<?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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:12:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 29, 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-october-29-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-29-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence official flagged plans for social media ban request]]></title><description><![CDATA[The senior Defence official said she sought advice from a government minister over concerns about "vile" social media comments and their impact on the health of officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/defence-official-flagged-plans-for-social-media-ban-request/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/defence-official-flagged-plans-for-social-media-ban-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence official claimed she flagged plans for social media ban request]]></title><description><![CDATA[The senior Defence official said she sought advice from a government minister over concerns about "vile" social media comments and their impact on the health of officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/defence-official-claimed-she-flagged-plans-for-social-media-ban-request/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/defence-official-claimed-she-flagged-plans-for-social-media-ban-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness crisis hits breaking point as services turn away desperate Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[A damning new report reveals almost two-thirds of sector providers are rejecting clients as soaring rents and chronic shortages push frontline services to the brink of collapse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/homelessness-crisis-hits-breaking-point-as-services-turn-away-desperate-australians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/homelessness-crisis-hits-breaking-point-as-services-turn-away-desperate-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Not invited, not welcome’: Russian ambassador attends Greens leader’s speech denying Ukraine military aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shoebridge said he did not know Mikhail Petrakov was listening to his speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/not-invited-not-welcome-russian-ambassador-attends-greens-leaders-speech-denying-ukraine-military-aid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/not-invited-not-welcome-russian-ambassador-attends-greens-leaders-speech-denying-ukraine-military-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers weighs infrastructure cuts as inflation locks in Cup Day rate hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[The highest monthly jump since March puts intense pressure on the Reserve Bank to deliver another interest rate increase when it meets next Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-weighs-infrastructure-cuts-as-inflation-locks-in-cup-day-rate-hike/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 08:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-weighs-infrastructure-cuts-as-inflation-locks-in-cup-day-rate-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grant Theft warning: Chalmers faces new inflation nightmare before Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chalmers, Gallagher and Albanese have to play a larger role in easing demand in the Australian economy to deal with global inflationary pressures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/grant-theft-warning-chalmers-faces-new-inflation-nightmare-before-christmas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/grant-theft-warning-chalmers-faces-new-inflation-nightmare-before-christmas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA MP recounts 'non-stop' messages and being followed to her car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two female South Australian politicians have revealed their separate experiences with a man who has been cautioned by police for stalking — including an incident where one of them was followed back to her car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sa-mp-recounts-non-stop-messages-and-being-followed-to-her-car/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sa-mp-recounts-non-stop-messages-and-being-followed-to-her-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoebridge says Steele-John’s social media posts ‘obviously not the way to resolve’ issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shoebridge declared all women should feel safe and called for an end to Russian “blood money” during his first National Press Club appearance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-says-steele-johns-social-media-posts-obviously-not-the-way-to-resolve-issue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-says-steele-johns-social-media-posts-obviously-not-the-way-to-resolve-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers lowers hopes for fuel discounts after high inflation result]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faced with another high inflation result and the likelihood of a rate hike next Tuesday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers calls for "perspective" and points to external factors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-lowers-hopes-for-fuel-discounts-after-high-inflation-result/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-lowers-hopes-for-fuel-discounts-after-high-inflation-result/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers lowers expectations for fuel discounts after high inflation result]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faced with another high inflation result and the likelihood of a rate hike next Tuesday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers calls for "perspective" and points to external factors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-lowers-expectations-for-fuel-discounts-after-high-inflation-result/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-lowers-expectations-for-fuel-discounts-after-high-inflation-result/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget the mortgage belt: Gamers are getting smashed and Chalmers should worry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chalmers, Gallagher and Albanese have to play a larger role in easing demand in the Australian economy to deal with global inflationary pressures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/forget-the-mortgage-belt-gamers-are-getting-smashed-and-chalmers-should-worry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/forget-the-mortgage-belt-gamers-are-getting-smashed-and-chalmers-should-worry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia providing 'extraordinary' support to ICC staff amid Trump sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A senior official tells the ABC that Australia and other countries have provided public support and help through "quiet diplomacy" as the Trump administration forges ahead with sanctions against the International Criminal Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-providing-extraordinary-support-to-icc-staff-amid-trump-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-providing-extraordinary-support-to-icc-staff-amid-trump-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payman apologises to Haines over attack comments, doubles down on staffing demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The senator reached out directly to independent MP Helen Haines, but has slammed the government for its staffing provisions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/payman-apologises-to-haines-over-attack-comments-doubles-down-on-staffing-demand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/payman-apologises-to-haines-over-attack-comments-doubles-down-on-staffing-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ABC tells One Nation to remove cartoon with violent depiction of Bluey]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an episode of Pauline Hanson's Please Explain series released in 2024, Bluey and former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews were depicted running over each other.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/abc-tells-one-nation-to-remove-cartoon-with-violent-depiction-of-bluey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 02:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/abc-tells-one-nation-to-remove-cartoon-with-violent-depiction-of-bluey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation jumps to 4.3 per cent, fuelling prospect of Cup Day rate rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The highest monthly jump since March puts intense pressure on the Reserve Bank to deliver another interest rate increase when it meets next Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inflation-jumps-to-43-per-cent-fuelling-prospect-of-cup-day-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 02:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inflation-jumps-to-43-per-cent-fuelling-prospect-of-cup-day-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal government invests $180m in rare earths mine in western Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[A controversial rare earths and mineral sands mine planned for western Victoria receives a government funding boost, but farmers and locals aren't happy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-government-invests-180m-in-rare-earths-mine-in-western-victoria/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-government-invests-180m-in-rare-earths-mine-in-western-victoria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supporters of Arab-led party Ra’am celebrate after exit polls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters of the small Arab-led party Ra’am celebrate after the exit polls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/supporters-of-arab-led-party-raam-celebrate-after-exit-polls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/supporters-of-arab-led-party-raam-celebrate-after-exit-polls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu supporters in the Likud HQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu supporters gather at the Likud HQ as Israel votes the next prime minister. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/benjamin-netanyahu-supporters-in-the-likud-hq/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/benjamin-netanyahu-supporters-in-the-likud-hq/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationals MP suspended from Question Time after swearing at PM over climate change — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationals MP Llew O'Brien is handed a three-hour suspension for swearing in the chamber as Anthony Albanese was speaking on climate change. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nationals-mp-suspended-from-question-time-after-swearing-at-pm-over-climate-change-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nationals-mp-suspended-from-question-time-after-swearing-at-pm-over-climate-change-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Wells says ABC 'within its rights' to be concerned about Bluey depiction in One Nation cartoons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communications Minister Anika Wells says the ABC is "well within it's rights" to be concerned about a One Nation cartoon that includes a depiction of Bluey. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wells-says-abc-within-its-rights-to-be-concerned-about-bluey-depiction-in-one-nation-cartoons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wells-says-abc-within-its-rights-to-be-concerned-about-bluey-depiction-in-one-nation-cartoons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer says government 'can't afford' another fuel discount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers has indicated it's unlikely Australians will get further relief at the bowser, warning the budget cannot afford it "forever". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-says-government-cant-afford-another-fuel-discount/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-says-government-cant-afford-another-fuel-discount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Nationals MP suspended from Question Time after swearing at PM over climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationals MP Llew O'Brien is handed a three-hour suspension for swearing in the chamber as Anthony Albanese was speaking on climate change. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nationals-mp-suspended-from-question-time-after-swearing-at-pm-over-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nationals-mp-suspended-from-question-time-after-swearing-at-pm-over-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister backs ABC as it questions use of Bluey in One Nation cartoons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communications Minister Anika Wells says the ABC is "well within it's rights" to be concerned about a One Nation cartoon that includes a depiction of Bluey. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-backs-abc-as-it-questions-use-of-bluey-in-one-nation-cartoons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-backs-abc-as-it-questions-use-of-bluey-in-one-nation-cartoons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor rejects claims PM misled parliament over golf club grant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murray Watt backs Anthony Albanese after the PM admitted it was "not correct" to say a $6 million grant to the Marrickville Golf Club in his electorate was for sewerage works. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-rejects-claims-pm-misled-parliament-over-golf-club-grant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-rejects-claims-pm-misled-parliament-over-golf-club-grant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Australia Post CEO reveals 'mind-blowing' bonus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia Post's chief executive Paul Graham has told an estimates hearing he received a $1.2 million executive bonus on top of his $1.64 million base salary.  Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-post-ceo-reveals-mind-blowing-bonus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-post-ceo-reveals-mind-blowing-bonus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crossbench pushes to give Australians free way to fight back against big tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australians struggling to resolve disputes with social media platforms could get an independent avenue for appeal under a crossbench proposal backed by the Greens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/crossbench-pushes-to-give-australians-free-way-to-fight-back-against-big-tech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/crossbench-pushes-to-give-australians-free-way-to-fight-back-against-big-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crossbench push to give Australians a free way to fight back against big tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australians struggling to resolve disputes with social media platforms could get an independent avenue for appeal under a crossbench proposal backed by the Greens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/crossbench-push-to-give-australians-a-free-way-to-fight-back-against-big-tech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/crossbench-push-to-give-australians-a-free-way-to-fight-back-against-big-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spender leads business revolt against Chalmers’ capital gains tax tweak]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal MP said Israel was one of the few other economies which used an inflation-adjusted model, though it capped the tax rate at 30 per cent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/spender-leads-business-revolt-against-chalmers-capital-gains-tax-tweak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/spender-leads-business-revolt-against-chalmers-capital-gains-tax-tweak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFP reveals nearly 800 threats against MPs in six months as Labor rushes to boost safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Security upgrades to MPs’ homes, as well as swifter office upgrades, are on the table. Some politicians also want duress alarms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/afp-reveals-nearly-800-threats-against-mps-in-six-months-as-labor-rushes-to-boost-safety/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/afp-reveals-nearly-800-threats-against-mps-in-six-months-as-labor-rushes-to-boost-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens promise tax cuts for all – but not the resource sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens have joined the pledge of tax cuts from the government and the Coalition, calling for a $1000 cut to all workers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-promise-tax-cuts-for-all-but-not-the-resource-sector-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-promise-tax-cuts-for-all-but-not-the-resource-sector-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens promise tax cuts for all - but not the resource sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens have joined the pledge of tax cuts from the government and the Coalition, calling for a $1000 cut to all workers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-promise-tax-cuts-for-all-but-not-the-resource-sector/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-promise-tax-cuts-for-all-but-not-the-resource-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens launch $21-a-week tax cut in bid to 'replace Labor']]></title><description><![CDATA[New Greens leader David Shoebridge will address the National Press Club, proposing a new tax cut and a welfare boost and declaring he will pursue "rivers of gold" from the resources sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-launch-21-a-week-tax-cut-in-bid-to-replace-labor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-launch-21-a-week-tax-cut-in-bid-to-replace-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-28-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-28-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese admits ‘sewage’ claim for $6 million grant was wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister’s admission came after bureaucrats said Albanese’s stated use for the funding was not what it was designed for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-admits-sewage-claim-for-6-million-grant-was-wrong/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-admits-sewage-claim-for-6-million-grant-was-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman accused by Steele-John speaks out after senator reveals relationship details online]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman accused by the Greens senator of harassment says she never consented to having intimate details made public after an inquiry was launched into his conduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/woman-accused-by-steele-john-speaks-out-after-senator-reveals-relationship-details-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/woman-accused-by-steele-john-speaks-out-after-senator-reveals-relationship-details-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM admits $6m Marrickville Golf Club grant is not for sewage fixes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Infrastructure Department officials categorically rejected the prime minister's claim regarding the Marrickville Golf Club grant at a Senate estimates hearing last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-admits-6m-marrickville-golf-club-grant-is-not-for-sewage-fixes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-admits-6m-marrickville-golf-club-grant-is-not-for-sewage-fixes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department sinks PM's claim $6m golf club grant was to fix sewage issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Infrastructure Department officials categorically rejected the prime minister's claim regarding the Marrickville Golf Club grant at a Senate estimates hearing last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/department-sinks-pms-claim-6m-golf-club-grant-was-to-fix-sewage-issues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/department-sinks-pms-claim-6m-golf-club-grant-was-to-fix-sewage-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese confirms bolstered security for MPs after Haines attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Security upgrades to MPs’ homes, as well as swifter office upgrades, are on the table. Some politicians also want duress alarms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-confirms-bolstered-security-for-mps-after-haines-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-confirms-bolstered-security-for-mps-after-haines-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax complaints almost triple in just two years]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a sign of the cost-of-living pressures across the country, there’s been a jump in the number of grievances to the Tax Ombudsman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tax-complaints-almost-triple-in-just-two-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tax-complaints-almost-triple-in-just-two-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Outrageous’: Payman asks if PM is waiting for attack on her in bitter staff feud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Fatima Payman invoked the attack on independent MP Helen Haines while asking Senator Don Farrell why she’d been denied extra staff to deal with threats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/outrageous-payman-asks-if-pm-is-waiting-for-attack-on-her-in-bitter-staff-feud/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/outrageous-payman-asks-if-pm-is-waiting-for-attack-on-her-in-bitter-staff-feud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation to vet cartoons 'more often' after content concerns raised — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce tells the ABC that One Nation will vet its Please Explain cartoon "more often" from now on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-to-vet-cartoons-more-often-after-content-concerns-raised-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-to-vet-cartoons-more-often-after-content-concerns-raised-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM considers new safety measures for politicians following attack on Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese tells colleagues more investment is needed to improve safety, including upgrades to electorate offices and funding for the AFP. Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-considers-new-safety-measures-for-politicians-following-attack-on-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-considers-new-safety-measures-for-politicians-following-attack-on-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: One Nation to vet cartoons 'more often' after content concerns raised]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce tells the ABC that One Nation will vet its Please Explain cartoon "more often" from now on. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-to-vet-cartoons-more-often-after-content-concerns-raised/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-to-vet-cartoons-more-often-after-content-concerns-raised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Nine politicians get electorate office security upgrades after Haines attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine parliamentarians will receive security upgrades to their electoral offices after raising concerns in the wake of the alleged attack on Helen Haines last week. Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nine-politicians-get-electorate-office-security-upgrades-after-haines-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nine-politicians-get-electorate-office-security-upgrades-after-haines-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Department rejects PM's claim golf club grant was to fix sewerage issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department officials have rejected Anthony Albanese's claim that a $6 million grant to the Marrickville Golf Club was partly designed to fix sewerage issues. Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-department-rejects-pms-claim-golf-club-grant-was-to-fix-sewerage-issue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-department-rejects-pms-claim-golf-club-grant-was-to-fix-sewerage-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Albanese to raise free trade backpacker deal with British PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says he'll raise the issue of an influx of UK backpackers when he next meets with his counterpart Andy Burnham. Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-to-raise-free-trade-backpacker-deal-with-british-pm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-to-raise-free-trade-backpacker-deal-with-british-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost half of all comments on MPs' social media flagged as abusive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor MPs are turning to an AI tool to strip numerous abusive comments and threats from their pages, but they want social media companies to take responsibility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/almost-half-of-all-comments-on-mps-social-media-flagged-as-abusive/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/almost-half-of-all-comments-on-mps-social-media-flagged-as-abusive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-27-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-27-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI supercharges cyberattacks on Australia, with superannuation savings in the firing line]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia’s cybercop is dealing with an 80 per cent surge in attacks as criminals and foreign governments use new AI to target the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-supercharges-cyberattacks-on-australia-with-superannuation-savings-in-the-firing-line/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-supercharges-cyberattacks-on-australia-with-superannuation-savings-in-the-firing-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In inflation battle, Taylor gambles on retreat from climate policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets are pricing in a fifth rate hike next week after the RBA’s chief economist Sarah Hunter told 60 Minutes the bank was “not quite” done with tackling inflation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/in-inflation-battle-taylor-gambles-on-retreat-from-climate-policy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/in-inflation-battle-taylor-gambles-on-retreat-from-climate-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parliament in grief as cardboard cockatoo serves as Helen Haines tribute]]></title><description><![CDATA[As parliament suspended business to offer messages of support for attack victim MP Helen Haines, an orange cockatoo was poignantly perched in her empty seat in the House of Reps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/parliament-in-grief-as-cardboard-cockatoo-serves-as-helen-haines-tribute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/parliament-in-grief-as-cardboard-cockatoo-serves-as-helen-haines-tribute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parliament grieves as cardboard cockatoo serves as Helen Haines tribute]]></title><description><![CDATA[As parliament suspended business to offer messages of support for attack victim MP Helen Haines, an orange cockatoo was poignantly perched in her empty seat in the House of Reps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/parliament-grieves-as-cardboard-cockatoo-serves-as-helen-haines-tribute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/parliament-grieves-as-cardboard-cockatoo-serves-as-helen-haines-tribute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs urged to 'let light win' as cockatoo sits in for Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[As parliament suspended business to offer messages of support for attack victim MP Helen Haines, an orange cockatoo was poignantly perched in her empty seat in the House of Reps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-urged-to-let-light-win-as-cockatoo-sits-in-for-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-urged-to-let-light-win-as-cockatoo-sits-in-for-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs urged 'let light win' as cockatoo sits in for Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[As parliament suspended business to offer messages of support for attack victim MP Helen Haines, an orange cockatoo was poignantly perched in her empty seat in the House of Reps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-urged-let-light-win-as-cockatoo-sits-in-for-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-urged-let-light-win-as-cockatoo-sits-in-for-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cardboard cockatoo, the empty seat and a parliament’s reckoning with rage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week’s rare act of violence against one parliamentarian has prompted the rest of them to interrogate what’s holding Australia’s democracy together.