-political-points/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson risks accusations of political point-scoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[By speaking publicly about the threats she's facing, the One Nation leader has shone a light on a growing problem facing our democracy but pinning them on routine political rhetoric risks accusations of political point-scoring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-risks-accusations-of-political-point-scoring/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-risks-accusations-of-political-point-scoring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth to Albo: your radar malfunctioned again. The PM can’t afford many more mistakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese is suffering from severe &ldquo;meloncholia&rdquo;. His only silver cloud is that One Nation&rsquo;s rise is doing even more damage to Angus Taylor and the Coalition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/earth-to-albo-your-radar-malfunctioned-again-the-pm-cant-afford-many-more-mistakes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/earth-to-albo-your-radar-malfunctioned-again-the-pm-cant-afford-many-more-mistakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s massive data centres to be built away from homes as Trump attacks AI critics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president&rsquo;s intervention in the data centre debate showed how fierce the US backlash has become. Anthony Albanese, and huge AI companies, want to avoid the same fate in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-massive-data-centres-to-be-built-away-from-homes-as-trump-attacks-ai-critics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-massive-data-centres-to-be-built-away-from-homes-as-trump-attacks-ai-critics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AUKUS makes Australia a nuclear target, top experts warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prominent former public servants, including Michael Keating and Mike Pezzullo, sound the alarm over Australia&rsquo;s lack of veto power and exposure to great-power war under the tripartite deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/aukus-makes-australia-a-nuclear-target-top-experts-warn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/aukus-makes-australia-a-nuclear-target-top-experts-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 3, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-3-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-3-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World leaders missing in action as UN warns of climate target breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new UN report warns the world is likely to overshoot warming of 1.5C as world leaders shun Australia's pre-COP talks in Fiji.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/world-leaders-missing-in-action-as-un-warns-of-climate-target-breach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/world-leaders-missing-in-action-as-un-warns-of-climate-target-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese bristles at pre-COP questions as UN delivers sobering report]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new UN report warns the world is likely to overshoot warming of 1.5C as world leaders shun Australia's pre-COP talks in Fiji.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-bristles-at-pre-cop-questions-as-un-delivers-sobering-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-bristles-at-pre-cop-questions-as-un-delivers-sobering-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The 13 Australians who could face the death penalty in Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirteen Australian men are in an Iraqi prison after surviving the fall of Islamic State in 2019. One was just 12 when his family took him to Syria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/revealed-the-13-australians-who-could-face-the-death-penalty-in-iraq/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/revealed-the-13-australians-who-could-face-the-death-penalty-in-iraq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese lashes out at questions about low turnout for Bowen’s Pacific summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The event was organised as part of a compromise deal between Australia and Turkey &ndash; but barely any nations are turning up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-lashes-out-at-questions-about-low-turnout-for-bowens-pacific-summit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-lashes-out-at-questions-about-low-turnout-for-bowens-pacific-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some people won't drink the water in this state. Fixing the infrastructure could cost $5b]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/some-people-wont-drink-the-water-in-this-state-fixing-the-infrastructure-could-cost-5b/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/some-people-wont-drink-the-water-in-this-state-fixing-the-infrastructure-could-cost-5b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown and foul tasting: This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brown-and-foul-tasting-this-towns-water-may-be-the-tipping-point-of-a-crisis-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brown-and-foul-tasting-this-towns-water-may-be-the-tipping-point-of-a-crisis-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown and foul tasting. This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brown-and-foul-tasting-this-towns-water-may-be-the-tipping-point-of-a-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brown-and-foul-tasting-this-towns-water-may-be-the-tipping-point-of-a-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers backs assault on big tech as Contos sounds alarm on manosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[The treasurer slammed social media giants as consent campaigners push to return online platforms to simple chronological feeds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-backs-assault-on-big-tech-as-contos-sounds-alarm-on-manosphere/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-backs-assault-on-big-tech-as-contos-sounds-alarm-on-manosphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers admits tax reforms helped drag down house prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the June quarter as consumers spent more on electric vehicles as they deal with the fallout from the war against Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-admits-tax-reforms-helped-drag-down-house-prices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-admits-tax-reforms-helped-drag-down-house-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australians’ splurge on EVs keeps the economy ticking]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian economy grew by 0.4 per cent through the June quarter as consumers spent more on electric vehicles as they deal with the fallout from the war against Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australians-splurge-on-evs-keeps-the-economy-ticking/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australians-splurge-on-evs-keeps-the-economy-ticking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shemozzle’: Just five non-Pacific leaders to attend Australia’s global climate event]]></title><description><![CDATA[The event was organised as part of a compromise deal between Australia and Turkey &ndash; but barely any nations are turning up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shemozzle-just-five-non-pacific-leaders-to-attend-australias-global-climate-event/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shemozzle-just-five-non-pacific-leaders-to-attend-australias-global-climate-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just five nations outside the Pacific to attend Australian climate event]]></title><description><![CDATA[The event was organised as part of a compromise deal between Australia and Turkey &ndash; but barely any nations are turning up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/just-five-nations-outside-the-pacific-to-attend-australian-climate-event/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/just-five-nations-outside-the-pacific-to-attend-australian-climate-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Four more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 38. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-four-more-australians-confirmed-safe-in-nepal-tibet-flood-disaster/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-four-more-australians-confirmed-safe-in-nepal-tibet-flood-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Four Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 38. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-four-australians-confirmed-safe-in-nepal-tibet-flood-disaster/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-four-australians-confirmed-safe-in-nepal-tibet-flood-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four more Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 38.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/four-more-australians-confirmed-safe-in-nepal-tibet-flood-disaster-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/four-more-australians-confirmed-safe-in-nepal-tibet-flood-disaster-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The unnoticed rule change that has Penny Wong entitled to the PM’s salary]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quiet change to parliamentary pay rules means the foreign minister could draw Australia&rsquo;s highest political wage while filling in for Anthony Albanese.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-unnoticed-rule-change-that-has-penny-wong-entitled-to-the-pms-salary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-unnoticed-rule-change-that-has-penny-wong-entitled-to-the-pms-salary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The unnoticed rule change that has Penny Wong earning the PM’s salary]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quiet change to parliamentary pay rules means the foreign minister will draw Australia&rsquo;s highest political wage while filling in for Anthony Albanese.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-unnoticed-rule-change-that-has-penny-wong-earning-the-pms-salary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-unnoticed-rule-change-that-has-penny-wong-earning-the-pms-salary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s ‘shameful’ cocaine habit prompts $600m Pacific package]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia is funding a Pacific-wide plan to crack down on record numbers of narco-subs full of cocaine &ndash; many of which are headed to our shores.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-shameful-cocaine-habit-prompts-600m-pacific-package/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-shameful-cocaine-habit-prompts-600m-pacific-package/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 2, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-2-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-2-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authorities investigate reports former ADF soldier killed in Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The soldier, known by the nickname "Mozzie", was serving as a combat medic with Ukraine's 1st Foreign Legion Squadron.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/authorities-investigate-reports-former-adf-soldier-killed-in-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/authorities-investigate-reports-former-adf-soldier-killed-in-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor MP has 'no recollection' of serious car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Backbencher Ed Husic returns to work after suffering a concussion and fractures as a result of the collision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-has-no-recollection-of-serious-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-has-no-recollection-of-serious-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister tells Hanson to look in mirror over political violence claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has called on Senator Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own behaviour after she accused the prime minister of inciting political violence.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-tells-hanson-to-look-in-mirror-over-political-violence-claim/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-tells-hanson-to-look-in-mirror-over-political-violence-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney-General calls on Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has called on Senator Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own behaviour after she accused the prime minister of inciting political violence.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/attorney-general-calls-on-pauline-hanson-to-reflect-on-her-own-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/attorney-general-calls-on-pauline-hanson-to-reflect-on-her-own-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More house price pain to come, warns nation’s biggest lender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Property prices in Sydney and Melbourne are on track to fall by as much as 13 per cent with a turnaround not likely to the second half of next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-house-price-pain-to-come-warns-nations-biggest-lender/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-house-price-pain-to-come-warns-nations-biggest-lender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Victim blaming’: Hanson demands apology as claims of inciting violence continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader demanded Attorney-General Michelle Rowland retract her statement that Hanson&rsquo;s engagement with extremist ideologies is fuelling violent threats against her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victim-blaming-hanson-demands-apology-as-claims-of-inciting-violence-continue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victim-blaming-hanson-demands-apology-as-claims-of-inciting-violence-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilian leader of US Army steps down after just 18 months in job]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the highest-ranking civilian leaders of the US Army steps down after just 18 months in the job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/civilian-leader-of-us-army-steps-down-after-just-18-months-in-job/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/civilian-leader-of-us-army-steps-down-after-just-18-months-in-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civilian leader of US Army steps down after just 18 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the highest-ranking civilian US military leaders departs, reportedly following tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/civilian-leader-of-us-army-steps-down-after-just-18-months/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/civilian-leader-of-us-army-steps-down-after-just-18-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look in the mirror: Labor heavyweight responds to Hanson’s ‘incitement’ claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson should reflect on whether her own engagement with extremist ideologies is fuelling violent threats against her, one of Labor&rsquo;s most senior women has suggested, a day after the One Nation leader accused the prime minister of fanning political 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-pacific-determines-what-happens-albanese-pushes-back-against-china-over-taiwan-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Voters sent Labor message in WA by-election loss, Wong says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting Prime Minister Penny Wong acknowledges voters sent Labor a message in the recent WA state by-election won by One Nation. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-voters-sent-labor-message-in-wa-by-election-loss-wong-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-voters-sent-labor-message-in-wa-by-election-loss-wong-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor rebukes Hanson claim PM 'crossed a line' with criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has urged Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own actions after the One Nation leader accused the prime minister of crossing a line in his criticism of the minor party. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-rebukes-hanson-claim-pm-crossed-a-line-with-criticism/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-rebukes-hanson-claim-pm-crossed-a-line-with-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor rebukes Hanson claim PM 'crossed a line' with criticism &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has urged Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own actions after the One Nation leader accused the prime minister of crossing a line in his criticism of the minor party.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-rebukes-hanson-claim-pm-crossed-a-line-with-criticism-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-rebukes-hanson-claim-pm-crossed-a-line-with-criticism-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There will be consequences’: China issues warning over Taiwan’s Pacific role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing&rsquo;s top Pacific envoy lashed out at the strong representation given to Taiwan at this year&rsquo;s Pacific Island Forum, saying it was &ldquo;very inappropriate&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/there-will-be-consequences-china-issues-warning-over-taiwans-pacific-role/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/there-will-be-consequences-china-issues-warning-over-taiwans-pacific-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$40,000 wiped off the value of the average house over winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The figures from Cotality will create an economic problem for the Reserve Bank and a political issue for the Albanese government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/40000-wiped-off-the-value-of-the-average-house-over-winter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/40000-wiped-off-the-value-of-the-average-house-over-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t worry about just your job – AI could also drive up interest rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proponents believe AI is key to improving living standards. But new Treasury analysis finds there will be risks on the way to a tech nirvana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-worry-about-just-your-job-ai-could-also-drive-up-interest-rates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-worry-about-just-your-job-ai-could-also-drive-up-interest-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-1-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-1-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese attacks the algorithm in privacy overhaul but no ban for ‘pervert glasses’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attorney-general urged councils and businesses to restrict AI glasses, even as the privacy commission called on Labor to explore a crackdown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-attacks-the-algorithm-in-privacy-overhaul-but-no-ban-for-pervert-glasses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-attacks-the-algorithm-in-privacy-overhaul-but-no-ban-for-pervert-glasses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese attacks algorithm but no ban for ‘pervert glasses’ in privacy overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attorney-general urged councils and businesses to restrict AI glasses, even as the privacy commission called on Labor to explore a crackdown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-attacks-algorithm-but-no-ban-for-pervert-glasses-in-privacy-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-attacks-algorithm-but-no-ban-for-pervert-glasses-in-privacy-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government not planning import ban for smart glasses, attorney-general says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government unveils a draft of sweeping new privacy laws designed to bolster protections including the "right to erasure" as well as address risks related to artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-not-planning-import-ban-for-smart-glasses-attorney-general-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-not-planning-import-ban-for-smart-glasses-attorney-general-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government has no plans to ban smart glasses imports, attorney-general says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government unveils a draft of sweeping new privacy laws designed to bolster protections including the "right to erasure" as well as address risks related to artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-has-no-plans-to-ban-smart-glasses-imports-attorney-general-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-has-no-plans-to-ban-smart-glasses-imports-attorney-general-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson thanks Liberals for WA by-election victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says she is grateful to WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas after his party preferenced hers at the weekend's Secret Harbour by-election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-thanks-liberals-for-wa-by-election-victory/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-thanks-liberals-for-wa-by-election-victory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cook dismisses One Nation's ambition to form government in WA as 'hubris']]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Premier Roger Cook has dismissed as "arrogance" and "hubris" claims by newly elected One Nation MP Luke Herdegen that his party is seeking to form government at the 2029 state election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cook-dismisses-one-nations-ambition-to-form-government-in-wa-as-hubris/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cook-dismisses-one-nations-ambition-to-form-government-in-wa-as-hubris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor backs away from outlawing ‘pervert glasses’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attorney-general urged councils and businesses to restrict the devices locally as she unveiled Labor&rsquo;s updates to the Privacy Act to tackle data harvesting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-backs-away-from-outlawing-pervert-glasses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-backs-away-from-outlawing-pervert-glasses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You can’t just say we’re evil’: Joyce backs Hanson when she says PM is inciting violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says Anthony Albanese has &ldquo;crossed a line&rdquo; after One Nation&rsquo;s victory in the Secret Harbour byelection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/you-cant-just-say-were-evil-joyce-backs-hanson-when-she-says-pm-is-inciting-violence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/you-cant-just-say-were-evil-joyce-backs-hanson-when-she-says-pm-is-inciting-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson says PM, education system inciting violence against her]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says Anthony Albanese has &ldquo;crossed a line&rdquo; after One Nation&rsquo;s victory in the Secret Harbour byelection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-pm-education-system-inciting-violence-against-her/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-pm-education-system-inciting-violence-against-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Narco-subs and ballistic missiles: PM’s Pacific trip a swirl of geopolitical turmoil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever mistakes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is guilty of, neglecting the Pacific is not one of them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/narco-subs-and-ballistic-missiles-pms-pacific-trip-a-swirl-of-geopolitical-turmoil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/narco-subs-and-ballistic-missiles-pms-pacific-trip-a-swirl-of-geopolitical-turmoil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce denies claims of MP’s One Nation exit as Hanson fires back at Albanese]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says Anthony Albanese has &ldquo;crossed a line&rdquo; after One Nation&rsquo;s victory in the Secret Harbour byelection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-denies-claims-of-mps-one-nation-exit-as-hanson-fires-back-at-albanese/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-denies-claims-of-mps-one-nation-exit-as-hanson-fires-back-at-albanese/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria is about to host Australia's first offshore wind auction. But what is it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offshore wind developers will now bid for Victorian government support to help deliver their projects.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victoria-is-about-to-host-australias-first-offshore-wind-auction-but-what-is-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victoria-is-about-to-host-australias-first-offshore-wind-auction-but-what-is-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Joyce says dynamics have changed after WA by-election win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce says people would be "foolish" not to believe the dynamics of politics have changed after One Nation's victory in a West Australian by-election. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-says-dynamics-have-changed-after-wa-by-election-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-says-dynamics-have-changed-after-wa-by-election-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Government not considering import ban on smart glasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[An import ban on smart glasses is not being considered by the government at this stage, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland confirms.&nbsp;Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-government-not-considering-import-ban-on-smart-glasses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-government-not-considering-import-ban-on-smart-glasses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government not considering import ban on smart glasses  — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[An import ban on smart glasses is not being considered by the government at this stage, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland confirms.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-not-considering-import-ban-on-smart-glasses-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-not-considering-import-ban-on-smart-glasses-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Migration agents caught making false visa claims, misusing client money and lodging futile applications]]></title><description><![CDATA[From hidden commissions to bogus visa applications, a new report exposes the widespread misconduct triggering a fresh wave of bans and suspensions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/migration-agents-caught-making-false-visa-claims-misusing-client-money-and-lodging-futile-applications/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/migration-agents-caught-making-false-visa-claims-misusing-client-money-and-lodging-futile-applications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Hanson’s rise Albanese’s fall? Not so fast]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation&rsquo;s victory in a weekend byelection was resounding, but it does not predict future voting. Hanson&rsquo;s rivals should be spurred into good policies, not hers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-hansons-rise-albaneses-fall-not-so-fast/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-hansons-rise-albaneses-fall-not-so-fast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privacy laws target AI, smart glasses right to erase Australians’ data]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new round of privacy laws designed to protect Australians&rsquo; personal information and keep pace with new technology will be unveiled on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/privacy-laws-target-ai-smart-glasses-right-to-erase-australians-data/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/privacy-laws-target-ai-smart-glasses-right-to-erase-australians-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Privacy law changes to target new technology including smart glasses, AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new round of privacy laws designed to protect Australians&rsquo; personal information and keep pace with new technology will be unveiled on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/privacy-law-changes-to-target-new-technology-including-smart-glasses-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/privacy-law-changes-to-target-new-technology-including-smart-glasses-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 31, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-31-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-31-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Harbour shellacking a warning for Labor, Coalition]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation&rsquo;s win in a West Australian state byelection underlines the threat posed by One Nation to both major parties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/secret-harbour-shellacking-a-warning-for-labor-coalition/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/secret-harbour-shellacking-a-warning-for-labor-coalition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bi-partisan calls for reflection after One Nation upset in WA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labor and Liberal parties are beginning to lick their wounds after suffering a bruising defeat in a by-election in Perth's south as One Nation continues celebrating its historic victory.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bi-partisan-calls-for-reflection-after-one-nation-upset-in-wa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bi-partisan-calls-for-reflection-after-one-nation-upset-in-wa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After a bruising defeat, Labor, Liberals look to lessons from One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labor and Liberal parties are beginning to lick their wounds after suffering a bruising defeat in a by-election in Perth's south as One Nation continues celebrating its historic victory.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-a-bruising-defeat-labor-liberals-look-to-lessons-from-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-a-bruising-defeat-labor-liberals-look-to-lessons-from-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson pushes more coal, fewer renewables without detailing cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation vows to remove renewable energy zones and scrap compulsory land acquisition for VNI West at a regional Victorian rally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-pushes-more-coal-fewer-renewables-without-detailing-cost/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-pushes-more-coal-fewer-renewables-without-detailing-cost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson promises more coal, fewer renewables without detailing cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation vows to remove renewable energy zones and scrap compulsory land acquisition for VNI West at a regional Victorian rally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-promises-more-coal-fewer-renewables-without-detailing-cost/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-promises-more-coal-fewer-renewables-without-detailing-cost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Something wrong': UK-style porn choking ban gains support from Labor MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is facing pressure to outlaw strangulation and suffocation in pornography, mimicking a UK ban.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/something-wrong-uk-style-porn-choking-ban-gains-support-from-labor-mp/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/something-wrong-uk-style-porn-choking-ban-gains-support-from-labor-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plibersek indicates support for ban on choking in pornography]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is facing pressure to outlaw strangulation and suffocation in pornography, mimicking a UK ban.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/plibersek-indicates-support-for-ban-on-choking-in-pornography/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/plibersek-indicates-support-for-ban-on-choking-in-pornography/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you a Meghan or a Dolly? A serious question for our times]]></title><description><![CDATA[And it&rsquo;s a question that politicians and business leaders might do well to answer, too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/are-you-a-meghan-or-a-dolly-a-serious-question-for-our-times/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/are-you-a-meghan-or-a-dolly-a-serious-question-for-our-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time will tell what One Nation's WA victory will mean]]></title><description><![CDATA[A breakthrough by-election in the west raises difficult questions for both Labor and the Liberals.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/time-will-tell-what-one-nations-wa-victory-will-mean/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/time-will-tell-what-one-nations-wa-victory-will-mean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Orange tsunami' in WA Labor heartland sends shock wave around country]]></title><description><![CDATA[A breakthrough by-election in the west raises difficult questions for both Labor and the Liberals.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/orange-tsunami-in-wa-labor-heartland-sends-shock-wave-around-country/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/orange-tsunami-in-wa-labor-heartland-sends-shock-wave-around-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Treading water’: Albanese pivots to positivity to counter Hanson gloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hardcore distaste for the prime minister among conservatives and the vitriolic tone of politics has turned into one of the key storylines of this turbulent term of parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treading-water-albanese-pivots-to-positivity-to-counter-hanson-gloom-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treading-water-albanese-pivots-to-positivity-to-counter-hanson-gloom-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Treading water’, Albanese pivots to positivity to counter Hanson gloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hardcore distaste for the prime minister among conservatives and the vitriolic tone of politics has turned into one of the key storylines of this turbulent term of parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treading-water-albanese-pivots-to-positivity-to-counter-hanson-gloom/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treading-water-albanese-pivots-to-positivity-to-counter-hanson-gloom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jenelle’s cancer has come back eight times in 16 years. A new treatment finally offers hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jenelle Seaman has undergone dozens of rounds of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Now, she and thousands of others will gain affordable access to a life-extending immunotherapy drug.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jenelles-cancer-has-come-back-eight-times-in-16-years-a-new-treatment-finally-offers-hope/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jenelles-cancer-has-come-back-eight-times-in-16-years-a-new-treatment-finally-offers-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation secures historic victory in Secret Harbour by-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation scores a historic win in Western Australia, securing its first lower house seat in the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-secures-historic-victory-in-secret-harbour-by-election/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-secures-historic-victory-in-secret-harbour-by-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: One Nation secures historic victory in Secret Harbour by-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation scores a historic win in Western Australia, securing its first lower house seat in the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-one-nation-secures-historic-victory-in-secret-harbour-by-election/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-one-nation-secures-historic-victory-in-secret-harbour-by-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli veterans’ visit attracts controversy as calls grow for investigation into Zomi Frankcom killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some prominent MPs believe an MH17-style joint investigation would provide accountability for the death of the Australian aid worker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israeli-veterans-visit-attracts-controversy-as-calls-grow-for-investigation-into-zomi-frankcom-killing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israeli-veterans-visit-attracts-controversy-as-calls-grow-for-investigation-into-zomi-frankcom-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polls close, counting underway in Secret Habour by-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can One Nation break into a Labor heartland? Vote counting is underway in Western Australia as the polls close in the Secret Harbour by-election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/polls-close-counting-underway-in-secret-habour-by-election/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/polls-close-counting-underway-in-secret-habour-by-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation takes on 'safe' Labor seat in closely watched WA by-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can One Nation break into a Labor heartland? A crucial test is underway today in Western Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-takes-on-safe-labor-seat-in-closely-watched-wa-by-election/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-takes-on-safe-labor-seat-in-closely-watched-wa-by-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can frustrated voters today propel One Nation into WA's parliament?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can One Nation break into a Labor heartland? A crucial test is underway today in Western Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/can-frustrated-voters-today-propel-one-nation-into-was-parliament/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/can-frustrated-voters-today-propel-one-nation-into-was-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor's MotoGP coup crashes into an all-too-familiar parklands wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day, Peter Malinauskas might bask in the glory of bringing another popular major event to Adelaide. For now, his MotoGP coup is being fiercely resisted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-motogp-coup-crashes-into-an-all-too-familiar-parklands-wall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-motogp-coup-crashes-into-an-all-too-familiar-parklands-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Alan Jones went from one of the loudest and most powerful voices in the country to silence in a courtroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was friendly with a huge variety of politicians and sportspeople, and for more than three decades barraged his listeners with his opinions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-alan-jones-went-from-one-of-the-loudest-and-most-powerful-voices-in-the-country-to-silence-in-a-courtroom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-alan-jones-went-from-one-of-the-loudest-and-most-powerful-voices-in-the-country-to-silence-in-a-courtroom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson demands PM play fair and double her staffing allocation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader has demanded the prime minister play fair and give her more staff, following her party&rsquo;s elevation to minor party status.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-demands-pm-play-fair-and-double-her-staffing-allocation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-demands-pm-play-fair-and-double-her-staffing-allocation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conflicting stories about CIA chief's Moscow trip show Trump's global chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contradictory narratives about why the CIA chief was in Moscow highlight the Trump administration's failing diplomacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/conflicting-stories-about-cia-chiefs-moscow-trip-show-trumps-global-chaos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/conflicting-stories-about-cia-chiefs-moscow-trip-show-trumps-global-chaos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both Trump and Putin feel backed into a corner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contradictory narratives about why the CIA chief was in Moscow highlight the Trump administration's failing diplomacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/both-trump-and-putin-feel-backed-into-a-corner/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/both-trump-and-putin-feel-backed-into-a-corner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese eyes big-spending agenda for third term, places tech regulation at core of government]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister said Labor&rsquo;s upcoming digital duty of care, which would force social media giants to alter their algorithms, would be &ldquo;a big deal&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-eyes-big-spending-agenda-for-third-term-places-tech-regulation-at-core-of-government/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-eyes-big-spending-agenda-for-third-term-places-tech-regulation-at-core-of-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A UN Security Council seat for Australia? It would be the icing on PM’s international cake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like most PMs, Albanese likes the international diplomatic round, which includes ASEAN, APEC, the G20 and COP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-un-security-council-seat-for-australia-it-would-be-the-icing-on-pms-international-cake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-un-security-council-seat-for-australia-it-would-be-the-icing-on-pms-international-cake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's tobacco tax crushed smoking. Has it gone too far?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decade ago, illegal cigarettes made up about 10 per cent of sales in Australia. Now it's 80 per cent, so how did we get here?&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-tobacco-tax-crushed-smoking-has-it-gone-too-far/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-tobacco-tax-crushed-smoking-has-it-gone-too-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The soldier who could never quite leave the army behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[A solemn Last Post ceremony will be held on Saturday for a fallen commando from Australia&rsquo;s longest war. Those attending want to make sure it will not be followed by its longest silence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-soldier-who-could-never-quite-leave-the-army-behind/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-soldier-who-could-never-quite-leave-the-army-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The visa class at the heart of Labor’s migration woes]]></title><description><![CDATA[As migration levels dominate political debate, a booming number of people applying for visas from within Australia has led to an explosion temporary documents in the last three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-visa-class-at-the-heart-of-labors-migration-woes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-visa-class-at-the-heart-of-labors-migration-woes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor slams excise cut plan as Coalition being addicted to big tobacco]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the nation&rsquo;s largest public health failures, the surge in illegal cigarettes, is now the centre of fight between the government and opposition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-slams-excise-cut-plan-as-coalition-being-addicted-to-big-tobacco/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-slams-excise-cut-plan-as-coalition-being-addicted-to-big-tobacco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bowen says 'no carve-outs' after Queensland claims data centre win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queensland and the Northern Territory will not have control over how data centres are powered, the federal government insists, declaring there will be "no exceptions and no carve-outs" under its renewables plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bowen-says-no-carve-outs-after-queensland-claims-data-centre-win/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bowen-says-no-carve-outs-after-queensland-claims-data-centre-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['There's so much at risk': Maree Edwards latest Bendigo Labor woman to quit]]></title><description><![CDATA[With less than three months until the Victorian election, the resignation of another long-time female MP has left Labor voters in the regional city of Bendigo with not a single ALP candidate to choose from.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theres-so-much-at-risk-maree-edwards-latest-bendigo-labor-woman-to-quit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theres-so-much-at-risk-maree-edwards-latest-bendigo-labor-woman-to-quit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['There's a lot at risk': Maree Edwards latest Bendigo Labor woman to quit]]></title><description><![CDATA[With less than three months until the Victorian election, the resignation of another long-time female MP has left Labor voters in the regional city of Bendigo with not a single ALP candidate to choose from.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theres-a-lot-at-risk-maree-edwards-latest-bendigo-labor-woman-to-quit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theres-a-lot-at-risk-maree-edwards-latest-bendigo-labor-woman-to-quit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor, Coalition and One Nation fight among themselves on migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[A messy week of debate on migration has now drawn in the Coalition after Opposition Leader Angus Taylor left the door open to cuts to the refugee intake, a day after his frontbench colleague said humanitarian visas would not be touched.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-coalition-and-one-nation-fight-among-themselves-on-migration/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-coalition-and-one-nation-fight-among-themselves-on-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition leaves door open to cutting annual refugee intake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has left the door open to reducing Australia's annual refugee intake below the current number of 20,000. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-leaves-door-open-to-cutting-annual-refugee-intake/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-leaves-door-open-to-cutting-annual-refugee-intake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Australia releases $5m in humanitarian aid after Nepal-Tibet flood]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government will be releasing $5 million in humanitarian assistance to support disaster recovery efforts in the Himalayas following a deadly flood. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-releases-5m-in-humanitarian-aid-after-nepal-tibet-flood/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-releases-5m-in-humanitarian-aid-after-nepal-tibet-flood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition leaves door open to cutting annual refugee intake — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has left the door open to reducing Australia's annual refugee intake below the current number of 20,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-leaves-door-open-to-cutting-annual-refugee-intake-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-leaves-door-open-to-cutting-annual-refugee-intake-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The One Nation conundrum: details don’t matter and their voters are OK with that]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one seems to care much that One Nation&rsquo;s policy is so hard to pin down. Rather than trusting the details, they are relying more on vibes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-one-nation-conundrum-details-dont-matter-and-their-voters-are-ok-with-that/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-one-nation-conundrum-details-dont-matter-and-their-voters-are-ok-with-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Consume, be silent, die’: that’s the PM’s message, say fed-up business chiefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a growing schism between the federal government and business. Anthony Albanese can&rsquo;t afford to let it go on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/consume-be-silent-die-thats-the-pms-message-say-fed-up-business-chiefs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/consume-be-silent-die-thats-the-pms-message-say-fed-up-business-chiefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s big squeeze: How 6 million people went into a handful of areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s population has grown by 8.3 million since 2001. Six million of those are in a small fraction of the nation&rsquo;s councils.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-big-squeeze-how-6-million-people-went-into-a-handful-of-areas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-big-squeeze-how-6-million-people-went-into-a-handful-of-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premiers clash with Albanese on migration plan as PM intervenes in refugee cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid confusion within Labor on its refugee intake, state sources said premiers discussed the financial consequences of recent cutbacks on student visas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/premiers-clash-with-albanese-on-migration-plan-as-pm-intervenes-in-refugee-cuts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/premiers-clash-with-albanese-on-migration-plan-as-pm-intervenes-in-refugee-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do we know about China's new ambassador to Australia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's new ambassador-designate to Australia has barely got his feet under the handsome desk in his embassy office, but he has already generated plenty of chatter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-do-we-know-about-chinas-new-ambassador-to-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-do-we-know-about-chinas-new-ambassador-to-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's new representative in Australia already generating chatter]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's new ambassador-designate to Australia has barely got his feet under the handsome desk in his embassy office, but he has already generated plenty of chatter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-new-representative-in-australia-already-generating-chatter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-new-representative-in-australia-already-generating-chatter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's new rep in Australia already generating chatter]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's new ambassador-designate to Australia has barely got his feet under the handsome desk in his embassy office, but he has already generated plenty of chatter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-new-rep-in-australia-already-generating-chatter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-new-rep-in-australia-already-generating-chatter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationals' deputy Chester says Joyce departure 'sad for him, sad for party']]></title><description><![CDATA[From watching Barnaby Joyce leave the National Party for One Nation to his collapse in parliament as bushfires ravaged his electorate, Darren Chester has seen a lot in his 18 years in parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nationals-deputy-chester-says-joyce-departure-sad-for-him-sad-for-party/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nationals-deputy-chester-says-joyce-departure-sad-for-him-sad-for-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darren Chester on the day he collapsed in parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[From watching Barnaby Joyce leave the National Party for One Nation to his collapse in parliament as bushfires ravaged his electorate, Darren Chester has seen a lot in his 18 years in parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/darren-chester-on-the-day-he-collapsed-in-parliament/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/darren-chester-on-the-day-he-collapsed-in-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 28, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-28-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-28-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors decline to take on Luke Gosling assault charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[An assault charge brought against federal Northern Territory politician Luke Gosling is up in the air after the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions declines to take on the case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-prosecutors-decline-to-take-on-luke-gosling-assault-charges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-prosecutors-decline-to-take-on-luke-gosling-assault-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A GST deal and the NDIS blew out by billions — but one is sacred]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government had a turbulent week with tussles over data centres and division within the Labor party over its humanitarian intake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-gst-deal-and-the-ndis-blew-out-by-billions-but-one-is-sacred/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-gst-deal-and-the-ndis-blew-out-by-billions-but-one-is-sacred/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five days later, Hanson still struggles to articulate migration policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanson again appeared to confuse net migration with permanent migration, creating more uncertainty about One Nation&rsquo;s actual policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/five-days-later-hanson-still-struggles-to-articulate-migration-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/five-days-later-hanson-still-struggles-to-articulate-migration-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six days later, Hanson still struggles to articulate migration policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanson again appeared to confuse net migration with permanent migration, creating more uncertainty about One Nation&rsquo;s actual policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/six-days-later-hanson-still-struggles-to-articulate-migration-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/six-days-later-hanson-still-struggles-to-articulate-migration-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson fumbles migration policy explanation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader appeared to confuse different measures of migration during the News 24 Bush Summit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-fumbles-migration-policy-explanation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-fumbles-migration-policy-explanation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should work together: Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says her party and the Coalition should team up in a terse exchange with Nationals leader Matt Canavan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-should-work-together-hanson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-should-work-together-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Horrific slur': Greens MP threatens to sue Nationals rival in antisemitism row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of WA parliament's biggest personalities are staring down the barrel of a legal fight, with Greens politician Sophie McNeill taking the first step towards suing Nationals counterpart Lachlan Hunter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/horrific-slur-greens-mp-threatens-to-sue-nationals-rival-in-antisemitism-row/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/horrific-slur-greens-mp-threatens-to-sue-nationals-rival-in-antisemitism-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens MP seeks apology for 'horrific slur', threatens to sue Nationals rival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of WA parliament's biggest personalities are staring down the barrel of a legal fight, with Greens politician Sophie McNeill taking the first step towards suing Nationals counterpart Lachlan Hunter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-mp-seeks-apology-for-horrific-slur-threatens-to-sue-nationals-rival/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-mp-seeks-apology-for-horrific-slur-threatens-to-sue-nationals-rival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The country is starting to catch on’: Albanese warned that states deal will cost him votes]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has warned Anthony Albanese he could lose vital seats across the east coast if he fails to resolve how the GST is carved up among the states and territories.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-country-is-starting-to-catch-on-albanese-warned-that-states-deal-will-cost-him-votes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-country-is-starting-to-catch-on-albanese-warned-that-states-deal-will-cost-him-votes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abbott says War Memorial shouldn’t ‘dwell on’ frontier conflicts]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;My own view is that [frontier conflicts] would be better done at the Australian National Museum rather than the Australian War Memorial,&rdquo; the former PM said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/abbott-says-war-memorial-shouldnt-dwell-on-frontier-conflicts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/abbott-says-war-memorial-shouldnt-dwell-on-frontier-conflicts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wong says DFAT urgently seeking latest on missing Australians — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The foreign minister says the government is also trying to ascertain if more Australians are missing in the area after flash floods wiped out villages in the Himalayas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wong-says-dfat-urgently-seeking-latest-on-missing-australians-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wong-says-dfat-urgently-seeking-latest-on-missing-australians-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Wong says DFAT urgently seeking latest on missing Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The foreign minister says the government is also trying to ascertain if more Australians are missing in the area after flash floods wiped out villages in the Himalayas. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-says-dfat-urgently-seeking-latest-on-missing-australians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-says-dfat-urgently-seeking-latest-on-missing-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Queensland premier hails data centre carve-out for coal, gas use]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Crisafulli welcomes an agreement to exempt his state from having to use renewable energy to power new data centres. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-queensland-premier-hails-data-centre-carve-out-for-coal-gas-use/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-queensland-premier-hails-data-centre-carve-out-for-coal-gas-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM says information from Nepal is 'difficult' following deadly flood]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister says getting information out of Nepal is "difficult" following a deadly flood that has killed more than 150 people. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-says-information-from-nepal-is-difficult-following-deadly-flood/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-says-information-from-nepal-is-difficult-following-deadly-flood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This dodgy $60b deal reeks. Now it’s being buried in pure bulldust]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent report finds the nation&rsquo;s GST deal is a $60 billion mistake. Opponents are smothering those findings in a nauseating level of bulldust.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-dodgy-60b-deal-reeks-now-its-being-buried-in-pure-bulldust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-dodgy-60b-deal-reeks-now-its-being-buried-in-pure-bulldust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts defends White Australia party in latest controversial podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation MPs have given a series of different interpretations of their migration plan in recent days after elevating the issue of immigration for months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-malcolm-roberts-defends-white-australia-party-in-latest-controversial-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-malcolm-roberts-defends-white-australia-party-in-latest-controversial-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the energy brawl everyone wants the data centre boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[As is so often the case in Australia, the politics came down to a fight over energy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/behind-the-energy-brawl-everyone-wants-the-data-centre-boom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/behind-the-energy-brawl-everyone-wants-the-data-centre-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese's rare concession in the energy wars is revealing]]></title><description><![CDATA[As is so often the case in Australia, the politics came down to a fight over energy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-rare-concession-in-the-energy-wars-is-revealing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-rare-concession-in-the-energy-wars-is-revealing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 27, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-27-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-27-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queensland allowed to use coal, gas for data centres despite renewable push]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state's premier says it is a "good win" for his state, which owns much of its own electricity infrastructure, while the federal government had previously demanded states use renewables as a standard.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/queensland-allowed-to-use-coal-gas-for-data-centres-despite-renewable-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/queensland-allowed-to-use-coal-gas-for-data-centres-despite-renewable-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premiers to demand more federal cash after Albanese’s refusal to change GST deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sources inside Sydney&rsquo;s national cabinet meeting told this masthead the GST was barely discussed, with frustrated premiers told by Canberra that the WA deal will not be discussed until next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/premiers-to-demand-more-federal-cash-after-albaneses-refusal-to-change-gst-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/premiers-to-demand-more-federal-cash-after-albaneses-refusal-to-change-gst-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He’s finally stood aside, but Gosling is still a headache for the PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Territory MP Luke Gosling is the distraction Anthony Albanese doesn&rsquo;t need. The prospect of a byelection in Solomon is real, and that would be a nightmare for the government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hes-finally-stood-aside-but-gosling-is-still-a-headache-for-the-pm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hes-finally-stood-aside-but-gosling-is-still-a-headache-for-the-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Things are not OK': Indonesians express anger with government]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Prabowo Subianto has given his government an "OK" report card as it nears two years in office, but not everyone agrees, with some civil society groups raising white flags and others forming a "shadow cabinet".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/things-are-not-ok-indonesians-express-anger-with-government/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/things-are-not-ok-indonesians-express-anger-with-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Avengers' and 'white flags': How Indonesians are voicing dissent against the government]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Prabowo Subianto has given his government an "OK" report card as it nears two years in office, but not everyone agrees, with some civil society groups raising white flags and others forming a "shadow cabinet".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/avengers-and-white-flags-how-indonesians-are-voicing-dissent-against-the-government/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/avengers-and-white-flags-how-indonesians-are-voicing-dissent-against-the-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition MPs want to slash tobacco tax by up to 80 per cent to tackle crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition&rsquo;s tobacco taskforce argues black market cigarettes are now a matter of national security due to entrenched criminal-network supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-mps-want-to-slash-tobacco-tax-by-up-to-80-per-cent-to-tackle-crime/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-mps-want-to-slash-tobacco-tax-by-up-to-80-per-cent-to-tackle-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Productivity Commission slams 'clowns' comments after GST report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Productivity Commission says the WA premier "crossed a line" with his criticisms of the body's interim report on GST, adding that political commentary from federal government ministers undermines the commission's integrity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/productivity-commission-slams-clowns-comments-after-gst-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/productivity-commission-slams-clowns-comments-after-gst-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rate rise back on cards despite a step down in inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank may have to deliver another interest rate rise with new figures showing inflation easing in July - just not enough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rate-rise-back-on-cards-despite-a-step-down-in-inflation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rate-rise-back-on-cards-despite-a-step-down-in-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor MP steps aside from envoy role after assault, bail charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pressure had been mounting on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to have the Darwin MP Luke Gosling stand aside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-steps-aside-from-envoy-role-after-assault-bail-charges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-steps-aside-from-envoy-role-after-assault-bail-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor MP steps aside from envoy role after alleged assault, bail charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pressure had been mounting on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to have the Darwin MP Luke Gosling stand aside.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-steps-aside-from-envoy-role-after-alleged-assault-bail-charges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-steps-aside-from-envoy-role-after-alleged-assault-bail-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luke Gosling stands aside as special envoy for defence and veterans' affairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal MP Luke Gosling announces he will step aside from his role as special envoy for defence, veterans' affairs and Northern Australia after he was charged with a breach of his bail conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/luke-gosling-stands-aside-as-special-envoy-for-defence-and-veterans-affairs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/luke-gosling-stands-aside-as-special-envoy-for-defence-and-veterans-affairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Luke Gosling stands aside as special envoy for defence and veterans' affairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal MP Luke Gosling announces he will step aside from his role as special envoy for defence, veterans' affairs and Northern Australia after he was charged with a breach of his bail conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-luke-gosling-stands-aside-as-special-envoy-for-defence-and-veterans-affairs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-luke-gosling-stands-aside-as-special-envoy-for-defence-and-veterans-affairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACT politician's complaint alleging 'threatening' behaviour by colleague dismissed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ACT Commissioner for Standards recommends a complaint filed by former Liberal MLA Leanne Castley about alleged "threatening behaviour" by colleague Chiaka Barry be dismissed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/act-politicians-complaint-alleging-threatening-behaviour-by-colleague-dismissed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/act-politicians-complaint-alleging-threatening-behaviour-by-colleague-dismissed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACT politician's alleged 'threatening' behaviour towards former leader dismissed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ACT Commissioner for Standards recommends a complaint filed by former Liberal MLA Leanne Castley about alleged "threatening behaviour" by colleague Chiaka Barry be dismissed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/act-politicians-alleged-threatening-behaviour-towards-former-leader-dismissed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/act-politicians-alleged-threatening-behaviour-towards-former-leader-dismissed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor renews calls for Labor MP facing fresh bail charges to be stood down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor renews calls for Labor MP Luke Gosling to be stood down from his role as special envoy after he was charged with breaching his bail conditions. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-renews-calls-for-labor-mp-facing-fresh-bail-charges-to-be-stood-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-renews-calls-for-labor-mp-facing-fresh-bail-charges-to-be-stood-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Productivity Commission says criticism of GST carve-up report has crossed a line]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Productivity Commission has rebuffed criticism of its interim report into the GST carve-up, saying the comments have crossed a line. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-productivity-commission-says-criticism-of-gst-carve-up-report-has-crossed-a-line/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-productivity-commission-says-criticism-of-gst-carve-up-report-has-crossed-a-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Productivity Commission rebuffs 'unacceptable' criticism of GST interim report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Productivity Commission has rebuffed criticism of its interim report into the GST carve-up, saying the comments have crossed a line. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-productivity-commission-rebuffs-unacceptable-criticism-of-gst-interim-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-productivity-commission-rebuffs-unacceptable-criticism-of-gst-interim-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor MP Luke Gosling stands aside from envoy role as he faces breach of bail charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has stood aside from his special envoy role as he faces a breach of bail charge. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-mp-luke-gosling-stands-aside-from-envoy-role-as-he-faces-breach-of-bail-charge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-mp-luke-gosling-stands-aside-from-envoy-role-as-he-faces-breach-of-bail-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition report calls to slash tobacco excise by 80 per cent, legalise vapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Coalition report calls for the tobacco excise to be slashed by up to 80 per cent and a framework for businesses to legally sell vapes. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-report-calls-to-slash-tobacco-excise-by-80-per-cent-legalise-vapes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-report-calls-to-slash-tobacco-excise-by-80-per-cent-legalise-vapes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition report calls for 80pc cut to tobacco excise, legalised vapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Coalition report has called for the tobacco excise to be slashed by up to 80 per cent and a framework for businesses to legally sell vapes. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-report-calls-for-80pc-cut-to-tobacco-excise-legalised-vapes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-report-calls-for-80pc-cut-to-tobacco-excise-legalised-vapes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition report calls for 80pc cut to tobacco excise, legalised vapes — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Coalition report has called for the tobacco excise to be slashed by up to 80 per cent and a framework for businesses to legally sell vapes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-report-calls-for-80pc-cut-to-tobacco-excise-legalised-vapes-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-report-calls-for-80pc-cut-to-tobacco-excise-legalised-vapes-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domestic violence, guns, bird flu and data centres focus of leaders' talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premiers are heading into national cabinet divided over how Australia should meet the rapidly growing energy demands of AI data centres, with fuel security, domestic violence rates and gun law talks on the table.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/domestic-violence-guns-bird-flu-and-data-centres-focus-of-leaders-talks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/domestic-violence-guns-bird-flu-and-data-centres-focus-of-leaders-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese to stare down national cabinet data centre stoush]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premiers are heading into national cabinet divided over how Australia should meet the rapidly growing energy demands of AI data centres, with fuel security, domestic violence rates and gun law talks on the table.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-to-stare-down-national-cabinet-data-centre-stoush/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-to-stare-down-national-cabinet-data-centre-stoush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation has again had to clear up its migration target, so exactly what is the NOM?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Net Overseas Migration is a term that's often misunderstood, and the PM claims numbers are being thrown around 'like confetti'. So what exactly is the NOM, what kind of factors cause it to fluctuate, and where do the political parties stand?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-has-again-had-to-clear-up-its-migration-target-so-exactly-what-is-the-nom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-has-again-had-to-clear-up-its-migration-target-so-exactly-what-is-the-nom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Like confetti': One Nation confusion has thrust NOM back into the spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Net Overseas Migration is a term that's often misunderstood, and the PM claims numbers are being thrown around 'like confetti'. So what exactly is the NOM, what kind of factors cause it to fluctuate, and where do the political parties stand?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/like-confetti-one-nation-confusion-has-thrust-nom-back-into-the-spotlight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/like-confetti-one-nation-confusion-has-thrust-nom-back-into-the-spotlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Labor’s carbon credit scheme’s an economist-conceived sham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmental economists came up with the idea of the offset. The Albanese government&rsquo;s using the mechanism to pretend it cares about climate change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-labors-carbon-credit-schemes-an-economist-conceived-sham/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-labors-carbon-credit-schemes-an-economist-conceived-sham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for MH17-style international probe into Zomi Frankcom killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada are being urged to consider launching a joint criminal investigation into the fatal Israeli drone strike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/call-for-mh17-style-international-probe-into-zomi-frankcom-killing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/call-for-mh17-style-international-probe-into-zomi-frankcom-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 26, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-26-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-26-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese tells Queensland to get with the program on AI revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister urged business leaders at the annual dinner to stop forecasting the worst-case scenario and &ldquo;be more optimistic&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-tells-queensland-to-get-with-the-program-on-ai-revolution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-tells-queensland-to-get-with-the-program-on-ai-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Darwin MP charged with breaching bail after alleged assault on King’s representative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with breaching bail in relation to the ongoing allegations he assaulted Northern Territory Administrator David Connolly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-darwin-mp-charged-with-breaching-bail-after-alleged-assault-on-kings-representative/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-darwin-mp-charged-with-breaching-bail-after-alleged-assault-on-kings-representative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The longer this goes, the harder it gets’: Industry scrambles as Labor agonises over immigration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government&rsquo;s migration reforms could be pushed back up to a month, with industry group seizing on the delay to lobby against reducing temporary worker numbers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-longer-this-goes-the-harder-it-gets-industry-scrambles-as-labor-agonises-over-immigration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-longer-this-goes-the-harder-it-gets-industry-scrambles-as-labor-agonises-over-immigration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘George will be George’: One Nation MP brushes off order to ‘shut up about immigration’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christensen, a one-time One Nation senate candidate who campaigned for David Farley, says David Farley was warned repeatedly about talking about immigration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/george-will-be-george-one-nation-mp-brushes-off-order-to-shut-up-about-immigration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/george-will-be-george-one-nation-mp-brushes-off-order-to-shut-up-about-immigration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good character references to be scrapped in all WA criminal cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[The WA government will scrap the use of good character references in court cases, which allow convicted criminals to receive reduced sentences.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/good-character-references-to-be-scrapped-in-all-wa-criminal-cases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/good-character-references-to-be-scrapped-in-all-wa-criminal-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Farley needs to shut up’: George Christensen takes aim at One Nation MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christensen, a one-time One Nation senate candidate who campaigned for Farley, says he warned the MP more than once to &ldquo;shut up about immigration&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/farley-needs-to-shut-up-george-christensen-takes-aim-at-one-nation-mp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/farley-needs-to-shut-up-george-christensen-takes-aim-at-one-nation-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM defends attending $10k-per-head fundraising dinner — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has defended his attendance at a $10,000-per-head fundraising dinner in Perth ahead of a cabinet meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-defends-attending-10k-per-head-fundraising-dinner-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-defends-attending-10k-per-head-fundraising-dinner-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor indicates Coalition's migration target could fall 'well below' 200,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor says the Coalition's migration target could be "well below" 200,000 as the opposition develops a policy to tie migration to housing construction. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-indicates-coalitions-migration-target-could-fall-well-below-200000/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-indicates-coalitions-migration-target-could-fall-well-below-200000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM defends attending $10,000-per-head fundraising dinner in Perth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has defended his attendance at a $10,000-per-head fundraising dinner in Perth ahead of a cabinet meeting. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-defends-attending-10000-per-head-fundraising-dinner-in-perth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-defends-attending-10000-per-head-fundraising-dinner-in-perth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM faces further GST backlash after standing by lucrative WA deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese is still facing pressure from Labor and Liberal states to overhaul the GST carve-up after declaring he was sticking by Western Australia's lucrative funding deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-faces-further-gst-backlash-after-standing-by-lucrative-wa-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-faces-further-gst-backlash-after-standing-by-lucrative-wa-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA Liberal president Leah Blyth in preselection battle as Antic supporters claim 'betrayal']]></title><description><![CDATA[Some supporters of rebel South Australian Senator Alex Antic want to demote SA Liberal President Leah Blyth to an unwinnable senate spot, claiming a "betrayal" on conservative causes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sa-liberal-president-leah-blyth-in-preselection-battle-as-antic-supporters-claim-betrayal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sa-liberal-president-leah-blyth-in-preselection-battle-as-antic-supporters-claim-betrayal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The surprising figure One Nation supporters back more than anyone apart from Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[No.1 among One Nation voters is, as you&rsquo;d expect, Pauline Hanson. But No.2 is not Barnaby Joyce or Donald Trump or any conventional political figure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-surprising-figure-one-nation-supporters-back-more-than-anyone-apart-from-hanson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-surprising-figure-one-nation-supporters-back-more-than-anyone-apart-from-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forecasts reveal effect of data centre rush on electricity grid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rush of AI data centres is expected to put a larger burden on the electricity grid than previously estimated, with projects in development more than doubling in a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/forecasts-reveal-effect-of-data-centre-rush-on-electricity-grid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/forecasts-reveal-effect-of-data-centre-rush-on-electricity-grid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centres to use nearly as much power as every NSW and Victorian home by 2036]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rush of AI data centres is expected to put a larger burden on the electricity grid than previously estimated, with projects in development more than doubling in a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/data-centres-to-use-nearly-as-much-power-as-every-nsw-and-victorian-home-by-2036/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/data-centres-to-use-nearly-as-much-power-as-every-nsw-and-victorian-home-by-2036/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1000 One Nation voters said why they were voting for Hanson – and what it would take to switch]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research finds that about half of Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s large, new support base could be persuaded back to the major parties if they address concerns about high migration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/1000-one-nation-voters-said-why-they-were-voting-for-hanson-and-what-it-would-take-to-switch-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/1000-one-nation-voters-said-why-they-were-voting-for-hanson-and-what-it-would-take-to-switch-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1000 One Nation voters said why they were voting for Hanson - and what it would take to switch]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research finds that about half of Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s large, new support base could be persuaded back to the major parties if they address concerns about high migration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/1000-one-nation-voters-said-why-they-were-voting-for-hanson-and-what-it-would-take-to-switch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/1000-one-nation-voters-said-why-they-were-voting-for-hanson-and-what-it-would-take-to-switch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax attack: Business to serve it up to PM over dinner after Labor’s budget changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of claims that it has been hoodwinked into close cooperation by Labor, the business lobby is gearing up for a fight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tax-attack-business-to-serve-it-up-to-pm-over-dinner-after-labors-budget-changes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tax-attack-business-to-serve-it-up-to-pm-over-dinner-after-labors-budget-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax attack: big business to serve it up to PM over dinner after Labor’s budget changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of claims that it has been hoodwinked into close cooperation by Labor, the business lobby is gearing up for a fight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tax-attack-big-business-to-serve-it-up-to-pm-over-dinner-after-labors-budget-changes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tax-attack-big-business-to-serve-it-up-to-pm-over-dinner-after-labors-budget-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-25-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-25-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unleashed | Barnaby Joyce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce's defection to One Nation struck some as opportunism, others as evidence of an unrivalled political radar. But is the party big enough for him and Pauline Hanson?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unleashed-barnaby-joyce/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unleashed-barnaby-joyce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor organised taxpayer grants for Brethren charity backing Pollie Pedal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church&rsquo;s charity organisation, the Rapid Relief Team, received hundreds of thousands of dollars in government grants, some in Taylor&rsquo;s seat of Hume.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-organised-taxpayer-grants-for-brethren-charity-backing-pollie-pedal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-organised-taxpayer-grants-for-brethren-charity-backing-pollie-pedal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM backs GST deal, leaves future taxpayers on the hook for billions]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent report into the $60 billion GST deal is still months away from being finished, but Anthony Albanese has left it dead in the water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-backs-gst-deal-leaves-future-taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-billions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-backs-gst-deal-leaves-future-taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-billions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a slump: Warning house prices won’t rebound until 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[House prices are turning down across the country. A prominent economist warns they could keep falling until the RBA puts rate cuts on the agenda.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/in-a-slump-warning-house-prices-wont-rebound-until-2028/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/in-a-slump-warning-house-prices-wont-rebound-until-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s made it worse’: Second aged care insider condemns Labor’s reforms as a failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former acting inspector-general of aged care Ian Yates accused the government of playing down wait lists, which he said had blown out to &ldquo;unprecedented&rdquo; levels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-made-it-worse-second-aged-care-insider-condemns-labors-reforms-as-a-failure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-made-it-worse-second-aged-care-insider-condemns-labors-reforms-as-a-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Could see myself sitting here’: One Nation MP Farley gatecrashes Liberal meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farrer MP David Farley said his quip was a joke, but Liberals were astonished when he wandered into a private meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/could-see-myself-sitting-here-one-nation-mp-farley-gatecrashes-liberal-meeting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/could-see-myself-sitting-here-one-nation-mp-farley-gatecrashes-liberal-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson’s deleted post deepens One Nation’s migration muddle]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Barnaby Joyce said 130,000 had been One Nation&rsquo;s migration target &ldquo;all along&rdquo;, Pauline Hanson deleted a social media post saying otherwise. The difference is more than 200,000 people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-deleted-post-deepens-one-nations-migration-muddle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-deleted-post-deepens-one-nations-migration-muddle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Oppressive’: Why this Liberal senator crossed the floor on expanding ASIO powers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bipartisan bid to expand ASIO&rsquo;s powers was opposed by an unusual array of opponents, including two Liberal senators. One of them said he will do it again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/oppressive-why-this-liberal-senator-crossed-the-floor-on-expanding-asio-powers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/oppressive-why-this-liberal-senator-crossed-the-floor-on-expanding-asio-powers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson’s deleted tweet deepens One Nation’s migration muddle]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Barnaby Joyce said 130,000 had been One Nation&rsquo;s migration target &ldquo;all along&rdquo;, Pauline Hanson deleted a social media post saying otherwise. The difference is more than 200,000 people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-deleted-tweet-deepens-one-nations-migration-muddle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-deleted-tweet-deepens-one-nations-migration-muddle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM 'signed people's body parts' that he would not change GST deal &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says no changes will be made to GST distribution after a Productivity Commission report recommended an overhaul.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-signed-peoples-body-parts-that-he-would-not-change-gst-deal-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-signed-peoples-body-parts-that-he-would-not-change-gst-deal-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM 'signed people's body parts' that he would not change GST deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says no changes will be made to GST distribution after a Productivity Commission report recommended an overhaul. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-signed-peoples-body-parts-that-he-would-not-change-gst-deal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-signed-peoples-body-parts-that-he-would-not-change-gst-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: One Nation defends migration policy blunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce says One Nation's policy has been 130,000 net migration and has been "all along." Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-defends-migration-policy-blunder/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-defends-migration-policy-blunder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Joyce claims One Nation consistent 'all along' despite migration mop up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce says One Nation's policy has been 130,000 net migration and has been "all along." Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-claims-one-nation-consistent-all-along-despite-migration-mop-up/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-claims-one-nation-consistent-all-along-despite-migration-mop-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'I've signed people's body parts': PM declares WA GST deal to stay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says no changes will be made to GST distribution after a Productivity Commission report recommended an overhaul. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ive-signed-peoples-body-parts-pm-declares-wa-gst-deal-to-stay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ive-signed-peoples-body-parts-pm-declares-wa-gst-deal-to-stay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Never mind the Nazis’, Coalition says to the Brethren. ‘Just show us the money’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revelations that a group of so-called Christians had paid neo-Nazis to sway an election have not shaken the Coalition&rsquo;s public support for a significant donor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/never-mind-the-nazis-coalition-says-to-the-brethren-just-show-us-the-money/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/never-mind-the-nazis-coalition-says-to-the-brethren-just-show-us-the-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brethren feed Angus Taylor, Tony Abbott days after Nazi revelations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pair are enjoying the hospitality of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church despite evidence its elders paid neo-Nazi affiliates to bully politicians at the last election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-feed-angus-taylor-tony-abbott-days-after-nazi-revelations/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-feed-angus-taylor-tony-abbott-days-after-nazi-revelations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator rejects calls to apologise for saying Labor ‘captured by Zionist interests’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition&rsquo;s push to extend the antisemitism royal commission has failed to attract the support of key Jewish community leaders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senator-rejects-calls-to-apologise-for-saying-labor-captured-by-zionist-interests/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senator-rejects-calls-to-apologise-for-saying-labor-captured-by-zionist-interests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['He has inside knowledge': MPs sound alarm over defence industry lobbying]]></title><description><![CDATA[New analysis by Four Corners shows the scale of Canberra's revolving door, where former government officials accept lucrative jobs in lobbying or the defence industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/he-has-inside-knowledge-mps-sound-alarm-over-defence-industry-lobbying/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/he-has-inside-knowledge-mps-sound-alarm-over-defence-industry-lobbying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens of defence insiders now lobbying for the industry, analysis shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[New analysis by Four Corners shows the scale of Canberra's revolving door, where former government officials accept lucrative jobs in lobbying or the defence industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dozens-of-defence-insiders-now-lobbying-for-the-industry-analysis-shows/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dozens-of-defence-insiders-now-lobbying-for-the-industry-analysis-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Business is good': Defence insiders now lobbying for industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[New analysis by Four Corners shows the scale of Canberra's revolving door, where former government officials accept lucrative jobs in lobbying or the defence industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/business-is-good-defence-insiders-now-lobbying-for-industry/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/business-is-good-defence-insiders-now-lobbying-for-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['AUKUS is like a feast': MPs sound alarm over defence industry lobbying]]></title><description><![CDATA[New analysis by Four Corners shows the scale of Canberra's revolving door, where former government officials accept lucrative jobs in lobbying or the defence industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/aukus-is-like-a-feast-mps-sound-alarm-over-defence-industry-lobbying/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/aukus-is-like-a-feast-mps-sound-alarm-over-defence-industry-lobbying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADF officer's move to Lockheed Martin part of growing trend]]></title><description><![CDATA[New analysis by Four Corners shows the scale of Canberra's revolving door, where former government officials accept lucrative jobs in lobbying or the defence industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/adf-officers-move-to-lockheed-martin-part-of-growing-trend/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/adf-officers-move-to-lockheed-martin-part-of-growing-trend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 24, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-24-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-24-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unbelievable’: Hanson intervenes after One Nation MP claims migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Farley sought to redefine the meaning of net overseas migration in an interview on Sunday morning &ndash; but he and his boss were about 100,000 people apart.