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-cardboard-cockatoo-the-empty-seat-and-a-parliaments-reckoning-with-rage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-cardboard-cockatoo-the-empty-seat-and-a-parliaments-reckoning-with-rage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travellers warned of upheaval as new Perth Airport terminal plans unveiled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perth Airport's chief executive has warned passengers the facility is set for major upheaval as it moves to consolidate its four terminals, with construction work meaning people will have to allow for delays. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/travellers-warned-of-upheaval-as-new-perth-airport-terminal-plans-unveiled/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/travellers-warned-of-upheaval-as-new-perth-airport-terminal-plans-unveiled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Sydney gets a brand new airport, will Perth's ever be upgraded?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perth Airport's chief executive has warned passengers the facility is set for major upheaval as it moves to consolidate its four terminals, with construction work meaning people will have to allow for delays. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-sydney-gets-a-brand-new-airport-will-perths-ever-be-upgraded/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-sydney-gets-a-brand-new-airport-will-perths-ever-be-upgraded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition says cuts to climate, housing and more would save $31b]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor publishes fresh costings for proposed cuts to Labor's climate and housing policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-says-cuts-to-climate-housing-and-more-would-save-31b/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-says-cuts-to-climate-housing-and-more-would-save-31b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition says cuts to climate, housing and more would save $31 billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor publishes fresh costings for proposed cuts to Labor's climate and housing policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-says-cuts-to-climate-housing-and-more-would-save-31-billion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-says-cuts-to-climate-housing-and-more-would-save-31-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My dad was PM once or twice. Somewhere along the way a politician’s job changed dramatically]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’ve begun to confuse the right to hold politicians accountable with carte blanche to make their lives unbearable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/my-dad-was-pm-once-or-twice-somewhere-along-the-way-a-politicians-job-changed-dramatically/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/my-dad-was-pm-once-or-twice-somewhere-along-the-way-a-politicians-job-changed-dramatically/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA Liberals lay out their path forward at their 2026 state conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Basil Zempilas hints his party’s return to government could involve One Nation, urging colleagues to take “the road less travelled”.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-liberals-lay-out-their-path-forward-at-their-2026-state-conference/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 04:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-liberals-lay-out-their-path-forward-at-their-2026-state-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zempilas eyes 'road less travelled' as WA Liberals face two diverging paths]]></title><description><![CDATA[The WA Liberals must make a difficult choice as they confront the threat of One Nation, and leader Basil Zempilas left no doubt about it while selling his vision for victory to the party faithful.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/zempilas-eyes-road-less-travelled-as-wa-liberals-face-two-diverging-paths/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/zempilas-eyes-road-less-travelled-as-wa-liberals-face-two-diverging-paths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zempilas echoes 'The Road Not Taken' as WA Liberals face difficult choice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The WA Liberals must make a difficult choice as they confront the threat of One Nation, and leader Basil Zempilas left no doubt about it while selling his vision for victory to the party faithful.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/zempilas-echoes-the-road-not-taken-as-wa-liberals-face-difficult-choice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/zempilas-echoes-the-road-not-taken-as-wa-liberals-face-difficult-choice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lidia Thorpe rebukes defiant Hanson over bus attack cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended a cartoon showing independent senator Lidia Thorpe being run over by a bus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lidia-thorpe-rebukes-defiant-hanson-over-bus-attack-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 01:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lidia-thorpe-rebukes-defiant-hanson-over-bus-attack-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Parliament cancels normal business to let politicians speak on Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliamentary business will be suspended so MPs can share messages of support for Helen Haines and her family, however Question Time will go ahead as planned. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-parliament-cancels-normal-business-to-let-politicians-speak-on-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-parliament-cancels-normal-business-to-let-politicians-speak-on-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: MPs urged to 'let light win over darkness' as politicians speak on Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliamentary business will be suspended so MPs can share messages of support for Helen Haines and her family, however Question Time will go ahead as planned. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-mps-urged-to-let-light-win-over-darkness-as-politicians-speak-on-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-mps-urged-to-let-light-win-over-darkness-as-politicians-speak-on-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'Horrific' Haines attack should not discourage women from entering politics, Plibersek says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The social services minister says women in politics "can't vacate the field to the people who would stop us" as Question Time turns to the risk of violence against women and public officials. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-horrific-haines-attack-should-not-discourage-women-from-entering-politics-plibersek-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-horrific-haines-attack-should-not-discourage-women-from-entering-politics-plibersek-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Haines attack shouldn't stop women from entering politics, Plibersek says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The social services minister says women in politics "can't vacate the field to the people who would stop us" as Question Time turns to the risk of violence against women and public officials. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-haines-attack-shouldnt-stop-women-from-entering-politics-plibersek-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-haines-attack-shouldnt-stop-women-from-entering-politics-plibersek-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Crossbenchers back call for MPs to sign civility pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[As parliament returns without Helen Haines, federal MPs are being encouraged to sign a civility pledge that the independent MP backed. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-crossbenchers-back-call-for-mps-to-sign-civility-pledge/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-crossbenchers-back-call-for-mps-to-sign-civility-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haines attack shouldn't stop women from entering politics, Plibersek says — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The social services minister says women in politics "can't vacate the field to the people who would stop us" as Question Time turns to the risk of violence against women and public officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/haines-attack-shouldnt-stop-women-from-entering-politics-plibersek-says-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/haines-attack-shouldnt-stop-women-from-entering-politics-plibersek-says-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haines attack shouldn't stop women from entering politics, Plibersek says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The social services minister says women in politics "can't vacate the field to the people who would stop us" as Question Time turns to the risk of violence against women and public officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/haines-attack-shouldnt-stop-women-from-entering-politics-plibersek-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/haines-attack-shouldnt-stop-women-from-entering-politics-plibersek-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security increased in parliament as MPs return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliament returns today with a markedly different tone, as MPs reconvene without one of the chamber's most respected members.<br />
 ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/security-increased-in-parliament-as-mps-return/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/security-increased-in-parliament-as-mps-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security increased as parliament returns without MP Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliament returns today with a markedly different tone, as MPs reconvene without one of the chamber's most respected members.<br />
 ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/security-increased-as-parliament-returns-without-mp-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/security-increased-as-parliament-returns-without-mp-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians vow to honour MP Helen Haines as parliament returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliament returns today with a markedly different tone, as MPs reconvene without one of the chamber's most respected members.<br />
 ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-vow-to-honour-mp-helen-haines-as-parliament-returns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-vow-to-honour-mp-helen-haines-as-parliament-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians vow to honour Haines as parliament returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliament returns today with a markedly different tone, as MPs reconvene without one of the chamber's most respected members.<br />
 ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-vow-to-honour-haines-as-parliament-returns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-vow-to-honour-haines-as-parliament-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haines's seat will be empty today as politicians return to Canberra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliament returns today with a markedly different tone, as MPs reconvene without one of the chamber's most respected members.<br />
 ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hainess-seat-will-be-empty-today-as-politicians-return-to-canberra/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hainess-seat-will-be-empty-today-as-politicians-return-to-canberra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A third of households struggling to feed themselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rising cost of living crisis has left many in food insecurity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-third-of-households-struggling-to-feed-themselves/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-third-of-households-struggling-to-feed-themselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-26-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-26-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voters call for local AI safeguards as data centre concern rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters want local laws to constrain AI as fears mount that data centres will hurt communities, a Resolve Political Monitor survey has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voters-call-for-local-ai-safeguards-as-data-centre-concern-rises/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voters-call-for-local-ai-safeguards-as-data-centre-concern-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs urged to sign civility pledge that only Haines had backed in return to parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[AFP chief Krissy Barrett said growing “abuse that is targeted at female parliamentarians is … sexual violence threats.”]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-urged-to-sign-civility-pledge-that-only-haines-had-backed-in-return-to-parliament/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mps-urged-to-sign-civility-pledge-that-only-haines-had-backed-in-return-to-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson hits back at AFP chief’s cartoon claims as MPs urged to sign civility pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[AFP chief Krissy Barrett said growing “abuse that is targeted at female parliamentarians is … sexual violence threats.”]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-hits-back-at-afp-chiefs-cartoon-claims-as-mps-urged-to-sign-civility-pledge/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-hits-back-at-afp-chiefs-cartoon-claims-as-mps-urged-to-sign-civility-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson hits back at AFP chief’s cartoon claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[AFP chief Krissy Barrett said growing “abuse that is targeted at female parliamentarians is … sexual violence threats.”]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-hits-back-at-afp-chiefs-cartoon-claims/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-hits-back-at-afp-chiefs-cartoon-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Precious, irreplaceable’: Howard headlines eclectic rally against Victoria Barracks sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protesters from all sides, including Greens and One Nation, gathered to oppose the sale of the historic Paddington defence facility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/precious-irreplaceable-howard-headlines-eclectic-rally-against-victoria-barracks-sale/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/precious-irreplaceable-howard-headlines-eclectic-rally-against-victoria-barracks-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would you cut? Chalmers challenges critics of government spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers has used an interview to reject calls for him to set a spending cap as he worries over the economic fallout from the war against Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-would-you-cut-chalmers-challenges-critics-of-government-spending/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-would-you-cut-chalmers-challenges-critics-of-government-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When tragedy demands women be treated better, men twist it into an excuse to treat them worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Again and again we see that if women demand respect, it is not long before men will find a way to blame men’s failure to show respect on the fact it was asked for in the first place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/when-tragedy-demands-women-be-treated-better-men-twist-it-into-an-excuse-to-treat-them-worse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/when-tragedy-demands-women-be-treated-better-men-twist-it-into-an-excuse-to-treat-them-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hasty reactions to the Helen Haines attack reveal a deeper public rage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Again and again we see that if women demand respect, it is not long before men will find a way to blame men’s failure to show respect on the fact it was asked for in the first place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hasty-reactions-to-the-helen-haines-attack-reveal-a-deeper-public-rage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hasty-reactions-to-the-helen-haines-attack-reveal-a-deeper-public-rage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soul searching for lawmakers as political debate becomes more 'extreme']]></title><description><![CDATA[After the attacks on Helen Haines and the office of Hannah Beazley, lawmakers in Western Australia are growing worried about the rising political tensions, and want more ways to defuse them. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/soul-searching-for-lawmakers-as-political-debate-becomes-more-extreme/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/soul-searching-for-lawmakers-as-political-debate-becomes-more-extreme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['More and more challenging to do this job': MPs fear rising political tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the attacks on Helen Haines and the office of Hannah Beazley, lawmakers in Western Australia are growing worried about the rising political tensions, and want more ways to defuse them. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-and-more-challenging-to-do-this-job-mps-fear-rising-political-tensions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-and-more-challenging-to-do-this-job-mps-fear-rising-political-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal police chief links threats against MPs directly to political debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett says there is an "immediate" and "direct connection" between heated moments of political discourse and the number of threats reported against politicians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-police-chief-links-threats-against-mps-directly-to-political-debate/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 02:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-police-chief-links-threats-against-mps-directly-to-political-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFP chief reveals scale of threats to MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Krissy Barrett echoed ASIO in saying that language and announcements from the nation’s leaders had an observable effect on the volume and nature of threats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/afp-chief-reveals-scale-of-threats-to-mps/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 02:52:08 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/afp-chief-reveals-scale-of-threats-to-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA's young female politicians will not give up despite rise in abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid an increase in abuse and harassment of female MPs, young women in Western Australia say they are not intimidated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/was-young-female-politicians-will-not-give-up-despite-rise-in-abuse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 02:11:49 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/was-young-female-politicians-will-not-give-up-despite-rise-in-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Shouldn't have to wear a flak jacket': Haines spoke of risks to MPs before attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the nation recoiled this week at the brutality of the physical attack on Independent MP Helen Haines, a small but terrible poignancy pulsed beyond public view.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shouldnt-have-to-wear-a-flak-jacket-haines-spoke-of-risks-to-mps-before-attack/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shouldnt-have-to-wear-a-flak-jacket-haines-spoke-of-risks-to-mps-before-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP says temperature of online debate intensifying since Haines's attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the nation recoiled this week at the brutality of the physical attack on Independent MP Helen Haines, a small but terrible poignancy pulsed beyond public view.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mp-says-temperature-of-online-debate-intensifying-since-hainess-attack/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mp-says-temperature-of-online-debate-intensifying-since-hainess-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haines said 'shouldn't have to wear a flak jacket' to do job prior to attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the nation recoiled this week at the brutality of the physical attack on independent MP Helen Haines, a small but terrible poignancy pulsed beyond public view.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/haines-said-shouldnt-have-to-wear-a-flak-jacket-to-do-job-prior-to-attack/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/haines-said-shouldnt-have-to-wear-a-flak-jacket-to-do-job-prior-to-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s new major airport brings the chance for cheaper tickets, more flights]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s the first time a capital city will have two major international airports. Backers hope the Western Sydney International Airport will also deliver competition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-new-major-airport-brings-the-chance-for-cheaper-tickets-more-flights/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-new-major-airport-brings-the-chance-for-cheaper-tickets-more-flights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You’re gonna have to kill me’: Alleged MP attacker in earlier police stand-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[As independent MP Helen Haines recovers in hospital, new vision has emerged of her alleged attacker in a tense stand-off with police in 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/youre-gonna-have-to-kill-me-alleged-mp-attacker-in-earlier-police-stand-off/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/youre-gonna-have-to-kill-me-alleged-mp-attacker-in-earlier-police-stand-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘On the verge of breakdown’: MPs’ staff burnt out from online hate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians have been forced to turn off their office’s phone lines, order staff not to review constituent emails, and send their employees home to recuperate, amid a deluge of vitriol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/on-the-verge-of-breakdown-mps-staff-burnt-out-from-online-hate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/on-the-verge-of-breakdown-mps-staff-burnt-out-from-online-hate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk has a lot to lose at US midterms as pollsters tip blue wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the US midterm elections approach, Elon Musk is making an expensive foray back into politicking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/elon-musk-has-a-lot-to-lose-at-us-midterms-as-pollsters-tip-blue-wave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/elon-musk-has-a-lot-to-lose-at-us-midterms-as-pollsters-tip-blue-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA Greens senator to miss parliament amid allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jordon Steele-John says he will not attend parliament next week, as he releases a copy of a letter detailing allegations of misconduct against him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-greens-senator-to-miss-parliament-amid-allegations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-greens-senator-to-miss-parliament-amid-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital issues positive update for Helen Haines, five days after attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent MP remains in The Alfred hospital in Melbourne but her condition has improved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hospital-issues-positive-update-for-helen-haines-five-days-after-attack/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hospital-issues-positive-update-for-helen-haines-five-days-after-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young voters share how Helen Haines has shaped their lives]]></title><description><![CDATA['No matter if you disagree, you've still got to respect each other', young artist says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/young-voters-share-how-helen-haines-has-shaped-their-lives/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/young-voters-share-how-helen-haines-has-shaped-their-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Helen Haines gave a queer student artist hope]]></title><description><![CDATA['No matter if you disagree, you've still got to respect each other', young artist says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-helen-haines-gave-a-queer-student-artist-hope/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-helen-haines-gave-a-queer-student-artist-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Pauline Hanson can wise up, surely everyone else can too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every one of us can and should act. We share the pleasures and the pains of the same country. We can all contribute to improving it in this dire moment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/if-pauline-hanson-can-wise-up-surely-everyone-else-can-too/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/if-pauline-hanson-can-wise-up-surely-everyone-else-can-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dezi Freeman and Helen Haines’ alleged attacker needed mental health help before attacks. None came]]></title><description><![CDATA[After attacks on police and now an MP, Victoria’s Alpine region is reeling as researchers warn of a dangerous vacuum of mental health services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dezi-freeman-and-helen-haines-alleged-attacker-needed-mental-health-help-before-attacks-none-came/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dezi-freeman-and-helen-haines-alleged-attacker-needed-mental-health-help-before-attacks-none-came/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese must call Angus Taylor stat, and here’s what he must say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every one of us can and should act. We share the pleasures and the pains of the same country. We can all contribute to improving it in this dire moment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-must-call-angus-taylor-stat-and-heres-what-he-must-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-must-call-angus-taylor-stat-and-heres-what-he-must-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landry bows out, setting up Canavan showdown with One Nation in Capricornia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The seat is expected to be hotly contested by One Nation, potentially by the party’s national director James Ashby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/landry-bows-out-setting-up-canavan-showdown-with-one-nation-in-capricornia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/landry-bows-out-setting-up-canavan-showdown-with-one-nation-in-capricornia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP always on guard after death threats made her feel 'physically sick']]></title><description><![CDATA[In the wake of the attack on Helen Haines, several NSW politicians speak about being subjected to threats of violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mp-always-on-guard-after-death-threats-made-her-feel-physically-sick/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mp-always-on-guard-after-death-threats-made-her-feel-physically-sick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forum offers peek behind political curtain ahead of election]]></title><description><![CDATA["How much influence do staffers have?" and "Why don't politicians show their personality more?" were among the questions on Victorian voters' minds at a recent election discussion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/forum-offers-peek-behind-political-curtain-ahead-of-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/forum-offers-peek-behind-political-curtain-ahead-of-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA police chief says no concerns reported before alleged WA MP threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who allegedly threatened staff at Hannah Beazley's electorate office was known to police, the commissioner reveals, as he urges politicians not to retreat from their communities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-police-chief-says-no-concerns-reported-before-alleged-wa-mp-threats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-police-chief-says-no-concerns-reported-before-alleged-wa-mp-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israelis are heading to the polls in their most seismic election in decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a breakdown of Israel's upcoming general election and its complicated coalition structures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israelis-are-heading-to-the-polls-in-their-most-seismic-election-in-decades/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israelis-are-heading-to-the-polls-in-their-most-seismic-election-in-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese granted Greens 15 staff just before party blocked inquiry into PM’s powers]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has accused the prime minister of playing “political games” with his ability to allocate staffing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-granted-greens-15-staff-just-before-party-blocked-inquiry-into-pms-powers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-granted-greens-15-staff-just-before-party-blocked-inquiry-into-pms-powers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haines pursues a political experiment – that decent people can disagree. Has this attack changed that?