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unbelievable-hanson-intervenes-after-one-nation-mp-claims-migration-target-not-too-different-from-labors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unbelievable-hanson-intervenes-after-one-nation-mp-claims-migration-target-not-too-different-from-labors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unbelievable’: Hanson intervenes after One Nation MP concedes migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Farley sought to redefine the meaning of net overseas migration in an interview on Sunday morning, arguing there was a &ldquo;true form&rdquo; of the figure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unbelievable-hanson-intervenes-after-one-nation-mp-concedes-migration-target-not-too-different-from-labors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unbelievable-hanson-intervenes-after-one-nation-mp-concedes-migration-target-not-too-different-from-labors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation pursuing migration rate 'not too different' to Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation MP David Farley also told Insiders One Nation would seek to redirect immigration to regional areas and away from cities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-pursuing-migration-rate-not-too-different-to-labor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-pursuing-migration-rate-not-too-different-to-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson intervenes after MP says migration plan 'not too different' to Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation MP David Farley told Insiders One Nation would pursue cuts to migration "not too different" to Labor. Pauline Hanson has stepped in to say the party's policy would actually slash immigration by about half current rates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-intervenes-after-mp-says-migration-plan-not-too-different-to-labor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-intervenes-after-mp-says-migration-plan-not-too-different-to-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unbelievable’: One Nation immigration policy in chaos as MP concedes target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Farley sought to redefine the meaning of net overseas migration in an interview on Sunday morning, arguing there was a &ldquo;true form&rdquo; of the figure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unbelievable-one-nation-immigration-policy-in-chaos-as-mp-concedes-target-not-too-different-from-labors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unbelievable-one-nation-immigration-policy-in-chaos-as-mp-concedes-target-not-too-different-from-labors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation MP concedes migration target ‘not too different’ from Labor’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Farley sought to redefine the meaning of net overseas migration in an interview on Sunday morning, arguing there was a &ldquo;true form&rdquo; of the figure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-mp-concedes-migration-target-not-too-different-from-labors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-mp-concedes-migration-target-not-too-different-from-labors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA by-election puts One Nation's growing appeal to the test]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation's popularity is skyrocketing in opinion polls across the east coast. But next Saturday's Secret Harbour by-election will be the first clear test of whether that momentum is extending across the Nullarbor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-by-election-puts-one-nations-growing-appeal-to-the-test/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-by-election-puts-one-nations-growing-appeal-to-the-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rents spike up to 80 per cent as people are pushed from houses to units]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surging rental costs have been conscripted into the political fight over the nation&rsquo;s property market, while new data shows there are areas where they have fallen 30 per cent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rents-spike-up-to-80-per-cent-as-people-are-pushed-from-houses-to-units/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rents-spike-up-to-80-per-cent-as-people-are-pushed-from-houses-to-units/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rents spike up to 80 per cent as people are pushed from homes to units]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surging rental costs have been conscripted into the political fight over the nation&rsquo;s property market, while new data shows there are areas where they have fallen 30 per cent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rents-spike-up-to-80-per-cent-as-people-are-pushed-from-homes-to-units/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rents-spike-up-to-80-per-cent-as-people-are-pushed-from-homes-to-units/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why people are 'giving up' rather than fighting the aged care algorithm]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the government wants a true indication of the level of feeling in the community, perhaps it should read the thousands of comments on Facebook where discussions about the algorithm, long waitlists, and people dying are growing by the day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-people-are-giving-up-rather-than-fighting-the-aged-care-algorithm/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-people-are-giving-up-rather-than-fighting-the-aged-care-algorithm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why can't clinicians override inaccurate algorithm decisions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the government wants a true indication of the level of feeling in the community, perhaps it should read the thousands of comments on Facebook where discussions about the algorithm, long waitlists, and people dying are growing by the day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-cant-clinicians-override-inaccurate-algorithm-decisions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-cant-clinicians-override-inaccurate-algorithm-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why can't clinicians override inaccurate aged care algorithm decisions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the government wants a true indication of the level of feeling in the community, perhaps it should read the thousands of comments on Facebook where discussions about the algorithm, long waitlists, and people dying are growing by the day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-cant-clinicians-override-inaccurate-aged-care-algorithm-decisions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-cant-clinicians-override-inaccurate-aged-care-algorithm-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're not politicians, but critics say they wield real power in Canberra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside Parliament House, hundreds of lobbyists freely roam the corridors advocating for corporate interests. Critics say it's a problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theyre-not-politicians-but-critics-say-they-wield-real-power-in-canberra/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theyre-not-politicians-but-critics-say-they-wield-real-power-in-canberra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Their job is to influence politicians. An MP warns they can be powerful enemies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside Parliament House, hundreds of lobbyists freely roam the corridors advocating for corporate interests. Critics say it's a problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/their-job-is-to-influence-politicians-an-mp-warns-they-can-be-powerful-enemies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/their-job-is-to-influence-politicians-an-mp-warns-they-can-be-powerful-enemies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony Abbott backs Pauline Hanson’s High Court racial vilification bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Court upheld a judgment that Hanson had racially vilified Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi when she told her to &ldquo;piss of back to Pakistan&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tony-abbott-backs-pauline-hansons-high-court-racial-vilification-bid/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tony-abbott-backs-pauline-hansons-high-court-racial-vilification-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For years, one man spearheaded a Nigerian government agency that didn't exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nigerian government has opened investigations into two government agencies after they were both found to be fake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/for-years-one-man-spearheaded-a-nigerian-government-agency-that-didnt-exist/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/for-years-one-man-spearheaded-a-nigerian-government-agency-that-didnt-exist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Nhulunbuy to New York, the rare politician torn between two worlds]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Arnhem Land to Northern Territory parliament, independent MLA Yi&#331;iya Guyula resigned from politics this week after taking his people's fight to the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/from-nhulunbuy-to-new-york-the-rare-politician-torn-between-two-worlds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/from-nhulunbuy-to-new-york-the-rare-politician-torn-between-two-worlds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor is finding ways to fight One Nation's unrelenting fickleness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson has a knack for jettisoning positions no longer deemed politically useful without blowback but Labor is getting more deliberate about how it fights a fickle One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-is-finding-ways-to-fight-one-nations-unrelenting-fickleness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-is-finding-ways-to-fight-one-nations-unrelenting-fickleness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s not just the bookies hailing the new gambling laws as a win]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government looks fearless when taking on big tech but spineless on gambling reform. There&rsquo;s a reason for that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-not-just-the-bookies-hailing-the-new-gambling-laws-as-a-win/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-not-just-the-bookies-hailing-the-new-gambling-laws-as-a-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel's impunity has been virtually unaffected by collective concern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even the United States is now criticising Israel's ongoing settler violence in the West Bank as Benjamin Netanyahu, once the 'Trump whisperer', becomes the Trump ignorer.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israels-impunity-has-been-virtually-unaffected-by-collective-concern/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israels-impunity-has-been-virtually-unaffected-by-collective-concern/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much does it cost to fight Pauline Hanson? Labor has options]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson has a knack for jettisoning positions no longer deemed politically useful without blowback but Labor is getting more deliberate about how it fights a fickle One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-much-does-it-cost-to-fight-pauline-hanson-labor-has-options/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-much-does-it-cost-to-fight-pauline-hanson-labor-has-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The impact is huge': Business grasp scale of skilled visa 'pause']]></title><description><![CDATA[Business leaders hope the current visa settings will be in place for 'a very short time', given the visa decision wait time blow out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-impact-is-huge-business-grasp-scale-of-skilled-visa-pause/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-impact-is-huge-business-grasp-scale-of-skilled-visa-pause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overseas nurses, teachers among skilled workers bumped to back of visa queue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business leaders hope the current visa settings will be in place for 'a very short time', given the visa decision wait time blow out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/overseas-nurses-teachers-among-skilled-workers-bumped-to-back-of-visa-queue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/overseas-nurses-teachers-among-skilled-workers-bumped-to-back-of-visa-queue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employers forced to wait 12 months for overseas nurses, teachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business leaders hope the current visa settings will be in place for 'a very short time', given the visa decision wait time blow out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/employers-forced-to-wait-12-months-for-overseas-nurses-teachers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/employers-forced-to-wait-12-months-for-overseas-nurses-teachers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor and Coalition unite to ringfence AI from One Nation backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Coalition olive branch to Anthony Albanese comes as the prime minister prepares to confront conservative states over the use of fossil fuels to power the data centre boom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-and-coalition-unite-to-ringfence-ai-from-one-nation-backlash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-and-coalition-unite-to-ringfence-ai-from-one-nation-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Years of One Nation accounts released, revealing huge merch sales, legal bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[The party scrambled to submit three years of overdue financial reports to avoid the risk of being deregistered by the Queensland government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/years-of-one-nation-accounts-released-revealing-huge-merch-sales-legal-bills/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/years-of-one-nation-accounts-released-revealing-huge-merch-sales-legal-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bizarre’, ‘extraordinary’: Exclusive Brethren spokesman objects to being asked questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has stonewalled questions about its members&rsquo; links to far-right activists at the last election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bizarre-extraordinary-exclusive-brethren-spokesman-objects-to-being-asked-questions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bizarre-extraordinary-exclusive-brethren-spokesman-objects-to-being-asked-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel open to compensating Zomi Frankcom's family, ambassador says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hillel Newman says the issue of paying reparations to the family of the aid worker will be investigated in Israel if a specific request is lodged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-open-to-compensating-zomi-frankcoms-family-ambassador-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-open-to-compensating-zomi-frankcoms-family-ambassador-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel could pay reparations to Zomi Frankcom’s family after Australian anger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israel&rsquo;s ambassador adopted a strikingly more conciliatory tone after Anthony Albanese expressed &ldquo;outrage&rdquo; over the decision not to prosecute those responsible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-could-pay-reparations-to-zomi-frankcoms-family-after-australian-anger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-could-pay-reparations-to-zomi-frankcoms-family-after-australian-anger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is super a bigger political bomb than Medicare? We're about to find out]]></title><description><![CDATA[A political war over superannuation has been inflamed in the past fortnight, with both the Coalition and One Nation facing a fight with Labor and the industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-super-a-bigger-political-bomb-than-medicare-were-about-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-super-a-bigger-political-bomb-than-medicare-were-about-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony Abbott opens door to new candidate to counter rogue Liberal senator Antic]]></title><description><![CDATA[This masthead reported on Thursday that some members of the federal party wanted to launch an extraordinary takeover over the South Australian division.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tony-abbott-opens-door-to-new-candidate-to-counter-rogue-liberal-senator-antic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tony-abbott-opens-door-to-new-candidate-to-counter-rogue-liberal-senator-antic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This moment crystallises a very uncomfortable truth about sexual violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allegations of sexual assault involving men and boys tied to powerful institutions are back in the headlines again. It&rsquo;s depressingly familiar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-moment-crystallises-a-very-uncomfortable-truth-about-sexual-violence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-moment-crystallises-a-very-uncomfortable-truth-about-sexual-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiona Brown declares ‘triumph’ after $1.48m settlement stemming from Higgins case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fiona Brown says she &ldquo;ultimately triumphed&rdquo; over those who tore her down while warning federal parliament must overhaul the way it treats staff caught in political crossfire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fiona-brown-declares-triumph-after-148m-settlement-stemming-from-higgins-case/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fiona-brown-declares-triumph-after-148m-settlement-stemming-from-higgins-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brethren Church denies paying influencers to harass election candidates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church says it did not pay or coordinate with far-right influencers to harass and intimidate candidates during last year's federal election, following allegations published in Nine newspapers.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-church-denies-paying-influencers-to-harass-election-candidates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-church-denies-paying-influencers-to-harass-election-candidates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian Australian charged with foreign interference — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged a 27-year-old Russian Australian man with foreign interference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/russian-australian-charged-with-foreign-interference-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/russian-australian-charged-with-foreign-interference-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Russian Australian charged with foreign interference]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged a 27-year-old Russian Australian man with foreign interference. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-russian-australian-charged-with-foreign-interference/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-russian-australian-charged-with-foreign-interference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM says podcast appearance leading to Minogue, melons gaffes 'an error']]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM says his appearance on an episode of the Bush Deep podcast, which attracted criticism over his comments on Kylie Minogue and his melon gaffe, was "an error". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-says-podcast-appearance-leading-to-minogue-melons-gaffes-an-error/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-says-podcast-appearance-leading-to-minogue-melons-gaffes-an-error/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1t in debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s taken 20 years, two crises, a demographic turnaround and demand for more services to push Australian government debt beyond $1 trillion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-did-we-get-here-the-20-year-journey-to-1t-in-debt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-did-we-get-here-the-20-year-journey-to-1t-in-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did we get here? The 20-year journey to $1 trillion in debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s taken 20 years, two crises, a demographic turnaround and demand for more services to push Australian government debt beyond $1 trillion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-did-we-get-here-the-20-year-journey-to-1-trillion-in-debt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-did-we-get-here-the-20-year-journey-to-1-trillion-in-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brethren zealots forgot religion and politics don’t mix]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church campaign to help the Coalition win office blew up in their faces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-zealots-forgot-religion-and-politics-dont-mix/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-zealots-forgot-religion-and-politics-dont-mix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Hanson and Taylor change tack, the PM can maintain a steady course]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation and the Coalition are repositioning themselves for the election to come. But Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s still in control of the political narrative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-hanson-and-taylor-change-tack-the-pm-can-maintain-a-steady-course/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-hanson-and-taylor-change-tack-the-pm-can-maintain-a-steady-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese is manipulating his rivals to wage war on One Nation. It’s unlikely to work]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, the full parliamentary power of the Albanese government was on display. I&rsquo;m not sure I can remember a week in which a government struck so many deals with the opposition&rsquo;s help.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-is-manipulating-his-rivals-to-wage-war-on-one-nation-its-unlikely-to-work/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-is-manipulating-his-rivals-to-wage-war-on-one-nation-its-unlikely-to-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 21, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-21-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-21-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Is this accurate?' How one note magnified the tragedy of bushwalker's family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not only had NSW Premier Chris Minns been provided with incorrect information, but his earlier statement had brought the community an immense sense of relief that was abruptly snatched away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-this-accurate-how-one-note-magnified-the-tragedy-of-bushwalkers-family/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-this-accurate-how-one-note-magnified-the-tragedy-of-bushwalkers-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How one note magnified the tragedy of Lily Hooper's family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not only had NSW Premier Chris Minns been provided with incorrect information, but his earlier statement had brought the community an immense sense of relief that was abruptly snatched away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-note-magnified-the-tragedy-of-lily-hoopers-family/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-note-magnified-the-tragedy-of-lily-hoopers-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogue Liberal senator Antic’s forces plot to purge high-profile party members]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liberal Party&rsquo;s federal executive is expected to discuss the prospect of taking over the state branch in an attempt to nullify the threat at a meeting in Canberra on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rogue-liberal-senator-antics-forces-plot-to-purge-high-profile-party-members/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rogue-liberal-senator-antics-forces-plot-to-purge-high-profile-party-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogue Liberal senator Antic forces plot to purge high-profile party members]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liberal Party&rsquo;s federal executive is expected to discuss the prospect of taking over the state branch in an attempt to nullify the threat at a meeting in Canberra on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rogue-liberal-senator-antic-forces-plot-to-purge-high-profile-party-members/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rogue-liberal-senator-antic-forces-plot-to-purge-high-profile-party-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin’s blood oil profits untouched by Australia’s toothless sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not a single person has been prosecuted in Australia for breaching Russia-related sanctions since Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/putins-blood-oil-profits-untouched-by-australias-toothless-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/putins-blood-oil-profits-untouched-by-australias-toothless-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals accuse government of backdown on aged care program]]></title><description><![CDATA[A government program that helps older people with shopping and transport has been extended, after ongoing uncertainty about its future.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-accuse-government-of-backdown-on-aged-care-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-accuse-government-of-backdown-on-aged-care-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government extends aged care program funding shopping and transport help]]></title><description><![CDATA[A government program that helps older people with shopping and transport has been extended until 2029 after ongoing uncertainty about its future.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-extends-aged-care-program-funding-shopping-and-transport-help/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-extends-aged-care-program-funding-shopping-and-transport-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs in stoush over art display naming killed Gaza children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Western Australia's parliament suspends Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter for four days after he used a debate to call out what he branded an "antisemitic" art exhibit that displayed the names of children killed in Gaza.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-in-stoush-over-art-display-naming-killed-gaza-children/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-in-stoush-over-art-display-naming-killed-gaza-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs in stoush over art display naming children killed in Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Western Australia's parliament suspends Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter for four days after he used a debate to call out what he branded an "antisemitic" art exhibit that displayed the names of children killed in Gaza.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-in-stoush-over-art-display-naming-children-killed-in-gaza/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-in-stoush-over-art-display-naming-children-killed-in-gaza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Embarrassing backdown’: Labor’s last-minute reprieve for 800,000 Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 800,000 older Australians will still get Meals on Wheels and other programs at home after Labor abandoned a plan to merge them into its under-pressure aged care system from next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/embarrassing-backdown-labors-last-minute-reprieve-for-800000-australians/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/embarrassing-backdown-labors-last-minute-reprieve-for-800000-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wong declares 'difficult time' in relations with Israel after Frankcom findings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she has 'no confidence' in the IDF investigation that cleared Israeli soldiers of criminal wrongdoing in the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wong-declares-difficult-time-in-relations-with-israel-after-frankcom-findings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wong-declares-difficult-time-in-relations-with-israel-after-frankcom-findings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli ambassador rejects 'political attacks' on report clearing soldiers in Frankcom killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israel's ambassador Hillel Newman defends the IDF investigation clearing its soldiers of criminal wrongdoing in the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, saying the findings should not be attacked if they "are not suitable to one's political agenda".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israeli-ambassador-rejects-political-attacks-on-report-clearing-soldiers-in-frankcom-killing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israeli-ambassador-rejects-political-attacks-on-report-clearing-soldiers-in-frankcom-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese dinner host's family fortune linked to corruption scandals involving relatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fortune of Australian billionaire Phillip Lee, whose son recently hosted a dinner attended by Anthony Albanese, has been linked to major corruption scandals involving relatives in China.<br />
&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-dinner-hosts-family-fortune-linked-to-corruption-scandals-involving-relatives/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-dinner-hosts-family-fortune-linked-to-corruption-scandals-involving-relatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese dinner host's family fortune linked to corruption involving relatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fortune of Australian billionaire Phillip Lee, whose son recently hosted a dinner attended by Anthony Albanese, has been linked to major corruption scandals involving relatives in China.<br />
&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-dinner-hosts-family-fortune-linked-to-corruption-involving-relatives/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-dinner-hosts-family-fortune-linked-to-corruption-involving-relatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why there will be more police with more powers in Perth's CBD this October]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Land Forces defence expo was the site of ugly clashes when it was last held in Melbourne. As its next edition approaches in Perth, the WA government wants to give police more power for "public order".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-there-will-be-more-police-with-more-powers-in-perths-cbd-this-october/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-there-will-be-more-police-with-more-powers-in-perths-cbd-this-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police could get new powers as a major defence expo approaches in Perth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Land Forces expo was the site of ugly clashes when it was last held in Melbourne. As its next edition approaches in Perth, the WA government wants to give police more power for "public order".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/police-could-get-new-powers-as-a-major-defence-expo-approaches-in-perth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/police-could-get-new-powers-as-a-major-defence-expo-approaches-in-perth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hawkie would like to see you’: Lessons, power and nostalgia from 30 years in the press gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Bob Hawke&rsquo;s cigar-smoke charm to Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s tech battle, Tony Wright farewells three decades inside Parliament House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hawkie-would-like-to-see-you-lessons-power-and-nostalgia-from-30-years-in-the-press-gallery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hawkie-would-like-to-see-you-lessons-power-and-nostalgia-from-30-years-in-the-press-gallery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Queensland advances bid for major defence hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[New details have emerged on a business case for defence investment as central Queensland hosts a significant army training operation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/central-queensland-advances-bid-for-major-defence-hub/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/central-queensland-advances-bid-for-major-defence-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Wong outraged, ambassador called in after IDF soldiers cleared over Australian's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penny Wong says the government will haul in Israel's ambassador to Australia after the IDF cleared soldiers involved a strike that killed Zomi Frankcom. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-outraged-ambassador-called-in-after-idf-soldiers-cleared-over-australians-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-outraged-ambassador-called-in-after-idf-soldiers-cleared-over-australians-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Wong outraged, ambassador called in after IDF soldiers cleared over Australian aid worker's death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penny Wong says the government will haul in Israel's ambassador to Australia after the IDF cleared soldiers involved a strike that killed Zomi Frankcom. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-outraged-ambassador-called-in-after-idf-soldiers-cleared-over-australian-aid-workers-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-outraged-ambassador-called-in-after-idf-soldiers-cleared-over-australian-aid-workers-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Wong 'outraged' after IDF soldiers cleared over Zomi Frankcom killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penny Wong says the government will haul in Israel's ambassador to Australia after the IDF cleared soldiers involved a strike that killed Zomi Frankcom. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-outraged-after-idf-soldiers-cleared-over-zomi-frankcom-killing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-outraged-after-idf-soldiers-cleared-over-zomi-frankcom-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Wong declares 'difficult' time in relationship with Israel following Frankcom findings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is outraged after the IDF cleared soldiers of criminal responsibility involved a strike that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-declares-difficult-time-in-relationship-with-israel-following-frankcom-findings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-declares-difficult-time-in-relationship-with-israel-following-frankcom-findings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Wong concludes meeting with Israeli ambassador over Frankcom IDF findings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penny Wong has concluded her meeting with Israeli ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman after he was summoned to Parliament House. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-concludes-meeting-with-israeli-ambassador-over-frankcom-idf-findings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-concludes-meeting-with-israeli-ambassador-over-frankcom-idf-findings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Israeli ambassador expresses 'deep sorrow and grief' for Zomi Frankcom death after IDF finding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Israeli ambassador responds following a meeting with Penny Wong after the IDF cleared soldiers of criminal responsibility involved a strike that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-israeli-ambassador-expresses-deep-sorrow-and-grief-for-zomi-frankcom-death-after-idf-finding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-israeli-ambassador-expresses-deep-sorrow-and-grief-for-zomi-frankcom-death-after-idf-finding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Israeli ambassador arrives after being called in by Wong over Frankcom IDF findings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman has arrived at Parliament House in Canberra after being called in by Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-israeli-ambassador-arrives-after-being-called-in-by-wong-over-frankcom-idf-findings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-israeli-ambassador-arrives-after-being-called-in-by-wong-over-frankcom-idf-findings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Family of Zomi Frankcom say they are 'deeply disappointed' by IDF report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Zomi Frankcom's family say they are 'deeply disappointed' by the IDF clearing soldiers of criminal actions in her death. 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But this was a week for cooperation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-has-made-the-most-of-its-cooperation-with-the-coalition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-has-made-the-most-of-its-cooperation-with-the-coalition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At this point, most voters wonder why the Coalition even exists]]></title><description><![CDATA[After getting smashed at an election, the conventional expectation is that if you keep plugging away, the supporters will return over time. But what if, post-thrashing, even more supporters walk away?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/at-this-point-most-voters-wonder-why-the-coalition-even-exists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/at-this-point-most-voters-wonder-why-the-coalition-even-exists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$2 trillion of debt and climbing – Australia’s great big IOU is getting bigger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The states and territories are driving government debt to $2 trillion. One state is facing a 6000 per cent increase in its interest bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/2-trillion-of-debt-and-climbing-australias-great-big-iou-is-getting-bigger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/2-trillion-of-debt-and-climbing-australias-great-big-iou-is-getting-bigger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I won’t be part of it’: Gambling ads in State of Origin an absurdity, says Liberal senator]]></title><description><![CDATA[AFL and NRL audiences could still see an unlimited number of gambling ads at some point during more than one-third of each season&rsquo;s games under new wagering laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-wont-be-part-of-it-gambling-ads-in-state-of-origin-an-absurdity-says-liberal-senator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-wont-be-part-of-it-gambling-ads-in-state-of-origin-an-absurdity-says-liberal-senator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 20, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-20-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-20-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenants caught in crosshairs of angry rent-hike debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors told they could be better off sinking their money in US government debt than buying existing properties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tenants-caught-in-crosshairs-of-angry-rent-hike-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tenants-caught-in-crosshairs-of-angry-rent-hike-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor-general ‘shocked and troubled’ by Swans sexual assault allegation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s Governor-General Sam Mostyn, a former Swans board member, said that sports clubs and the community in general needed to be vigilant about women&rsquo;s treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/governor-general-shocked-and-troubled-by-swans-sexual-assault-allegation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/governor-general-shocked-and-troubled-by-swans-sexual-assault-allegation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians slam 'cruel tool' used to determine at-home aged care funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor has resisted calls to change an aged care assessment tool at the centre of hundreds of complaints.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-slam-cruel-tool-used-to-determine-at-home-aged-care-funding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-slam-cruel-tool-used-to-determine-at-home-aged-care-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government facing growing push to ditch aged care algorithm after Four Corners episode]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor has resisted calls to change an aged care assessment tool at the centre of hundreds of complaints.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-facing-growing-push-to-ditch-aged-care-algorithm-after-four-corners-episode/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-facing-growing-push-to-ditch-aged-care-algorithm-after-four-corners-episode/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Labor’s NDIS overhaul passes, Mark Butler says states have more work to do]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Mark Butler said new systems for older children and adults would be running by 2028, as new laws allow 240,000 people to be removed from the scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-labors-ndis-overhaul-passes-mark-butler-says-states-have-more-work-to-do/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-labors-ndis-overhaul-passes-mark-butler-says-states-have-more-work-to-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lambie launches furious attack on government over plan to cap veterans’ health spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Australian Army corporal used a fiery speech to accuse the Albanese government of a &ldquo;callous disregard for veterans&rsquo; health and wellbeing&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lambie-launches-furious-attack-on-government-over-plan-to-cap-veterans-health-spending/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lambie-launches-furious-attack-on-government-over-plan-to-cap-veterans-health-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s never liked her’: Palmer backs Nationals to take on Hanson and Rinehart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palmer surprised the Nationals by bidding on a guitar at a fundraiser, but is reported to be ready to pump in a lot more toblock One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hes-never-liked-her-palmer-backs-nationals-to-take-on-hanson-and-rinehart/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hes-never-liked-her-palmer-backs-nationals-to-take-on-hanson-and-rinehart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Husband of late MP Peta Murphy gives his verdict on Labor’s gambling reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rob Glover says &ldquo;organisations with a privileged place in Australian life have continued to put their commercial interests ahead of the social responsibilities&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/husband-of-late-mp-peta-murphy-gives-his-verdict-on-labors-gambling-reforms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/husband-of-late-mp-peta-murphy-gives-his-verdict-on-labors-gambling-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberal senator to cross floor on gambling ad bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Scarr says he will cross the floor of the Senate to vote against Labor's gambling advertising bill, defying his party's official position. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-senator-to-cross-floor-on-gambling-ad-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-senator-to-cross-floor-on-gambling-ad-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Butler slams One Nation plan to slash tobacco excise as 'cheap headline']]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Mark Butler slams a One Nation plan to slash the tobacco excise, describing it as nothing but a "cheap headline". Follow live. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-butler-slams-one-nation-plan-to-slash-tobacco-excise-as-cheap-headline/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-butler-slams-one-nation-plan-to-slash-tobacco-excise-as-cheap-headline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal senator to cross floor on gambling ad bill — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Scarr says he will cross the floor of the Senate to vote against Labor's gambling advertising bill, defying his party's official position.