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If someone like Helen Haines could be attacked, who was safe? As the severity of her injuries became clear, the mood in Canberra shifted from shock to something darker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/haines-pursues-a-political-experiment-that-decent-people-can-disagree-has-this-attack-changed-that-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 02:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/haines-pursues-a-political-experiment-that-decent-people-can-disagree-has-this-attack-changed-that-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haines pursues a political experiment - that decent people can disagree. Has this attack changed that?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If someone like Helen Haines could be attacked, who was safe? As the severity of her injuries became clear, the mood in Canberra shifted from shock to something darker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/haines-pursues-a-political-experiment-that-decent-people-can-disagree-has-this-attack-changed-that/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 02:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/haines-pursues-a-political-experiment-that-decent-people-can-disagree-has-this-attack-changed-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do Jacqui Lambie, Helen Haines and Queen Victoria have in common? Far too much]]></title><description><![CDATA[We like to blame modern times and modern platforms, but answers, too, can be found in our long history of insisting that women quietly endure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-do-jacqui-lambie-helen-haines-and-queen-victoria-have-in-common-far-too-much/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-do-jacqui-lambie-helen-haines-and-queen-victoria-have-in-common-far-too-much/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family rift among lines of inquiry for police investigating Brendan Nugent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria's police commissioner said the 42-year-old's family had been "very, very helpful" to the ongoing investigation into Monday's attack on Helen Haines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/family-rift-among-lines-of-inquiry-for-police-investigating-brendan-nugent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/family-rift-among-lines-of-inquiry-for-police-investigating-brendan-nugent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Family rift among lines of inquiry for police investigating Brendan Nugent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria's police commissioner said the 42-year-old's family had been "very, very helpful" to theongoing investigation into Monday's attack on Helen Haines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-family-rift-among-lines-of-inquiry-for-police-investigating-brendan-nugent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-family-rift-among-lines-of-inquiry-for-police-investigating-brendan-nugent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor ramps up criticism of energy minister over Snowy 2.0 cost blowout — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor calls for Chris Bowen to resign over the latest Snowy 2.0 cost blowout, while denying he underestimated how much it would cost when he green-lit the project in 2019. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-ramps-up-criticism-of-energy-minister-over-snowy-20-cost-blowout-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-ramps-up-criticism-of-energy-minister-over-snowy-20-cost-blowout-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor ramps up criticism of energy minister over Snowy 2.0 cost blowout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor calls for Chris Bowen to resign over the latest Snowy 2.0 cost blowout, while denying he underestimated how much it would cost when he green-lit the project in 2019. Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-ramps-up-criticism-of-energy-minister-over-snowy-20-cost-blowout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-ramps-up-criticism-of-energy-minister-over-snowy-20-cost-blowout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: More than $600k donated to Save the Children in Haines's honour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australians have donated more than $600,000 to a fundraiser in Helen Haines's honour after she was attacked on Monday afternoon. Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-more-than-600k-donated-to-save-the-children-in-hainess-honour/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-more-than-600k-donated-to-save-the-children-in-hainess-honour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor will not say if Snowy 2.0 is value for money after cost blowout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor frontbencher Kristy McBain declines to answer questions about whether Snowy 2.0 project is good value for money after confirmation of another cost blowout. Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-will-not-say-if-snowy-20-is-value-for-money-after-cost-blowout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-will-not-say-if-snowy-20-is-value-for-money-after-cost-blowout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Promised a better life, New Zealand voters are asking what went wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families living in campervans, workers losing their house deposits and communities watching loved ones leave in the thousands for Australia. These are the everyday stakes of New Zealand’s election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/promised-a-better-life-new-zealand-voters-are-asking-what-went-wrong/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/promised-a-better-life-new-zealand-voters-are-asking-what-went-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frustrated Kiwi voters head to polls as others leave NZ in droves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families living in campervans, workers losing their house deposits and communities watching loved ones leave in the thousands for Australia. These are the everyday stakes of New Zealand’s election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/frustrated-kiwi-voters-head-to-polls-as-others-leave-nz-in-droves/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/frustrated-kiwi-voters-head-to-polls-as-others-leave-nz-in-droves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In this age of shouting, I’ve noticed a startling new kind of complaint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once you introduce violence into a political ecosystem, you make it a feasible way of doing politics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/in-this-age-of-shouting-ive-noticed-a-startling-new-kind-of-complaint/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/in-this-age-of-shouting-ive-noticed-a-startling-new-kind-of-complaint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines pressed PM on regional health days before car attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent MP Helen Haines met with Anthony Albanese to lobby for regional health funding just five days before being critically injured in a targeted car attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-pressed-pm-on-regional-health-days-before-car-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-pressed-pm-on-regional-health-days-before-car-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolstered police and home security upgrades on table for MPs after Haines attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The four-wheel-drive attack on the independent MP has exposed long-running tensions between parliamentarians and the authorities responsible for protecting them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bolstered-police-and-home-security-upgrades-on-table-for-mps-after-haines-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bolstered-police-and-home-security-upgrades-on-table-for-mps-after-haines-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump ordered to sit for deposition in his $14bn BBC lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president is suing the British broadcaster, alleging it defamed him by splicing together two pieces of his speech made to supporters before they stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-ordered-to-sit-for-deposition-in-his-14bn-bbc-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-ordered-to-sit-for-deposition-in-his-14bn-bbc-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump ordered to sit for deposition in his $14b BBC lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president is suing the British broadcaster, alleging it defamed him by splicing together two pieces of his speech made to supporters before they stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-ordered-to-sit-for-deposition-in-his-14b-bbc-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-ordered-to-sit-for-deposition-in-his-14b-bbc-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-23-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-23-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers says investors feel good about Australia despite gloom at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers hails positive news for business investment, despite domestic gloom over inflation and productivity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-says-investors-feel-good-about-australia-despite-gloom-at-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-says-investors-feel-good-about-australia-despite-gloom-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationals leader set to attempt switch to lower house]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationals MP Michelle Landry is expected to announce on Friday that she will retire from federal politics at the next election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nationals-leader-set-to-attempt-switch-to-lower-house/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nationals-leader-set-to-attempt-switch-to-lower-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines remains critical, three days after car attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Floral tributes have continued to be added outside Ms Haines's Wangaratta office, with grief still raw among local and interstate visitors alike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-remains-critical-three-days-after-car-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-remains-critical-three-days-after-car-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines remains critical, four days after car attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Floral tributes have continued to be added outside Ms Haines's Wangaratta office, with grief still raw among local and interstate visitors alike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-remains-critical-four-days-after-car-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-remains-critical-four-days-after-car-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corruption watchdog’s interest ‘piqued’ by Labor’s invite-only grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Senate inquiry into the controversial program comes as Anthony Albanese was forced to defend a “dirt file” his office sent out about independent MP Helen Haines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/corruption-watchdogs-interest-piqued-by-labors-invite-only-grants/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/corruption-watchdogs-interest-piqued-by-labors-invite-only-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for the truth about Jordon Steele-John, rather than conspiracy theories]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shoebridge is genuine in wanting an independent inquiry into Jordon Steele-John. Some of his party’s supporters, not so much.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/time-for-the-truth-about-jordon-steele-john-rather-than-conspiracy-theories/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/time-for-the-truth-about-jordon-steele-john-rather-than-conspiracy-theories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypervigilant and isolated, rural female MPs exhausted from fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regional female MPs are reviewing their safety measures and changing how they move around in public spaces, which are often far from emergency services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hypervigilant-and-isolated-rural-female-mps-exhausted-from-fear/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hypervigilant-and-isolated-rural-female-mps-exhausted-from-fear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Phil Haines, the soulmate who convinced Helen to run for politics?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MP’s husband, who stunned the PM and the nation with his warmth and grace, was quietly influential in the community independent movement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/who-is-phil-haines-the-soulmate-who-convinced-helen-to-run-for-politics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/who-is-phil-haines-the-soulmate-who-convinced-helen-to-run-for-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack as it happened: Indi MP loses both legs, husband confirms; vigil held in Wodonga; more details emerge about alleged attacker Brendan Nugent’s past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow along as we bring you rolling updates on this evolving story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-as-it-happened-indi-mp-loses-both-legs-husband-confirms-vigil-held-in-wodonga-more-details-emerge-about-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugents-past/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-as-it-happened-indi-mp-loses-both-legs-husband-confirms-vigil-held-in-wodonga-more-details-emerge-about-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugents-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No government websites hacked after global security flaw found — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry Minister Tim Ayres says no government websites have been breached following the discovery of a major vulnerability in programming language.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-government-websites-hacked-after-global-security-flaw-found-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-government-websites-hacked-after-global-security-flaw-found-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: No government websites hacked after global security flaw found]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry Minister Tim Ayres says no government websites have been breached following the discovery of a major vulnerability in programming language. Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-no-government-websites-hacked-after-global-security-flaw-found/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-no-government-websites-hacked-after-global-security-flaw-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister says threats against MPs are not new following Haines, WA incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katy Gallagher says she is not surprised to hear news a man has been arrested for walking into a WA state MP's office with "nunchucks". Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-threats-against-mps-are-not-new-following-haines-wa-incident/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-threats-against-mps-are-not-new-following-haines-wa-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: ASD among government organisations fixing website security due to hacking concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Signals Directorate has confirmed it is making fixes to its own website after major vulnerabilities were found in programming language. Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-asd-among-government-organisations-fixing-website-security-due-to-hacking-concerns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-asd-among-government-organisations-fixing-website-security-due-to-hacking-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: AFP expects to see increase in youth radicalisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Federal Police warns that "rapid" radicalisation of young people online could spill over into real-world violence by young people who feel disenfranchised. Follow live. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-afp-expects-to-see-increase-in-youth-radicalisation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-afp-expects-to-see-increase-in-youth-radicalisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The attack on Helen Haines was 'sadly predictable' in political climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians on all sides of politics are doing some self-reflecting after the attack on federal MP Helen Haines. But answers to rising political violence are not easy to find.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-attack-on-helen-haines-was-sadly-predictable-in-political-climate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-attack-on-helen-haines-was-sadly-predictable-in-political-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The alleged attack on Helen Haines was 'sadly predictable' in political climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians on all sides are doing some self-reflecting after the attack on federal MP Helen Haines. But answers to rising political violence are not easy to find.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-alleged-attack-on-helen-haines-was-sadly-predictable-in-political-climate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-alleged-attack-on-helen-haines-was-sadly-predictable-in-political-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do we actually turn down the temperature in political debate?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians on all sides of politics are doing some self-reflecting after the attack on federal MP Helen Haines. But answers to rising political violence are not easy to find.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-do-we-actually-turn-down-the-temperature-in-political-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-do-we-actually-turn-down-the-temperature-in-political-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged attack on Helen Haines was 'sadly predictable' in political climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians on all sides are doing some self-reflecting after the alleged attack on federal MP Helen Haines. But answers to rising political violence are not easy to find.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alleged-attack-on-helen-haines-was-sadly-predictable-in-political-climate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alleged-attack-on-helen-haines-was-sadly-predictable-in-political-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP loses both legs, in stable condition, husband confirms; vigil held in Wodonga; more details emerge about alleged attacker Brendan Nugent’s past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow along as we bring you rolling updates on this evolving story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-loses-both-legs-in-stable-condition-husband-confirms-vigil-held-in-wodonga-more-details-emerge-about-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugents-past/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-loses-both-legs-in-stable-condition-husband-confirms-vigil-held-in-wodonga-more-details-emerge-about-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugents-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP loses both legs, husband confirms; vigil held in Wodonga; more details emerge about alleged attacker Brendan Nugent’s past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow along as we bring you rolling updates on this evolving story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-loses-both-legs-husband-confirms-vigil-held-in-wodonga-more-details-emerge-about-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugents-past/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-loses-both-legs-husband-confirms-vigil-held-in-wodonga-more-details-emerge-about-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugents-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP loses both legs, husband confirms as vigil held in Wodonga; more details emerge about alleged attacker Brendan Nugent’s past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow along as we bring you rolling updates on this evolving story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-loses-both-legs-husband-confirms-as-vigil-held-in-wodonga-more-details-emerge-about-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugents-past/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-loses-both-legs-husband-confirms-as-vigil-held-in-wodonga-more-details-emerge-about-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugents-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The frightening threats becoming part of political life in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[From threats against their children to stalking and intimidation, politicians across party lines are revealing the disturbing abuse they face in public life. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-frightening-threats-becoming-part-of-political-life-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-frightening-threats-becoming-part-of-political-life-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians urged to report threats and vary daily habits]]></title><description><![CDATA[From threats against their children to stalking and intimidation, politicians across party lines are revealing the disturbing abuse they face in public life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-urged-to-report-threats-and-vary-daily-habits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-urged-to-report-threats-and-vary-daily-habits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food inflation is a bigger issue than oil and the Reserve Bank knows it]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can ask people to forego a holiday to ease inflation, but the Reserve Bank driving up interest rates so some have to skip meals is Dickensian.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/food-inflation-is-a-bigger-issue-than-oil-and-the-reserve-bank-knows-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/food-inflation-is-a-bigger-issue-than-oil-and-the-reserve-bank-knows-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A politician’s job is to listen. It’s becoming increasingly dangerous to do so]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the obvious challenges, Australia&rsquo;s politicians say they don&rsquo;t want 24/7 security, nor to hide away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-politicians-job-is-to-listen-its-becoming-increasingly-dangerous-to-do-so/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-politicians-job-is-to-listen-its-becoming-increasingly-dangerous-to-do-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooter hospitalisations more than tripled since 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found e-scooter hospitalisations have more than tripled since 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/e-scooter-hospitalisations-more-than-tripled-since-2019/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/e-scooter-hospitalisations-more-than-tripled-since-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooter hospitalisations more than triple since 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found e-scooter hospitalisations have more than tripled since 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/e-scooter-hospitalisations-more-than-triple-since-2019/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/e-scooter-hospitalisations-more-than-triple-since-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-22-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-22-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested for allegedly making threats at WA MP's office with nunchucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police arrest a man after he reportedly made verbal threats while armed with "nunchucks" at state MP Hannah Beazley's electoral office in the inner-city Perth suburb of Victoria Park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/man-arrested-for-allegedly-making-threats-at-wa-mps-office-with-nunchucks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/man-arrested-for-allegedly-making-threats-at-wa-mps-office-with-nunchucks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t let violence win’: McGowan’s plea as Haines fights for life]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an emotional address to hundreds of residents gathered at a community vigil in Wodonga on Wednesday night, Cathy McGowan said northeast Victoria was grappling with grief and a confronting reality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-let-violence-win-mcgowans-plea-as-haines-fights-for-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-let-violence-win-mcgowans-plea-as-haines-fights-for-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Husband of Helen Haines says critically injured MP is a 'fighter']]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Haines's husband Phil says his wife's road to recovery will be "long and difficult" after days of surgery at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital following a Monday attack.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/husband-of-helen-haines-says-critically-injured-mp-is-a-fighter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/husband-of-helen-haines-says-critically-injured-mp-is-a-fighter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines's husband says critically injured MP is a fighter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phil Haines says his wife's road to recovery will be long and difficult after days of surgery at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital following Monday's attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-hainess-husband-says-critically-injured-mp-is-a-fighter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-hainess-husband-says-critically-injured-mp-is-a-fighter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caution needed on linking Helen Haines attack to PM’s grievances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wading through the confusing set of factors that may have led to the Haines incident, Anthony Albanese has put the spotlight on the modern media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/caution-needed-on-linking-helen-haines-attack-to-pms-grievances/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/caution-needed-on-linking-helen-haines-attack-to-pms-grievances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines loses second leg after attack outside office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governor-General Sam Mostyn, who stood next to Phil Haines at the Alfred hospital in Melbourne, said the attack on the sitting MP &ldquo;must be a moment for us to pause and to choose to be better&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-loses-second-leg-after-attack-outside-office/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-loses-second-leg-after-attack-outside-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia at 'crossroads' as police warn of 'tsunami' of radicalisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law enforcement agencies have told a parliamentary inquiry about an increasingly dangerous security environment where children and young adults are being targeted with increasing speed and intensity online.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-at-crossroads-as-police-warn-of-tsunami-of-radicalisation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-at-crossroads-as-police-warn-of-tsunami-of-radicalisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reserve Bank in ‘nightmare’ position as it considers another rate rise in November]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates four times this year. The chances of another have climbed after a warning from one of its senior board members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reserve-bank-in-nightmare-position-as-it-considers-another-rate-rise-in-november/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reserve-bank-in-nightmare-position-as-it-considers-another-rate-rise-in-november/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reserve Bank in ‘nightmare’ position as it considers another rate cut in November]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates four times this year. The chances of another have climbed after a warning from one of its senior board members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reserve-bank-in-nightmare-position-as-it-considers-another-rate-cut-in-november/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reserve-bank-in-nightmare-position-as-it-considers-another-rate-cut-in-november/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Worse and worse’: Data centre backlash threatens billions in building boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASX-listed NextDC has told investors it would slash its expected profits and construction spending as it deals with delays in supplying energy to its M3 centre in West Footscray. The news triggered a share price plummet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/worse-and-worse-data-centre-backlash-threatens-billions-in-building-boom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/worse-and-worse-data-centre-backlash-threatens-billions-in-building-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rape and death threats shouldn’t be dismissed as a normal part of my job]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve been stalked and harassed. Even threats that aren&rsquo;t acted on can impact our ability to do the job we were elected to do.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rape-and-death-threats-shouldnt-be-dismissed-as-a-normal-part-of-my-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rape-and-death-threats-shouldnt-be-dismissed-as-a-normal-part-of-my-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Threats up fourfold before Helen Haines attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attack on Helen Haines is the most serious violence against an Australian politician since the killing of an MP in the 1990s, but it did not occur in isolation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/threats-up-fourfold-before-helen-haines-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/threats-up-fourfold-before-helen-haines-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Threats against politicians have jumped fourfold this decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attack on Helen Haines is the most serious violence against an Australian politician since the killing of an MP in the 1990s, but it did not occur in isolation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/threats-against-politicians-have-jumped-fourfold-this-decade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/threats-against-politicians-have-jumped-fourfold-this-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What has Brendan Nugent been charged with? What we know about the alleged attack on Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MP was struck by a four-wheel drive outside her Wangaratta electorate office and is being treated at The Alfred hospital in Melbourne. Here&rsquo;s what we know so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-has-brendan-nugent-been-charged-with-what-we-know-about-the-alleged-attack-on-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-has-brendan-nugent-been-charged-with-what-we-know-about-the-alleged-attack-on-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power protests light fuse on $2 billion data centre implosion, as NextDC shares plummet]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASX-listed NextDC has told investors it would slash its expected profits and construction spending as it deals with delays in supplying energy to its M3 centre in West Footscray. The news triggered a share price plummet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/power-protests-light-fuse-on-2-billion-data-centre-implosion-as-nextdc-shares-plummet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/power-protests-light-fuse-on-2-billion-data-centre-implosion-as-nextdc-shares-plummet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve protected politicians like Helen Haines. It used to be easier to spot a bad guy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crime wore a balaclava and carried a gun, it didn&rsquo;t dress in civvies in broad daylight while driving down the main street of Wangaratta.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ive-protected-politicians-like-helen-haines-it-used-to-be-easier-to-spot-a-bad-guy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ive-protected-politicians-like-helen-haines-it-used-to-be-easier-to-spot-a-bad-guy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I protected politicians and presidents. It used to be easier to tell who the bad guy was]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crime wore a balaclava and carried a gun, it didn&rsquo;t dress in civvies in broad daylight while driving down the main street of Wangaratta.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-protected-politicians-and-presidents-it-used-to-be-easier-to-tell-who-the-bad-guy-was/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-protected-politicians-and-presidents-it-used-to-be-easier-to-tell-who-the-bad-guy-was/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One person a week charged with threatening politicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett says federal politicians are increasingly worried about their safety and police increasingly concerned about the online abuse hurled at federal politicians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-person-a-week-charged-with-threatening-politicians/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-person-a-week-charged-with-threatening-politicians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: ‘We love you Helen,’ Pocock tells Haines; new drug charges for ‘concussed’ alleged attacker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brendan Nugent faces three charges over the alleged attack as the member for Indi remains in a critical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-we-love-you-helen-pocock-tells-haines-new-drug-charges-for-concussed-alleged-attacker/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-we-love-you-helen-pocock-tells-haines-new-drug-charges-for-concussed-alleged-attacker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP’s husband, Governor-General Sam Mostyn to give update on condition; alleged attacker Brendan Nugent charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brendan Nugent faces three charges over the alleged attack as the member for Indi remains in a critical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mps-husband-governor-general-sam-mostyn-to-give-update-on-condition-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugent-charged/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mps-husband-governor-general-sam-mostyn-to-give-update-on-condition-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugent-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP’s condition remains critical after losing leg with surgeons trying to save other; Brendan Nugent appears in court, faces three charges over alleged ‘intentional’ attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brendan Nugent faces three charges over the alleged attack as the member for Indi remains in a critical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mps-condition-remains-critical-after-losing-leg-with-surgeons-trying-to-save-other-brendan-nugent-appears-in-court-faces-three-charges-over-alleged-intentional-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mps-condition-remains-critical-after-losing-leg-with-surgeons-trying-to-save-other-brendan-nugent-appears-in-court-faces-three-charges-over-alleged-intentional-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP’s both legs amputated, husband confirms; alleged attacker Brendan Nugent charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brendan Nugent faces three charges over the alleged attack as the member for Indi remains in a critical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mps-both-legs-amputated-husband-confirms-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugent-charged/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mps-both-legs-amputated-husband-confirms-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugent-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP has both legs amputated, husband confirms; alleged attacker Brendan Nugent charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brendan Nugent faces three charges over the alleged attack as the member for Indi remains in a critical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-has-both-legs-amputated-husband-confirms-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugent-charged/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-has-both-legs-amputated-husband-confirms-alleged-attacker-brendan-nugent-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack as it happened: Indi MP has both legs amputated, husband confirms; alleged attacker charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent MP Helen Haines has lost both her legs but is in a stable condition, her husband confirmed. The community rallies behind Haines and her family during a vigil in Wodonga.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-as-it-happened-indi-mp-has-both-legs-amputated-husband-confirms-alleged-attacker-charged/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-as-it-happened-indi-mp-has-both-legs-amputated-husband-confirms-alleged-attacker-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP’s condition remains critical after losing leg with surgeons trying to save other; Brendan Nugent facing three charges over alleged ‘intentional’ attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brendan Nugent faces three charges over the alleged attack as the member for Indi remains in a critical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mps-condition-remains-critical-after-losing-leg-with-surgeons-trying-to-save-other-brendan-nugent-facing-three-charges-over-alleged-intentional-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mps-condition-remains-critical-after-losing-leg-with-surgeons-trying-to-save-other-brendan-nugent-facing-three-charges-over-alleged-intentional-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Brendan Nugent facing three charges over alleged ‘intentional’ attack; MP for Indi loses leg with surgeons trying to save other]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brendan Nugent faces three charges over the alleged attack as the member for Indi remains in a critical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-brendan-nugent-facing-three-charges-over-alleged-intentional-attack-mp-for-indi-loses-leg-with-surgeons-trying-to-save-other/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-brendan-nugent-facing-three-charges-over-alleged-intentional-attack-mp-for-indi-loses-leg-with-surgeons-trying-to-save-other/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Australia’s political class can no longer look the other way]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the attack on Helen Haines, Australia&rsquo;s political class faces a test of its ability to respond maturely and act firmly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-australias-political-class-can-no-longer-look-the-other-way/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-australias-political-class-can-no-longer-look-the-other-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Unsettled' MPs say security measures meant to protect them are lacking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal MPs describe deep fears for their safety in the wake of the attack on independent MP Helen Haines, with some describing a mixed experience of the security services made available to them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unsettled-mps-say-security-measures-meant-to-protect-them-are-lacking/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unsettled-mps-say-security-measures-meant-to-protect-them-are-lacking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal MPs say some protection measures 'tokenistic' or absent entirely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal MPs describe deep fears for their safety in the wake of the attack on independent MP Helen Haines, with some describing a mixed experience of the security services made available to them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-mps-say-some-protection-measures-tokenistic-or-absent-entirely/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-mps-say-some-protection-measures-tokenistic-or-absent-entirely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-21-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-21-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in Haines attack clashed with neighbours as his health unravelled]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 43-year-old has a history of activism in the Wangaratta area, but neighbours described him as an &ldquo;absolute nut job&rdquo; and a &ldquo;nightmare&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspect-in-haines-attack-clashed-with-neighbours-as-his-health-unravelled/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspect-in-haines-attack-clashed-with-neighbours-as-his-health-unravelled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A principled politician falls victim to the new political violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attack on independent MP Helen Haines is a dark shift in Australia&rsquo;s national life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-principled-politician-falls-victim-to-the-new-political-violence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-principled-politician-falls-victim-to-the-new-political-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines once said she had no mortal enemies. That remark hangs heavily over this town]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a town of 30,000, where the local MP is as likely to be encountered at a coffee shop as on the 6pm news, people have been left struggling for words.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-once-said-she-had-no-mortal-enemies-that-remark-hangs-heavily-over-this-town/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-once-said-she-had-no-mortal-enemies-that-remark-hangs-heavily-over-this-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Row over 'cancelled' Christmas deepens as ministers add to school 'pile on']]></title><description><![CDATA[The row over a Tasmanian primary school's alleged "cancelling" of Christmas deepens, with government ministers doubling down with AI-generated images and other posts on social media.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/row-over-cancelled-christmas-deepens-as-ministers-add-to-school-pile-on/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/row-over-cancelled-christmas-deepens-as-ministers-add-to-school-pile-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson apologises for cartoon mocking Lambie's vaginal prolapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader says she was not aware of the cartoon's content before it went up but has committed to "taking a closer look" in the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-apologises-for-cartoon-mocking-lambies-vaginal-prolapse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-apologises-for-cartoon-mocking-lambies-vaginal-prolapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making the country safer must start in the building where Helen and I work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians are regularly asking our community to disagree well, but our own hypocrisy is often on display. We need to collectively look in the mirror and consider how we got here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/making-the-country-safer-must-start-in-the-building-where-helen-and-i-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/making-the-country-safer-must-start-in-the-building-where-helen-and-i-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we’re going to make the country safer, it starts in the building where Helen and I work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians are regularly asking our community to disagree well, but our own hypocrisy is often on display. We need to collectively look in the mirror and consider how we got here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/if-were-going-to-make-the-country-safer-it-starts-in-the-building-where-helen-and-i-work/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/if-were-going-to-make-the-country-safer-it-starts-in-the-building-where-helen-and-i-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines is the best of us. What happened is a watershed for all of us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians are regularly asking our community to disagree well, but our own hypocrisy is often on display. We need to collectively look in the mirror and consider how we got here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-is-the-best-of-us-what-happened-is-a-watershed-for-all-of-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-is-the-best-of-us-what-happened-is-a-watershed-for-all-of-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footage of Helen Haines incident in Wangaratta]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ABC has obtained footage of the incident in which independent MP Helen Haines was critically injured outside her electorate office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/footage-of-helen-haines-incident-in-wangaratta/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/footage-of-helen-haines-incident-in-wangaratta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA politicians air safety concerns after attack on Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA politicians voice concerns about an increasingly hostile political landscape, and the limited options available to address it, after an attack on federal MP Helen Haines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-politicians-air-safety-concerns-after-attack-on-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-politicians-air-safety-concerns-after-attack-on-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I'm tired of it': WA minister reveals extent of online abuse after attack on MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA politicians voice concerns about an increasingly hostile political landscape, and the limited options available to address it, after the attack on federal MP Helen Haines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/im-tired-of-it-wa-minister-reveals-extent-of-online-abuse-after-attack-on-mp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/im-tired-of-it-wa-minister-reveals-extent-of-online-abuse-after-attack-on-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When horror came to Wangaratta, this is how locals rushed to help]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a day that started under sunny skies and ended under a pall of horror. Within moments of the attack on Helen Haines, brave locals rushed to help their popular local MP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/when-horror-came-to-wangaratta-this-is-how-locals-rushed-to-help/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/when-horror-came-to-wangaratta-this-is-how-locals-rushed-to-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wangaratta witnesses describe a bang, a scream and a rush to help]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a day that started under sunny skies and ended under a pall of horror. Within moments of the attack on Helen Haines, brave locals rushed to help their popular local MP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wangaratta-witnesses-describe-a-bang-a-scream-and-a-rush-to-help/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wangaratta-witnesses-describe-a-bang-a-scream-and-a-rush-to-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashlee Aldridge reports from Helen Haines's electorate office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reporter Ashlee Aldridge is outside Helen Haines's electorate office in Wangaratta where community members have laid floral tributes after the MP was seriously injured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ashlee-aldridge-reports-from-helen-hainess-electorate-office/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ashlee-aldridge-reports-from-helen-hainess-electorate-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sinister meme that appeared just hours before the attack on Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media vitriol is a strange amalgam of public and personalised. It is posted for all to see, but it is deeply silo-ed, which is to say that I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s happening in your feed, and you don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s happening in mine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-sinister-meme-that-appeared-just-hours-before-the-attack-on-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-sinister-meme-that-appeared-just-hours-before-the-attack-on-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turn down the temperature: Spy chief’s urgent warning as Helen Haines remains in critical condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria is contemplating increased security at next month&rsquo;s state election after the federal independent was struck twice by a four-wheel drive outside her office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/turn-down-the-temperature-spy-chiefs-urgent-warning-as-helen-haines-remains-in-critical-condition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/turn-down-the-temperature-spy-chiefs-urgent-warning-as-helen-haines-remains-in-critical-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security briefing for anxious MPs as Helen Haines loses leg, remains in critical condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria is contemplating increased security at next month&rsquo;s state election after the federal independent was struck twice by a four-wheel drive outside her office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/security-briefing-for-anxious-mps-as-helen-haines-loses-leg-remains-in-critical-condition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/security-briefing-for-anxious-mps-as-helen-haines-loses-leg-remains-in-critical-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Federal Indi MP loses leg after being struck multiple times by car outside Wangaratta office; suspect Brendan Nugent’s family reveal longtime friendship with Haines in statement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-federal-indi-mp-loses-leg-after-being-struck-multiple-times-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office-suspect-brendan-nugents-family-reveal-longtime-friendship-with-haines-in-statement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-federal-indi-mp-loses-leg-after-being-struck-multiple-times-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office-suspect-brendan-nugents-family-reveal-longtime-friendship-with-haines-in-statement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Federal Indi MP loses leg after being struck multiple times by car outside Wangaratta office; Brendan Nugent identified as alleged attacker]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-federal-indi-mp-loses-leg-after-being-struck-multiple-times-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office-brendan-nugent-identified-as-alleged-attacker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-federal-indi-mp-loses-leg-after-being-struck-multiple-times-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office-brendan-nugent-identified-as-alleged-attacker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack as it happened: Federal Indi MP loses leg after being struck multiple times by car outside Wangaratta office; suspect Brendan Nugent’s family reveal longtime friendship with Haines in statement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-as-it-happened-federal-indi-mp-loses-leg-after-being-struck-multiple-times-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office-suspect-brendan-nugents-family-reveal-longtime-friendship-with-haines-in-statement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-as-it-happened-federal-indi-mp-loses-leg-after-being-struck-multiple-times-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office-suspect-brendan-nugents-family-reveal-longtime-friendship-with-haines-in-statement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not a hero: Wangaratta dad raced to help after car hit federal MP Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hear from one of the first people to help after a driver allegedly drove into the independent MP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/im-not-a-hero-wangaratta-dad-raced-to-help-after-car-hit-federal-mp-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/im-not-a-hero-wangaratta-dad-raced-to-help-after-car-hit-federal-mp-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in Helen Haines attack once praised the MP online and raised concern among neighbours]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 43-year-old has a history of activism in the Wangaratta area but one source who knows him describes him as a &ldquo;nut job&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspect-in-helen-haines-attack-once-praised-the-mp-online-and-raised-concern-among-neighbours/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspect-in-helen-haines-attack-once-praised-the-mp-online-and-raised-concern-among-neighbours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in Helen Haines attack once praised the MP online and had raised concern among neighbours]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 43-year-old has a history of activism in the Wangaratta area but one source who knows him described him as an &ldquo;absolute nut job&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspect-in-helen-haines-attack-once-praised-the-mp-online-and-had-raised-concern-among-neighbours/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspect-in-helen-haines-attack-once-praised-the-mp-online-and-had-raised-concern-among-neighbours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in Helen Haines attack named]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 43-year-old has a history of activism in the Wangaratta area but one source who knew him said he had strayed into &ldquo;darker&rdquo; things.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspect-in-helen-haines-attack-named/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspect-in-helen-haines-attack-named/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Brendan Nugent identified as alleged attacker; Indi MP remains in critical condition after being struck twice by car outside Wangaratta office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-brendan-nugent-identified-as-alleged-attacker-indi-mp-remains-in-critical-condition-after-being-struck-twice-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-brendan-nugent-identified-as-alleged-attacker-indi-mp-remains-in-critical-condition-after-being-struck-twice-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Brendan Nugent identified as alleged attacker; Indi MP remains in critical condition after being struck multiple times by car outside Wangaratta office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-brendan-nugent-identified-as-alleged-attacker-indi-mp-remains-in-critical-condition-after-being-struck-multiple-times-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-brendan-nugent-identified-as-alleged-attacker-indi-mp-remains-in-critical-condition-after-being-struck-multiple-times-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP struck twice by car outside Wangaratta office after driver did U-turn, remains in critical condition after surgery; 43-year-old Tarrawingee man in custody]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-struck-twice-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office-after-driver-did-u-turn-remains-in-critical-condition-after-surgery-43-year-old-tarrawingee-man-in-custody/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-struck-twice-by-car-outside-wangaratta-office-after-driver-did-u-turn-remains-in-critical-condition-after-surgery-43-year-old-tarrawingee-man-in-custody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged attacker of Helen Haines was not on police radar: Victoria police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting Superintendent Ashley Mason says he was surprised by an attack on Indi MP Helen Haines outside her electorate office in Wangaratta.