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-senator-to-cross-floor-on-gambling-ad-bill-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-senator-to-cross-floor-on-gambling-ad-bill-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor floats ‘Thriving Teens’ scheme as laws pass to remove 240,000 from NDIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Mark Butler said new systems for older children and adults would be running by January 2028, despite the tight turnaround time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-floats-thriving-teens-scheme-as-laws-pass-to-remove-240000-from-ndis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-floats-thriving-teens-scheme-as-laws-pass-to-remove-240000-from-ndis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fake agents’: Migration operators stripped of credentials in crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal crackdown has exposed unregistered individuals lodging hundreds of visa applications under legitimate credentials, leaving vulnerable clients at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fake-agents-migration-operators-stripped-of-credentials-in-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fake-agents-migration-operators-stripped-of-credentials-in-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan moved to hospital over health concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cricketer-turned-politician has been in jail for three years, convicted in a string of cases he insists are politically motivated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jailed-former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-moved-to-hospital-over-health-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jailed-former-pakistan-pm-imran-khan-moved-to-hospital-over-health-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give renters a break: Two-year leases plan to protect from ‘gouging’ landlords]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ACTU was a key supporter of the May budget&rsquo;s property tax changes. Now it&rsquo;s setting its sights on renters&rsquo; rights and public housing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/give-renters-a-break-two-year-leases-plan-to-protect-from-gouging-landlords/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/give-renters-a-break-two-year-leases-plan-to-protect-from-gouging-landlords/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial NDIS changes pass after Labor strikes deal with Coalition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The controversial changes to the NDIS have passed the Senate after Labor struck a deal with the Coalition, tabling 63 amendments to the reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/controversial-ndis-changes-pass-after-labor-strikes-deal-with-coalition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/controversial-ndis-changes-pass-after-labor-strikes-deal-with-coalition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial changes to NDIS will pass after Labor strikes deal with Coalition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The controversial changes to the NDIS have passed the Senate after Labor struck a deal with the Coalition, tabling 63 amendments to the reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/controversial-changes-to-ndis-will-pass-after-labor-strikes-deal-with-coalition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/controversial-changes-to-ndis-will-pass-after-labor-strikes-deal-with-coalition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor, Coalition agree gambling can police itself. Good luck with that]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal Party frontbencher Sarah Henderson spent years attacking the government over gambling. Now she has helped the prime minister neutralise an awkward political problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-coalition-agree-gambling-can-police-itself-good-luck-with-that/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-coalition-agree-gambling-can-police-itself-good-luck-with-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister denies eye roll at veterans pleading for healthcare funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Keogh concedes he made a mistake by initially declining to meet the group of former defence personnel, but denied accusations he refused to shake their hands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-denies-eye-roll-at-veterans-pleading-for-healthcare-funding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-denies-eye-roll-at-veterans-pleading-for-healthcare-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s controversial gambling bill will pass – with fresh headaches for the government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP Andrew Wallace crossed the floor for the first time, as last-minute amendments on online ads and promotions secured Coalition support in the house.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-controversial-gambling-bill-will-pass-with-fresh-headaches-for-the-government-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-controversial-gambling-bill-will-pass-with-fresh-headaches-for-the-government-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s controversial gambling bill will pass - with fresh headaches for the government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP Andrew Wallace crossed the floor for the first time, as last-minute amendments on online ads and promotions secured Coalition support in the house.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-controversial-gambling-bill-will-pass-with-fresh-headaches-for-the-government/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-controversial-gambling-bill-will-pass-with-fresh-headaches-for-the-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Let the public be the judge’: Coalition says PM, Wong and others must front royal commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP Julian Leeser also said the royal commission had been unable to do its job without questioning the prime minister and key leaders in the arts, university and culture sectors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/let-the-public-be-the-judge-coalition-says-pm-wong-and-others-must-front-royal-commission/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/let-the-public-be-the-judge-coalition-says-pm-wong-and-others-must-front-royal-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did melon-gate damage relations with Japan? Today we found out]]></title><description><![CDATA[A visit by Japan&rsquo;s defence minister offered an opportunity to prove the bilateral relationship is too important to be derailed by a dodgy double entendre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/did-melon-gate-damage-relations-with-japan-today-we-found-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/did-melon-gate-damage-relations-with-japan-today-we-found-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Enormous concern' Qld police breaking the law escaping workplace punishment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queensland corruption watchdog says it is of "enormous concern" police officers who are found guilty of a crime but do not have a conviction recorded cannot be disciplined.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/enormous-concern-qld-police-breaking-the-law-escaping-workplace-punishment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/enormous-concern-qld-police-breaking-the-law-escaping-workplace-punishment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corruption watchdog questions loophole in policy disciplining police officers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queensland corruption watchdog says it is of "enormous concern" police officers who are found guilty of a crime but do not have a conviction recorded cannot be disciplined.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/corruption-watchdog-questions-loophole-in-policy-disciplining-police-officers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/corruption-watchdog-questions-loophole-in-policy-disciplining-police-officers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s gambling ‘AdStop’ regime fails to quell fresh anger of critics]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Liberal MP said he would cross the floor for the first time in his 10-year parliamentary career as the government&rsquo;s gambling laws were introduced into parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-gambling-adstop-regime-fails-to-quell-fresh-anger-of-critics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-gambling-adstop-regime-fails-to-quell-fresh-anger-of-critics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition says antisemitism royal commission should be extended to demand answers from PM, Wong, others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP Julian Leeser also said the royal commission had been unable to do its job without questioning the prime minister and key leaders in the arts, university and culture sectors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-says-antisemitism-royal-commission-should-be-extended-to-demand-answers-from-pm-wong-others/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-says-antisemitism-royal-commission-should-be-extended-to-demand-answers-from-pm-wong-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’ll lie again’: Barnaby Joyce takes superannuation fight to Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation has not backed down after Labor accused it and the Coalition of attacking the compulsory superannuation system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theyll-lie-again-barnaby-joyce-takes-superannuation-fight-to-labor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theyll-lie-again-barnaby-joyce-takes-superannuation-fight-to-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’ll lie again’: Barnaby Joyce hits back in superannuation fight with Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation has not backed down after Labor accused it and the Coalition of attacking the compulsory superannuation system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theyll-lie-again-barnaby-joyce-hits-back-in-superannuation-fight-with-labor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theyll-lie-again-barnaby-joyce-hits-back-in-superannuation-fight-with-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor prepared to fast-track fix to negative gearing 'widow tax']]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government is prepared to fast-track a fix to the unintended "widow tax" created by its changes to negative gearing if it will win the Coalition's support to save $37 billion in NDIS spending.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-prepared-to-fast-track-fix-to-negative-gearing-widow-tax/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-prepared-to-fast-track-fix-to-negative-gearing-widow-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson vows to slash cigarette prices by nearly $30 a pack]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation says high taxes on tobacco have pushed Australians into the black market, and the only way to undo that is by cutting the price of cigarettes in half.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-vows-to-slash-cigarette-prices-by-nearly-30-a-pack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-vows-to-slash-cigarette-prices-by-nearly-30-a-pack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson vows to slash cigarette prices by nearly $30 a pack]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation says high taxes on tobacco have pushed Australians into the black market, and the only way to undo that is by cutting the price of cigarettes in half.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-vows-to-slash-cigarette-prices-by-nearly-30-a-pack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-vows-to-slash-cigarette-prices-by-nearly-30-a-pack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA judges told to stop giving reduced sentences due to prison overcrowding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The practice of giving criminals lighter sentences because of poor conditions in Western Australia's jails should stop in most cases, the state's Court of Appeal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-judges-told-to-stop-giving-reduced-sentences-due-to-prison-overcrowding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-judges-told-to-stop-giving-reduced-sentences-due-to-prison-overcrowding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No more discounted sentences for WA criminals due to overcrowded jails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite some of Western Australia's prisons being "overstretched and under-resourced", judges can no longer give criminals reduced sentences because of these conditions, the state's Court of Appeal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-more-discounted-sentences-for-wa-criminals-due-to-overcrowded-jails/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-more-discounted-sentences-for-wa-criminals-due-to-overcrowded-jails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges told to stop giving lighter sentences due to 'inhumane' WA jails]]></title><description><![CDATA[The practice of giving criminals lighter sentences because of overcrowding and poor conditions in Western Australia's prisons should stop in most cases, the state's Court of Appeal rules.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/judges-told-to-stop-giving-lighter-sentences-due-to-inhumane-wa-jails/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/judges-told-to-stop-giving-lighter-sentences-due-to-inhumane-wa-jails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Coalition MPs cross the floor to vote against gambling ad reform — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pat Conaghan and Andrew Wallace have crossed the floor to vote against the federal government's gambling reforms.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/two-coalition-mps-cross-the-floor-to-vote-against-gambling-ad-reform-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/two-coalition-mps-cross-the-floor-to-vote-against-gambling-ad-reform-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'Widow tax' fix expected to be fast-tracked after Taylor ultimatum]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fix to the so-called widow tax is expected to be fast-tracked after Treasurer Jim Chalmers signalled he was open to addressing it sooner rather than later. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-widow-tax-fix-expected-to-be-fast-tracked-after-taylor-ultimatum-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-widow-tax-fix-expected-to-be-fast-tracked-after-taylor-ultimatum-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'Widow tax' fix expected to be fast tracked after Taylor ultimatum]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fix to the so-called widow tax is expected to be fast-tracked after Treasurer Jim Chalmers signalled he was open to addressing it sooner rather than later. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-widow-tax-fix-expected-to-be-fast-tracked-after-taylor-ultimatum/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-widow-tax-fix-expected-to-be-fast-tracked-after-taylor-ultimatum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Two Coalition MPs cross the floor to vote against gambling ad reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pat Conaghan and Andrew Wallace have crossed the floor to vote against the federal government's gambling reforms. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-two-coalition-mps-cross-the-floor-to-vote-against-gambling-ad-reform/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-two-coalition-mps-cross-the-floor-to-vote-against-gambling-ad-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor issues ultimatum to PM over NDIS and widows' tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has issued an ultimatum to the prime minister, declaring the opposition's support for the National Disability Insurance Scheme hinges on the government scrapping the so-called widows' tax. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-issues-ultimatum-to-pm-over-ndis-and-widows-tax/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-issues-ultimatum-to-pm-over-ndis-and-widows-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor signs off on gambling reform deal with Coalition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labor caucus has given the green light to a deal with the Coalition on gambling advertising. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-signs-off-on-gambling-reform-deal-with-coalition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-signs-off-on-gambling-reform-deal-with-coalition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women question political careers over death, rape and violence threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey shows half of female politicians are questioning their ongoing careers while three-quarters believe online abuse has increased in the past two years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/women-question-political-careers-over-death-rape-and-violence-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/women-question-political-careers-over-death-rape-and-violence-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Total disregard’: Top officials warned Labor on NZ rules before Kiwi migrants surged]]></title><description><![CDATA[The burst in New Zealanders coming to Australia has been one of the biggest blowouts in the net overseas migration rate since the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/total-disregard-top-officials-warned-labor-on-nz-rules-before-kiwi-migrants-surged/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/total-disregard-top-officials-warned-labor-on-nz-rules-before-kiwi-migrants-surged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Total disregard’: Top officials warned Labor of NZ rules before Kiwi migrants surged]]></title><description><![CDATA[The burst in New Zealanders coming to Australia has been one of the biggest blowouts in the net overseas migration rate since the pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/total-disregard-top-officials-warned-labor-of-nz-rules-before-kiwi-migrants-surged/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/total-disregard-top-officials-warned-labor-of-nz-rules-before-kiwi-migrants-surged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Josh Burns on the personal cost of being Jewish in parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal MP considers himself a "normal Australian" but since the events of October 7 and the Bondi terror attack he's been forced to navigate what he says is a difficult time.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/josh-burns-on-the-personal-cost-of-being-jewish-in-parliament/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/josh-burns-on-the-personal-cost-of-being-jewish-in-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Josh Burns on his relationship with fellow MP Georgie Purcell]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal MP considers himself a "normal Australian" but since the events of October 7 and the Bondi terror attack he's been forced to navigate what he says is a difficult time.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/josh-burns-on-his-relationship-with-fellow-mp-georgie-purcell/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/josh-burns-on-his-relationship-with-fellow-mp-georgie-purcell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson shifts to pro-WA position on GST]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years after calling out WA's "huge benefit" from the GST carve-up, the One Nation leader shifts her position.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-shifts-to-pro-wa-position-on-gst/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-shifts-to-pro-wa-position-on-gst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson is backing WA on the GST, but she hasn't always]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years after calling out WA's "huge benefit" from the GST carve-up, the One Nation leader shifts her position.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-is-backing-wa-on-the-gst-but-she-hasnt-always/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-is-backing-wa-on-the-gst-but-she-hasnt-always/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kushner talks with Hamas and Israel end without Gaza deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jared Kushner and Benjamin Netanyahu have discussed putting a US general in charge of verifying Hamas's disarmaments, with Israel's military to remain place until that happens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kushner-talks-with-hamas-and-israel-end-without-gaza-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kushner-talks-with-hamas-and-israel-end-without-gaza-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation flip-flops on migration policy, announces tobacco excise cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Policy experts and political opponents have questioned One Nation&rsquo;s vision for lowering migrant numbers or months, while the party pushed a tobacco excise cut on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-flip-flops-on-migration-policy-announces-tobacco-excise-cut/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-flip-flops-on-migration-policy-announces-tobacco-excise-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 18, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-18-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-18-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fauci could face prison if convicted of contempt, former prosecutor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the US Department of Justice weighs whether to prosecute Anthony Fauci, medical experts say his persecution is weakening America's health system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fauci-could-face-prison-if-convicted-of-contempt-former-prosecutor-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fauci-could-face-prison-if-convicted-of-contempt-former-prosecutor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A lot of damage': Why the persecution of Fauci has far-reaching consequences]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the US Department of Justice weighs whether to prosecute Anthony Fauci, medical experts say his persecution is weakening America's health system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-lot-of-damage-why-the-persecution-of-fauci-has-far-reaching-consequences/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-lot-of-damage-why-the-persecution-of-fauci-has-far-reaching-consequences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I can’t stop to save my own life’: Parents read son’s final plea on gambling addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The family of a young gambling addict who died by suicide pleaded for a ban on betting inducements as the government introduced changes to its legislation on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-cant-stop-to-save-my-own-life-parents-read-sons-final-plea-on-gambling-addiction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-cant-stop-to-save-my-own-life-parents-read-sons-final-plea-on-gambling-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation flip-flops on migration policy after visa numbers question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Policy experts and political opponents have questioned One Nation&rsquo;s vision for lowering migrant numbers. The party seems to have changed tack from what its own website says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-flip-flops-on-migration-policy-after-visa-numbers-question/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-flip-flops-on-migration-policy-after-visa-numbers-question/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Pacific leader pushes for ‘united front’ against China’s missile tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incoming chair of the Pacific Islands Forum says China has sent a warning that it can &ldquo;take islands out&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/key-pacific-leader-pushes-for-united-front-against-chinas-missile-tests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/key-pacific-leader-pushes-for-united-front-against-chinas-missile-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key Pacific leader pushes for ‘united front’ against China missile tests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incoming chair of the Pacific Islands Forum says China has sent a warning that it can &ldquo;take islands out&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/key-pacific-leader-pushes-for-united-front-against-china-missile-tests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/key-pacific-leader-pushes-for-united-front-against-china-missile-tests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much longer should Australia wait for the social media ban to work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the prime minister is right and there's no time to waste, how much more of it can we spend just waiting for the teen social media ban to work?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-much-longer-should-australia-wait-for-the-social-media-ban-to-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-much-longer-should-australia-wait-for-the-social-media-ban-to-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese's teen social media ban has a shark problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the prime minister is right and there's no time to waste, how much more of it can we spend just waiting for the teen social media ban to work?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albaneses-teen-social-media-ban-has-a-shark-problem/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albaneses-teen-social-media-ban-has-a-shark-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bigger, heavier electric trucks driving the streets at all hours – the plan to revolutionise our roads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trucks carry almost every good that Australian businesses and consumers buy. But there&rsquo;s been no improvement to how they operate &ndash; until now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bigger-heavier-electric-trucks-driving-the-streets-at-all-hours-the-plan-to-revolutionise-our-roads/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bigger-heavier-electric-trucks-driving-the-streets-at-all-hours-the-plan-to-revolutionise-our-roads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers warns of Hanson threat to super after One Nation leader calls system ‘broken’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The treasurer has accused the Coalition and One Nation of wanting to destroy Australia&rsquo;s compulsory superannuation system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-warns-of-hanson-threat-to-super-after-one-nation-leader-calls-system-broken/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-warns-of-hanson-threat-to-super-after-one-nation-leader-calls-system-broken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition MP kicked out of chamber for swearing — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[During Question Time, Dan Tehan is removed from the chamber for defying the speaker's ruling over colourful language.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/opposition-mp-kicked-out-of-chamber-for-swearing-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/opposition-mp-kicked-out-of-chamber-for-swearing-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Record number of 'shonks' banned from NDIS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A record number of so-called "shonks" have been banned from the National Disability Insurance Scheme this year, the federal government says. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-record-number-of-shonks-banned-from-ndis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-record-number-of-shonks-banned-from-ndis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Opposition MP kicked out of chamber for swearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[During Question Time, Dan Tehan is removed from the chamber for defying the speaker's ruling over colourful language. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-opposition-mp-kicked-out-of-chamber-for-swearing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-opposition-mp-kicked-out-of-chamber-for-swearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: One Nation wants to let struggling Australians access super early]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cash-strapped Australians struggling with the cost of living should be able to apply for early access to their superannuation, One Nation says. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-wants-to-let-struggling-australians-access-super-early/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-wants-to-let-struggling-australians-access-super-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: One Nation wants Australians hit by cost of living to have early super access]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cash-strapped Australians struggling with the cost of living should be able to apply for early access to their superannuation, One Nation says. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-wants-australians-hit-by-cost-of-living-to-have-early-super-access/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-wants-australians-hit-by-cost-of-living-to-have-early-super-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record number of fraudsters booted from NDIS as Labor negotiates path for cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[One supplier was alleged to have fraudulently claimed around $4 million in public funds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/record-number-of-fraudsters-booted-from-ndis-as-labor-negotiates-path-for-cuts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/record-number-of-fraudsters-booted-from-ndis-as-labor-negotiates-path-for-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The corrupt relatives behind one of Australia’s richest people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long before Phillip Lee&rsquo;s son hosted Prime Minister Albanese for dinner, his relatives had been sentenced to 13 years&rsquo; jail and executed in China.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-corrupt-relatives-behind-one-of-australias-richest-people/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-corrupt-relatives-behind-one-of-australias-richest-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor left in the cold as Hanson becomes de facto opposition leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor spent much of parliament&rsquo;s winter break travelling the country and meeting voters. At this stage, it hasn&rsquo;t helped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-left-in-the-cold-as-hanson-becomes-de-facto-opposition-leader/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-left-in-the-cold-as-hanson-becomes-de-facto-opposition-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever feel like putting down your phone and smelling the roses? Politicians should do the same &ndash; as long as they don&rsquo;t hang up on us.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/some-free-advice-for-pollies-take-a-look-into-our-real-lives/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/some-free-advice-for-pollies-take-a-look-into-our-real-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians could save taxpayers $93b if they did this one thing less]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia is one of just three democracies tied to maximum three-year terms. Proponents say fixing election dates could transform productivity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-could-save-taxpayers-93b-if-they-did-this-one-thing-less/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-could-save-taxpayers-93b-if-they-did-this-one-thing-less/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business and mining leaders resist push to slash migration intake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business and mining leaders are warning it is critical for Australia to remain a destination of choice for skilled migrants, resisting a push from across the political spectrum to cut the immigration intake.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/business-and-mining-leaders-resist-push-to-slash-migration-intake/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/business-and-mining-leaders-resist-push-to-slash-migration-intake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big business fears 'war for talent' as politicians clash over immigration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business and mining leaders are warning it is critical for Australia to remain a destination of choice for skilled migrants, resisting a push from across the political spectrum to cut the immigration intake.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/big-business-fears-war-for-talent-as-politicians-clash-over-immigration/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/big-business-fears-war-for-talent-as-politicians-clash-over-immigration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[40,000 skilled migrants needed to fill jobs on mine sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business and mining leaders are warning it is critical for Australia to remain a destination of choice for skilled migrants, resisting a push from across the political spectrum to cut the immigration intake.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/40000-skilled-migrants-needed-to-fill-jobs-on-mine-sites/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/40000-skilled-migrants-needed-to-fill-jobs-on-mine-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 17, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-17-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-17-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor marked down on migration as delayed visa shake-up approaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a third of voters say Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s party is best placed to manage immigration and refugees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-marked-down-on-migration-as-delayed-visa-shake-up-approaches/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-marked-down-on-migration-as-delayed-visa-shake-up-approaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While Liberals shoot their messenger, Labor squanders its chance for brave reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Bragg&rsquo;s freewheeling speech annoyed many of his colleagues, though he said nothing so off-message as Tony Abbott&rsquo;s recent attacks on multiculturalism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/while-liberals-shoot-their-messenger-labor-squanders-its-chance-for-brave-reform/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/while-liberals-shoot-their-messenger-labor-squanders-its-chance-for-brave-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition slams ‘failed’ gun buybacks as Albanese vows to push on]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nationals and One Nation are demanding an end to the national plan, with NSW the only state participating after eight months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-slams-failed-gun-buybacks-as-albanese-vows-to-push-on/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-slams-failed-gun-buybacks-as-albanese-vows-to-push-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister won't commit to delay NDIS exit if supports not ready]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NDIS minister will not say if the government will delay participants' exit from the scheme if foundational supports are not ready, but has insisted the government will not leave people in freefall.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-wont-commit-to-delay-ndis-exit-if-supports-not-ready/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-wont-commit-to-delay-ndis-exit-if-supports-not-ready/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air is coming out of the housing bubble. Is now the time for first home buyers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The housing market in Australia has been a parlour game for the past 30 years, and one that the May budget is now upending.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/air-is-coming-out-of-the-housing-bubble-is-now-the-time-for-first-home-buyers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/air-is-coming-out-of-the-housing-bubble-is-now-the-time-for-first-home-buyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I went for a run and nearly died: What having anaphylaxis taught me about life]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in three Australians now have an allergy. Finally, the government has taken notice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-went-for-a-run-and-nearly-died-what-having-anaphylaxis-taught-me-about-life/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-went-for-a-run-and-nearly-died-what-having-anaphylaxis-taught-me-about-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Albanese erase his permanent marker GST pledge?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The electoral map that made surrendering to Western Australia irresistible to the prime minister has changed, but taking something back is always hard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/can-albanese-erase-his-permanent-marker-gst-pledge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/can-albanese-erase-his-permanent-marker-gst-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beach holiday loophole? Spike in British seeking asylum in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a sign that refugee visas continue to be abused, as Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke mulls other means for deterring and deporting visa overstayers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/beach-holiday-loophole-spike-in-british-seeking-asylum-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/beach-holiday-loophole-spike-in-british-seeking-asylum-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An experiment for Albanese to watch: British PM’s bid to stem working-class drift]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham&rsquo;s strategy is to head the populists off at the pass, but that involves some risk on the progressive side of the ledger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/an-experiment-for-albanese-to-watch-british-pms-bid-to-stem-working-class-drift/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/an-experiment-for-albanese-to-watch-british-pms-bid-to-stem-working-class-drift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese might regret using permanent marker on GST pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The electoral map that made surrendering to Western Australia irresistible to the prime minister has changed, but taking something back is always hard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-might-regret-using-permanent-marker-on-gst-pledge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-might-regret-using-permanent-marker-on-gst-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resources Minister King weighs in on WA GST furore]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal minister called an interim report that recommended cutting WA's share of the GST as "clearly incorrect" and said the resource-rich state had the prime minister's backing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/resources-minister-king-weighs-in-on-wa-gst-furore/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/resources-minister-king-weighs-in-on-wa-gst-furore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor-led committee warns of human rights risks in NDIS reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labor-led committee broke with government senators involved in a separate inquiry which steamrolled pleas of the disability community to recommend the NDIS reforms pass.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-led-committee-warns-of-human-rights-risks-in-ndis-reform/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-led-committee-warns-of-human-rights-risks-in-ndis-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Existential period' for NDIS, as Albanese-Taylor inch toward deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Laverty is the Chief Executive of Aruma Disability Services and one of the architects of the NDIS. He told David Speers for this week's Insiders On Background, the government must restore the scheme to its original intent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/existential-period-for-ndis-as-albanese-taylor-inch-toward-deal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/existential-period-for-ndis-as-albanese-taylor-inch-toward-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What dozens of empty chairs revealed about Australia's racism inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Witnesses laid bare the impact of racism on their lives in hearings held around the nation. But the repeated absence of key decision makers raises questions about who was listening and what the impact will be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-dozens-of-empty-chairs-revealed-about-australias-racism-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-dozens-of-empty-chairs-revealed-about-australias-racism-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese made a terrible mistake. But for Taylor, it’s worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader has only a short period to prove himself. This week showed that both sides are wasting time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-made-a-terrible-mistake-but-for-taylor-its-worse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-made-a-terrible-mistake-but-for-taylor-its-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor quietly pauses working holidaymaker visas as stoush over backpackers brews]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Canavan said backpackers had not been the cause of high migration, and visas would not be touched. But data shows otherwise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-quietly-pauses-working-holidaymaker-visas-as-stoush-over-backpackers-brews/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-quietly-pauses-working-holidaymaker-visas-as-stoush-over-backpackers-brews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cory Bernardi condemned for anti-trans slur, labelling protesters 'incels']]></title><description><![CDATA[Derogatory comments from One Nation MP Cory Bernardi have been condemned by organisers of an anti-One Nation rally at SA parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cory-bernardi-condemned-for-anti-trans-slur-labelling-protesters-incels/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cory-bernardi-condemned-for-anti-trans-slur-labelling-protesters-incels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re over top’: Albanese signals about-face on gambling promotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister previously said Labor&rsquo;s gambling laws struck the right balance. Now he agrees promotions used to woo gambling addicts must be wound back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theyre-over-top-albanese-signals-about-face-on-gambling-promotions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theyre-over-top-albanese-signals-about-face-on-gambling-promotions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A $60b GST fiasco: State vs state argument erupts between WA and ‘east coast whingers’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The GST system has become so broken that a bushfire in NSW delivers a financial windfall to the taxpayers of Western Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-60b-gst-fiasco-state-vs-state-argument-erupts-between-wa-and-east-coast-whingers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-60b-gst-fiasco-state-vs-state-argument-erupts-between-wa-and-east-coast-whingers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The petition Albanese didn’t talk about after ‘warm’ phone call with Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s plan to force US tech giants to pay for local news is expected to complicate the PM&rsquo;s attempt to get out of Trump&rsquo;s latest round of tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-petition-albanese-didnt-talk-about-after-warm-phone-call-with-trump/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-petition-albanese-didnt-talk-about-after-warm-phone-call-with-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First home buyers dropping out of market alongside investors even as prices fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[First home buyers are dropping out of the market, and one big bank executive suggests they are waiting for house prices to drop even further.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/first-home-buyers-dropping-out-of-market-alongside-investors-even-as-prices-fall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/first-home-buyers-dropping-out-of-market-alongside-investors-even-as-prices-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-One Nation candidate 'sorry' for labelling gay people mentally ill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former One Nation candidate has apologised for describing gay people as having a mental illness, saying he was repeating something he "heard people saying on social media".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-one-nation-candidate-sorry-for-labelling-gay-people-mentally-ill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-one-nation-candidate-sorry-for-labelling-gay-people-mentally-ill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark review says GST plan costly and unfair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Productivity Commission finds the WA GST deal is a "costly mistake" that has led to "perverse" outcomes, and recommends it be scrapped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/landmark-review-says-gst-plan-costly-and-unfair/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/landmark-review-says-gst-plan-costly-and-unfair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A $60 billion GST fiasco: Report condemns Morrison deal as perverse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The GST system has become so broken that a bushfire in NSW delivers a financial windfall to the taxpayers of Western Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-60-billion-gst-fiasco-report-condemns-morrison-deal-as-perverse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-60-billion-gst-fiasco-report-condemns-morrison-deal-as-perverse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investor home loans nosedive as they retreat from market]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of investor loans for existing homes has nose dived since the budget &ndash; but investor loans to build new homes have increased.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/investor-home-loans-nosedive-as-they-retreat-from-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/investor-home-loans-nosedive-as-they-retreat-from-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investor home loans nose dive as they retreat from market]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of investor loans for existing homes has nose dived since the budget &ndash; but investor loans to build new homes have increased.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/investor-home-loans-nose-dive-as-they-retreat-from-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/investor-home-loans-nose-dive-as-they-retreat-from-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese says Trump giving 'consideration' to tariff exemption after phone call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says he has urged Donald Trump to consider giving Australia a full exemption from Washington's sweeping tariffs, or "at the very least no increase" from the old 10 per cent rate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-says-trump-giving-consideration-to-tariff-exemption-after-phone-call/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-says-trump-giving-consideration-to-tariff-exemption-after-phone-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese says Trump considering tariff exemption after phone call]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister says he has urged Donald Trump to consider giving Australia a full exemption from Washington's sweeping tariffs, or "at the very least no increase" from the old 10 per cent rate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-says-trump-considering-tariff-exemption-after-phone-call/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-says-trump-considering-tariff-exemption-after-phone-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump weighs tariff exemption for Australia after ‘warm’ phone call]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has proposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on Australia and a slew of other countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-weighs-tariff-exemption-for-australia-after-warm-phone-call/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-weighs-tariff-exemption-for-australia-after-warm-phone-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM maintains interpretation of melon hand gesture on podcast was incorrect — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been asked about his hand gesture on the Bush Deep podcast where he discussed a melon present from Japanese PM Takaichi Sanae.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-maintains-interpretation-of-melon-hand-gesture-on-podcast-was-incorrect-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-maintains-interpretation-of-melon-hand-gesture-on-podcast-was-incorrect-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM maintains interpretation of melon hand gesture on podcast was incorrect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been asked about his hand gesture on the Bush Deep podcast where he discussed a melon present from Japanese PM Takaichi Sanae. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-maintains-interpretation-of-melon-hand-gesture-on-podcast-was-incorrect/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-maintains-interpretation-of-melon-hand-gesture-on-podcast-was-incorrect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Albanese and US President Donald Trump speak in overnight phone call]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has spoken with US President Donald Trump in a phone call overnight. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-and-us-president-donald-trump-speak-in-overnight-phone-call/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-and-us-president-donald-trump-speak-in-overnight-phone-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voting underway in Farage by-election battle with bin-wearing comedian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voting is in its final hours in a by-election in Britain's Clacton constituency after the Reform UK leader resigned amid scrutiny of a $9 million donation from a crypto billionaire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voting-underway-in-farage-by-election-battle-with-bin-wearing-comedian/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voting-underway-in-farage-by-election-battle-with-bin-wearing-comedian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voting closes in Farage by-election battle with bin-wearing comedian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voting has closed in a by-election in Britain's Clacton constituency after the Reform UK leader resigned amid scrutiny of a $9 million donation from a crypto billionaire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voting-closes-in-farage-by-election-battle-with-bin-wearing-comedian/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voting-closes-in-farage-by-election-battle-with-bin-wearing-comedian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third of small businesses don't know if they made a profit last month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small businesses call for support to develop financial literacy skills as new research reveals a sobering reality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/third-of-small-businesses-dont-know-if-they-made-a-profit-last-month/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/third-of-small-businesses-dont-know-if-they-made-a-profit-last-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small businesses lacking skills 'don't know if you're turning a profit']]></title><description><![CDATA[Small businesses call for support to develop financial literacy skills as new research reveals a sobering reality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/small-businesses-lacking-skills-dont-know-if-youre-turning-a-profit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/small-businesses-lacking-skills-dont-know-if-youre-turning-a-profit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small business owners 'overwhelmed' by lack of financial literacy skills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small businesses call for support to develop financial literacy skills as new research reveals a sobering reality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/small-business-owners-overwhelmed-by-lack-of-financial-literacy-skills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/small-business-owners-overwhelmed-by-lack-of-financial-literacy-skills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese’s fatal flaw spooks Labor colleagues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM&rsquo;s stubborn streak and refusal to back down is a problem &ndash; for everyone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albaneses-fatal-flaw-spooks-labor-colleagues/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albaneses-fatal-flaw-spooks-labor-colleagues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor ponders deportation focus for visa overstayers in delayed migration overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[It could become more common for border officials to investigate tips about undocumented workers, but the government does not want to create an aggressive, Trump-style system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-ponders-deportation-focus-for-visa-overstayers-in-delayed-migration-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-ponders-deportation-focus-for-visa-overstayers-in-delayed-migration-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 14, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-14-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-14-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Weaker at home’: Wong’s veiled warning to One Nation on national security]]></title><description><![CDATA[The foreign minister will argue her own Malaysian background demonstrates migrants enrich the nation and play a key role in regional relationships.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/weaker-at-home-wongs-veiled-warning-to-one-nation-on-national-security/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/weaker-at-home-wongs-veiled-warning-to-one-nation-on-national-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political opponents unite to push Albanese to hand over melon-gate documents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor&rsquo;s political opponents have united behind the Coalition to order Anthony Albanese to hand over official documents regarding &ldquo;melon&rdquo; comments the prime minister made in a crude podcast interview about a gift from the Japanese prime minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/political-opponents-unite-to-push-albanese-to-hand-over-melon-gate-documents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/political-opponents-unite-to-push-albanese-to-hand-over-melon-gate-documents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor's tetchy press conference, Bragg's big day out]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader and prime minister both had tense press conferences this week.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylors-tetchy-press-conference-braggs-big-day-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylors-tetchy-press-conference-braggs-big-day-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals split over Bragg’s rogue speech after Taylor, Hastie pull rank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said he had pulled the senator in line, but Liberals from both sides hoped the clash would spur debate in the party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-split-over-braggs-rogue-speech-after-taylor-hastie-pull-rank/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-split-over-braggs-rogue-speech-after-taylor-hastie-pull-rank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty violent threats to PM before courts as politicians across divide face record menace]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has quietly undertaken security upgrades at The Lodge and Kirribilli House which have kept Anthony Albanese out of his residences for weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/twenty-violent-threats-to-pm-before-courts-as-politicians-across-divide-face-record-menace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/twenty-violent-threats-to-pm-before-courts-as-politicians-across-divide-face-record-menace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia on brink of record defence export deal with UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[This masthead can reveal the contract to sell a Canberra-built radar system to the UK would be worth more than $10 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-on-brink-of-record-defence-export-deal-with-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-on-brink-of-record-defence-export-deal-with-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Not my views': Hanson rejects former candidate's homophobic comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has distanced herself from a failed Western Australian One Nation candidate's homophobic statements, saying they are not her views.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/not-my-views-hanson-rejects-former-candidates-homophobic-comments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/not-my-views-hanson-rejects-former-candidates-homophobic-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson rejects ex-One Nation candidate's claim homosexuality is a 'mental illness']]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has distanced herself from a failed Western Australian One Nation candidate's homophobic statements, saying they are not her views.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-rejects-ex-one-nation-candidates-claim-homosexuality-is-a-mental-illness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-rejects-ex-one-nation-candidates-claim-homosexuality-is-a-mental-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whistleblower David McBride released from prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attorney-general Michelle Rowland granted the former army lawyer parole on Thursday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/whistleblower-david-mcbride-released-from-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/whistleblower-david-mcbride-released-from-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor rebukes Coalition frontbencher after Bragg goes rogue on housing, migration, tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Liberal senator has suggested substandard homes could fix the housing crisis and announced a new migration target that leader Angus Taylor did not repeat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-rebukes-coalition-frontbencher-after-bragg-goes-rogue-on-housing-migration-tax/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-rebukes-coalition-frontbencher-after-bragg-goes-rogue-on-housing-migration-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambitious Coalition frontbencher goes rogue on housing, migration, tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Liberal senator has suggested substandard homes could fix the housing crisis and announced a new migration target that leader Angus Taylor did not repeat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ambitious-coalition-frontbencher-goes-rogue-on-housing-migration-tax/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:50:00 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after three Western Power staff were stood down for offering references to a former colleague convicted of rape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/advocate-says-banning-character-evidence-critical-after-western-power-rape-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/advocate-says-banning-character-evidence-critical-after-western-power-rape-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor staffer says questioning by journalist on ICAC a 'fricking disgrace' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[A staffer for Angus Taylor is filmed criticising a journalist's line of questioning over the Liberal leader's relationship with a man named in a NSW corruption watchdog probe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-staffer-says-questioning-by-journalist-on-icac-a-fricking-disgrace-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-staffer-says-questioning-by-journalist-on-icac-a-fricking-disgrace-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Win for media giants as bill to force big tech to pay for news is introduced]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has revised its News Bargaining Incentive bill, which will lift the number of deals big tech companies enter into to be exempt from a 2.5 per cent tax. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-win-for-media-giants-as-bill-to-force-big-tech-to-pay-for-news-is-introduced/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-win-for-media-giants-as-bill-to-force-big-tech-to-pay-for-news-is-introduced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor staffer says questioning by journalist on ICAC a 'fricking disgrace']]></title><description><![CDATA[A staffer for Angus Taylor is filmed criticising a journalist's line of questioning over the Liberal leader's relationship with a man named in a NSW corruption watchdog probe. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-staffer-says-questioning-by-journalist-on-icac-a-fricking-disgrace/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-staffer-says-questioning-by-journalist-on-icac-a-fricking-disgrace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor counsels Liberal frontbencher after speech on migration, housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has counselled Liberal frontbencher Andrew Bragg after his speech on migration and housing at the National Press Club yesterday. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-counsels-liberal-frontbencher-after-speech-on-migration-housing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-counsels-liberal-frontbencher-after-speech-on-migration-housing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Bragg backs substandard houses to get low-income Australians into homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Bragg says substandard homes will allow low-income Australians to break into the housing market. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bragg-backs-substandard-houses-to-get-low-income-australians-into-homes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bragg-backs-substandard-houses-to-get-low-income-australians-into-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'Are your ratings that bad?' Taylor staffer attacks journalist's ICAC questioning]]></title><description><![CDATA[A staffer for Angus Taylor is filmed criticising a journalist's line of questioning over the Liberal leader's relationship with a man named in a NSW corruption watchdog probe. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-are-your-ratings-that-bad-taylor-staffer-attacks-journalists-icac-questioning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-are-your-ratings-that-bad-taylor-staffer-attacks-journalists-icac-questioning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: $2.5b Tomago aluminium smelter bailout 'vital', minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal and NSW governments are set to unveil a $2.5 billion bailout of the Tomago aluminium smelter in the state's Hunter region. 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It didn&rsquo;t consider the Australia&rsquo;s Reserve Bank, our maestro of misery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/feeling-miserable-youre-far-from-alone-and-our-index-proves-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/feeling-miserable-youre-far-from-alone-and-our-index-proves-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor plays a risky game in trying to capitalise on melon saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behind the scenes, Angus Taylor and Anthony Albanese have been engaged in a rare level of cooperation this week but in public the opposition leader is using the melon saga to mount an all-out assault on the prime minister's character.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-plays-a-risky-game-in-trying-to-capitalise-on-melon-saga/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-plays-a-risky-game-in-trying-to-capitalise-on-melon-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 13, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-13-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-13-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor backs down on late change to get news scheme across the line]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reversed a late change to a scheme forcing tech giants to pay for news, with the laws set to pass next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-backs-down-on-late-change-to-get-news-scheme-across-the-line/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-backs-down-on-late-change-to-get-news-scheme-across-the-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese makes deal with Taylor, denies gambling lobby had sway over reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Labor and the Coalition hash out a deal, a fresh sticking point has emerged over the government&rsquo;s move to ban offshore lotteries, which is dividing Coalition MPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-makes-deal-with-taylor-denies-gambling-lobby-had-sway-over-reforms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-makes-deal-with-taylor-denies-gambling-lobby-had-sway-over-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher ruffles feathers in own party by calling for ‘economic revolution’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day after John Howard called for bold policies to counter One Nation, Andrew Bragg freelanced on economic policy and announced a new migration target that Angus Taylor did not repeat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-frontbencher-ruffles-feathers-in-own-party-by-calling-for-economic-revolution/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-frontbencher-ruffles-feathers-in-own-party-by-calling-for-economic-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia on brink of record $10b defence export deal with UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[This masthead can reveal the contract to sell a Canberra-built radar system to the UK would be worth more than $10 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-on-brink-of-record-10b-defence-export-deal-with-uk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-on-brink-of-record-10b-defence-export-deal-with-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese ambassador moves to quash melon drama, defend Albanese]]></title><description><![CDATA[As One Nation joined the Coalition demanding an apology for Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, her ambassador issued a statement saying Japan took no offence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/japanese-ambassador-moves-to-quash-melon-drama-defend-albanese/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/japanese-ambassador-moves-to-quash-melon-drama-defend-albanese/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a conspiracy theory embraced by Trump became part of mainstream Australian politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story that the far-right is telling is a compelling one. But its advocates are misidentifying who&rsquo;s at risk. Since 2017, its believers have been responsible for over a dozen mass murders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-a-conspiracy-theory-embraced-by-trump-became-part-of-mainstream-australian-politics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-a-conspiracy-theory-embraced-by-trump-became-part-of-mainstream-australian-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a conspiracy theory embraced by Trump became mainstream in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story that the far-right is telling is a compelling one. But its advocates are misidentifying who&rsquo;s at risk. Since 2017, its believers have been responsible for over a dozen mass murders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-a-conspiracy-theory-embraced-by-trump-became-mainstream-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-a-conspiracy-theory-embraced-by-trump-became-mainstream-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Socialist’ teachers encouraging students to protest One Nation: Joyce]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Students say no to Hanson&rsquo; protests will be held on Thursday, with organisers hoping for a national turnout of 10,000 young people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/socialist-teachers-encouraging-students-to-protest-one-nation-joyce/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/socialist-teachers-encouraging-students-to-protest-one-nation-joyce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals pour cold water on frontbencher's migration comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a wideranging speech to the National Press Club, Andrew Bragg accuses the Morrison government of "madness" and says the major political parties have "buggered it up".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-pour-cold-water-on-frontbenchers-migration-comments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-pour-cold-water-on-frontbenchers-migration-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals pour cold water on Bragg's migration comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a wideranging speech to the National Press Club, Andrew Bragg accuses the Morrison government of "madness" and says the major political parties have "buggered it up".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-pour-cold-water-on-braggs-migration-comments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-pour-cold-water-on-braggs-migration-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation candidate says gay people have a mental illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[A One Nation candidate in WA has described gay people as having a mental illness in an offensive new video posted onto social media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-candidate-says-gay-people-have-a-mental-illness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-candidate-says-gay-people-have-a-mental-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failed One Nation candidate says gay people have a mental illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[A failed One Nation candidate in WA describes gay people as having a mental illness in an offensive new video posted on social media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/failed-one-nation-candidate-says-gay-people-have-a-mental-illness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/failed-one-nation-candidate-says-gay-people-have-a-mental-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition backs Hanson on foreign fighters despite Howard’s plea to counter One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition wants an inquiry on One Nation&rsquo;s ploy to keep terror-linked Australians out, despite not having the numbers to set one up and previously vowing to fight the party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-backs-hanson-on-foreign-fighters-despite-howards-plea-to-counter-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-backs-hanson-on-foreign-fighters-despite-howards-plea-to-counter-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson interviewed by far-right influencer who is now a One Nation member]]></title><description><![CDATA[The far-right influencer has mixed with neo-Nazis, and enjoys sponsorship from a bookstore selling Adolf Hitler texts. He is also now a One Nation member.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-interviewed-by-far-right-influencer-who-is-now-a-one-nation-member/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-interviewed-by-far-right-influencer-who-is-now-a-one-nation-member/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor ministers stand by Albanese's 'melon' gesture, as AFP asked to step in]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal police are being asked to investigate how a confidential Japanese memo about the prime minister's "melons" gesture made it into Australian newspapers, as Labor ministers express annoyance over repeated questioning about whether the prime minister made a crude joke.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-ministers-stand-by-albaneses-melon-gesture-as-afp-asked-to-step-in/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-ministers-stand-by-albaneses-melon-gesture-as-afp-asked-to-step-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan responds to Albanese's 'melon' gesture, playing down concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's government has broken its silence on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's hand gestures while describing a gift of two melons from the Japanese prime minister, which its former ambassador claimed were a disrespectful joke about the nation's first female PM.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/japan-responds-to-albaneses-melon-gesture-playing-down-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/japan-responds-to-albaneses-melon-gesture-playing-down-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation 'one of the gayest parties', Joyce says after candidate's comments &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce has distanced himself from comments by a One Nation candidate asserting that gay people have a "mental illness".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-one-of-the-gayest-parties-joyce-says-after-candidates-comments-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-one-of-the-gayest-parties-joyce-says-after-candidates-comments-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: One Nation 'one of the gayest parties', Joyce says after candidate's comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce distances himself from comments by a One Nation candidate that gay people have a mental illness. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-one-of-the-gayest-parties-joyce-says-after-candidates-comments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-one-of-the-gayest-parties-joyce-says-after-candidates-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberal frontbencher says he wishes he stopped Morrison 'madness']]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Bragg has told the National Press Club his party has contributed to "malaise" in the Australian community. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-frontbencher-says-he-wishes-he-stopped-morrison-madness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-frontbencher-says-he-wishes-he-stopped-morrison-madness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition demands AFP look into leaked melon gaffe correspondence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal opposition has written to federal police urging them to investigate an apparent leak of correspondence between Japan and Australia over the prime minister's melon gaffe. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-demands-afp-look-into-leaked-melon-gaffe-correspondence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-demands-afp-look-into-leaked-melon-gaffe-correspondence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Bragg says he wishes he stopped Morrison-era 'madness']]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Bragg has told the National Press Club his party has contributed to "malaise" in the Australian community. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bragg-says-he-wishes-he-stopped-morrison-era-madness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bragg-says-he-wishes-he-stopped-morrison-era-madness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIP gambling perks targeted as Labor, Coalition edge toward deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor and the Coalition have held a second round of "constructive" talks on the federal government's proposal to restrict gambling advertising, making a major party deal likely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/vip-gambling-perks-targeted-as-labor-coalition-edge-toward-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/vip-gambling-perks-targeted-as-labor-coalition-edge-toward-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition pushes VIP gambling crackdown in talks with Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor and the Coalition have held a second round of "constructive" talks on the federal government's proposal to restrict gambling advertising, making a major party deal likely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-pushes-vip-gambling-crackdown-in-talks-with-labor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-pushes-vip-gambling-crackdown-in-talks-with-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s voters are now split three ways, but not by party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters are now aligning themselves with the bloc that reflects their economic experience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-voters-are-now-split-three-ways-but-not-by-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-voters-are-now-split-three-ways-but-not-by-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It won't fall apart': Leading Liberal says we don't need 'gold-plated' building code]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition housing spokesperson Andrew Bragg has promised to slash the National Construction Code from over 2,000 pages to 80 if elected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/it-wont-fall-apart-leading-liberal-says-we-dont-need-gold-plated-building-code/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/it-wont-fall-apart-leading-liberal-says-we-dont-need-gold-plated-building-code/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Howard’s advice to Liberals to win back voters flocking to Pauline Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former prime minister&rsquo;s intervention comes as new One Nation MP failed to echo Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s key lines on immigration in his first speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/howards-advice-to-liberals-to-win-back-voters-flocking-to-pauline-hanson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/howards-advice-to-liberals-to-win-back-voters-flocking-to-pauline-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From a tome to a pamphlet: Liberal vows to demolish building code]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition housing spokesperson Andrew Bragg has promised to slash the National Construction Code from over 2,000 pages to 80 if elected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/from-a-tome-to-a-pamphlet-liberal-vows-to-demolish-building-code/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/from-a-tome-to-a-pamphlet-liberal-vows-to-demolish-building-code/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition wants to bring migration down to lowest level since Global Financial Crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new detail on the heated question of net overseas migration, also known as NOM, will inject fresh energy into the debate over ideal migration levels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-wants-to-bring-migration-down-to-lowest-level-since-global-financial-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-wants-to-bring-migration-down-to-lowest-level-since-global-financial-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 12, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-12-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-12-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sussan Ley took America's 'road to nowhere', it helped her find herself again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sussan Ley left Australia after being ousted as Coalition leader. Her trip to the US saw her find an enhanced pride in the success of Australian multiculturalism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sussan-ley-took-americas-road-to-nowhere-it-helped-her-find-herself-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sussan-ley-took-americas-road-to-nowhere-it-helped-her-find-herself-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Incredible disconnection': What Sussan Ley saw in the US shocked her]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sussan Ley left Australia after being ousted as Coalition leader. Her trip to the US saw her find an enhanced pride in the success of Australian multiculturalism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/incredible-disconnection-what-sussan-ley-saw-in-the-us-shocked-her/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/incredible-disconnection-what-sussan-ley-saw-in-the-us-shocked-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition demands AFP probe of diplomatic cables over PM’s melon gaffe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal opposition is demanding a police investigation into the apparent leaking of a diplomatic note sent by the Japanese government, after details of the note were published.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-demands-afp-probe-of-diplomatic-cables-over-pms-melon-gaffe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-demands-afp-probe-of-diplomatic-cables-over-pms-melon-gaffe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rate rises still on table: Bullock says even 20% house price slump wouldn’t spark crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[RBA governor Michele Bullock has warned the bank is willing to keep raising interest rates to curb inflation while flagging property prices could fall by 20 per cent without seriously risking the nation&rsquo;s financial stability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rate-rises-still-on-table-bullock-says-even-20-house-price-slump-wouldnt-spark-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rate-rises-still-on-table-bullock-says-even-20-house-price-slump-wouldnt-spark-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RBA’s threat of a rate rise rings a bit hollow]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s nothing wrong with RBA governor Michele Bullock using her central bank pulpit to talk up the threat of a rate rise. But the bank&rsquo;s own forecasts say otherwise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rbas-threat-of-a-rate-rise-rings-a-bit-hollow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rbas-threat-of-a-rate-rise-rings-a-bit-hollow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s attempts to talk to everyone bears bitter fruit when he goes off script]]></title><description><![CDATA[It might have been simpler to just own the mistake of hosting a bawdy podcast in The Lodge and move on, but that just isn&rsquo;t Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s style.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-attempts-to-talk-to-everyone-bears-bitter-fruit-when-he-goes-off-script/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-attempts-to-talk-to-everyone-bears-bitter-fruit-when-he-goes-off-script/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s attempts to talk to everyone bear bitter fruit when he goes off script]]></title><description><![CDATA[It might have been simpler to just own the mistake of hosting a bawdy podcast in The Lodge and move on, but that just isn&rsquo;t Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s style.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-attempts-to-talk-to-everyone-bear-bitter-fruit-when-he-goes-off-script/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-attempts-to-talk-to-everyone-bear-bitter-fruit-when-he-goes-off-script/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM rejects claim he made 'foul-mouthed, classless comments about women']]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese was dismissive after he was asked by an opposition MP to apologise for comments he made on a podcast about the Japanese prime minister's gift of melons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-rejects-claim-he-made-foul-mouthed-classless-comments-about-women/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-rejects-claim-he-made-foul-mouthed-classless-comments-about-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RBA keeps rates on hold as major bank warns of 15% property price slump]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RBA decision came after ANZ warned that property prices could slump by almost 15 per cent over this year and next, citing interest rates, low affordability and the government&rsquo;s property tax changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-keeps-rates-on-hold-as-major-bank-warns-of-15-property-price-slump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-keeps-rates-on-hold-as-major-bank-warns-of-15-property-price-slump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bird flu vaccine to be rolled out to vulnerable species in captivity]]></title><description><![CDATA[A vaccine will be rolled out to protect Australia's native species from the deadly H5N1 bird flu, with a focus on birds in captivity.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bird-flu-vaccine-to-be-rolled-out-to-vulnerable-species-in-captivity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bird-flu-vaccine-to-be-rolled-out-to-vulnerable-species-in-captivity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia to give bird flu vaccines to native species most at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government says the first H5N1 vaccines will be administered to native animals in captivity over the coming weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-give-bird-flu-vaccines-to-native-species-most-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-give-bird-flu-vaccines-to-native-species-most-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez open to presidential run, announces she will freeze eggs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 36-year-old said she felt "empowered" by her decision, while adding that it came with political risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-open-to-presidential-run-announces-she-will-freeze-eggs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-open-to-presidential-run-announces-she-will-freeze-eggs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is freezing her eggs to feel 'in control'. How does it work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 36-year-old said she felt "empowered" by her decision, while adding that it came with political risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-freezing-her-eggs-to-feel-in-control-how-does-it-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-is-freezing-her-eggs-to-feel-in-control-how-does-it-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m hyper-alert to misogyny and sexism, but even this from the PM had me cackling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord knows I have wanted to punch my own face many times when Anthony Albanese is on telly. Zero charisma. But Melon-Gate is completely overblown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/im-hyper-alert-to-misogyny-and-sexism-but-even-this-from-the-pm-had-me-cackling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/im-hyper-alert-to-misogyny-and-sexism-but-even-this-from-the-pm-had-me-cackling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albo’s melons moment is no outrage. He’s more ‘daggy uncle’ than misogynist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord knows I have wanted to punch my own face many times when Anthony Albanese is on telly. Zero charisma. But Melon-Gate is completely overblown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albos-melons-moment-is-no-outrage-hes-more-daggy-uncle-than-misogynist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albos-melons-moment-is-no-outrage-hes-more-daggy-uncle-than-misogynist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia to roll out bird flu vaccines for wildlife most at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government says the first H5N1 vaccines will be administered to native animals in captivity over the coming weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-roll-out-bird-flu-vaccines-for-wildlife-most-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-roll-out-bird-flu-vaccines-for-wildlife-most-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property prices could slump by almost 15 per cent, major bank warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANZ&rsquo;s report, released on the morning of the RBA&rsquo;s August interest rate decision, expects the biggest price hits to be in Sydney and Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/property-prices-could-slump-by-almost-15-per-cent-major-bank-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/property-prices-could-slump-by-almost-15-per-cent-major-bank-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM rejects suggestion melon comment was a 'classless' reference about women &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese is resisting opposition calls to apologise to the Japanese PM over hand gestures he made while referring to her gift of crown melons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-rejects-suggestion-melon-comment-was-a-classless-reference-about-women-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-rejects-suggestion-melon-comment-was-a-classless-reference-about-women-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Teal MP urges Albanese to 'pick up phone' and apologise for melon gaffe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese is again facing calls to personally apologise to his Japanese counterpart over a gesture he made about two melons Sanae Takaichi gifted him. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-teal-mp-urges-albanese-to-pick-up-phone-and-apologise-for-melon-gaffe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-teal-mp-urges-albanese-to-pick-up-phone-and-apologise-for-melon-gaffe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM's melon gaffe has been misinterpreted: Gallagher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese is again facing calls to personally apologise to his Japanese counterpart over a gesture he made about two melons Sanae Takaichi gifted him, but a government frontbencher insists his remarks have been misrepresented. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pms-melon-gaffe-has-been-misinterpreted-gallagher/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pms-melon-gaffe-has-been-misinterpreted-gallagher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM rejects suggestion melon comment was a 'classless' reference about women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has officially rejected assertions that hand gestures made while referring to melons gifted by the Japanese PM were related to her anatomy.&nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-rejects-suggestion-melon-comment-was-a-classless-reference-about-women/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-rejects-suggestion-melon-comment-was-a-classless-reference-about-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM melon gaffe a matter of 'diplomatic propriety', former ambassador says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's former ambassador to Australia says it should be up to the prime minister to decide whether to apologise to Sanae Takaichi over a gaffe about the melons she gifted him. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-melon-gaffe-a-matter-of-diplomatic-propriety-former-ambassador-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-melon-gaffe-a-matter-of-diplomatic-propriety-former-ambassador-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Government targets vulnerable species for bird flu vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agriculture Minister Julie Collins has announced the federal government will be moving to vaccinate birds in captivity over the coming days and weeks against the H5 strain of bird flu. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-government-targets-vulnerable-species-for-bird-flu-vaccines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-government-targets-vulnerable-species-for-bird-flu-vaccines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greyhound badly injured in race supporting Tasmanian industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greyhound races held under the name "We Stand With Tasmania", in support of the state's embattled industry, have featured a number of dog fall incidents which have been scrubbed from the record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greyhound-badly-injured-in-race-supporting-tasmanian-industry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greyhound-badly-injured-in-race-supporting-tasmanian-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog hurt in race marketed as opposing Tasmania's racing ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greyhound races held under the name "We Stand With Tasmania", in support of the state's embattled industry, have featured a number of dog fall incidents which have been scrubbed from the record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dog-hurt-in-race-marketed-as-opposing-tasmanias-racing-ban/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dog-hurt-in-race-marketed-as-opposing-tasmanias-racing-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mehreen Faruqi says her Australianness feels 'conditional']]></title><description><![CDATA[Ask Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi what she was like as a child and you'll catch a revealing glimpse of her as an adult.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mehreen-faruqi-says-her-australianness-feels-conditional/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mehreen-faruqi-says-her-australianness-feels-conditional/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 11, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-11-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-11-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Generational change': Melissa Donnelly named as new ACTU boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 44-year-old inherits the trade union movement while it is enjoying a golden era of political influence, but also faces a long-term decline in membership and a fight for the rights of workers in the AI boom.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/generational-change-melissa-donnelly-named-as-new-actu-boss/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/generational-change-melissa-donnelly-named-as-new-actu-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese, Taylor hammer out deals on gambling and tech, but ignore Howard’s last-ditch plea]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t favour a nanny state approach. If people want to bet, they can bet&hellip; [but] the negative impact of gambling in working-class suburbs is very serious,&rdquo; John Howard told this masthead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-taylor-hammer-out-deals-on-gambling-and-tech-but-ignore-howards-last-ditch-plea/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-taylor-hammer-out-deals-on-gambling-and-tech-but-ignore-howards-last-ditch-plea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re used to airport queues and delays, but safety is not negotiable]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a country as rich and technologically sophisticated as Australia, risk should not be part of the equation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/were-used-to-airport-queues-and-delays-but-safety-is-not-negotiable/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/were-used-to-airport-queues-and-delays-but-safety-is-not-negotiable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition calls on Albanese to apologise to Japan's PM over melon gesture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian prime minister has landed in hot water over a gesture involving two melons, which his office insists was not referring to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's body.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-calls-on-albanese-to-apologise-to-japans-pm-over-melon-gesture/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-calls-on-albanese-to-apologise-to-japans-pm-over-melon-gesture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier defends candidate after comments on Labor's 'culture of silence']]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Premier Roger Cook backs Labor's candidate in the hotly contested Secret Harbour by-election over comments she made five years ago about the party&rsquo;s culture of silence on sexual harassment in the workplace.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/premier-defends-candidate-after-comments-on-labors-culture-of-silence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/premier-defends-candidate-after-comments-on-labors-culture-of-silence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor candidate stands by comments on party's 'skeletons' and culture of silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Premier Roger Cook backs Labor's candidate in the hotly contested Secret Harbour by-election over comments she made five years ago about the party&rsquo;s culture of silence on sexual harassment in the workplace.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-candidate-stands-by-comments-on-partys-skeletons-and-culture-of-silence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-candidate-stands-by-comments-on-partys-skeletons-and-culture-of-silence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson hits out at Burke on migration numbers as she plans attack for parliament’s return]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader insists she will introduce a foreign fighters bill that a prominent legal voice has backed. The constitutional expert in fact said it was unlikely to do much.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-hits-out-at-burke-on-migration-numbers-as-she-plans-attack-for-parliaments-return/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-hits-out-at-burke-on-migration-numbers-as-she-plans-attack-for-parliaments-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former ambassador warns Australia's ties with China could spiral again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's former ambassador to China says the relationship between the two countries remains fragile and vulnerable to shocks, saying stability will "remain a goal, not a given" for Canberra.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-ambassador-warns-australias-ties-with-china-could-spiral-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-ambassador-warns-australias-ties-with-china-could-spiral-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Howard makes last-ditch plea for PM and Taylor to go harder on gambling]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t favour a nanny state approach. If people want to bet, they can bet&hellip; [but] the negative impact of gambling in working-class suburbs is very serious,&rdquo; John Howard told this masthead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/john-howard-makes-last-ditch-plea-for-pm-and-taylor-to-go-harder-on-gambling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/john-howard-makes-last-ditch-plea-for-pm-and-taylor-to-go-harder-on-gambling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor demands PM apology for comment about Japanese ‘melons’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A controversial appearance on the Bush Deep podcast has returned after Anthony Albanese last month apologised for comments he made about Kylie Minogue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-demands-pm-apology-for-comment-about-japanese-melons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-demands-pm-apology-for-comment-about-japanese-melons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor demands PM apologise for comment about Japanese ‘melons’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A controversial appearance on the Bush Deep podcast has resurfaced after Anthony Albanese last month apologised for comments he made about Kylie Minogue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-demands-pm-apologise-for-comment-about-japanese-melons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-demands-pm-apologise-for-comment-about-japanese-melons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese steps in to salvage Labor’s big tech, gambling agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister has pledged to slug tech giants in the face of threats from the Trump administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-steps-in-to-salvage-labors-big-tech-gambling-agenda/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-steps-in-to-salvage-labors-big-tech-gambling-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese on most crap gift he's ever received]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to Nikki Osborne on the most crap gift he's ever received.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-on-most-crap-gift-hes-ever-received/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-on-most-crap-gift-hes-ever-received/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM flags action on inducements to win Coalition support for gambling laws — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has flagged action on gambling advertisement inducements that could likely result in the Coalition's support of the government's proposed reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-flags-action-on-inducements-to-win-coalition-support-for-gambling-laws-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-flags-action-on-inducements-to-win-coalition-support-for-gambling-laws-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM flags action on inducements to win Coalition support for gambling laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has flagged action on gambling advertisement inducements that could likely result in the Coalition's support of the government's proposed reforms. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-flags-action-on-inducements-to-win-coalition-support-for-gambling-laws/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-flags-action-on-inducements-to-win-coalition-support-for-gambling-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Former Japanese ambassador warns PM over 'insulting' melon gesture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese is accused of being &ldquo;ungracious&rdquo; over his description of melons gifted to him by his Japanese counterpart on a podcast. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-former-japanese-ambassador-warns-pm-over-insulting-melon-gesture/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-former-japanese-ambassador-warns-pm-over-insulting-melon-gesture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Bulk-billing rates on the rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government says the number of Australians seeing a GP for free is on the rise. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bulk-billing-rates-on-the-rise/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bulk-billing-rates-on-the-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multicultural grants brawl: Coalition accuses Labor of funding ‘ghettoisation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A clash over border controls and diversity will heat up in the coming week as Anthony Albanese tries to balance support for migrant communities with demands to tighten up the overseas intake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/multicultural-grants-brawl-coalition-accuses-labor-of-funding-ghettoisation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/multicultural-grants-brawl-coalition-accuses-labor-of-funding-ghettoisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Very real risk Australia gets no submarines at all: Turnbull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull will tell an inquiry into AUKUS that if Australia has no submarines, it would be &ldquo;the most serious failure of Australian defence planning in modern history&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/very-real-risk-australia-gets-no-submarines-at-all-turnbull/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/very-real-risk-australia-gets-no-submarines-at-all-turnbull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free GP visits on the rise as 1400 clinics ditch out-of-pocket fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The national bulk-billing rate for the June quarter edged up to 84.1 per cent, almost 4 percentage points higher than in the same quarter last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/free-gp-visits-on-the-rise-as-1400-clinics-ditch-out-of-pocket-fees/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/free-gp-visits-on-the-rise-as-1400-clinics-ditch-out-of-pocket-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 10, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-10-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-10-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Give me a freaking break’: Greens senator spells out terms on Albanese’s gambling bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young would negotiate on ads on streaming services, but she wants a ban on online advertising and a tougher crackdown on inducements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/give-me-a-freaking-break-greens-senator-spells-out-terms-on-albaneses-gambling-bill/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/give-me-a-freaking-break-greens-senator-spells-out-terms-on-albaneses-gambling-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese, Taylor hedge their bets on gambling reform deal, spooked by One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears Pauline Hanson would exploit a hardline gambling ad ban for a culture war inform plans for the major parties to strike a deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-taylor-hedge-their-bets-on-gambling-reform-deal-spooked-by-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-taylor-hedge-their-bets-on-gambling-reform-deal-spooked-by-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens draw firm line on betting perks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens are not prepared to vote on the government's gambling legislation, outlining some of their main concerns around "predatory" behaviour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-draw-firm-line-on-betting-perks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-draw-firm-line-on-betting-perks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens draw betting perk line ahead of gambling showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens are not prepared to vote on the government's gambling legislation, outlining some of their main concerns around "predatory" behaviour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-draw-betting-perk-line-ahead-of-gambling-showdown/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-draw-betting-perk-line-ahead-of-gambling-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skinny is the new skinny: how body extremes reflect the zeitgeist]]></title><description><![CDATA[As men are encouraged to looksmaxx and take peptides to get larger and more imposing, women like Ariana Grande are becoming skeletal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/skinny-is-the-new-skinny-how-body-extremes-reflect-the-zeitgeist/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/skinny-is-the-new-skinny-how-body-extremes-reflect-the-zeitgeist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony Abbott makes suppository gaffe.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The infamous malapropism did little damage to Abbott.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tony-abbott-makes-suppository-gaffe/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tony-abbott-makes-suppository-gaffe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six times our politicians reminded us not to take politics too seriously]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past 25 years of Insiders covering Australian politics, the art of it has sometimes been more finger painting than masterpiece.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/six-times-our-politicians-reminded-us-not-to-take-politics-too-seriously/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/six-times-our-politicians-reminded-us-not-to-take-politics-too-seriously/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Morrison crashes into a child during a campaign stop soccer game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Morrison crashed into a child during soccer training while campaigning in Tasmania.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/scott-morrison-crashes-into-a-child-during-a-campaign-stop-soccer-game/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/scott-morrison-crashes-into-a-child-during-a-campaign-stop-soccer-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd takes to the stage at a charity event.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rudd didn't let a croaky voice stop him from performing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kevin-rudd-takes-to-the-stage-at-a-charity-event/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kevin-rudd-takes-to-the-stage-at-a-charity-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christopher Pyne tells David Speers he wanted to keep his funding fix a "surprise".]]></title><description><![CDATA[He did promise the $150 million funding issue in his government's higher education package had been resolved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/christopher-pyne-tells-david-speers-he-wanted-to-keep-his-funding-fix-a-surprise/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/christopher-pyne-tells-david-speers-he-wanted-to-keep-his-funding-fix-a-surprise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Katter speaks in the wake of the same-sex marriage plebiscite]]></title><description><![CDATA[The northern Queensland MP did a U-turn from discussing the same-sex marriage plebiscite to death by crocodiles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bob-katter-speaks-in-the-wake-of-the-same-sex-marriage-plebiscite/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bob-katter-speaks-in-the-wake-of-the-same-sex-marriage-plebiscite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Shorten didn't need to know his prime minister's position before agreeing to it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The result was a baffling, but nonetheless highly entertaining display of Labor Party solidarity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bill-shorten-didnt-need-to-know-his-prime-ministers-position-before-agreeing-to-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bill-shorten-didnt-need-to-know-his-prime-ministers-position-before-agreeing-to-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Labor taking the country in the wrong direction? This former Albanese adviser thinks so]]></title><description><![CDATA[The growing schism is, at its core, over whether social democracy belongs to the worker or the social worker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-labor-taking-the-country-in-the-wrong-direction-this-former-albanese-adviser-thinks-so/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-labor-taking-the-country-in-the-wrong-direction-this-former-albanese-adviser-thinks-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big four banks expect property market to feel pain through 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banks expect property prices to fall. The debate is whether it&rsquo;s a crash or just an &ldquo;air pocket&rdquo; of turbulence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/big-four-banks-expect-property-market-to-feel-pain-through-2027/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/big-four-banks-expect-property-market-to-feel-pain-through-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 19 questions asked in Australia's first complete census]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you sit down to fill in the census, you will be taking part in an ancient human tradition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-19-questions-asked-in-australias-first-complete-census/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-19-questions-asked-in-australias-first-complete-census/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here are the questions asked in Australia's first complete census]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you sit down to fill in the census, you will be taking part in an ancient human tradition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/here-are-the-questions-asked-in-australias-first-complete-census/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/here-are-the-questions-asked-in-australias-first-complete-census/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The obscure 10,000-item list of medical devices costing patients billions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 2022 medical pricing deal has ended and has left a costly legacy, costing patients and taxpayers billions while industry pockets the profit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-obscure-10000-item-list-of-medical-devices-costing-patients-billions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-obscure-10000-item-list-of-medical-devices-costing-patients-billions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation takes the fight to Andrew Hastie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Hastie&rsquo;s Western Australian seat of Canning is firmly in One Nation&rsquo;s sights, as its Victorian leader flags conspiracy theories will not form part of the party&rsquo;s campaign in the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-takes-the-fight-to-andrew-hastie/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-takes-the-fight-to-andrew-hastie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal Andrew Hastie faces mounting pressure from One Nation as party ramps up national expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Hastie&rsquo;s Western Australian seat of Canning is firmly in One Nation&rsquo;s sights, as its Victorian leader flags conspiracy theories will not form part of the party&rsquo;s campaign in the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-andrew-hastie-faces-mounting-pressure-from-one-nation-as-party-ramps-up-national-expansion/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-andrew-hastie-faces-mounting-pressure-from-one-nation-as-party-ramps-up-national-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hancock slams ‘dehumanising’ ABC Rinehart skit despite apology]]></title><description><![CDATA[ABC boss Hugh Marks has apologised to Gina Rinehart for the skit, but her company Hancock Prospecting says that does not go far enough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hancock-slams-dehumanising-abc-rinehart-skit-despite-apology/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hancock-slams-dehumanising-abc-rinehart-skit-despite-apology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corruption hunter wants more resources to tackle government contractors]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA's corruption watchdog faces "significant" resourcing challenges and needs new powers to perform its functions effectively, according to its commissioner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/corruption-hunter-wants-more-resources-to-tackle-government-contractors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/corruption-hunter-wants-more-resources-to-tackle-government-contractors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corruption hunter wants more resources, power to tackle government contractors]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA's corruption watchdog faces "significant" resourcing challenges and needs new powers to perform its functions effectively, according to its commissioner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/corruption-hunter-wants-more-resources-power-to-tackle-government-contractors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/corruption-hunter-wants-more-resources-power-to-tackle-government-contractors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gun owner candidate says signage rules make him a target]]></title><description><![CDATA[Candidates in Tasmania's election continue to feel exposed as election material such as advertisements, signs or pamphlets must include the "true name and address" of whoever produced them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gun-owner-candidate-says-signage-rules-make-him-a-target/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gun-owner-candidate-says-signage-rules-make-him-a-target/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashton Hurn can’t distance herself from Liberal Party’s internal problems forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader says South Australians are not interested in the internal machinations of the Liberal Party. That does not mean they're not significant, writes state political reporter Thomas Kelsall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ashton-hurn-cant-distance-herself-from-liberal-partys-internal-problems-forever/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ashton-hurn-cant-distance-herself-from-liberal-partys-internal-problems-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US yen intervention blindsides Europe, puts global economy on alert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global economic policy now seems at the mercy of an exceptionally casual approach to information, scribbled on a notepad, awaiting an update on Scott Bessent's to-do list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/us-yen-intervention-blindsides-europe-puts-global-economy-on-alert/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/us-yen-intervention-blindsides-europe-puts-global-economy-on-alert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The $60b deal that every state wants to get rid of – bar one]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was supposed to cost $2.3 billion. But the Scott Morrison-era deal to placate Western Australia is on track to cost more than 20 times that figure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-60b-deal-that-every-state-wants-to-get-rid-of-bar-one/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-60b-deal-that-every-state-wants-to-get-rid-of-bar-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global economic policy seems to be at the mercy of Bessent's to-do list]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global economic policy now seems at the mercy of an exceptionally casual approach to information, scribbled on a notepad, awaiting an update on Scott Bessent's to-do list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/global-economic-policy-seems-to-be-at-the-mercy-of-bessents-to-do-list/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/global-economic-policy-seems-to-be-at-the-mercy-of-bessents-to-do-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death threats, doxxing and deepfakes: How online abuse hampers women in politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rise of women in politics has been accompanied by a surge in vile online abuse. It could be putting women&rsquo;s lives &ndash; and Australia&rsquo;s democracy &ndash; at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/death-threats-doxxing-and-deepfakes-how-online-abuse-hampers-women-in-politics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/death-threats-doxxing-and-deepfakes-how-online-abuse-hampers-women-in-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese returns to a gambling debate ready to catch fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The explosive evidence heard at a two-day inquiry into Labor's proposed crackdown on wagering advertising has proved a watershed moment for the increasingly friendless bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-returns-to-a-gambling-debate-ready-to-catch-fire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-returns-to-a-gambling-debate-ready-to-catch-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to end Western Australia’s armchair GST ride]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Productivity Commission interim report will fuel pressure to rethink how GST is distributed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/time-to-end-western-australias-armchair-gst-ride/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/time-to-end-western-australias-armchair-gst-ride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The bill should not pass’: Australians with disability escalate fears over NDIS cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last week, the Australian Human Rights Commission, the major disability networks and more than 100 academics have urged the government to pause its $35 billion cuts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-bill-should-not-pass-australians-with-disability-escalate-fears-over-ndis-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-bill-should-not-pass-australians-with-disability-escalate-fears-over-ndis-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visa overstayers to have work rights revoked if asylum claim rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is expected to take a hard line on temporary visas as it continues to consider ways to reduce Australia's migration figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/visa-overstayers-to-have-work-rights-revoked-if-asylum-claim-rejected/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/visa-overstayers-to-have-work-rights-revoked-if-asylum-claim-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Completing the census is compulsory. Skipping it can result in a hefty fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some questions have fallen away since the first census in 1911, while others have been introduced. But no matter where you are, you must fill it in &ndash; or pay a whopping fine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/completing-the-census-is-compulsory-skipping-it-can-result-in-a-hefty-fine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/completing-the-census-is-compulsory-skipping-it-can-result-in-a-hefty-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor MP questions social media value after alleged online threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was charged with threatening NSW MP Liesl Tesch the same week research found most female politicians and women running for office had received online abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-questions-social-media-value-after-alleged-online-threats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-questions-social-media-value-after-alleged-online-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson feuds with media, concedes using party funds for luxury hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader conceded on Friday that she used party funds to pay for a $900-a-night five-star hotel in London, but denied leaving rooms empty while she travelled to Italy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-feuds-with-media-concedes-using-party-funds-for-luxury-hotel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-feuds-with-media-concedes-using-party-funds-for-luxury-hotel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like her soulmate Trump, Hanson hasn’t flamed out. We need to understand why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both share a teflon coating and staying power that has defied the pundits. Both keep saying the unsayable &ndash; and that&rsquo;s what works.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/like-her-soulmate-trump-hanson-hasnt-flamed-out-we-need-to-understand-why/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/like-her-soulmate-trump-hanson-hasnt-flamed-out-we-need-to-understand-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marles denies cabinet divided on Burke's migration proposal &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Marles has denied cabinet was divided on the home affairs minister's proposal of sweeping cuts to migration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/marles-denies-cabinet-divided-on-burkes-migration-proposal-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/marles-denies-cabinet-divided-on-burkes-migration-proposal-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Pocock accuses gambling lobby of trying to discredit former NRL player]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Pocock has accused the gambling lobby of trying to discredit a former NRL players testimony to a Senate inquiry into Labor's gambling advertising legislation. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pocock-accuses-gambling-lobby-of-trying-to-discredit-former-nrl-player/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pocock-accuses-gambling-lobby-of-trying-to-discredit-former-nrl-player/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Marles denies cabinet divided on Burke's migration proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Marles has denied cabinet was divided on the home affairs minister's proposal of sweeping cuts to migration. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-marles-denies-cabinet-divided-on-burkes-migration-proposal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-marles-denies-cabinet-divided-on-burkes-migration-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empty five-star room: Hanson paid for $900-a-night hotel with party funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader insists she did not bankroll the luxury London accommodation with her $5 million Fire the Liar war chest despite insiders expressing concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/empty-five-star-room-hanson-paid-for-900-a-night-hotel-with-party-funds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/empty-five-star-room-hanson-paid-for-900-a-night-hotel-with-party-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic Church warns against rise in ‘us and them’ politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation&rsquo;s bishops have warned that political disagreement over migration must not become a license for hatred.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/catholic-church-warns-against-rise-in-us-and-them-politics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/catholic-church-warns-against-rise-in-us-and-them-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men's behaviour change groups could soon face new rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Programs range from one day sessions in schools educating boys on respectful relationships to months-long programs working with men who have abused their partners and children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mens-behaviour-change-groups-could-soon-face-new-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mens-behaviour-change-groups-could-soon-face-new-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 7, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-7-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-7-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling and migration to be on the agenda for parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal parliament resumes next week as the government battles to pass legislation on the sensitive issue of gambling, and address voter angst about the level of migration.<br />
Political editor Jacob Greber speaks to Sarah Ferguson.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gambling-and-migration-to-be-on-the-agenda-for-parliament/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gambling-and-migration-to-be-on-the-agenda-for-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data diviners urge Aussies to keep faith in census and ignore digital crusades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Believers and non-believers have squared off for decades. In 2026, this tussle doesn&rsquo;t just involve social media. It centres on the census.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/data-diviners-urge-aussies-to-keep-faith-in-census-and-ignore-digital-crusades/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/data-diviners-urge-aussies-to-keep-faith-in-census-and-ignore-digital-crusades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia retains AAA as tax changes and spending cuts help bottom line]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia is just one of 11 nations with a triple A credit rating from S&amp;P. The budget&rsquo;s tax measures and spending cuts have helped retain that rating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-retains-aaa-as-tax-changes-and-spending-cuts-help-bottom-line/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-retains-aaa-as-tax-changes-and-spending-cuts-help-bottom-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax, gambling and migration fights ahead for Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliament is yet to resume but the stage has been set for the political fights set to play out next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tax-gambling-and-migration-fights-ahead-for-labor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tax-gambling-and-migration-fights-ahead-for-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM’s tougher line on migration will define legacy in confronting Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s rise has created havoc on the right flank of Australian politics. Arguably more importantly, it is shaping the government&rsquo;s migration policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pms-tougher-line-on-migration-will-define-legacy-in-confronting-hanson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pms-tougher-line-on-migration-will-define-legacy-in-confronting-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Senate may punt the gambling reform bill. Could the PM call that a win?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s resistance to wholesale gambling reform has defied many within Labor. Now he confronts a hostile Senate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-senate-may-punt-the-gambling-reform-bill-could-the-pm-call-that-a-win/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-senate-may-punt-the-gambling-reform-bill-could-the-pm-call-that-a-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Rubbish' tariffs drive Australian company out of the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's only silicon producer will exit the US market next week, but the federal government says the Trump administration's move does not undermine the critical minerals agreement between the two countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rubbish-tariffs-drive-australian-company-out-of-the-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rubbish-tariffs-drive-australian-company-out-of-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian silicon company forced out of US by 40pc tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's only silicon producer will exit the US market next week, but the federal government says the Trump administration's move does not undermine the critical minerals agreement between the two countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-silicon-company-forced-out-of-us-by-40pc-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-silicon-company-forced-out-of-us-by-40pc-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commonwealth says it will block gas-fired data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NT government has rejected a federal plan to mandate the use of renewables for new large-scale data centres, but the Commonwealth says it will block proposals that rely on gas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/commonwealth-says-it-will-block-gas-fired-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/commonwealth-says-it-will-block-gas-fired-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Wanna swap’: Jaded Liberal leader concedes he sent text, denies it was to a sex worker]]></title><description><![CDATA[The territory&rsquo;s opposition leader was accused of having a &ldquo;text message exchange with a sex worker&rdquo; while on the clock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wanna-swap-jaded-liberal-leader-concedes-he-sent-text-denies-it-was-to-a-sex-worker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wanna-swap-jaded-liberal-leader-concedes-he-sent-text-denies-it-was-to-a-sex-worker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson does 'not care' if immigration cuts impact businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader says her focus is on a "decent standard of living" and "way of life", saying she does "not care" if cuts to skilled migration will affect businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-does-not-care-if-immigration-cuts-impact-businesses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-does-not-care-if-immigration-cuts-impact-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ll get to the bottom of it’: Hanson delays judgment on Roberts’ conspiracy claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader says she will pull her long-serving senator aside next week to address controversial comments on Ukraine, chemtrails, and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ill-get-to-the-bottom-of-it-hanson-delays-judgment-on-roberts-conspiracy-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ill-get-to-the-bottom-of-it-hanson-delays-judgment-on-roberts-conspiracy-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long before her media bans, Pauline held a sleepover for journalists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three decades before Pauline Hanson went Trumpian and banned media organisations from her press conferences, her relationship with journalists was much closer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/long-before-her-media-bans-pauline-held-a-sleepover-for-journalists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/long-before-her-media-bans-pauline-held-a-sleepover-for-journalists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: ACT Opposition Leader admits to texting 'f*** my job is boring' during hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[ACT Opposition Leader Mark Parton has admitted he sent a text message complaining about how boring his job is during budget estimates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-act-opposition-leader-admits-to-texting-f-my-job-is-boring-during-hearing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-act-opposition-leader-admits-to-texting-f-my-job-is-boring-during-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACT opposition leader admits to texting 'f*** my job is boring' during hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[ACT opposition leader Mark Parton has admitted he sent a text message complaining about how boring his job is during budget estimates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/act-opposition-leader-admits-to-texting-f-my-job-is-boring-during-hearing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/act-opposition-leader-admits-to-texting-f-my-job-is-boring-during-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor's gambling ad laws an 'absolute fail', says shadow minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne Webster says a Senate inquiry into Labor's gambling advertising legislation shows the bill has "plenty of deficiencies". Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labors-gambling-ad-laws-an-absolute-fail-says-shadow-minister/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labors-gambling-ad-laws-an-absolute-fail-says-shadow-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson 'doesn't care' if businesses are impacted by permanent migration cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says she doesn't care if Labor's proposed cuts to skilled and family visas impact Australian businesses. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-doesnt-care-if-businesses-are-impacted-by-permanent-migration-cut/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-doesnt-care-if-businesses-are-impacted-by-permanent-migration-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Gambling lobby questions 'conflict' over ex-NRL player's betting company past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anne Webster says a Senate inquiry into Labor's gambling advertising legislation shows the bill has "plenty of deficiencies". Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-gambling-lobby-questions-conflict-over-ex-nrl-players-betting-company-past/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-gambling-lobby-questions-conflict-over-ex-nrl-players-betting-company-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson 'doesn't care' if businesses are impacted by permanent migration cut &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says she doesn't care if Labor's proposed cuts to skilled and family visas impact Australian businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-doesnt-care-if-businesses-are-impacted-by-permanent-migration-cut-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-doesnt-care-if-businesses-are-impacted-by-permanent-migration-cut-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs to assess if Australia prepared for war as concerns over conflict grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the first time since World War II that a formal plan will be proposed, reflecting increasing concerns of conflict breaking out in this region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-to-assess-if-australia-prepared-for-war-as-concerns-over-conflict-grow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-to-assess-if-australia-prepared-for-war-as-concerns-over-conflict-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we ready for war? Politicians tasked with plan against new age threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the first time since World War II that a formal plan will be proposed, reflecting increasing concerns of conflict breaking out in this region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/are-we-ready-for-war-politicians-tasked-with-plan-against-new-age-threats/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/are-we-ready-for-war-politicians-tasked-with-plan-against-new-age-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We took on a machine': El-Sayed hails victory in Michigan primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michigan Democratic primary winner Abdul El-Sayed says his progressive movement won a victory against a 'Goliath' of corporate donors.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-took-on-a-machine-el-sayed-hails-victory-in-michigan-primary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-took-on-a-machine-el-sayed-hails-victory-in-michigan-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a bitter firefighters' pay dispute turned toxic in Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[IBAC's Operation Richmond found former premier Daniel Andrews, his senior ministers and public servants breached codes of conduct during protracted negotiations over a firefighters' wage deal in 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-a-bitter-firefighters-pay-dispute-turned-toxic-in-victoria/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-a-bitter-firefighters-pay-dispute-turned-toxic-in-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor's migration test looks different to Howard's]]></title><description><![CDATA[If stopping asylum seeker boats was the great immigration challenge in decades past, achieving a lower Net Overseas Migration (NOM) figure has become the new political test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-migration-test-looks-different-to-howards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-migration-test-looks-different-to-howards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor has one big political test on migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[If stopping asylum seeker boats was the great immigration challenge in decades past, achieving a lower Net Overseas Migration (NOM) figure has become the new political test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-has-one-big-political-test-on-migration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-has-one-big-political-test-on-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese is about to overtake Keating in time as PM, but the clock is ticking]]></title><description><![CDATA[A term of leadership is an extravagantly heightened example of life in miniature, something akin to a stop-motion film of a flower growing, blooming and dying all inside 30 seconds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-is-about-to-overtake-keating-in-time-as-pm-but-the-clock-is-ticking/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-is-about-to-overtake-keating-in-time-as-pm-but-the-clock-is-ticking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teal MPs’ electorates are where house values are falling most. They think it’s a good thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Property values are falling in the nation&rsquo;s two largest property markets. Independent MPs in two key areas say it&rsquo;s not a cause for worry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teal-mps-electorates-are-where-house-values-are-falling-most-they-think-its-a-good-thing-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teal-mps-electorates-are-where-house-values-are-falling-most-they-think-its-a-good-thing-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teal MPs electorates are where house values are falling most. They think it’s a good thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Property values are falling in the nation&rsquo;s two largest property markets. Independent MPs in two key areas say it&rsquo;s not a cause for worry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teal-mps-electorates-are-where-house-values-are-falling-most-they-think-its-a-good-thing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teal-mps-electorates-are-where-house-values-are-falling-most-they-think-its-a-good-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not just upheaval: AI could deliver $120b boost and more jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are serious concerns artificial intelligence could axe jobs and hurt communities. New research shows there could be a big upside for the economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/not-just-upheaval-ai-could-deliver-120b-boost-and-more-jobs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/not-just-upheaval-ai-could-deliver-120b-boost-and-more-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 6, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-6-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-6-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trolls take their toll as online abuse turns women off politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[What woman would want to go into politics? Nine out of 10 women politicians have experienced gendered online abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trolls-take-their-toll-as-online-abuse-turns-women-off-politics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trolls-take-their-toll-as-online-abuse-turns-women-off-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition will force Albanese to cede ground on gambling reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition communications spokeswoman Sarah Henderson said Labor had come up with a bill that was &ldquo;riddled with deficiencies and must be significantly amended&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-will-force-albanese-to-cede-ground-on-gambling-reforms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-will-force-albanese-to-cede-ground-on-gambling-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warnings Labor's plan to delay family reunions could be 'human rights issue']]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts are divided on the government's plan to increase its control over net migration figures, warning the devil is in the detail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/warnings-labors-plan-to-delay-family-reunions-could-be-human-rights-issue-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/warnings-labors-plan-to-delay-family-reunions-could-be-human-rights-issue-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warnings Labor's plan to delay family reunions could be human rights issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts are divided on the government's plan to increase its control over net migration figures, warning the devil is in the detail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/warnings-labors-plan-to-delay-family-reunions-could-be-human-rights-issue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/warnings-labors-plan-to-delay-family-reunions-could-be-human-rights-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clive Palmer loses last-ditch attempt to sue Australia for $300b]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian mining magnate&rsquo;s argument that he was a &ldquo;foreign investor&rdquo; in Australia has been dismissed by Switzerland&rsquo;s highest court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/clive-palmer-loses-last-ditch-attempt-to-sue-australia-for-300b/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/clive-palmer-loses-last-ditch-attempt-to-sue-australia-for-300b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Needs work: Burke’s plans for migration overhaul delayed due to cabinet questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Burke was to unveil the migration changes this week, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wanted to be back from leave for the announcement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/needs-work-burkes-plans-for-migration-overhaul-delayed-due-to-cabinet-questions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/needs-work-burkes-plans-for-migration-overhaul-delayed-due-to-cabinet-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Needs work: Burke’s plans for deep migration cuts delayed due to cabinet questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Burke was to unveil the migration changes this week, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wanted to be back from leave for the announcement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/needs-work-burkes-plans-for-deep-migration-cuts-delayed-due-to-cabinet-questions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/needs-work-burkes-plans-for-deep-migration-cuts-delayed-due-to-cabinet-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Needs work: Burke’s plans for deep migration cuts delayed due to cabinet concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Burke was to unveil the migration changes this week, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wanted to be back from leave for the announcement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/needs-work-burkes-plans-for-deep-migration-cuts-delayed-due-to-cabinet-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/needs-work-burkes-plans-for-deep-migration-cuts-delayed-due-to-cabinet-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Needs work: Burke’s plans for deep migration cuts delayed due cabinet concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Burke was to unveil the migration changes this week, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wanted to be back from leave for the announcement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/needs-work-burkes-plans-for-deep-migration-cuts-delayed-due-cabinet-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/needs-work-burkes-plans-for-deep-migration-cuts-delayed-due-cabinet-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prisoners paid compensation for sleeping on floor amid overcrowding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prisoners are receiving financial compensation for sleeping on the floor due to overcrowding across Western Australian jails, the ABC can reveal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/prisoners-paid-compensation-for-sleeping-on-floor-amid-overcrowding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/prisoners-paid-compensation-for-sleeping-on-floor-amid-overcrowding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overcrowding triggers 'gratuity' payments to prisoners sleeping on floors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prisoners are receiving financial compensation for sleeping on the floor due to overcrowding across Western Australian jails, the ABC can reveal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/overcrowding-triggers-gratuity-payments-to-prisoners-sleeping-on-floors/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/overcrowding-triggers-gratuity-payments-to-prisoners-sleeping-on-floors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shadow treasurer brands Labor's 'widows tax' fix a 'patch-up job' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says Labor's attempt to address unintended consequences of its federal budget measures is a "patch-up job".