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alleged-attacker-of-helen-haines-was-not-on-police-radar-victoria-police/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alleged-attacker-of-helen-haines-was-not-on-police-radar-victoria-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car crash into Helen Haines was 'deliberate act': Prime minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese alleges the car which hit Helen Haines did a U-turn after passing her while she was putting things into the boot of her car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/car-crash-into-helen-haines-was-deliberate-act-prime-minister/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/car-crash-into-helen-haines-was-deliberate-act-prime-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP undergoes surgery, remains in critical condition after attack outside Wangaratta office; 43-year-old Tarrawingee man in custody]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-undergoes-surgery-remains-in-critical-condition-after-attack-outside-wangaratta-office-43-year-old-tarrawingee-man-in-custody/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-undergoes-surgery-remains-in-critical-condition-after-attack-outside-wangaratta-office-43-year-old-tarrawingee-man-in-custody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack live updates: Indi MP in critical condition after attack outside Wangaratta office; 43-year-old man in custody]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent MP is in a critical condition after being struck by a four-wheel drive outside her electorate office in north-east Victoria last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-in-critical-condition-after-attack-outside-wangaratta-office-43-year-old-man-in-custody/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-live-updates-indi-mp-in-critical-condition-after-attack-outside-wangaratta-office-43-year-old-man-in-custody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian man charged over attack on Helen Haines — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police charge a 43-year-old man over an attack that left MP Helen Haines with critical injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-man-charged-over-attack-on-helen-haines-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-man-charged-over-attack-on-helen-haines-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Victorian man charged over attack on MP Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family members of the man arrested over the attack on independent MP Helen Haines say they are longtime friends of the respected politician. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-victorian-man-charged-over-attack-on-mp-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-victorian-man-charged-over-attack-on-mp-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM says driver did a U-turn and hit Helen Haines in 'deliberate act' as MP remains critical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says counter-terrorism police are investigating and a man has been arrested after Indi MP Helen Haines was "attacked" near her electorate office in Victoria's north-east. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-says-driver-did-a-u-turn-and-hit-helen-haines-in-deliberate-act-as-mp-remains-critical/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-says-driver-did-a-u-turn-and-hit-helen-haines-in-deliberate-act-as-mp-remains-critical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Helen Haines remains critical as police investigation continues after 'attack']]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says counter-terrorism police are investigating and a man has been arrested after Indi MP Helen Haines was "attacked" near her electorate office in Victoria's north-east. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-helen-haines-remains-critical-as-police-investigation-continues-after-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-helen-haines-remains-critical-as-police-investigation-continues-after-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Helen Haines remains critical after surgery following 'attack', PM says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says counter-terrorism police are investigating and a man has been arrested after Indi MP Helen Haines was "attacked" near her electorate office in Victoria's north-east. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-helen-haines-remains-critical-after-surgery-following-attack-pm-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-helen-haines-remains-critical-after-surgery-following-attack-pm-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Helen Haines loses leg, doctors fight to save other leg following attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indi MP Helen Haines loses a leg after being pinned between two cars outside her electorate office in Victoria's north-east yesterday afternoon, the ABC confirms. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-helen-haines-loses-leg-doctors-fight-to-save-other-leg-following-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-helen-haines-loses-leg-doctors-fight-to-save-other-leg-following-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Helen Haines loses leg after attack outside electorate office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indi MP Helen Haines loses a leg after being pinned between two cars outside her electorate office in Victoria's north east yesterday afternoon, the ABC confirms. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-helen-haines-loses-leg-after-attack-outside-electorate-office/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-helen-haines-loses-leg-after-attack-outside-electorate-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Family of Haines attack suspect say they are friends of the MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indi MP Helen Haines loses a leg after being pinned between two cars outside her electorate office in Victoria's north-east yesterday afternoon, the ABC confirms. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-family-of-haines-attack-suspect-say-they-are-friends-of-the-mp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-family-of-haines-attack-suspect-say-they-are-friends-of-the-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Burke says Helen Haines was 'rammed' twice in attack as MP remains critical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indi MP Helen Haines is in a critical condition in a Melbourne hospital after being attacked near her electorate office in Wangaratta, north-east Victoria. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-burke-says-helen-haines-was-rammed-twice-in-attack-as-mp-remains-critical/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-burke-says-helen-haines-was-rammed-twice-in-attack-as-mp-remains-critical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While Australia scrambled for fuel, millions of litres were being exported offshore]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 60 megalitres of Australian-made biofuel products were being sold offshore at the same time as the nation's petrol and diesel pumps ran dry. The government is consulting on whether to force petroleum companies to buy Australian-made fuels to help shore up supplies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/while-australia-scrambled-for-fuel-millions-of-litres-were-being-exported-offshore/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/while-australia-scrambled-for-fuel-millions-of-litres-were-being-exported-offshore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While Australia scrambled for fuel, millions of litres were being exported]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 60 megalitres of Australian-made biofuel products were being sold offshore at the same time as the nation's petrol and diesel pumps ran dry.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/while-australia-scrambled-for-fuel-millions-of-litres-were-being-exported/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/while-australia-scrambled-for-fuel-millions-of-litres-were-being-exported/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unshackle the economy’: Labor MP pushes Chalmers on growth, speculates on PM retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Husic adds to a growing array of messages from party-aligned figures critiquing the Albanese government&rsquo;s economic strategy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unshackle-the-economy-labor-mp-pushes-chalmers-on-growth-speculates-on-pm-retirement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unshackle-the-economy-labor-mp-pushes-chalmers-on-growth-speculates-on-pm-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine receives 'no early warning' as missile barrage pounds Kyiv]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denies intelligence-sharing with Ukraine is suspended as Vladimir Putin proposes a summit with Xi Jinping and Donald Trump to discuss the war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ukraine-receives-no-early-warning-as-missile-barrage-pounds-kyiv/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ukraine-receives-no-early-warning-as-missile-barrage-pounds-kyiv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Brendan Nugent? What we know so far about the alleged attack on Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haines was struck by a four-wheel drive outside her Wangaratta electorate office and is being treated at The Alfred hospital in Melbourne. Here&rsquo;s what we know so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/who-is-brendan-nugent-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-alleged-attack-on-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/who-is-brendan-nugent-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-alleged-attack-on-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we know so far about the attack on Helen Haines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haines was struck by a four-wheel drive outside her Wangaratta electorate office and is being treated at The Alfred hospital in Melbourne. Here&rsquo;s what we know so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-attack-on-helen-haines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-attack-on-helen-haines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After MP 'attacked' in the street, our democracy is facing its biggest test]]></title><description><![CDATA[With four words, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laid bare the horrifying nature of an attack that has sent shock waves through Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-mp-attacked-in-the-street-our-democracy-is-facing-its-biggest-test/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-mp-attacked-in-the-street-our-democracy-is-facing-its-biggest-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After MP attacked in the street, our democracy faces its biggest test]]></title><description><![CDATA[With four words, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laid bare the horrifying nature of an attack that has sent shock waves through Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-mp-attacked-in-the-street-our-democracy-faces-its-biggest-test/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-mp-attacked-in-the-street-our-democracy-faces-its-biggest-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After MP attacked in street, our democracy faces its biggest test]]></title><description><![CDATA[With four words, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laid bare the horrifying nature of an attack that has sent shock waves through Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-mp-attacked-in-street-our-democracy-faces-its-biggest-test/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-mp-attacked-in-street-our-democracy-faces-its-biggest-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After MP allegedly attacked in the street, our democracy is facing its biggest test]]></title><description><![CDATA[With four words, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese laid bare the horrifying nature of an attack that has sent shock waves through Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-mp-allegedly-attacked-in-the-street-our-democracy-is-facing-its-biggest-test/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-mp-allegedly-attacked-in-the-street-our-democracy-is-facing-its-biggest-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-20-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-20-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allegra Spender on political violence in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allegra Spender says an attack on fellow Independent MP Helen Haines is of "huge concern" in a country that she says does not often see political violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/allegra-spender-on-political-violence-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/allegra-spender-on-political-violence-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Haines attack must be a turning point for Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attack on the Indi MP, if confirmed as a politically motivated attack, must be a line in the sand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-must-be-a-turning-point-for-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/helen-haines-attack-must-be-a-turning-point-for-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'Violent attack' critically injures independent MP, man in custody]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says counter-terrorism police are investigating and a man has been arrested after Indi MP Helen Haines was "attacked" near her electorate office in Victoria's north-east. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-violent-attack-critically-injures-independent-mp-man-in-custody/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-violent-attack-critically-injures-independent-mp-man-in-custody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM says Indi MP Helen Haines 'attacked' at electorate office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent MP Helen Haines has been critically injured in an attack near her Wangaratta office in regional Victoria. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-says-indi-mp-helen-haines-attacked-at-electorate-office/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-says-indi-mp-helen-haines-attacked-at-electorate-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Indi MP Helen Haines seriously injured in electorate office incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent MP Helen Haines has been injured in an incident near her Wangaratta office in regional Victoria.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-indi-mp-helen-haines-seriously-injured-in-electorate-office-incident/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-indi-mp-helen-haines-seriously-injured-in-electorate-office-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Indi MP Helen Haines critically injured in 'attack' outside office, PM says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says counter-terrorism police are investigating and a man has been arrested after Ms Haines was "attacked" near her electorate office in Victoria's north-east. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-indi-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-in-attack-outside-office-pm-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-indi-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-in-attack-outside-office-pm-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Indi MP Helen Haines critically injured after 'attack' at electorate office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says counter-terrorism police are investigating and a man has been arrested after Indi MP Helen Haines was "attacked" near her electorate office in Victoria's north-east. Follow the latest in our live blog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-indi-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-after-attack-at-electorate-office/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-indi-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-after-attack-at-electorate-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indi MP Helen Haines critically injured after 'attack' at electorate office  &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says counter-terrorism police are investigating and a man has been arrested after Indi MP Helen Haines was "attacked" near her electorate office in Victoria's north-east.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/indi-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-after-attack-at-electorate-office-mdash-as-it-happened-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/indi-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-after-attack-at-electorate-office-mdash-as-it-happened-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indi MP Helen Haines critically injured after 'attack' at electorate office &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says counter-terrorism police are investigating and a man has been arrested after Indi MP Helen Haines was "attacked" near her electorate office in Victoria's north-east.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/indi-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-after-attack-at-electorate-office-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/indi-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-after-attack-at-electorate-office-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indi MP Helen Haines critically injured after 'attack' at electorate office  — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says counter-terrorism police are investigating and a man has been arrested after Indi MP Helen Haines was "attacked" near her electorate office in Victoria's north-east. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/indi-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-after-attack-at-electorate-office-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/indi-mp-helen-haines-critically-injured-after-attack-at-electorate-office-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A bad call’: Greens rift deepens over Steele-John allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dispute over whether Jordon Steele-John should take leave during an investigation has deepened a rift within the Greens over allegations about his behaviour towards women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-bad-call-greens-rift-deepens-over-steele-john-allegations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-bad-call-greens-rift-deepens-over-steele-john-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW government drafts law to allow Upper Hunter mine to increase output]]></title><description><![CDATA[NSW Premier Chris Minns says the legislation will aim to protect 400 jobs at the Mount Pleasant mine to 2032. Environment leaders say it's an overreach by the government, only weeks after a landmark High Court ruling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nsw-government-drafts-law-to-allow-upper-hunter-mine-to-increase-output/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nsw-government-drafts-law-to-allow-upper-hunter-mine-to-increase-output/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghost Sharks to be armed with aerial drones and advanced sea mines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian-made autonomous submarines will be able to set sea mines and launch armed aerial drones, according to newly declassified details.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ghost-sharks-to-be-armed-with-aerial-drones-and-advanced-sea-mines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ghost-sharks-to-be-armed-with-aerial-drones-and-advanced-sea-mines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge and former Labor MP to be new national integrity commissioner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert McClelland will have to restore public confidence in the NACC, which was established by Labor but has since been overshadowed by controversy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/judge-and-former-labor-mp-to-be-new-national-integrity-commissioner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/judge-and-former-labor-mp-to-be-new-national-integrity-commissioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Further rate rises risk tipping economy ‘over the edge’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chief economist of the country&rsquo;s largest bank has warned the RBA is risking a recession as it battles inflation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/further-rate-rises-risk-tipping-economy-over-the-edge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/further-rate-rises-risk-tipping-economy-over-the-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoebridge insists Steele-John should take leave as Greens 'binfire' deepens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens leader David Shoebridge has insisted that Senator Jordon Steele-John should take personal leave, after the WA senator denied he had offered or agreed to step back while allegations against him were investigated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-insists-steele-john-should-take-leave-as-greens-binfire-deepens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-insists-steele-john-should-take-leave-as-greens-binfire-deepens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert McClelland named new corruption watchdog chief after Brereton resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Labor attorney-general and judge Robert McClelland is set to become the new head of the National Anti-Corruption Committee, after a turbulent first few years for the federal anti-corruption watchdog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/robert-mcclelland-named-new-corruption-watchdog-chief-after-brereton-resignation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/robert-mcclelland-named-new-corruption-watchdog-chief-after-brereton-resignation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explosive swarms and hidden mines: How Ghost Sharks will transform undersea warfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s fleet of robotic submarines will be capable of laying secret minefields thousands of kilometres from shore under a $5.8 billion defence expansion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/explosive-swarms-and-hidden-mines-how-ghost-sharks-will-transform-undersea-warfare/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/explosive-swarms-and-hidden-mines-how-ghost-sharks-will-transform-undersea-warfare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Get over it’: Hanson dismisses Lambie’s anger over crass cartoon attack on her health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacqui Lambie had her health condition mocked in One Nation&rsquo;s most recent Please Explain cartoon, but Hanson told her to &ldquo;have a laugh&rdquo; and get over it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/get-over-it-hanson-dismisses-lambies-anger-over-crass-cartoon-attack-on-her-health/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/get-over-it-hanson-dismisses-lambies-anger-over-crass-cartoon-attack-on-her-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power pole protest delays data centre giant’s flagship Melbourne project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listed data-centre operator NextDC has requested a trading halt on the ASX, after it said power supply delays would hit its flagship West Footscray facility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/power-pole-protest-delays-data-centre-giants-flagship-melbourne-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/power-pole-protest-delays-data-centre-giants-flagship-melbourne-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Detached from reality’: Ukrainian Greens attack Shoebridge over military aid stance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens&rsquo; Ukrainian sister party accused new leader David Shoebridge of adopting an absurd stance on military aid that benefits Vladimir Putin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/detached-from-reality-ukrainian-greens-attack-shoebridge-over-military-aid-stance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/detached-from-reality-ukrainian-greens-attack-shoebridge-over-military-aid-stance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone asks me the same question now I’ve quit politics. Here’s my honest answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m bemused by reactions to the post-political me, as though leaving the role made me somehow different. And better.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/everyone-asks-me-the-same-question-now-ive-quit-politics-heres-my-honest-answer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/everyone-asks-me-the-same-question-now-ive-quit-politics-heres-my-honest-answer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Enough is enough’: Lambie slams Hanson’s latest crass cartoon attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacqui Lambie, who called Pauline Hanson a &ldquo;bloody maggot&rdquo; last month, had her health condition mocked in One Nation&rsquo;s most recent Please Explain cartoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/enough-is-enough-lambie-slams-hansons-latest-crass-cartoon-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/enough-is-enough-lambie-slams-hansons-latest-crass-cartoon-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister says he is willing to speak confidentially to anyone with concerns about Steele-John]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don Farrell says he is willing to speak confidentially with anyone about Greens senator Jordon Steele-John after allegations of inappropriate conduct. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-he-is-willing-to-speak-confidentially-to-anyone-with-concerns-about-steele-john/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-he-is-willing-to-speak-confidentially-to-anyone-with-concerns-about-steele-john/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Jordon Steele-John denies being on leave, says Greens leader 'let me and my team down']]></title><description><![CDATA[The WA Greens senator says he is not on leave and that Greens leader David Shoebridge let him and his team down. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-jordon-steele-john-denies-being-on-leave-says-greens-leader-let-me-and-my-team-down/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-jordon-steele-john-denies-being-on-leave-says-greens-leader-let-me-and-my-team-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson defends One Nation cartoon, tells Lambie to 'get over it']]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended a cartoon targeting Jacqui Lambie, saying the Tasmanian senator should "lighten up" and "get over it". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-defends-one-nation-cartoon-tells-lambie-to-get-over-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-defends-one-nation-cartoon-tells-lambie-to-get-over-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Former A-G named as next anti-corruption watchdog boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former attorney-general has been named as the government's pick to take over the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-former-a-g-named-as-next-anti-corruption-watchdog-boss/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-former-a-g-named-as-next-anti-corruption-watchdog-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson defends One Nation cartoon, tells Lambie to 'get over it' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended a cartoon targeting Jacqui Lambie, saying the Tasmanian senator should "lighten up" and "get over it".&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-defends-one-nation-cartoon-tells-lambie-to-get-over-it-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-defends-one-nation-cartoon-tells-lambie-to-get-over-it-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queensland's plan for 1 million new homes leaves some feeling squeezed out]]></title><description><![CDATA[As it marks two years in office, the LNP has touted a rise in the rate of homes under construction in Queensland, but it still falls short of what is needed to build 1 million in 20 years.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/queenslands-plan-for-1-million-new-homes-leaves-some-feeling-squeezed-out/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/queenslands-plan-for-1-million-new-homes-leaves-some-feeling-squeezed-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spender and Chalmers’ reform adviser back GST change to offset tax cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wentworth MP is also backing new budget rules as spending and taxation rise to near-record levels under Labor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/spender-and-chalmers-reform-adviser-back-gst-change-to-offset-tax-cuts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/spender-and-chalmers-reform-adviser-back-gst-change-to-offset-tax-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor may hope tax cuts soothe angry voters. They’ll help, but won’t be enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tax cuts at budget time would have been inflationary and convinced voters Labor was to blame for high prices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-may-hope-tax-cuts-soothe-angry-voters-theyll-help-but-wont-be-enough/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-may-hope-tax-cuts-soothe-angry-voters-theyll-help-but-wont-be-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens insiders break cover to demand public findings in Steele-John inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of the seven Greens who signed a letter to party leader David Shoebridge calling for an investigation into Senator Jordon Steele-John have come forward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-insiders-break-cover-to-demand-public-findings-in-steele-john-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-insiders-break-cover-to-demand-public-findings-in-steele-john-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nasty political games’: Steele-John claims rumours were weaponised, denies taking leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a near 2400-word statement posted to social media on Sunday night, the WA Greens senator responded to complaints made about him in a letter by Greens members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nasty-political-games-steele-john-claims-rumours-were-weaponised-denies-taking-leave/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nasty-political-games-steele-john-claims-rumours-were-weaponised-denies-taking-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 19, 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-october-19-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-19-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RBA’s worst nightmare as oil pushes up inflation threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank has pushed interest rates to 4.6 per cent. They may have to go higher, especially if oil prices continue their upward spiral.