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shadow-treasurer-brands-labors-widows-tax-fix-a-patch-up-job-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shadow-treasurer-brands-labors-widows-tax-fix-a-patch-up-job-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shadow treasurer brands Labor's 'widows tax' fix a 'patch-up job']]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says Labor's attempt to address unintended consequences of its federal budget measures is a "patch-up job". Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-treasurer-brands-labors-widows-tax-fix-a-patch-up-job/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-treasurer-brands-labors-widows-tax-fix-a-patch-up-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Bridget McKenzie says 'widow tax' fix amounts to 'backflip']]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Party politician says the release of draft legislation to address the unintended consequences of Labor's budget measures amounts to a "backflip". Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bridget-mckenzie-says-widow-tax-fix-amounts-to-backflip/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bridget-mckenzie-says-widow-tax-fix-amounts-to-backflip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor's quiet visa change prioritises onshore workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Home Affairs minister has quietly de-prioritised overseas skilled workers to reduce net overseas migration in a move the Coalition says is managing "migration by stealth".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-quiet-visa-change-prioritises-onshore-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-quiet-visa-change-prioritises-onshore-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burke's quiet visa change prioritises onshore workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Home Affairs minister has quietly de-prioritised overseas skilled workers to reduce net overseas migration in a move the Coalition says is managing "migration by stealth".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burkes-quiet-visa-change-prioritises-onshore-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burkes-quiet-visa-change-prioritises-onshore-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation's new Victorian leader promoted conspiracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new state One Nation leader warned of a debunked "globalist" plot to control Australians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-new-victorian-leader-promoted-conspiracy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-new-victorian-leader-promoted-conspiracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Noose is tightening': One Nation's new Victorian leader promoted conspiracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new state One Nation leader warned of a debunked "globalist" plot to control Australians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/noose-is-tightening-one-nations-new-victorian-leader-promoted-conspiracy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/noose-is-tightening-one-nations-new-victorian-leader-promoted-conspiracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 5, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-5-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-5-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony Burke delays speech expected to reveal sweeping migration cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ABC understands the cuts to migration numbers are contentious within Labor, but no reason for the delay is given.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tony-burke-delays-speech-expected-to-reveal-sweeping-migration-cuts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tony-burke-delays-speech-expected-to-reveal-sweeping-migration-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor was poised to reveal massive migration cuts, then suddenly delayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ABC understands the cuts to migration numbers are contentious within Labor, but no reason for the delay is given.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-was-poised-to-reveal-massive-migration-cuts-then-suddenly-delayed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-was-poised-to-reveal-massive-migration-cuts-then-suddenly-delayed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor unveils 'widow tax' fix after negative gearing backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is also consulting on carve-outs and changes covering newly built homes, affordable and disability housing and its new capital gains tax system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-unveils-widow-tax-fix-after-negative-gearing-backlash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-unveils-widow-tax-fix-after-negative-gearing-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From deadline to details: The six things you need to know to handle the census]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some questions have fallen away since the first census in 1911, while others have been introduced. But no matter where you are, you must fill it in &ndash; or pay a whopping fine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/from-deadline-to-details-the-six-things-you-need-to-know-to-handle-the-census/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/from-deadline-to-details-the-six-things-you-need-to-know-to-handle-the-census/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Widows and divorcees protected as Labor reveals details of tax backdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amendments released on Tuesday will let widows and divorcees claim negative gearing and capital gains discounts after properties are transferred to single ownership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/widows-and-divorcees-protected-as-labor-reveals-details-of-tax-backdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/widows-and-divorcees-protected-as-labor-reveals-details-of-tax-backdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Publicity-seeking extremists’: V’landys weighs in as gambling inquiry gets personal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting NRL chief Peter V&rsquo;landys said senators leading the inquiry had been elected on a &ldquo;handful of votes&rdquo;, as betting companies denied any knowledge of claims agents were using drugs and escorts to encourage clients to gamble.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/publicity-seeking-extremists-vlandys-weighs-in-as-gambling-inquiry-gets-personal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/publicity-seeking-extremists-vlandys-weighs-in-as-gambling-inquiry-gets-personal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BoM orders independent review after $96m website backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A botched $96 million website rollout, customer fury, and PR missteps have pushed the Bureau of Meteorology to order a sweeping independent inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bom-orders-independent-review-after-96m-website-backlash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bom-orders-independent-review-after-96m-website-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sportsbet, TAB deny allegations reps offered escort and drugs to gambler]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sportsbet and TAB have denied explosive claims they offered a young gambler access to illicit drugs and escorts as part of an inducement program.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sportsbet-tab-deny-allegations-reps-offered-escort-and-drugs-to-gambler/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sportsbet-tab-deny-allegations-reps-offered-escort-and-drugs-to-gambler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stark testimony highlights weakness of government’s gambling reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence by addicts to a Senate committee exposes another side of gambling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stark-testimony-highlights-weakness-of-governments-gambling-reforms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stark-testimony-highlights-weakness-of-governments-gambling-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pretty egregious claims’: Betting companies deny wooing clients with drugs, escorts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gambling industry figures denied the biggest allegations and said there was a difference between an inducement and a so-called &ldquo;generosity&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pretty-egregious-claims-betting-companies-deny-wooing-clients-with-drugs-escorts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pretty-egregious-claims-betting-companies-deny-wooing-clients-with-drugs-escorts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastie signals he might lose, hopes One Nation will preference him]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gloomy comments have revived a conversation about how closely the Coalition and Pauline Hanson should co-operate to topple Anthony Albanese.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hastie-signals-he-might-lose-hopes-one-nation-will-preference-him/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hastie-signals-he-might-lose-hopes-one-nation-will-preference-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No explicit ban on protests outside places of worship likely for WA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bans on protesters congregating outside places of worship are unlikely to be introduced in WA, despite suggestions from senior Jewish legal figures amid heightened antisemitism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-explicit-ban-on-protests-outside-places-of-worship-likely-for-wa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-explicit-ban-on-protests-outside-places-of-worship-likely-for-wa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abortion clinic-style bans on protests outside WA places of worship unlikely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bans on protesters congregating outside places of worship are unlikely to be introduced in WA, despite suggestions from senior Jewish legal figures amid heightened antisemitism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/abortion-clinic-style-bans-on-protests-outside-wa-places-of-worship-unlikely/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/abortion-clinic-style-bans-on-protests-outside-wa-places-of-worship-unlikely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister tells Hanson to 'turn up and answer questions' after barring ABC, Guardian &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amanda Rishworth says Pauline Hanson must "turn up and answer questions" after the One Nation leader barred ABC and Guardian journalists from a press conference in Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-tells-hanson-to-turn-up-and-answer-questions-after-barring-abc-guardian-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-tells-hanson-to-turn-up-and-answer-questions-after-barring-abc-guardian-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister tells Hanson to 'turn up and answer questions' after barring ABC, Guardian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amanda Rishworth says Pauline Hanson must "turn up and answer questions" after the One Nation leader barred ABC and Guardian journalists from a press conference in Victoria. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-tells-hanson-to-turn-up-and-answer-questions-after-barring-abc-guardian/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-tells-hanson-to-turn-up-and-answer-questions-after-barring-abc-guardian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberal MP signals Coalition will seek to strengthen gambling ad laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP Simon Kennedy has signalled the Coalition will seek to strengthen the government's gambling advertising laws before parliament. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-mp-signals-coalition-will-seek-to-strengthen-gambling-ad-laws/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-mp-signals-coalition-will-seek-to-strengthen-gambling-ad-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a teen Allegra Spender wore a hoodie to annoy mum Carla Zampatti]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allegra Spender on her fashion mogul mother Carla Zampatti, the "joy" of politics and why no Liberal Party leader has ever tried to lure her into the fold.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-a-teen-allegra-spender-wore-a-hoodie-to-annoy-mum-carla-zampatti/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-a-teen-allegra-spender-wore-a-hoodie-to-annoy-mum-carla-zampatti/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dinners at Rinehart’s mansion, Hanson loans, an offensive film: One Nation’s sources of cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mining billionaire is sometimes a late withdrawal from the $10,000-a-ticket dinners. But guests can still enjoy the sweeping river views with Pauline Hanson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dinners-at-rineharts-mansion-hanson-loans-an-offensive-film-one-nations-sources-of-cash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dinners-at-rineharts-mansion-hanson-loans-an-offensive-film-one-nations-sources-of-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allegra Spender on the hardest decision she's ever made]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allegra Spender discusses her fashion mogul mother Carla Zampatti, the "joy" of politics and why no Liberal Party leader has ever tried to lure her into the fold.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/allegra-spender-on-the-hardest-decision-shes-ever-made/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/allegra-spender-on-the-hardest-decision-shes-ever-made/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of the super-cycle: Big call on the national property market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Property values have been on a 30-year upward cycle. One of the nation&rsquo;s top economists believe its finally come to an end.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/end-of-the-super-cycle-big-call-on-the-national-property-market/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/end-of-the-super-cycle-big-call-on-the-national-property-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 4, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-4-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-4-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What drugs do you want?’ How betting companies lured Luke Bateman into gambling more]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I was out in this room doing drugs with all of them. This is like the CEO, the founders, the VIP managers,&rdquo; the former NRL player told a Senate inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-drugs-do-you-want-how-betting-companies-lured-luke-bateman-into-gambling-more-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-drugs-do-you-want-how-betting-companies-lured-luke-bateman-into-gambling-more-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What drugs do you want?’: How betting companies lured Luke Bateman into gambling more]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The entire sort of C-suite of the company was there. All the management team administration, and they were sort of all in a backroom doing drugs together,&rdquo; the former gambling addict said of one event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-drugs-do-you-want-how-betting-companies-lured-luke-bateman-into-gambling-more/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-drugs-do-you-want-how-betting-companies-lured-luke-bateman-into-gambling-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big tech to pay more if no deal reached with Australian media]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies like Google will have to pay a higher percentage of their ad revenue to media companies if they fail to make a deal, but have won a key concession that protects the broader revenue of their business.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/big-tech-to-pay-more-if-no-deal-reached-with-australian-media/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/big-tech-to-pay-more-if-no-deal-reached-with-australian-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-NRL player reveals drug offers during crippling gambling addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke Bateman says gambling company employees unofficially offered him illicit drugs in order to cultivate a relationship with him when he was high-spend punter.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-nrl-player-reveals-drug-offers-during-crippling-gambling-addiction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-nrl-player-reveals-drug-offers-during-crippling-gambling-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-NRL player reveals betting companies offered to arrange illegal drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke Bateman says gambling company employees unofficially offered him illicit drugs in order to cultivate a relationship with him when he was high-spend punter.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-nrl-player-reveals-betting-companies-offered-to-arrange-illegal-drugs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-nrl-player-reveals-betting-companies-offered-to-arrange-illegal-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-NRL player alleges gambling staff offered drugs as he lost thousands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke Bateman says gambling company employees unofficially offered him illicit drugs in order to cultivate a relationship with him when he was high-spend punter.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-nrl-player-alleges-gambling-staff-offered-drugs-as-he-lost-thousands/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-nrl-player-alleges-gambling-staff-offered-drugs-as-he-lost-thousands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson 'lucky' to have former Scott Morrison staffer as chief of staff, Hume says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting Opposition Leader Jane Hume says Pauline Hanson is "lucky" to have Chris Taylor, one of Scott Morrison's former senior staffers, on her team. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-lucky-to-have-former-scott-morrison-staffer-as-chief-of-staff-hume-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-lucky-to-have-former-scott-morrison-staffer-as-chief-of-staff-hume-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Big tech faces higher tax if it does not reach deals with local publishers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech companies will be forced to pay a 2.5 per cent tax on digital advertising revenue if they do not reach deals with media companies. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-big-tech-faces-higher-tax-if-it-does-not-reach-deals-with-local-publishers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-big-tech-faces-higher-tax-if-it-does-not-reach-deals-with-local-publishers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson 'lucky' to have former Scott Morrison staffer as chief of staff, Hume says &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting Opposition Leader Jane Hume says Pauline Hanson is "lucky" to have Chris Taylor, one of Scott Morrison's former senior staffers, on her team.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-lucky-to-have-former-scott-morrison-staffer-as-chief-of-staff-hume-says-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-lucky-to-have-former-scott-morrison-staffer-as-chief-of-staff-hume-says-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New premier cuts size of ministry ahead of Victorian election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria's new premier has filled one of the three vacancies in cabinet left by the departure of Jacinta Allan and two of her allies.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/new-premier-cuts-size-of-ministry-ahead-of-victorian-election/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/new-premier-cuts-size-of-ministry-ahead-of-victorian-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson promoted to Victorian cabinet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria's new premier has filled one of the three vacancies in cabinet left by the departure of Jacinta Allan and two of her allies.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mordialloc-mp-tim-richardson-promoted-to-victorian-cabinet/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mordialloc-mp-tim-richardson-promoted-to-victorian-cabinet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Carroll to fill one of three vacancies in Victorian cabinet, ABC understands]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs tell the ABC Victoria's new premier is only expected to fill one of the three vacancies in cabinet.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ben-carroll-to-fill-one-of-three-vacancies-in-victorian-cabinet-abc-understands/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ben-carroll-to-fill-one-of-three-vacancies-in-victorian-cabinet-abc-understands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No corruption’: Abbott says ICAC a factional hit job as Taylor faces questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott, the federal Liberal president, said the religious-right Reformers group was &ldquo;largely a group of enthusiastic young Christians with a strong sense of mission&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-corruption-abbott-says-icac-a-factional-hit-job-as-taylor-faces-questions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-corruption-abbott-says-icac-a-factional-hit-job-as-taylor-faces-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sliding housing prices gave the Reserve Bank a surprise helping hand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RBA&rsquo;s three rate rises were always going to slow inflation. But it&rsquo;s got an unexpected assist from the government&rsquo;s budget measures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sliding-housing-prices-gave-the-reserve-bank-a-surprise-helping-hand/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sliding-housing-prices-gave-the-reserve-bank-a-surprise-helping-hand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House price fall accelerates as rate rises and budget policies hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Property values have racked up their biggest fall since Anthony Albanese took office as rates, cost of living and tax changes collide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/house-price-fall-accelerates-as-rate-rises-and-budget-policies-hit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/house-price-fall-accelerates-as-rate-rises-and-budget-policies-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big carrot, more stick under news bargaining plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Large tech companies have won some concessions, but face larger penalties, under a revamped plan aimed at helping local news publishers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/big-carrot-more-stick-under-news-bargaining-plan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/big-carrot-more-stick-under-news-bargaining-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorists opt to avoid the fuel spike by buying an EV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petrol prices are about to climb well above $2 a litre this week. But a growing number of motorists won&rsquo;t care &ndash; they have just bought an electric car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/motorists-opt-to-avoid-the-fuel-spike-by-buying-an-ev/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/motorists-opt-to-avoid-the-fuel-spike-by-buying-an-ev/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, August 3, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-3-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-august-3-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How can it be?’ Church leader turns Albanese’s words against him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sydney Dean Sandy Grant and child safety advocates have joined forces to demand a total ban on betting ads, accusing Labor of caving to commercial interests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-can-it-be-church-leader-turns-albaneses-words-against-him/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-can-it-be-church-leader-turns-albaneses-words-against-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers brace for petrol price hikes as fuel excise cut comes to end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prices are forecast to increase to about $2.20 a litre for unleaded and $2.60 a litre for diesel when the fuel excise returns to its normal rate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/drivers-brace-for-petrol-price-hikes-as-fuel-excise-cut-comes-to-end/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/drivers-brace-for-petrol-price-hikes-as-fuel-excise-cut-comes-to-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia records biggest-ever surge in EV sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly one in every two new vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid across April, May and June.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-records-biggest-ever-surge-in-ev-sales/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-records-biggest-ever-surge-in-ev-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia records biggest-ever quarterly surge in EV sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly one in every two new vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid across April, May and June.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-records-biggest-ever-quarterly-surge-in-ev-sales/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-records-biggest-ever-quarterly-surge-in-ev-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor's Secret Harbour by-election campaign walks fine line on pork barrelling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor's funding announcements in the electorate of Secret Harbour ahead of its by-election prompt the question: where does pork barrelling begin and genuine campaigning end?&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-secret-harbour-by-election-campaign-walks-fine-line-on-pork-barrelling/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-secret-harbour-by-election-campaign-walks-fine-line-on-pork-barrelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government's Secret Harbour funding announcements fuel pork barrelling scrutiny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor's funding announcements in the electorate of Secret Harbour ahead of its by-election prompt the question: where does pork barrelling begin and genuine campaigning end?&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/governments-secret-harbour-funding-announcements-fuel-pork-barrelling-scrutiny/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/governments-secret-harbour-funding-announcements-fuel-pork-barrelling-scrutiny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parliament and pineapple on pizza: Milton Dick’s plan to future-proof democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[From remote Indigenous schools to outback classrooms with two students, the House Speaker is on a national crusade to rebuild faith in Australia&rsquo;s institutions &ndash; putting pineapple in place of politics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/parliament-and-pineapple-on-pizza-milton-dicks-plan-to-future-proof-democracy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/parliament-and-pineapple-on-pizza-milton-dicks-plan-to-future-proof-democracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the tradwife trend is totally logical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why be a frazzled career woman, when you can bake in a nice kitchen while someone else brings home the bacon?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-the-tradwife-trend-is-totally-logical/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-the-tradwife-trend-is-totally-logical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re being sold ‘get-fixed-quick’ schemes. It’s destroying our nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians have worked out that voters reward them for the illusion of extra money more than for actually doing the hard things necessary to make you better off.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/were-being-sold-get-fixed-quick-schemes-its-destroying-our-nation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/were-being-sold-get-fixed-quick-schemes-its-destroying-our-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voters are starting to ask a new question about politics, money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debate about money in politics has traditionally revolved around whether politicians have broken the rules. But voters are increasingly asking what good judgement looks like.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voters-are-starting-to-ask-a-new-question-about-politics-money/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voters-are-starting-to-ask-a-new-question-about-politics-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voters are starting to ask a new question about politics and money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debate about money in politics has traditionally revolved around whether politicians have broken the rules. But voters are increasingly asking a different question: what does good judgement look like?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voters-are-starting-to-ask-a-new-question-about-politics-and-money/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voters-are-starting-to-ask-a-new-question-about-politics-and-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three unrelated stories tell us something about political power and money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debate about money in politics has traditionally revolved around whether politicians have broken the rules. But voters are increasingly asking a different question: what does good judgement look like?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/three-unrelated-stories-tell-us-something-about-political-power-and-money/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/three-unrelated-stories-tell-us-something-about-political-power-and-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savannah was born via a surrogate and couldn’t be more loved. But the system is far from perfect]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new regulatory framework will ideally give clarity to parents. It could also turbocharge surrogate births on Australian soil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/savannah-was-born-via-a-surrogate-and-couldnt-be-more-loved-but-the-system-is-far-from-perfect/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/savannah-was-born-via-a-surrogate-and-couldnt-be-more-loved-but-the-system-is-far-from-perfect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Precious time’: First brain cancer drug in 20 years to be listed on PBS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new PBS listing offers the first breakthrough in 20 years for Australians with rare brain cancer - alongside expanded subsidies for thyroid cancer, lymphoma, and childhood Crohn&rsquo;s disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/precious-time-first-brain-cancer-drug-in-20-years-to-be-listed-on-pbs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/precious-time-first-brain-cancer-drug-in-20-years-to-be-listed-on-pbs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prices to jump at the bowser as fuel excise cut ends tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The price of unleaded and diesel will climb in the next week as the government's fuel excise cut officially ends. But experts say prices won't go as high as they did due to increased supply.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/prices-to-jump-at-the-bowser-as-fuel-excise-cut-ends-tonight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/prices-to-jump-at-the-bowser-as-fuel-excise-cut-ends-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prices to jump at the bowser as fuel excise cut ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[The price of unleaded and diesel will climb in the next week as the government's fuel excise cut officially ends. But experts say prices won't go as high as they did due to increased supply.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/prices-to-jump-at-the-bowser-as-fuel-excise-cut-ends/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/prices-to-jump-at-the-bowser-as-fuel-excise-cut-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wong describes importance of First Nations ties to Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the second day of Garma Festival, Foreign Minister Penny Wong emphasised the strategic importance of ties between First Nations peoples and Australia's Pacific neighbours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wong-describes-importance-of-first-nations-ties-to-pacific/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wong-describes-importance-of-first-nations-ties-to-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We are not a monoculture and never have been,' Penny Wong tells Garma Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the second day of Garma Festival, Foreign Minister Penny Wong emphasised the strategic importance of ties between First Nations peoples and Australia's Pacific neighbours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-are-not-a-monoculture-and-never-have-been-penny-wong-tells-garma-festival/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-are-not-a-monoculture-and-never-have-been-penny-wong-tells-garma-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A breathalyser pregnancy test: How AI is sniffing out the next farming revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The technique could replace the need for a labour-intensive veterinarian test which typically involves elbow-length gloves and a lot of pushing and prodding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-breathalyser-pregnancy-test-how-ai-is-sniffing-out-the-next-farming-revolution/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-breathalyser-pregnancy-test-how-ai-is-sniffing-out-the-next-farming-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA set to fall short of vaccination target as free flu jabs come to an end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the flu season, the WA government set ambitious targets for its vaccination program, but new data shows it is falling short.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-set-to-fall-short-of-vaccination-target-as-free-flu-jabs-come-to-an-end/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 03:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-set-to-fall-short-of-vaccination-target-as-free-flu-jabs-come-to-an-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Labor MPs chasing promotions after Vic leadership spill]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Victorian Premier Ben Carroll is expected to announce his new-look ministry on Monday, with a handful of Labor MPs now jostling for promotions following the resignation of Jacinta Allan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-labor-mps-chasing-promotions-after-vic-leadership-spill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-labor-mps-chasing-promotions-after-vic-leadership-spill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who broke the Liberal Party?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Kelly sits down with David Speers to unpack the decade that broke the Liberal Party.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/who-broke-the-liberal-party/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/who-broke-the-liberal-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson as PM? The maths versus the mirage]]></title><description><![CDATA[It takes a mammoth effort to win a single seat in the House of Representatives. One Nation would need to seize at least 39 seats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-as-pm-the-maths-versus-the-mirage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-as-pm-the-maths-versus-the-mirage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One bold, fiscal move would ease our economic anxiety. Does the PM have the nerve?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Balancing the federal budget would reduce Australia&rsquo;s risks, improve stability, and lift confidence. But it will require political courage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-bold-fiscal-move-would-ease-our-economic-anxiety-does-the-pm-have-the-nerve/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-bold-fiscal-move-would-ease-our-economic-anxiety-does-the-pm-have-the-nerve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor in high-stakes negotiations with Trump admin to unlock superpowered AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The talks, confirmed by three government officials, could give the government and critical businesses susceptible to hacking privileged access to top-tier AI models such as Anthropic&rsquo;s Fable and Mythos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-in-high-stakes-negotiations-with-trump-admin-to-unlock-superpowered-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-in-high-stakes-negotiations-with-trump-admin-to-unlock-superpowered-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’ve never known the size of the trans community. That’s about to change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following a Labor backdown and years of advocate lobbying, new questions on gender and sexuality will be included in the August 11 census.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/weve-never-known-the-size-of-the-trans-community-thats-about-to-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/weve-never-known-the-size-of-the-trans-community-thats-about-to-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most teens are still on social media despite the ban. They say sites haven’t asked for their age]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than eight in 10 teenagers were still using social media three months after the government&rsquo;s landmark ban for under-16s, the country&rsquo;s internet regulator has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/most-teens-are-still-on-social-media-despite-the-ban-they-say-sites-havent-asked-for-their-age/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/most-teens-are-still-on-social-media-despite-the-ban-they-say-sites-havent-asked-for-their-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NT chief minister's Garma town promise on land rights anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lia Finocchiaro uses her first Garma Festival speech to promise land and fuel security in north-east Arnhem Land after its main employer, Rio Tinto, leaves town.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-chief-ministers-garma-town-promise-on-land-rights-anniversary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-chief-ministers-garma-town-promise-on-land-rights-anniversary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NT chief minister pledges future for remote town after Rio Tinto closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lia Finocchiaro uses her first Garma Festival speech to promise land and fuel security in north-east Arnhem Land after its main employer, Rio Tinto, leaves town.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-chief-minister-pledges-future-for-remote-town-after-rio-tinto-closure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-chief-minister-pledges-future-for-remote-town-after-rio-tinto-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solomon MP Luke Gosling addresses the media outside the Darwin Local Court where a judge varied his bail on Friday.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Member for Solomon Luke Gosling has faced the Darwin Local Court for the first time since being charged with two counts of assaulting Northern Territory Administrator David Connolly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/solomon-mp-luke-gosling-addresses-the-media-outside-the-darwin-local-court-where-a-judge-varied-his-bail-on-friday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/solomon-mp-luke-gosling-addresses-the-media-outside-the-darwin-local-court-where-a-judge-varied-his-bail-on-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courts hears details of Labor MP’s alleged assault of NT administrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling is alleged to have struck the King&rsquo;s representative in the NT with a hip-and-shoulder charge before later elbowing him during a Darwin cultural festival, a court has heard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/courts-hears-details-of-labor-mps-alleged-assault-of-nt-administrator/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/courts-hears-details-of-labor-mps-alleged-assault-of-nt-administrator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the ex-Liberal couple crafting One Nation’s campaign strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[They once worked for moderate Liberals. Now they&rsquo;ve been hired by the party&rsquo;s greatest threat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/meet-the-ex-liberal-couple-crafting-one-nations-campaign-strategy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/meet-the-ex-liberal-couple-crafting-one-nations-campaign-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leeser says Albanese has 'lost his direction' on Indigenous affairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Julian Leeser has accused the federal government of being "adrift" on Indigenous affairs during his speech at the Garma Festival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leeser-says-albanese-has-lost-his-direction-on-indigenous-affairs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leeser-says-albanese-has-lost-his-direction-on-indigenous-affairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cautious, concerned and insecure’: Australians too scared to move jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a vibrant economy, workers freely move jobs searching for better conditions and pay. But Australians aren&rsquo;t prepared to do that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cautious-concerned-and-insecure-australians-too-scared-to-move-jobs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cautious-concerned-and-insecure-australians-too-scared-to-move-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson's no 'good' Muslims comments not hate speech, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Hanson's offensive comments, made during an interview in February, had been widely condemned by politicians and Islamic leaders as un-Australian.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-no-good-muslims-comments-not-hate-speech-police-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-no-good-muslims-comments-not-hate-speech-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia news as it happened: Board of Peace reaches Gaza disarmament deal, Trump says; Anthropic’s Claude AI hacks three organisations during testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our rolling coverage of the latest developments and news from around Australia and the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-news-as-it-happened-board-of-peace-reaches-gaza-disarmament-deal-trump-says-anthropics-claude-ai-hacks-three-organisations-during-testing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-news-as-it-happened-board-of-peace-reaches-gaza-disarmament-deal-trump-says-anthropics-claude-ai-hacks-three-organisations-during-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor ignored internal report revealing toll of scrapping Baby Boomer health rebate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is under fire for scrapping the premium private health insurance rebate for over 65s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-ignored-internal-report-revealing-toll-of-scrapping-baby-boomer-health-rebate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-ignored-internal-report-revealing-toll-of-scrapping-baby-boomer-health-rebate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia news LIVE: Board of Peace reaches Gaza disarmament deal, Trump says; Anthropic’s Claude AI hacks three organisations during testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our rolling coverage of the latest developments and news from around Australia and the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-news-live-board-of-peace-reaches-gaza-disarmament-deal-trump-says-anthropics-claude-ai-hacks-three-organisations-during-testing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-news-live-board-of-peace-reaches-gaza-disarmament-deal-trump-says-anthropics-claude-ai-hacks-three-organisations-during-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luke Gosling facing growing calls to stand down after assault charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor's political opponents have lined up to call for the prime minister to force Solomon MP Luke Gosling to stand aside from his special envoy role after he was charged with assaulting the NT administrator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/luke-gosling-facing-growing-calls-to-stand-down-after-assault-charges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/luke-gosling-facing-growing-calls-to-stand-down-after-assault-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claims of political interference in MP's arrest labelled 'insult to police']]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor's political opponents have lined up to call for the prime minister to force Solomon MP Luke Gosling to stand aside from his special envoy role after he was charged with assaulting the NT administrator, as the NT's deputy leader rejects claims of "politicisation" in his arrest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/claims-of-political-interference-in-mps-arrest-labelled-insult-to-police/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/claims-of-political-interference-in-mps-arrest-labelled-insult-to-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning small business will be hit with 'massive tax increases' under trust changes &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has trashed the government's proposal for a minimum 30 per cent tax on discretionary trusts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/warning-small-business-will-be-hit-with-massive-tax-increases-under-trust-changes-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/warning-small-business-will-be-hit-with-massive-tax-increases-under-trust-changes-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Warning small business will be hit with 'massive tax increases' under trust changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has trashed the government's proposal for a minimum 30 per cent tax on discretionary trusts. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-warning-small-business-will-be-hit-with-massive-tax-increases-under-trust-changes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-warning-small-business-will-be-hit-with-massive-tax-increases-under-trust-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor to crack down on NDIS providers claiming banned services]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government will crack down on dodgy NDIS providers claiming for banned services under the "Other Professional" support item. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-to-crack-down-on-ndis-providers-claiming-banned-services/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-to-crack-down-on-ndis-providers-claiming-banned-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia news LIVE: Australia records housing approval spike; calls for ‘new direction’ on Indigenous affairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our rolling coverage of the latest developments and news from around Australia and the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-news-live-australia-records-housing-approval-spike-calls-for-new-direction-on-indigenous-affairs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-news-live-australia-records-housing-approval-spike-calls-for-new-direction-on-indigenous-affairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leeser campaigned with Albanese for the Voice. Now he accused the PM of abandoning Indigenous Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition frontbencher Julian Leeser will use his first major Indigenous affairs speech to accuse the Albanese government of failing to chart a path forward after the Voice referendum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leeser-campaigned-with-albanese-for-the-voice-now-he-accused-the-pm-of-abandoning-indigenous-australians/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leeser-campaigned-with-albanese-for-the-voice-now-he-accused-the-pm-of-abandoning-indigenous-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese's absence looms large over Garma]]></title><description><![CDATA[The theme of this year's Garma Festival is "bukmak", a Yol&#331;u word meaning "everyone", but the prime minister's decision not to attend may indicate how high on the government's priority list Indigenous affairs sit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-absence-looms-large-over-garma/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-absence-looms-large-over-garma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army to use blood tests to detect brain injuries from weapon blasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to 400 Defence Force personnel will be tracked during weapons training after years of growing complaints about a lack of action on reports of blast injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/army-to-use-blood-tests-to-detect-brain-injuries-from-weapon-blasts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/army-to-use-blood-tests-to-detect-brain-injuries-from-weapon-blasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 31, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-31-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-31-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ghost of Bob Hawke supports Pauline Hanson? I saw first-hand how wrong that notion is]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Institute of Public Affairs claims Bob Hawke would have supported Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s objections to welcome to country. It&rsquo;s a ludicrous slur, and here&rsquo;s why.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-ghost-of-bob-hawke-supports-pauline-hanson-i-saw-first-hand-how-wrong-that-notion-is/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-ghost-of-bob-hawke-supports-pauline-hanson-i-saw-first-hand-how-wrong-that-notion-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top law expert points out glaring problem in Hanson’s ‘high court proof’ terror law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The minor party has proposed a new exclusion order for foreign terrorist fighters which a constitutional law expert says will not work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/top-law-expert-points-out-glaring-problem-in-hansons-high-court-proof-terror-law-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/top-law-expert-points-out-glaring-problem-in-hansons-high-court-proof-terror-law-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top law expert points out glaring problem in Hanson’s ‘high-court proof’ terror law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The minor party has proposed a new exclusion order for foreign terrorist fighters. Constitutional law expert Anne Twomey says it will not block foreign fighters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/top-law-expert-points-out-glaring-problem-in-hansons-high-court-proof-terror-law/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/top-law-expert-points-out-glaring-problem-in-hansons-high-court-proof-terror-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Albanese could force states to follow his lead on green energy data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two states promote the use of fossil fuels and this week opposed a plan to require large data centres to power their operations with renewables.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-albanese-could-force-states-to-follow-his-lead-on-green-energy-data-centres-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-albanese-could-force-states-to-follow-his-lead-on-green-energy-data-centres-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Albanese could force states to follow his lead on green-energy data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two states which promote the use of fossil fuels and this week opposed a plan to require large data centres to power their operations with renewables.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-albanese-could-force-states-to-follow-his-lead-on-green-energy-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-albanese-could-force-states-to-follow-his-lead-on-green-energy-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Strange morning’: NT Labor MP charged with assault keeps envoy role for now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition frontbenchers demand MP Luke Gosling step down from his role with veterans while facing charges of assaulting the King&rsquo;s representative in the territory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/strange-morning-nt-labor-mp-charged-with-assault-keeps-envoy-role-for-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/strange-morning-nt-labor-mp-charged-with-assault-keeps-envoy-role-for-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Step up in home approvals – just as rates and tax changes hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has a target of 1.2 million new homes by mid-2029. Approvals have started to climb &ndash; but rate hikes and budget changes are going to hit the market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/step-up-in-home-approvals-just-as-rates-and-tax-changes-hit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/step-up-in-home-approvals-just-as-rates-and-tax-changes-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian ministers Harriet Shing and Lily D'Ambrosio announce retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Harriet Shing and Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio have announced they will step down from cabinet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-ministers-harriet-shing-and-lily-dambrosio-announce-retirement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-ministers-harriet-shing-and-lily-dambrosio-announce-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Victorian ministers resign, including last from first Andrews cabinet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Harriet Shing and Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio have announced they will step down from cabinet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/two-victorian-ministers-resign-including-last-from-first-andrews-cabinet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/two-victorian-ministers-resign-including-last-from-first-andrews-cabinet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Victorian ministers Harriet Shing and Lily D'Ambrosio announce retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Harriet Shing and Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio have announced they will step down from cabinet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-victorian-ministers-harriet-shing-and-lily-dambrosio-announce-retirement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-victorian-ministers-harriet-shing-and-lily-dambrosio-announce-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling charged over alleged assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Territory police said the federal member for Solomon, 54, was arrested on Wednesday morning over an incident at a public event on July 18.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-labor-mp-luke-gosling-charged-over-alleged-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-labor-mp-luke-gosling-charged-over-alleged-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Would last about 30 seconds’: Burke rubbishes Hanson’s counter-terror bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The home affairs minister said Australia&rsquo;s laws were already at their constitutional limit and that One Nation&rsquo;s plan could not work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/would-last-about-30-seconds-burke-rubbishes-hansons-counter-terror-bid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/would-last-about-30-seconds-burke-rubbishes-hansons-counter-terror-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online watchdog takes Telegram to court over terrorism videos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eSafety Commission will allege Telegram neglected its legal obligations when it allowed videos, including of the Christchurch mosque massacre, to remain on the platform.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/online-watchdog-takes-telegram-to-court-over-terrorism-videos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/online-watchdog-takes-telegram-to-court-over-terrorism-videos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online watchdog accuses Telegram of failing to remove extremist content]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of the eSafety Commissioner will allege Telegram neglected its legal obligations when it allowed videos, including of the Christchurch mosque massacre, to remain on the platform.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/online-watchdog-accuses-telegram-of-failing-to-remove-extremist-content/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/online-watchdog-accuses-telegram-of-failing-to-remove-extremist-content/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested over alleged assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Territory Police said the federal member for Solomon, 54, was arrested on Wednesday morning over an incident at a public event on July 18.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-labor-mp-luke-gosling-arrested-over-alleged-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-labor-mp-luke-gosling-arrested-over-alleged-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shadow minister calls for federal MP to step down over assault charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with assaulting NT Administrator David Connolly, the territory equivalent of a state governor, at a festival earlier this month.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shadow-minister-calls-for-federal-mp-to-step-down-over-assault-charges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shadow-minister-calls-for-federal-mp-to-step-down-over-assault-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition senators say 'PM must act today' on Labor MP charged with assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with assaulting NT Administrator David Connolly, the territory equivalent of a state governor, at a festival earlier this month.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/opposition-senators-say-pm-must-act-today-on-labor-mp-charged-with-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/opposition-senators-say-pm-must-act-today-on-labor-mp-charged-with-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling charged with assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with assaulting NT Administrator David Connolly, the territory equivalent of a state governor, at a Thai festival earlier this month.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-labor-mp-luke-gosling-charged-with-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-labor-mp-luke-gosling-charged-with-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling charged with assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with assaulting NT Administrator David Connolly at a Thai festival earlier this month.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-federal-labor-mp-luke-gosling-charged-with-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-federal-labor-mp-luke-gosling-charged-with-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested by NT Police over alleged assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been arrested by NT Police over an alleged assault on NT Administrator David Connolly at a Thai festival earlier this month. Mr Gosling remains in custody.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-federal-labor-mp-luke-gosling-arrested-by-nt-police-over-alleged-assault/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-federal-labor-mp-luke-gosling-arrested-by-nt-police-over-alleged-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson seeks to wedge Coalition with Islamic State bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has sought to wedge the Coalition by seeking support for a counterterrorism bill from the crossbench. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-seeks-to-wedge-coalition-with-islamic-state-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-seeks-to-wedge-coalition-with-islamic-state-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: eSafety commissioner takes Telegram to court over alleged terrorist content]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eSafety commissioner is taking online messaging platform Telegram to court over allegedly hosting terrorist content. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-esafety-commissioner-takes-telegram-to-court-over-alleged-terrorist-content/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-esafety-commissioner-takes-telegram-to-court-over-alleged-terrorist-content/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Burke says Hanson's IS fighters law will last '30 seconds in the High Court']]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Burke says current laws limiting the ability of Islamic State-linked Australians from returning go "right to the limit" as to what the government can do constitutionally. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-burke-says-hansons-is-fighters-law-will-last-30-seconds-in-the-high-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-burke-says-hansons-is-fighters-law-will-last-30-seconds-in-the-high-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burke says Hanson's IS fighters law will last '30 seconds in the High Court' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Burke says current laws limiting the ability of Islamic State-linked Australians from returning go "right to the limit" as to what the government can do constitutionally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burke-says-hansons-is-fighters-law-will-last-30-seconds-in-the-high-court-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burke-says-hansons-is-fighters-law-will-last-30-seconds-in-the-high-court-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Jim Chalmers is cautious but upbeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[After delivering a pre-election prediction that "the worst of the inflation challenge is behind us", only to see inflation then steadily rise, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is now more cautious.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-jim-chalmers-is-cautious-but-upbeat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-jim-chalmers-is-cautious-but-upbeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands rejected: Labor’s problem with NDIS paperwork gurus laid bare]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 8000 claims from NDIS middle managers have been rejected in just nine months, according to data obtained exclusively by this masthead. This is why.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thousands-rejected-labors-problem-with-ndis-paperwork-gurus-laid-bare/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thousands-rejected-labors-problem-with-ndis-paperwork-gurus-laid-bare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australians fork out $4 million for failing to vote in federal election]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 1.3 million people did not vote in last year's election, and about 200,000 of those have paid the $20 fine.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australians-fork-out-4-million-for-failing-to-vote-in-federal-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australians-fork-out-4-million-for-failing-to-vote-in-federal-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shifting political views don't need to spell the end of a relationship]]></title><description><![CDATA[But experts say if morals are involved, it might be a relationship "deal breaker".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shifting-political-views-dont-need-to-spell-the-end-of-a-relationship-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shifting-political-views-dont-need-to-spell-the-end-of-a-relationship-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shifting political views don’t need to spell the end of a relationship]]></title><description><![CDATA[But experts say if morals are involved, it might be a relationship "deal breaker".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shifting-political-views-dont-need-to-spell-the-end-of-a-relationship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shifting-political-views-dont-need-to-spell-the-end-of-a-relationship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating shifting political views in romantic relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[But experts say if morals are involved, it might be a relationship "deal breaker".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/navigating-shifting-political-views-in-romantic-relationships/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/navigating-shifting-political-views-in-romantic-relationships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 30, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-30-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-30-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s lucky inflation is falling. Most of us don’t even understand what the Reserve Bank does]]></title><description><![CDATA[An astonishing 59 per cent of Australians believe that when the RBA lifts rates, it is increasing inflation. In fact, it&rsquo;s trying to do the opposite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-lucky-inflation-is-falling-most-of-us-dont-even-understand-what-the-reserve-bank-does/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-lucky-inflation-is-falling-most-of-us-dont-even-understand-what-the-reserve-bank-does/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big four banks put rate cuts back on the menu after surprising inflation drop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surprisingly soft inflation figures suggest the Reserve Bank will not be lifting interest rates in coming months &ndash; and maybe not for the rest of the year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/big-four-banks-put-rate-cuts-back-on-the-menu-after-surprising-inflation-drop/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/big-four-banks-put-rate-cuts-back-on-the-menu-after-surprising-inflation-drop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local transmission of H5N1 declared as alarm sounds for local birds, sea lions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities are moving to shield endangered sea lions after an alarming development in the spread of the H5N1 virus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/local-transmission-of-h5n1-declared-as-alarm-sounds-for-local-birds-sea-lions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/local-transmission-of-h5n1-declared-as-alarm-sounds-for-local-birds-sea-lions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NT Aboriginal groups accuse CLP of 'weaponising' Closing the Gap funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aboriginal groups have renewed calls for the Commonwealth to overhaul its funding arrangements with the Northern Territory government, accusing the Country Liberal Party of "weaponising" federal Indigenous disadvantage funding against Aboriginal Territorians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-aboriginal-groups-accuse-clp-of-weaponising-closing-the-gap-funding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-aboriginal-groups-accuse-clp-of-weaponising-closing-the-gap-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local transmission of H5N1 confirmed as alarm sounds for local birds, sea lions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities are moving to shield endangered sea lions after an alarming development in the spread of the H5N1 virus among local birds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/local-transmission-of-h5n1-confirmed-as-alarm-sounds-for-local-birds-sea-lions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/local-transmission-of-h5n1-confirmed-as-alarm-sounds-for-local-birds-sea-lions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia doesn’t need to lead world on ‘drone ships’, government says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia could scrap plans to develop a fleet of large &ldquo;drone ships&rdquo; with the US and seek to partner with Britain on the project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-doesnt-need-to-lead-world-on-drone-ships-government-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-doesnt-need-to-lead-world-on-drone-ships-government-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation asked to submit three years of missing financial statements]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of Fair Trading confirmed that One Nation Queensland Division Inc had until midway through next month to file audited accounts for the financial years from 2023 to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-asked-to-submit-three-years-of-missing-financial-statements/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-asked-to-submit-three-years-of-missing-financial-statements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘At least I have brand recognition’: Malcolm Roberts hits back at criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation senator has accused media outlets of running a co-ordinated &ldquo;hit job&rdquo; after reports highlighted his past comments in praise of Vladimir Putin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/at-least-i-have-brand-recognition-malcolm-roberts-hits-back-at-criticism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/at-least-i-have-brand-recognition-malcolm-roberts-hits-back-at-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorists to lose fuel discount from Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers will lose the fuel excise discount as planned despite escalating pressure on global oil prices and warnings the world has depleted reserves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/motorists-to-lose-fuel-discount-from-monday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/motorists-to-lose-fuel-discount-from-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea lion tours cancelled as bird flu hits ominous milestone in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities are moving to shield endangered sea lions after an alarming development in the spread of the H5N1 virus among local birds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sea-lion-tours-cancelled-as-bird-flu-hits-ominous-milestone-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sea-lion-tours-cancelled-as-bird-flu-hits-ominous-milestone-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unexpected drop in inflation squashes rate rise fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surprisingly soft inflation figures suggest the Reserve Bank will not be lifting interest rates in coming months - and maybe not for the rest of the year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unexpected-drop-in-inflation-squashes-rate-rise-fears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unexpected-drop-in-inflation-squashes-rate-rise-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian Labor has wounded itself. Albanese would be wise to learn the lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Andrews-Allan Labor government in Victoria was one that others looked to for inspiration. Anthony Albanese needs to heed the warnings of its downfall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-labor-has-wounded-itself-albanese-would-be-wise-to-learn-the-lessons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-labor-has-wounded-itself-albanese-would-be-wise-to-learn-the-lessons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor denies giving money to group at centre of NSW corruption probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has seen a series of text messages in which key figures discuss a plan to "shake down" Angus Taylor for financial support.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-denies-giving-money-to-group-at-centre-of-nsw-corruption-probe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-denies-giving-money-to-group-at-centre-of-nsw-corruption-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM's data centre plan may hit roadblock as energy debate heats up]]></title><description><![CDATA[As two energy ministers oppose the prime minister's plan for national AI rules for data centres, the question over how to power the facilities intensifies.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pms-data-centre-plan-may-hit-roadblock-as-energy-debate-heats-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pms-data-centre-plan-may-hit-roadblock-as-energy-debate-heats-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindsay Graham 'never saw a war he didn't like', Trump jokes at funeral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has praised Lindsey Graham at his Washington funeral, which included high-profile guests Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lindsay-graham-never-saw-a-war-he-didnt-like-trump-jokes-at-funeral/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lindsay-graham-never-saw-a-war-he-didnt-like-trump-jokes-at-funeral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasurer confirms fuel excise discount will end on Sunday — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers has announced the fuel excise discount, which was introduced following the outbreak of war in the Middle East, will end.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treasurer-confirms-fuel-excise-discount-will-end-on-sunday-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treasurer-confirms-fuel-excise-discount-will-end-on-sunday-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer confirms fuel excise discount will end on Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers has announced the fuel excise discount, which was introduced following the outbreak of war in the Middle East, will end. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-confirms-fuel-excise-discount-will-end-on-sunday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-confirms-fuel-excise-discount-will-end-on-sunday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor insists he did not make payment to faction at centre of ICAC probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has insisted he did not make a payment to a NSW Liberal Party faction at the centre of a corruption watchdog probe. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-insists-he-did-not-make-payment-to-faction-at-centre-of-icac-probe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-insists-he-did-not-make-payment-to-faction-at-centre-of-icac-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Ken Henry says decades of climate policy at risk from both left and right]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former treasury secretary Ken Henry says decades of climate policy is at risk from both the left and right sides of politics. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ken-henry-says-decades-of-climate-policy-at-risk-from-both-left-and-right/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ken-henry-says-decades-of-climate-policy-at-risk-from-both-left-and-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Canavan says he would not have accepted trip after Hanson declaration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Canavan says he would not have accepted a trip to Europe from a benefactor after Pauline Hanson declared Gina Rinehart paid for her trip to Italy. 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She was the state's youngest-ever female MP when she was elected in 1999, and only the second woman to hold the top job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-look-back-on-jacinta-allans-political-career-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-look-back-on-jacinta-allans-political-career-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A look back on Jacinta Allan’s political career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacinta Allan has announced her resignation as Victorian Premier. 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Follow our live coverage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-jacinta-allan-to-resign-as-victorian-premier-paving-way-for-ben-carroll/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-jacinta-allan-to-resign-as-victorian-premier-paving-way-for-ben-carroll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Jacinta Allan quits as Victorian premier, paving way for Ben Carroll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor MPs are meeting after Premier Jacinta Allan announced her resignation to Victorians. 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motives&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ulterior-motives-bad-blood-simmers-within-labor-over-israel-policy-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ulterior-motives-bad-blood-simmers-within-labor-over-israel-policy-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ulterior motives’: Bad blood simmers within Labor over Israel policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said he hoped Ed Husic was not looking &ldquo;to garner attention for ulterior motives&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ulterior-motives-bad-blood-simmers-within-labor-over-israel-policy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ulterior-motives-bad-blood-simmers-within-labor-over-israel-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese grilled on attendance at Point Piper dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denies knowing ATO allegations of deceit against the father of controversial entrepreneur Felix Lee, with whom he attended a private dinner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-grilled-on-attendance-at-point-piper-dinner-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-grilled-on-attendance-at-point-piper-dinner-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese grilled on attendance at Point Piper dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denies knowing ATO allegations of deceit against the father of controversial entrepreneur Felix Lee, with whom he attended a private dinner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-grilled-on-attendance-at-point-piper-dinner/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:34:00 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Brothers and sisters in arm? Frenemies? How best to characterise the relationship between the Coalition parties and One Nation?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/both-the-liberals-and-one-nation-refuse-to-see-the-contemporary-world-as-it-really-is/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/both-the-liberals-and-one-nation-refuse-to-see-the-contemporary-world-as-it-really-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How One Nation's winning over the bush]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation has some of its strongest support in outback Australia and recent polling shows it could win over 30 regional seats. 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So what's winning over regional Australians when it comes to Pauline Hanson's party?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nation-is-winning-over-the-bush/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nation-is-winning-over-the-bush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visa refusal may prevent ex-ASIO source giving Bondi evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man who previously warned ASIO about the Bondi gunmen won't be able to give sensitive and classified evidence at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/visa-refusal-may-prevent-ex-asio-source-giving-bondi-evidence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/visa-refusal-may-prevent-ex-asio-source-giving-bondi-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-ASIO source denied visa to give evidence at Bondi royal commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man who previously warned ASIO about the Bondi gunmen won't be able to give sensitive and classified evidence at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-asio-source-denied-visa-to-give-evidence-at-bondi-royal-commission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-asio-source-denied-visa-to-give-evidence-at-bondi-royal-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We feel your pain: PM sets election battle lines with One Nation, pledges cost of living relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers are downplaying the prospect of a tax on gas exports before a fight at its national conference on the popular proposal, signifying tension in Labor ranks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-feel-your-pain-pm-sets-election-battle-lines-with-one-nation-pledges-cost-of-living-relief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-feel-your-pain-pm-sets-election-battle-lines-with-one-nation-pledges-cost-of-living-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor powerbrokers cut AI deal for workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor will respond to growing anxiety about the rise of artificial intelligence with a new taskforce to give Australian workers a greater say in how the technology shapes the nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-powerbrokers-cut-ai-deal-for-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-powerbrokers-cut-ai-deal-for-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 23, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-23-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-23-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Labor MP accuses Josh Burns of acting as ‘human shield for Penny Wong’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Infighting over the wording of Labor&rsquo;s policy platform is threatening to derail hopes for an uplifting moment at the party&rsquo;s national conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-labor-mp-accuses-josh-burns-of-acting-as-human-shield-for-penny-wong/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-labor-mp-accuses-josh-burns-of-acting-as-human-shield-for-penny-wong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does One Nation’s migration policy actually add up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than one third of voters regard One Nation as the best party to handle immigration. But could their policy work in practice?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/does-one-nations-migration-policy-actually-add-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/does-one-nations-migration-policy-actually-add-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flying the flag for a fight nobody else wanted to have]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Anthony Albanese smothers every debate before it begins, a union&rsquo;s radical push to strip the Union Jack from the Australian flag stands out as a rare relic of Labor&rsquo;s factional warfare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/flying-the-flag-for-a-fight-nobody-else-wanted-to-have/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/flying-the-flag-for-a-fight-nobody-else-wanted-to-have/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Head to your cars quickly, don’t loiter’: How the fear of antisemitism has changed Jewish community life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the Bondi Beach terror attack, school holiday visits to the pool or movies are no longer an option for Jewish children, a witness has told the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/head-to-your-cars-quickly-dont-loiter-how-the-fear-of-antisemitism-has-changed-jewish-community-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/head-to-your-cars-quickly-dont-loiter-how-the-fear-of-antisemitism-has-changed-jewish-community-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much would you pay to see a rock band of politicians? Labor is asking for $1000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A band led by Tony Burke, a music buff who is also the arts minister, will play at a secret location in Adelaide on Wednesday &ndash; a creative example of Labor&rsquo;s slick fundraising machine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-much-would-you-pay-to-see-a-rock-band-of-politicians-labor-is-asking-for-1000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-much-would-you-pay-to-see-a-rock-band-of-politicians-labor-is-asking-for-1000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson labels domestic violence 'two-way street']]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader said women should not 'put up with' domestic violence, as she highlighted the cost of living pressures on families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-labels-domestic-violence-two-way-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-labels-domestic-violence-two-way-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peak Jewish group says Labor platform ‘regurgitates one-eyed obsession with Israel’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Infighting over the wording of Labor&rsquo;s policy platform is threatening to derail hopes for an uplifting moment at the party&rsquo;s national conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/peak-jewish-group-says-labor-platform-regurgitates-one-eyed-obsession-with-israel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/peak-jewish-group-says-labor-platform-regurgitates-one-eyed-obsession-with-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swift backlash after Hanson says domestic violence a ‘two-way street’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader was asked to condemn violence against women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/swift-backlash-after-hanson-says-domestic-violence-a-two-way-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/swift-backlash-after-hanson-says-domestic-violence-a-two-way-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister says Australian IS-linked 'Doctor Jihad' can 'rot' in Iraqi jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perth paediatrician Tareq Kamleh went to Syria to join the Islamic State group in 2015 and has, until now, been presumed dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-says-australian-is-linked-doctor-jihad-can-rot-in-iraqi-jail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-says-australian-is-linked-doctor-jihad-can-rot-in-iraqi-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson says domestic violence a ‘two-way street’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader was asked to condemn violence against women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-domestic-violence-a-two-way-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-domestic-violence-a-two-way-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Rot in jail’: Presumed-dead ISIS doctor may try to return to Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tareq Kamleh, who was presumed to have been killed, has been revealed to be one of 13 Islamic State-linked men who hope to return to Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rot-in-jail-presumed-dead-isis-doctor-may-try-to-return-to-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rot-in-jail-presumed-dead-isis-doctor-may-try-to-return-to-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The high drama and budgie smugglers of ALP conferences past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bob Hawke in speedos. Gough Whitlam delivering a keynote in a Hawaiian shirt. A well-stocked bar in &ldquo;suite 1002&rdquo;. Labor Party national conferences aren&rsquo;t what they used to be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-high-drama-and-budgie-smugglers-of-alp-conferences-past/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-high-drama-and-budgie-smugglers-of-alp-conferences-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlawful excavation of river cliff disturbs Aboriginal ancestral remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cliff site in South Australia's Riverland, home to Aboriginal ancestral remains, has been excavated without authorisation.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unlawful-excavation-of-river-cliff-disturbs-aboriginal-ancestral-remains/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unlawful-excavation-of-river-cliff-disturbs-aboriginal-ancestral-remains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor calls on Labor to stop IS doctor from returning home — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has called on the government to stop an Islamic State-linked Australian doctor from returning home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-is-doctor-from-returning-home-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-is-doctor-from-returning-home-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor calls on Labor to stop ISIS doctor from returning home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has called on the government to stop an ISIS-linked Australian doctor from returning home. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-isis-doctor-from-returning-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-isis-doctor-from-returning-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor calls on Labor to stop IS doctor from returning home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has called on the government to stop an Islamic State-linked Australian doctor from returning home. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-is-doctor-from-returning-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-is-doctor-from-returning-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Penny Wong raises missile test with Chinese foreign minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penny Wong has raised China's missile test and detention of Australian democracy activist Dr Yang Hengjun with the Chinese foreign minister. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-penny-wong-raises-missile-test-with-chinese-foreign-minister/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-penny-wong-raises-missile-test-with-chinese-foreign-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister says constitution limits ability to block return of IS-linked doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murray Watt says there are constitutional limits on what the government can do to prevent the return of an Islamic State-linked doctor. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-constitution-limits-ability-to-block-return-of-is-linked-doctor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-constitution-limits-ability-to-block-return-of-is-linked-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister issues secret phone warning ahead of national alert test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain urges people with secret or concealed mobile phones to turn them off or put them on aeroplane mode ahead of Monday's national alert test. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-issues-secret-phone-warning-ahead-of-national-alert-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-issues-secret-phone-warning-ahead-of-national-alert-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signature Labor housing policy at risk of falling thousands of homes short of target]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government&rsquo;s prospects of meeting its affordable and social homes target have been questioned despite it spending more than $770,000 on each new house over the next 25 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/signature-labor-housing-policy-at-risk-of-falling-thousands-of-homes-short-of-target/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/signature-labor-housing-policy-at-risk-of-falling-thousands-of-homes-short-of-target/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s millions in gambling donations revealed amid last-ditch push for reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labor Party collected more than $4 million in gambling donations over the last five years, including $1.5 million around the last election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-millions-in-gambling-donations-revealed-amid-last-ditch-push-for-reform/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-millions-in-gambling-donations-revealed-amid-last-ditch-push-for-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese's career mirrors Howard's in two important ways]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has been in near-fatal vehicle accidents not once, but three times. Politically, his is also a story of survival against the odds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-career-mirrors-howards-in-two-important-ways/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-career-mirrors-howards-in-two-important-ways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-22-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-22-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor kills One Nation merger talk as Hanson ally claims COVID deaths ‘staged’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well behind Pauline Hanson in the polls, the opposition leader has been trying to put a spotlight on her muddled policy agenda and the fringe views of One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-kills-one-nation-merger-talk-as-hanson-ally-claims-covid-deaths-staged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-kills-one-nation-merger-talk-as-hanson-ally-claims-covid-deaths-staged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor kills One Nation merger talk as claim surfaces of Hanson ally saying COVID deaths ‘staged’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well behind Pauline Hanson in the polls, the opposition leader has been trying to put a spotlight on her muddled policy agenda and the fringe views of One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-kills-one-nation-merger-talk-as-claim-surfaces-of-hanson-ally-saying-covid-deaths-staged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-kills-one-nation-merger-talk-as-claim-surfaces-of-hanson-ally-saying-covid-deaths-staged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police confirm investigation involving incident with NT administrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former army commando turned Labor MP, Luke Gosling, has denied involvement in an alleged incident with King Charles's representative in the NT.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/police-confirm-investigation-involving-incident-with-nt-administrator/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/police-confirm-investigation-involving-incident-with-nt-administrator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal MP Luke Gosling 'categorically denies' incident with NT administrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former army commando turned Labor MP has denied involvement in an alleged incident with King Charles&rsquo;s representative in the NT.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-mp-luke-gosling-categorically-denies-incident-with-nt-administrator-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-mp-luke-gosling-categorically-denies-incident-with-nt-administrator-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal MP Luke Gosling ‘categorically denies’ incident with NT administrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former army commando turned Labor MP has denied involvement in an alleged incident with King Charles&rsquo;s representative in the NT.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-mp-luke-gosling-categorically-denies-incident-with-nt-administrator/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-mp-luke-gosling-categorically-denies-incident-with-nt-administrator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel accused of ‘extraordinary’ intervention in Labor politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intense discussions are under way ahead of Labor&rsquo;s national conference after a call for Hamas to disarm was scrubbed from the draft policy platform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-accused-of-extraordinary-intervention-in-labor-politics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-accused-of-extraordinary-intervention-in-labor-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce goes from the bloke who lit the fire to the bloke carrying the bucket]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, Barnaby Joyce was the Nationals&rsquo; resident chaos merchant. For One Nation, he&rsquo;s the one putting out fires.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barnaby-joyce-goes-from-the-bloke-who-lit-the-fire-to-the-bloke-carrying-the-bucket/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barnaby-joyce-goes-from-the-bloke-who-lit-the-fire-to-the-bloke-carrying-the-bucket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every phone in Australia will get the same text on Monday. That’s if it works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technical gremlins appear inevitable for the nationwide test of the AusAlert emergency warning system, but what they are will have to wait until July 27 at 2pm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/every-phone-in-australia-will-get-the-same-text-on-monday-thats-if-it-works/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/every-phone-in-australia-will-get-the-same-text-on-monday-thats-if-it-works/</guid></item></channel></rss>