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rbas-worst-nightmare-as-oil-pushes-up-inflation-threat/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rbas-worst-nightmare-as-oil-pushes-up-inflation-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolt grows over Labor’s $2m cut to lifeline for struggling Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition, Greens and independents have united with nearly 200 non-profits to demand the government reverse its quiet withdrawal of support for a $2 million-a-year support finder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/revolt-grows-over-labors-2m-cut-to-lifeline-for-struggling-australians/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/revolt-grows-over-labors-2m-cut-to-lifeline-for-struggling-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assistant treasurer knew about ATO's credit card ban plans months ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino concedes the government knew the Australian Taxation Office was considering banning credit card payments in July, months before the decision was made public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/assistant-treasurer-knew-about-atos-credit-card-ban-plans-months-ago/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/assistant-treasurer-knew-about-atos-credit-card-ban-plans-months-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little-known office, $55k contracts and a growing political problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Malinauskas government has made a virtue of its willingness to take risks and do things differently, but could that strategy be about to become unstuck?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-little-known-office-55k-contracts-and-a-growing-political-problem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-little-known-office-55k-contracts-and-a-growing-political-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patience of Labor MPs is beginning to wear thin as mid-term blues bite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Albanese's MPs have largely kept their complaints private and trusted the PM&rsquo;s judgement. But political loyalty is easier to maintain when a government is winning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/patience-of-labor-mps-is-beginning-to-wear-thin-as-mid-term-blues-bite/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/patience-of-labor-mps-is-beginning-to-wear-thin-as-mid-term-blues-bite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patience of Labor MPs is beginning to wear thin as Albanese's blues mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Albanese's MPs have largely kept their complaints private and trusted the PM&rsquo;s judgement. But political loyalty is easier to maintain when a government is winning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/patience-of-labor-mps-is-beginning-to-wear-thin-as-albaneses-blues-mount/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/patience-of-labor-mps-is-beginning-to-wear-thin-as-albaneses-blues-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How One Nation’s negative migration plans would drive up debt by $275b]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 10-year analysis of lower migration scenarios using Parliamentary Budget Office tools exposes the economic and budget consequences of blunt measures to bring fewer people to the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nations-negative-migration-plans-would-drive-up-debt-by-275b/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nations-negative-migration-plans-would-drive-up-debt-by-275b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart traps and AI baits: The high-tech push to target Australia’s foxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Responsible for wiping out 20 native species, red foxes remain a persistent threat across 80 per cent of the country. Smart technology could make control efforts far more precise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/smart-traps-and-ai-baits-the-high-tech-push-to-target-australias-foxes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/smart-traps-and-ai-baits-the-high-tech-push-to-target-australias-foxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steele-John probe should examine Greens processes, publish key findings: WA MPs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MPs say the investigation should include the Greens&rsquo; own processes, after this masthead revealed a secret dossier catalogued allegations against Jordon Steele-John for 10 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/steele-john-probe-should-examine-greens-processes-publish-key-findings-wa-mps/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/steele-john-probe-should-examine-greens-processes-publish-key-findings-wa-mps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man pleads guilty to threatening Central Coast MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christopher Mark Whitty has pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to threaten serious harm against Gosford MP Liesl Tesch.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/man-pleads-guilty-to-threatening-central-coast-mp/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/man-pleads-guilty-to-threatening-central-coast-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a funk: How economic pain is straining the PM and treasurer’s relationship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behind closed doors, Labor MPs are questioning whether Jim Chalmers&rsquo; relationship with Anthony Albanese has soured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/in-a-funk-how-economic-pain-is-straining-the-pm-and-treasurers-relationship/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/in-a-funk-how-economic-pain-is-straining-the-pm-and-treasurers-relationship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaslighting on a biblical scale: Brethren evidence about election antics doesn’t match reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anyone who understands the secretive church knows this kind of activity is approved at the very top.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gaslighting-on-a-biblical-scale-brethren-evidence-about-election-antics-doesnt-match-reality/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gaslighting-on-a-biblical-scale-brethren-evidence-about-election-antics-doesnt-match-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A washing machine has more safeguards than the web, and the Libs are in a full spin cycle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says the Duty of Care bill is a crime against free speech, so the Coalition is performing its One Nation back-up dance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-washing-machine-has-more-safeguards-than-the-web-and-the-libs-are-in-a-full-spin-cycle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-washing-machine-has-more-safeguards-than-the-web-and-the-libs-are-in-a-full-spin-cycle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copying One Nation will leave Australians poorer, Morrison minister warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mathias Cormann says both sides of politics have failed over the past 20 years to embrace changes the country needs if living standards are to improve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/copying-one-nation-will-leave-australians-poorer-morrison-minister-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/copying-one-nation-will-leave-australians-poorer-morrison-minister-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Brethren had 'brief' meeting with far-right figures during election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plymouth Brethren Christian Church leaders face a fiery line of questioning over their involvement in the 2025 federal election campaign, including allegations of a plot to harass and target MPs and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senior-brethren-had-brief-meeting-with-far-right-figures-during-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senior-brethren-had-brief-meeting-with-far-right-figures-during-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to kill a story: The secret dossier the Greens used to protect Steele-John]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Reach out to them&rdquo;: Greens staffers took screenshots of member complaints as part of a plan to bury allegations against the high-profile senator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-to-kill-a-story-the-secret-dossier-the-greens-used-to-protect-steele-john/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-to-kill-a-story-the-secret-dossier-the-greens-used-to-protect-steele-john/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council suspended after GM sacked in wake of mayoral vote hat-draw blunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[A northern NSW council has been suspended for three months in the wake of a hat-drawn voting debacle in which the wrong candidate was declared mayor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/council-suspended-after-gm-sacked-in-wake-of-mayoral-vote-hat-draw-blunder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/council-suspended-after-gm-sacked-in-wake-of-mayoral-vote-hat-draw-blunder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive Brethren hearing LIVE updates: Church leader Bruce Hales to appear over allegations church campaigned in 2025 election, paid neo-Nazi associates to harass PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world leader of the Exclusive Brethren is being grilled today about the sect&rsquo;s covert campaign for the Liberals at the last election, including paying neo-Nazi associates to ambush MPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/exclusive-brethren-hearing-live-updates-church-leader-bruce-hales-to-appear-over-allegations-church-campaigned-in-2025-election-paid-neo-nazi-associates-to-harass-pm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/exclusive-brethren-hearing-live-updates-church-leader-bruce-hales-to-appear-over-allegations-church-campaigned-in-2025-election-paid-neo-nazi-associates-to-harass-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive Brethren hearing LIVE updates: Bruce Hales singles out Age journalist, admits church leaders have met with Donald Trump as inquiry continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world leader of the Exclusive Brethren is being grilled today about the sect&rsquo;s covert campaign for the Liberals at the last election, including paying neo-Nazi associates to ambush MPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/exclusive-brethren-hearing-live-updates-bruce-hales-singles-out-age-journalist-admits-church-leaders-have-met-with-donald-trump-as-inquiry-continues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/exclusive-brethren-hearing-live-updates-bruce-hales-singles-out-age-journalist-admits-church-leaders-have-met-with-donald-trump-as-inquiry-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Leave means leave’: Greens senator to stay away from parliament during investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens leader David Shoebridge has refused to say whether an independent inquiry into Jordon Steele-John&rsquo;s alleged conduct will offer a public report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leave-means-leave-greens-senator-to-stay-away-from-parliament-during-investigation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leave-means-leave-greens-senator-to-stay-away-from-parliament-during-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationals senator says Coalition will oppose EU free trade agreement — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bridget McKenzie says the Coalition will oppose the Australia&ndash;European Union Free Trade Agreement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nationals-senator-says-coalition-will-oppose-eu-free-trade-agreement-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nationals-senator-says-coalition-will-oppose-eu-free-trade-agreement-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shoebridge says he had 'discussion' with Steele-John before leave of absence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens leader David Shoebridge says Jordon Steele-John will not attend parliament while allegations are investigated. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shoebridge-says-he-had-discussion-with-steele-john-before-leave-of-absence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shoebridge-says-he-had-discussion-with-steele-john-before-leave-of-absence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shoebridge says he discussed allegations with Steele-John before leave of absence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens leader David Shoebridge says Jordon Steele-John will not attend parliament while allegations are investigated. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shoebridge-says-he-discussed-allegations-with-steele-john-before-leave-of-absence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shoebridge-says-he-discussed-allegations-with-steele-john-before-leave-of-absence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Nationals senator says Coalition will oppose Australia–EU free trade agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bridget McKenzie says the Coalition will oppose the Australia&ndash;European Union Free Trade Agreement. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nationals-senator-says-coalition-will-oppose-australiaeu-free-trade-agreement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nationals-senator-says-coalition-will-oppose-australiaeu-free-trade-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberal senator says it's 'appropriate' for Steele-John to take leave from parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dave Sharma says it is appropriate Greens senator Jordon Steele-John take a leave of absence from parliament following reports of allegations against him. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-senator-says-its-appropriate-for-steele-john-to-take-leave-from-parliament/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-senator-says-its-appropriate-for-steele-john-to-take-leave-from-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Australians believe in political violence than go to church each week. This won’t end well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look to the US or the UK and it&rsquo;s clear that threats to politicians can and do escalate in real acts of brutality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-australians-believe-in-political-violence-than-go-to-church-each-week-this-wont-end-well/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-australians-believe-in-political-violence-than-go-to-church-each-week-this-wont-end-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor could lose half its savings under private health compromise with Greens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor wants to scrap private health bonuses for 3 million older Australians, but does not have support in the Senate. The Greens want pensioners left out of that plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-could-lose-half-its-savings-under-private-health-compromise-with-greens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-could-lose-half-its-savings-under-private-health-compromise-with-greens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive Brethren boss asks, ‘Why should we tell the world?’ ahead of evidence to inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[From confidentiality agreements for participating in church services to keeping the public in the dark, the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church leader is not keen on scrutiny.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/exclusive-brethren-boss-asks-why-should-we-tell-the-world-ahead-of-evidence-to-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/exclusive-brethren-boss-asks-why-should-we-tell-the-world-ahead-of-evidence-to-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Does not go far enough’: Anti-slavery chief blasts Albanese amid Trump fallout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under current laws, Australian companies must disclose modern slavery risks but have no duty to fix them &ndash; a gap the commissioner says must be closed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/does-not-go-far-enough-anti-slavery-chief-blasts-albanese-amid-trump-fallout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/does-not-go-far-enough-anti-slavery-chief-blasts-albanese-amid-trump-fallout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church fronts inquiry over claims members paid neo-Nazi associates to harass PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church leaders have denied organising members during the 2025 campaign, while at the same time acknowledging they clearly were coordinated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/church-fronts-inquiry-over-claims-members-paid-neo-nazi-associates-to-harass-pm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/church-fronts-inquiry-over-claims-members-paid-neo-nazi-associates-to-harass-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brethren Church hauled back before inquiry over election interference claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Church leaders have denied organising members during the 2025 campaign, while at the same time acknowledging they clearly were coordinated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-church-hauled-back-before-inquiry-over-election-interference-claim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-church-hauled-back-before-inquiry-over-election-interference-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 16, 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-october-16-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-16-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Despicable betrayal of trust’: Navy chief orders sweep of fleet after spy cam found on ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian Defence Force member has been identified as a person of interest after a video recording device was found in the bathroom of a navy ship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/despicable-betrayal-of-trust-navy-chief-orders-sweep-of-fleet-after-spy-cam-found-on-ship/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/despicable-betrayal-of-trust-navy-chief-orders-sweep-of-fleet-after-spy-cam-found-on-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Insulting’: Penny Wong hits out at Israeli ambassador over Zomi Frankcom drone audio]]></title><description><![CDATA[The foreign minister rejected the Israeli envoy&rsquo;s claim it was time to &ldquo;move on&rdquo; after the decision not to press charges over the fatal drone strike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/insulting-penny-wong-hits-out-at-israeli-ambassador-over-zomi-frankcom-drone-audio/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/insulting-penny-wong-hits-out-at-israeli-ambassador-over-zomi-frankcom-drone-audio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Truth Social captured by Wells’ new digital safety laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor&rsquo;s digital duty of care bill, introduced to parliament on Thursday, contains surprise carveouts after weeks of backlash from the Coalition and Greens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trumps-truth-social-captured-by-wells-new-digital-safety-laws/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trumps-truth-social-captured-by-wells-new-digital-safety-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Affairs 'unlawfully' jailed Australian citizen for 945 days]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian citizen was unlawfully held in immigration detention for 945 days due to a litany of departmental errors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/home-affairs-unlawfully-jailed-australian-citizen-for-945-days/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/home-affairs-unlawfully-jailed-australian-citizen-for-945-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, Albanese threw Chalmers under the bus, but it was a very small bus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fuss over the ATO tax fix is a storm in a teacup. Bed-wetting Labor MPs need to hold their nerve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/yes-albanese-threw-chalmers-under-the-bus-but-it-was-a-very-small-bus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/yes-albanese-threw-chalmers-under-the-bus-but-it-was-a-very-small-bus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, Albanese threw Chalmers under a bus, but it was a very small bus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fuss over the ATO tax fix is a storm in a teacup. Bed-wetting Labor MPs need to hold their nerve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/yes-albanese-threw-chalmers-under-a-bus-but-it-was-a-very-small-bus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/yes-albanese-threw-chalmers-under-a-bus-but-it-was-a-very-small-bus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens senator takes leave amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens say WA senator Jordon Steele-John has taken leave after reports of allegations that he made inappropriate comments towards women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-senator-takes-leave-amid-allegations-of-inappropriate-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-senator-takes-leave-amid-allegations-of-inappropriate-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Greens senator takes leave amid allegations of comments towards women]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens have confirmed WA senator Jordon Steele-John has taken leave after reports from the Sydney Morning Herald about allegations of inappropriate comments towards women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-greens-senator-takes-leave-amid-allegations-of-comments-towards-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-greens-senator-takes-leave-amid-allegations-of-comments-towards-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jordon Steele-John takes leave after letter raises allegations of inappropriate comments to women]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a letter sent to Greens leader David Shoebridge, seven staffers and members demand an investigation into allegations against Steele-John spanning almost a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jordon-steele-john-takes-leave-after-letter-raises-allegations-of-inappropriate-comments-to-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jordon-steele-john-takes-leave-after-letter-raises-allegations-of-inappropriate-comments-to-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens senator takes leave after letter raises allegations of inappropriate comments to women]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a letter sent to Greens leader David Shoebridge, seven staffers and members demanded an investigation into allegations against Steele-John spanning almost a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-senator-takes-leave-after-letter-raises-allegations-of-inappropriate-comments-to-women/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-senator-takes-leave-after-letter-raises-allegations-of-inappropriate-comments-to-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conroy targets 'rot' in Defence after $15.6m bungle unmasked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government concedes mistakes were made after FOI documents revealed more than $15 million was spent without having prior approval.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/conroy-targets-rot-in-defence-after-156m-bungle-unmasked/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/conroy-targets-rot-in-defence-after-156m-bungle-unmasked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RBA on notice to hold off on rate rises as jobless rate hits five-year high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unemployment lifted in September, before the Reserve Bank&rsquo;s most recent rate hike, ABS figures show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-on-notice-to-hold-off-on-rate-rises-as-jobless-rate-hits-five-year-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-on-notice-to-hold-off-on-rate-rises-as-jobless-rate-hits-five-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RBA on notice to hold off on rate rises as jobless rate hits 5-year high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unemployment lifts in September, before the Reserve Bank&rsquo;s most recent rate hike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-on-notice-to-hold-off-on-rate-rises-as-jobless-rate-hits-5-year-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-on-notice-to-hold-off-on-rate-rises-as-jobless-rate-hits-5-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online safety laws to penalise platforms promoting gender-based violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor&rsquo;s digital duty of care bill, introduced to parliament on Thursday, contains surprise carve-outs after weeks of backlash from the Coalition and Greens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/online-safety-laws-to-penalise-platforms-promoting-gender-based-violence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/online-safety-laws-to-penalise-platforms-promoting-gender-based-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoebridge says Greens taking allegations against senator 'incredibly seriously' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is to take a leave of absence after allegations of inappropriate comments he made to women.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-says-greens-taking-allegations-against-senator-incredibly-seriously-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-says-greens-taking-allegations-against-senator-incredibly-seriously-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shoebridge says Greens taking allegations against Senator Steele-John 'incredibly seriously']]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is to take a leave of absence after allegations of inappropriate comments he made to women. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shoebridge-says-greens-taking-allegations-against-senator-steele-john-incredibly-seriously/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shoebridge-says-greens-taking-allegations-against-senator-steele-john-incredibly-seriously/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister willing to negotiate further on digital duty of care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communications Minister Anika Wells says she is happy to negotiate on the government's digital duty of care laws. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-willing-to-negotiate-further-on-digital-duty-of-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-willing-to-negotiate-further-on-digital-duty-of-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Lambie says minister will 'get another slap' if private health bill reintroduced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacqui Lambie warns the health minister against reintroducing Labor's bill to wind back the private health insurance rebate for over-65s. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-lambie-says-minister-will-get-another-slap-if-private-health-bill-reintroduced/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-lambie-says-minister-will-get-another-slap-if-private-health-bill-reintroduced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Lambie says minister will 'get another slap' as private health bill reintroduced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacqui Lambie warns Health Minister Mark Butler as he reintroduces Labor's bill to wind back the private health insurance rebate for over-65s. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-lambie-says-minister-will-get-another-slap-as-private-health-bill-reintroduced/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-lambie-says-minister-will-get-another-slap-as-private-health-bill-reintroduced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor scraps controversial ministerial discretion in digital duty of care bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has scrapped controversial ministerial powers in proposed new online safety laws and beefed up protections for news content. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-scraps-controversial-ministerial-discretion-in-digital-duty-of-care-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-scraps-controversial-ministerial-discretion-in-digital-duty-of-care-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Greens senator accused of inappropriate comments to women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens senator for WA Jordon Steele-John will take a leave of absence after allegations about comments he had made to women. 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Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-greens-leader-fronts-the-media-after-senator-jordon-steele-john-takes-leave/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-greens-leader-fronts-the-media-after-senator-jordon-steele-john-takes-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The latest tactic in Australia's illegal tobacco trade is hiding in plain sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Labor seeks support for tougher tobacco laws, new intelligence reveals how offshore factories are making illegal cigarettes look like genuine Australian products.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-latest-tactic-in-australias-illegal-tobacco-trade-is-hiding-in-plain-sight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-latest-tactic-in-australias-illegal-tobacco-trade-is-hiding-in-plain-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So many people are angry. It’s becoming clear where this comes from]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something powerful is going on in the way that we accept complexity, and place trust in politicians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/so-many-people-are-angry-its-becoming-clear-where-this-comes-from/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/so-many-people-are-angry-its-becoming-clear-where-this-comes-from/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From GST to trusts, reform is almost impossible in this fraught political climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delivering reform is proving more difficult by the day. Labor has to go back to the drawing board on its plan to remove the more generous private health insurance rebate for over-65s. 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That's a $3 billion savings measure up in the air.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-and-frydenberg-have-more-in-common-than-they-like-to-admit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-and-frydenberg-have-more-in-common-than-they-like-to-admit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 15, 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-october-15-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-15-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brethren a controlling sect, not a religion say former and current members]]></title><description><![CDATA[The secretive church&rsquo;s leader Bruce Hales faces a high-stakes showdown with a parliamentary committee on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-a-controlling-sect-not-a-religion-say-former-and-current-members/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-a-controlling-sect-not-a-religion-say-former-and-current-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brethren a controlling sect, not a religion, former and current members say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The secretive church&rsquo;s leader Bruce Hales faces a high-stakes showdown with a parliamentary committee on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-a-controlling-sect-not-a-religion-former-and-current-members-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-a-controlling-sect-not-a-religion-former-and-current-members-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t mimic: Outgoing Liberal warns party against copying One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonno Duniam implored his Liberal colleagues to return to their roots in his final speech to parliament, which named an unlikely friend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-mimic-outgoing-liberal-warns-party-against-copying-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-mimic-outgoing-liberal-warns-party-against-copying-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butler vows to bring back health rebate bill after Senate ambush sinks $3b aged care plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition, the Greens, One Nation and the crossbench united in the Senate to dump Labor&rsquo;s over-65 health rebate plan, infuriating the health minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/butler-vows-to-bring-back-health-rebate-bill-after-senate-ambush-sinks-3b-aged-care-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/butler-vows-to-bring-back-health-rebate-bill-after-senate-ambush-sinks-3b-aged-care-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recording device discovered on navy ship, sparking investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacqui Lambie called for the defence force to take a &ldquo;zero tolerance&rdquo; approach to abuse, urging potential recruits not to enlist unless the situation improved.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/recording-device-discovered-on-navy-ship-sparking-investigation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/recording-device-discovered-on-navy-ship-sparking-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t burn your bridges’: Shoebridge warns Ukrainian community over military aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Greens leader urged the Ukrainian-Australian community not to alienate his party during a tense meeting over its opposition to military aid for Ukraine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-burn-your-bridges-shoebridge-warns-ukrainian-community-over-military-aid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-burn-your-bridges-shoebridge-warns-ukrainian-community-over-military-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust tax overhaul set to raise $40b as businesses warn of accounting turmoil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers faces a nearly two-year campaign against the reforms despite insisting he wants to make taxation fairer and safeguard the entire system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trust-tax-overhaul-set-to-raise-40b-as-businesses-warn-of-accounting-turmoil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trust-tax-overhaul-set-to-raise-40b-as-businesses-warn-of-accounting-turmoil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitality bosses warn of empty cafes and kitchens under migration cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest pushback on sweeping migration cuts has come from the hospitality industry in a social media campaign focused on the consequences for everyday Australians if crucial jobs are left vacant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hospitality-bosses-warn-of-empty-cafes-and-kitchens-under-migration-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hospitality-bosses-warn-of-empty-cafes-and-kitchens-under-migration-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare earths company could be nationalised as China-linked investors fail to divest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resources Minister Madeleine King has left open the door to nationalising a Perth-based critical minerals company as several China-linked investors are defying federal government orders to divest from it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rare-earths-company-could-be-nationalised-as-china-linked-investors-fail-to-divest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rare-earths-company-could-be-nationalised-as-china-linked-investors-fail-to-divest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Appalling’: Rural health funding gap blows out to $9.2 billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several government departments delayed the approval of the data&rsquo;s publication by months, according to industry sources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/appalling-rural-health-funding-gap-blows-out-to-92-billion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/appalling-rural-health-funding-gap-blows-out-to-92-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens claim Labor’s tax bill contains private school fee loophole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor&rsquo;s reforms to the taxation of trusts have been slammed by the Coalition. Now, they face a fresh hurdle &ndash; this time from the Greens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-claim-labors-tax-bill-contains-private-school-fee-loophole/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-claim-labors-tax-bill-contains-private-school-fee-loophole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Voices' group launches in Bendigo but won't contest election]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent community group in central Victoria says it will represent the voices of voters in Bendigo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voices-group-launches-in-bendigo-but-wont-contest-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voices-group-launches-in-bendigo-but-wont-contest-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bendigo gets new 'Voice' ahead of Victorian election]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent community group in central Victoria says it will represent the voices of voters in Bendigo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bendigo-gets-new-voice-ahead-of-victorian-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bendigo-gets-new-voice-ahead-of-victorian-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM confirms he intervened to delay ATO credit card ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. 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track for growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister and the treasurer face their relative powerlessness to stem criticisms because the big wheels of the economy are set internationally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tough-choices-needed-to-keep-australian-economy-on-track-for-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tough-choices-needed-to-keep-australian-economy-on-track-for-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American right-wing body Turning Point USA backs Exclusive Brethren before hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The high-profile group, once headed by slain activist Charlie Kirk, has urged the US government to lobby Australia for a parliamentary inquiry into the 2025 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As he is sworn in to the NT parliament, he's promising to educate others about what drives it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/yol331u-nurse-enters-parliament-promising-new-era-for-nt-politics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/yol331u-nurse-enters-parliament-promising-new-era-for-nt-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taxpayers fund $630m pay boost for care workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly half a million health, disability and community workers will get a taxpayer-funded top-up to their wages, the government has confirmed. 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Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-social-media-companies-have-social-responsibility-not-to-live-stream-us-execution-pm-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-social-media-companies-have-social-responsibility-not-to-live-stream-us-execution-pm-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Politicians call potential US execution live stream 'disgusting' and 'repugnant']]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor and Liberal frontbenchers label the proposed live stream of a US execution "disgusting" and "repugnant".&nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-politicians-call-potential-us-execution-live-stream-disgusting-and-repugnant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-politicians-call-potential-us-execution-live-stream-disgusting-and-repugnant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM speaks to ABC's Afternoon Briefing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese joins the ABC's Patricia Karvelas on Afternoon Briefing. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-speaks-to-abcs-afternoon-briefing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-speaks-to-abcs-afternoon-briefing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister says live streaming of US execution would be 'disgusting']]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor frontbencher Murray Watt describes a proposed live streaming of a US execution as "absolutely disgusting" but stops short of committing to legislative change to prevent Australians from watching it. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-live-streaming-of-us-execution-would-be-disgusting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-live-streaming-of-us-execution-would-be-disgusting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberal MP's stoning comment is racist and misogynistic, Anne Aly says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP Angie Bell was forced to withdraw comments directed at the PM and the small business minister. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-mps-stoning-comment-is-racist-and-misogynistic-anne-aly-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-mps-stoning-comment-is-racist-and-misogynistic-anne-aly-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberal frontbencher says PM should be 'stoned in the square' over ATO credit card ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angie Bell says the PM and small business minister should be "shamed and stoned in the square" over the tax office's credit card payment ban.&nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-frontbencher-says-pm-should-be-stoned-in-the-square-over-ato-credit-card-ban/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-frontbencher-says-pm-should-be-stoned-in-the-square-over-ato-credit-card-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal MP's stoning comment is racist and misogynistic, Anne Aly says &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP Angie Bell was forced to withdraw comments directed at the PM and the small business minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-mps-stoning-comment-is-racist-and-misogynistic-anne-aly-says-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-mps-stoning-comment-is-racist-and-misogynistic-anne-aly-says-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pocock concerned about PM's office reviewed draft AI advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor and the Coalition have rejected concerns about undue interference in a 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/major-parties-defend-ai-inquiry-after-pocock-warns-of-stitch-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI safety, copyright and national security in bipartisan push for reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bipartisan parliamentary committee wants independent experts embedded inside AI companies, backs data centre investment and urges a copyright review.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-safety-copyright-and-national-security-in-bipartisan-push-for-reform/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-safety-copyright-and-national-security-in-bipartisan-push-for-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI inquiry urges independent safety watchdogs inside companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bipartisan parliamentary committee wants independent experts embedded inside AI companies, backs data centre investment and urges a copyright review.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-inquiry-urges-independent-safety-watchdogs-inside-companies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-inquiry-urges-independent-safety-watchdogs-inside-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESafety says it can't prevent Australians from seeing execution live stream]]></title><description><![CDATA[The office of eSafety says it does not have the power to proactively block the live streaming of a US execution in Australia, but online services have the responsibility to protect users from harmful material.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/esafety-says-it-cant-prevent-australians-from-seeing-execution-live-stream/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/esafety-says-it-cant-prevent-australians-from-seeing-execution-live-stream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[eSafety says it cannot prevent Australians from seeing execution live stream]]></title><description><![CDATA[The office of eSafety says it does not have the power to proactively block the live streaming of a US execution in Australia, but online services have the responsibility to protect users from harmful material.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/esafety-says-it-cannot-prevent-australians-from-seeing-execution-live-stream/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/esafety-says-it-cannot-prevent-australians-from-seeing-execution-live-stream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loophole allowing new coal and gas to avoid stricter climate laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Climate Council says coal and 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credit card payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[The surcharge ban and the Tax Office&rsquo;s resultant refusal to accept credit cards dominated the political brawl in Canberra on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mps-want-to-find-a-way-to-keep-ato-credit-card-payments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mps-want-to-find-a-way-to-keep-ato-credit-card-payments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI smart glasses a 'game changer' for blind and deaf people]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tenor of the public debate around smart glasses has concerned members of the disability community, who say the devices give them more independence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-smart-glasses-a-game-changer-for-blind-and-deaf-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-smart-glasses-a-game-changer-for-blind-and-deaf-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A grateful son or a relentless self-promoter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Frydenberg preaches the need for political candour and hard choices in his new memoir. It&rsquo;s a pity he won&rsquo;t answer the most basic question about his own future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-grateful-son-or-a-relentless-self-promoter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-grateful-son-or-a-relentless-self-promoter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-13-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-13-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI boom could widen income inequality, Labor MP warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI use in the workforce could see the wage gap shrink, while worsening inequality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-boom-could-widen-income-inequality-labor-mp-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-boom-could-widen-income-inequality-labor-mp-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penny Wong urges Palestinian Authority to hold elections 'without delay']]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's foreign minister accuses the Palestinian Authority of undermining the prospect of a two-state solution by postponing its first elections in two decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/penny-wong-urges-palestinian-authority-to-hold-elections-without-delay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/penny-wong-urges-palestinian-authority-to-hold-elections-without-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘All the emotions are starting to hit’: son says Australian freed from Iraqi prison overwhelmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian engineer Robert Pether has left Iraq after more than five years in detention, but his son says the family did not have to pay the $12million fine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/all-the-emotions-are-starting-to-hit-son-says-australian-freed-from-iraqi-prison-overwhelmed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/all-the-emotions-are-starting-to-hit-son-says-australian-freed-from-iraqi-prison-overwhelmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penny Wong ‘deeply disappointed’ by Palestinian election delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition said Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s decision to recognise Palestine before key conditions had been delivered showed a &ldquo;dangerous lack of judgement&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/penny-wong-deeply-disappointed-by-palestinian-election-delay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/penny-wong-deeply-disappointed-by-palestinian-election-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Roman amphitheatre stuff’: Big tech, media warned over live-streamed US execution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media platforms and media outlets have been warned to show caution about broadcasting a planned live-streamed execution in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/roman-amphitheatre-stuff-big-tech-media-warned-over-live-streamed-us-execution/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/roman-amphitheatre-stuff-big-tech-media-warned-over-live-streamed-us-execution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Roman amphitheatre stuff’: Big tech, media warned over livestreamed US execution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media platforms and media outlets have been warned to show caution about broadcasting a planned livestreamed execution in the United States.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/roman-amphitheatre-stuff-big-tech-media-warned-over-livestreamed-us-execution/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/roman-amphitheatre-stuff-big-tech-media-warned-over-livestreamed-us-execution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bully boy’ accusations fly over nuclear waste secrecy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government is fighting to keep these FOI documents hidden. Jacqui Lambie and others on the crossbench aren&rsquo;t happy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bully-boy-accusations-fly-over-nuclear-waste-secrecy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bully-boy-accusations-fly-over-nuclear-waste-secrecy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Things have to change’: Frydenberg criticises Liberal party under Taylor’s leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the Liberal Party faces an existential threat, while insisting he has time to decide whether he will run again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/things-have-to-change-frydenberg-criticises-liberal-party-under-taylors-leadership/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/things-have-to-change-frydenberg-criticises-liberal-party-under-taylors-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wife of Australian engineer released from Iraq relieved 'nightmare' is over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Pether was arrested in 2021 and served more than four years behind bars over what friends and family called trumped-up fraud charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wife-of-australian-engineer-released-from-iraq-relieved-nightmare-is-over/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wife-of-australian-engineer-released-from-iraq-relieved-nightmare-is-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian engineer Robert Pether leaves Iraq five years after arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Pether was arrested in 2021 and served more than four years behind bars over what friends and family called trumped-up fraud charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-engineer-robert-pether-leaves-iraq-five-years-after-arrest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-engineer-robert-pether-leaves-iraq-five-years-after-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian engineer Robert Pether released from Iraqi prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Iraqi government had insisted that Pether or the company must pay a $US12 million fine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-engineer-robert-pether-released-from-iraqi-prison/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-engineer-robert-pether-released-from-iraqi-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Things have to change’: Frydenberg launches attack on Taylor’s time as Liberal leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the Liberal Party faces an existential threat, while insisting he has time to decide whether he will run again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/things-have-to-change-frydenberg-launches-attack-on-taylors-time-as-liberal-leader/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/things-have-to-change-frydenberg-launches-attack-on-taylors-time-as-liberal-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Things have to change’: Frydenberg criticises Liberals under Taylor’s leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the Liberal Party faces an existential threat, while insisting he has time to decide whether he will run again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/things-have-to-change-frydenberg-criticises-liberals-under-taylors-leadership/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/things-have-to-change-frydenberg-criticises-liberals-under-taylors-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister didn't find out about ATO credit card ban until it was announced &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The small business minister has told Question Time she didn't find out about the tax office's credit card ban until it was announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-didnt-find-out-about-ato-credit-card-ban-until-it-was-announced-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-didnt-find-out-about-ato-credit-card-ban-until-it-was-announced-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Ryan prepared to fight as Frydenberg hints at comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent MP Monique Ryan says she's ready to fight after Josh Frydenberg signals he's preparing for a political comeback. Follow live. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ryan-prepared-to-fight-as-frydenberg-hints-at-comeback/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ryan-prepared-to-fight-as-frydenberg-hints-at-comeback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister didn't find out about ATO credit card ban until it was announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[The small business minister has told Question Time she didn't find out about the tax office's credit card ban until it was announced. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-didnt-find-out-about-ato-credit-card-ban-until-it-was-announced/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-didnt-find-out-about-ato-credit-card-ban-until-it-was-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor minister wants RBA to go further on card surcharges ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor frontbencher Kristy McBain says the Reserve Bank should remove bank fees for businesses to use point-of-sale machines. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-minister-wants-rba-to-go-further-on-card-surcharges-ban/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-minister-wants-rba-to-go-further-on-card-surcharges-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Joyce backs ban on 'Roman amphitheatre' execution live stream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce says Australians shouldn't be exposed to a live streamed firing squad execution of a US prisoner. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-backs-ban-on-roman-amphitheatre-execution-live-stream/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-backs-ban-on-roman-amphitheatre-execution-live-stream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers can’t shift any blame on to Trump or Bullock –  even if they deserve it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Support for One Nation may have cooled, but the latest Resolve Poll shows the issue that will decide the election, the cost of living, is not good news for Labor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-cant-shift-any-blame-on-to-trump-or-bullock-even-if-they-deserve-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-cant-shift-any-blame-on-to-trump-or-bullock-even-if-they-deserve-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Kohler on the stories he covered — and the ones he missed]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his final column before retiring from the ABC, Alan Kohler reflects on the stories that shaped him, plus those that shaped Australia in ways he could not predict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alan-kohler-on-the-stories-he-covered-and-the-ones-he-missed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alan-kohler-on-the-stories-he-covered-and-the-ones-he-missed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy appears surprised as Trump announces 'energy ceasefire']]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president has blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for high diesel prices and called for fresh elections to replace Volodymyr Zelenskyy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/zelenskyy-appears-surprised-as-trump-announces-energy-ceasefire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/zelenskyy-appears-surprised-as-trump-announces-energy-ceasefire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Up to our people': Zelenskyy responds to Trump's election call]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president has called for Ukraine to pick a new leader as he blames Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for high diesel prices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/up-to-our-people-zelenskyy-responds-to-trumps-election-call/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/up-to-our-people-zelenskyy-responds-to-trumps-election-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens push to let Australians sue Big Tech in digital safety overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspired by the $25 billion payout extracted from Meta in the US, the Greens say the price for passing Anika Wells&rsquo; new digital bill is the private right to sue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-push-to-let-australians-sue-big-tech-in-digital-safety-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-push-to-let-australians-sue-big-tech-in-digital-safety-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-12-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-12-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voters cool on Hanson as Albanese wears the blame for cost of living]]></title><description><![CDATA[Support for One Nation and party leader Pauline Hanson is softening, but voters are blaming the government, rather than the Reserve Bank, for cost-of-living pain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voters-cool-on-hanson-as-albanese-wears-the-blame-for-cost-of-living/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voters-cool-on-hanson-as-albanese-wears-the-blame-for-cost-of-living/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Roberts-Smith joins politicians, veterans as Albanese marks 25 years since start of Afghanistan war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roberts-Smith said his appearance was &ldquo;not about my service&rdquo;, but about the contribution of others to Australia&rsquo;s longest campaign, as he signed autographs and spoke to families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ben-roberts-smith-joins-politicians-veterans-as-albanese-marks-25-years-since-start-of-afghanistan-war/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ben-roberts-smith-joins-politicians-veterans-as-albanese-marks-25-years-since-start-of-afghanistan-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Roberts-Smith joins politicians, veterans as Albanese marks Australia’s 25 years in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roberts-Smith said his appearance was &ldquo;not about my service&rdquo;, but about the contribution of others to Australia&rsquo;s longest campaign, as he signed autographs and spoke to families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ben-roberts-smith-joins-politicians-veterans-as-albanese-marks-australias-25-years-in-afghanistan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ben-roberts-smith-joins-politicians-veterans-as-albanese-marks-australias-25-years-in-afghanistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are talking billions’: Burke demands costings on Coalition deportation plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the government launched a new attack on Angus Taylor&rsquo;s migration plan, Burke would not say whether Labor had made mistakes on migration management.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-are-talking-billions-burke-demands-costings-on-coalition-deportation-plan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 03:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-are-talking-billions-burke-demands-costings-on-coalition-deportation-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Roberts-Smith joins 600 veterans as Albanese marks Australia’s 25 years in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister honoured those who served in Afghanistan, the 47 Australian personnel who died as a result of their service and the families who continue to live with their loss.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ben-roberts-smith-joins-600-veterans-as-albanese-marks-australias-25-years-in-afghanistan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ben-roberts-smith-joins-600-veterans-as-albanese-marks-australias-25-years-in-afghanistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor says he would welcome return of Frydenberg to politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says former Liberal treasurer Josh Frydenberg has a "role to play" and should be mobilised at the next election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-says-he-would-welcome-return-of-frydenberg-to-politics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-says-he-would-welcome-return-of-frydenberg-to-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Cockroach Party' protesters vow to return after hundreds detained in Delhi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chaos erupts in India's capital New Delhi as police detained hundreds of protesters during demonstrations over the Election Commission's move to drop some 130 million names from the voter list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cockroach-party-protesters-vow-to-return-after-hundreds-detained-in-delhi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cockroach-party-protesters-vow-to-return-after-hundreds-detained-in-delhi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the conservative conference where Angus Taylor comes second to Pauline Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor is the first Liberal leader to attend the Australian Conservative Political Action Conference, but Pauline Hanson is still the favourite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inside-the-conservative-conference-where-angus-taylor-comes-second-to-pauline-hanson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inside-the-conservative-conference-where-angus-taylor-comes-second-to-pauline-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At CPAC, Angus Taylor faced the reality of Pauline Hanson's growing appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor is the first Liberal leader to attend the Australian Conservative Political Action Conference, but Pauline Hanson is still the favourite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/at-cpac-angus-taylor-faced-the-reality-of-pauline-hansons-growing-appeal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/at-cpac-angus-taylor-faced-the-reality-of-pauline-hansons-growing-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At CPAC, Angus Taylor faced reality of Pauline Hanson's growing appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor is the first Liberal leader to attend the Australian Conservative Political Action Conference, but Pauline Hanson is still the favourite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/at-cpac-angus-taylor-faced-reality-of-pauline-hansons-growing-appeal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/at-cpac-angus-taylor-faced-reality-of-pauline-hansons-growing-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor came to CPAC, but it was Pauline Hanson's crowd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor is the first Liberal leader to attend the Australian Conservative Political Action Conference, but Pauline Hanson is still the favourite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-came-to-cpac-but-it-was-pauline-hansons-crowd/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-came-to-cpac-but-it-was-pauline-hansons-crowd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was a Liberal premier. The party’s latest move is economically weak and socially irresponsible]]></title><description><![CDATA[When mainstream parties blame a range of problems on migration, they invite Australians to accept much darker propositions about the causes of the nation&rsquo;s problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-was-a-liberal-premier-the-partys-latest-move-is-economically-weak-and-socially-irresponsible/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-was-a-liberal-premier-the-partys-latest-move-is-economically-weak-and-socially-irresponsible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor was billed as CPAC’s keynote speaker. He looked more like Hanson’s support act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s fans were moved to tears at the Conservative Political Action Conference &ndash; a far cry from the reception for Angus Taylor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-was-billed-as-cpacs-keynote-speaker-he-looked-more-like-hansons-support-act/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-was-billed-as-cpacs-keynote-speaker-he-looked-more-like-hansons-support-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese dips toe back into comedy after ‘melon’ podcast gaffe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister is ploughing ahead with his social media strategy to reach more voters in a fragmented environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-dips-toe-back-into-comedy-after-melon-podcast-gaffe/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-dips-toe-back-into-comedy-after-melon-podcast-gaffe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Smarmy management consultant’: Hanson attacks Taylor, Liberals in fiery CPAC speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said the next election would be a &ldquo;spiritual fight&rdquo; for the soul of the nation, in the first address from a sitting Liberal leader.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/smarmy-management-consultant-hanson-attacks-taylor-liberals-in-fiery-cpac-speech/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/smarmy-management-consultant-hanson-attacks-taylor-liberals-in-fiery-cpac-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness camp in Perth's south tip of iceberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[More people, from all walks of life, including dual income families, are becoming homeless, sector workers say, as rising rents and the cost of living bites.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/homelessness-camp-in-perths-south-tip-of-iceberg/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/homelessness-camp-in-perths-south-tip-of-iceberg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ridiculous ideas are having a moment. Here’s why the doomsayers are wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don&rsquo;t need to peer too far back into the past to be reminded how public sentiment can rearrange itself at the pointy end of a poll.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ridiculous-ideas-are-having-a-moment-heres-why-the-doomsayers-are-wrong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ridiculous-ideas-are-having-a-moment-heres-why-the-doomsayers-are-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor's surcharge headache exposes a government on the back foot]]></title><description><![CDATA[After furious backlash from small businesses, the electorate and some of his own colleagues, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rapidly reversed two major government decisions. But is it enough?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-surcharge-headache-exposes-a-government-on-the-back-foot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-surcharge-headache-exposes-a-government-on-the-back-foot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going hard is all the rage. Ridiculous ideas are having a moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don&rsquo;t need to peer too far back into the past to be reminded how public sentiment can rearrange itself at the pointy end of a poll.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/going-hard-is-all-the-rage-ridiculous-ideas-are-having-a-moment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/going-hard-is-all-the-rage-ridiculous-ideas-are-having-a-moment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going hard is all the rage. Now is the moment for ridiculous ideas]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don&rsquo;t need to peer too far back into the past to be reminded how public sentiment can rearrange itself once an election is called.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/going-hard-is-all-the-rage-now-is-the-moment-for-ridiculous-ideas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/going-hard-is-all-the-rage-now-is-the-moment-for-ridiculous-ideas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extremism is all the rage. But there’s a moment that will truly test Shoebridge and Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don&rsquo;t need to peer too far back into the past to be reminded how public sentiment can rearrange itself once an election is called.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/extremism-is-all-the-rage-but-theres-a-moment-that-will-truly-test-shoebridge-and-hanson/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/extremism-is-all-the-rage-but-theres-a-moment-that-will-truly-test-shoebridge-and-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers reversed course on surcharges but the damage was done]]></title><description><![CDATA[After furious backlash from small businesses, the electorate and some of his own colleagues, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rapidly reversed two major government decisions. But is it enough?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-reversed-course-on-surcharges-but-the-damage-was-done/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-reversed-course-on-surcharges-but-the-damage-was-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers’ credit card back-down unedifying and concerning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government will fund surcharge costs to delay the ATO credit card payment ban.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-credit-card-back-down-unedifying-and-concerning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-credit-card-back-down-unedifying-and-concerning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monique Ryan says Frydenberg focused on the past, amid accusations of a ‘toxic’ campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Frydenberg readies to launch his memoir, Liberal frontbenchers are backing him for a potential rematch with Ryan in the affluent inner-Melbourne seat of Kooyong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/monique-ryan-says-frydenberg-focused-on-the-past-amid-accusations-of-a-toxic-campaign/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/monique-ryan-says-frydenberg-focused-on-the-past-amid-accusations-of-a-toxic-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese talked up cheaper coffee, but Chalmers has to swallow his pride]]></title><description><![CDATA[A plan to cut credit card surcharge fees for consumers turned, somehow, into a tale of government hypocrisy and an attack on small business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-talked-up-cheaper-coffee-but-chalmers-has-to-swallow-his-pride/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-talked-up-cheaper-coffee-but-chalmers-has-to-swallow-his-pride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: ATO credit card ban delayed as government backs down after business backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government will temporarily cover credit card surcharges after businesses warned that losing the payment option would put them under pressure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-ato-credit-card-ban-delayed-as-government-backs-down-after-business-backlash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-ato-credit-card-ban-delayed-as-government-backs-down-after-business-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: ATO credit card ban delay as government backs down after business backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government will temporarily cover credit card surcharges after businesses warned that losing the payment option would put them under pressure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-ato-credit-card-ban-delay-as-government-backs-down-after-business-backlash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-ato-credit-card-ban-delay-as-government-backs-down-after-business-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATO delays credit card ban as government backs down after business backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government will temporarily cover credit card surcharges after businesses warn that losing the payment option will put them under pressure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-delays-credit-card-ban-as-government-backs-down-after-business-backlash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-delays-credit-card-ban-as-government-backs-down-after-business-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATO credit card ban delay as government backs down after business backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government will temporarily cover credit card surcharges after businesses warned that losing the payment option would put them under pressure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-credit-card-ban-delay-as-government-backs-down-after-business-backlash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-credit-card-ban-delay-as-government-backs-down-after-business-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caucus dismay as economists issue stark inflation warning on surcharge ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the treasurer stepped in to delay the tax office&rsquo;s credit card ban, his colleagues are alarmed by the backlash over the surcharge ban they championed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/caucus-dismay-as-economists-issue-stark-inflation-warning-on-surcharge-ban/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/caucus-dismay-as-economists-issue-stark-inflation-warning-on-surcharge-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caucus dismay as economists issue inflation warning on surcharge ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the treasurer stepped in to delay the tax office&rsquo;s credit card ban, his colleagues are alarmed by the backlash over the surcharge ban they championed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/caucus-dismay-as-economists-issue-inflation-warning-on-surcharge-ban/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/caucus-dismay-as-economists-issue-inflation-warning-on-surcharge-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Australia saving too much for retirement?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With contributions set at 12 per cent, people will, on average, have more cash income per year in their retirement than they did during their working life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-australia-saving-too-much-for-retirement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-australia-saving-too-much-for-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers steps in: ATO credit card ban delayed after business uproar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ATO ban was the latest shockwave felt from the move to ban credit card surcharges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-steps-in-ato-credit-card-ban-delayed-after-business-uproar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-steps-in-ato-credit-card-ban-delayed-after-business-uproar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers steps in: ATO credit card ban delayed a year after business uproar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ATO ban was the latest shockwave felt from the move to ban credit card surcharges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-steps-in-ato-credit-card-ban-delayed-a-year-after-business-uproar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-steps-in-ato-credit-card-ban-delayed-a-year-after-business-uproar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials forced to break law to keep mentally impaired man in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mentally impaired man is kept in jail illegally because of a chronic lack of beds in Western Australia's only psychiatric facility caring for prisoners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/officials-forced-to-break-law-to-keep-mentally-impaired-man-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/officials-forced-to-break-law-to-keep-mentally-impaired-man-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man kept in jail illegally amid psychiatric facility bed shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mentally impaired man is kept in jail illegally because of a chronic lack of beds in the state&rsquo;s only psychiatric facility caring for prisoners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/man-kept-in-jail-illegally-amid-psychiatric-facility-bed-shortage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/man-kept-in-jail-illegally-amid-psychiatric-facility-bed-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor calls for Labor to scrap, not delay, ATO credit card ban — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has unleashed on the treasurer, saying the tax office's ban on credit card payments should be scrapped altogether.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-calls-for-labor-to-scrap-not-delay-ato-credit-card-ban-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-calls-for-labor-to-scrap-not-delay-ato-credit-card-ban-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Wong says government cannot force tax office to accept credit card payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penny Wong says the government does not have the power to direct the tax office to reverse its decision to stop accepting credit card payments. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-says-government-cannot-force-tax-office-to-accept-credit-card-payments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-wong-says-government-cannot-force-tax-office-to-accept-credit-card-payments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor calls for Labor to scrap, not delay, ATO credit card ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has unleashed on the treasurer, saying the tax office's ban on credit card payments should be scrapped altogether.&nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-calls-for-labor-to-scrap-not-delay-ato-credit-card-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-calls-for-labor-to-scrap-not-delay-ato-credit-card-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister moves to smooth over government response to ATO payment change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pat Conroy has tried to smooth over the federal government's response to the ATO's decision to end credit card payments. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-moves-to-smooth-over-government-response-to-ato-payment-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-moves-to-smooth-over-government-response-to-ato-payment-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition vows to push back against ATO credit card ban despite delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The treasurer is expected to announce more funding for the ATO to delay its ban on credit card payments for up to a year.&nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-vows-to-push-back-against-ato-credit-card-ban-despite-delay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-vows-to-push-back-against-ato-credit-card-ban-despite-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Chalmers says he was aware ATO was 'grappling' with credit card payment ban decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The treasurer is expected to announce more funding for the ATO to delay its ban on credit card payments for up to a year.&nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chalmers-says-he-was-aware-ato-was-grappling-with-credit-card-payment-ban-decision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chalmers-says-he-was-aware-ato-was-grappling-with-credit-card-payment-ban-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Chalmers says government intervened in ATO credit card ban after backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The treasurer is expected to announce more funding for the ATO to delay its ban on credit card payments for up to a year.&nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chalmers-says-government-intervened-in-ato-credit-card-ban-after-backlash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chalmers-says-government-intervened-in-ato-credit-card-ban-after-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: ATO ban on credit card payments to be delayed as government foots bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers is expected to announce more funding for the ATO to delay its ban on credit card payments for up to a year. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ato-ban-on-credit-card-payments-to-be-delayed-as-government-foots-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ato-ban-on-credit-card-payments-to-be-delayed-as-government-foots-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’ve reached a perverse moment. Things are only going to get worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[This isn&rsquo;t a story of angry people knowing what they want and voting for it. Trump and Brexit show people are rejecting what they have, then rejecting what they&rsquo;ve chosen to replace it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/weve-reached-a-perverse-moment-things-are-only-going-to-get-worse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/weve-reached-a-perverse-moment-things-are-only-going-to-get-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joel Fitzgibbon’s son died in army training. He warns ‘safety overreach’ would do more harm than good]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is preparing a probe into defence safety protocols after the eighth death in military training exercises since 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joel-fitzgibbons-son-died-in-army-training-he-warns-safety-overreach-would-do-more-harm-than-good/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joel-fitzgibbons-son-died-in-army-training-he-warns-safety-overreach-would-do-more-harm-than-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Are migrants just a scapegoat?’ Your questions answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immigration expert Abul Rizvi, a former department secretary, dissects the Coalition&rsquo;s policy and answers our audience questions in this episode of Inside Politics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/are-migrants-just-a-scapegoat-your-questions-answered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/are-migrants-just-a-scapegoat-your-questions-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 9, 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-october-9-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-9-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids turning to chatbots to disclose online sexual victimisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[More children are turning to AI chatbots when they are sexually victimised online and the federal police commissioner says parents and the community need to step up their support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kids-turning-to-chatbots-to-disclose-online-sexual-victimisation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kids-turning-to-chatbots-to-disclose-online-sexual-victimisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor’s immigration policy risks pleasing no one, except perhaps John Howard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition is racing to catch up with One Nation on immigration, but will its plan actually change voters&rsquo; minds?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylors-immigration-policy-risks-pleasing-no-one-except-perhaps-john-howard/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylors-immigration-policy-risks-pleasing-no-one-except-perhaps-john-howard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An immigration expert answers your questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[We put questions from our readers and viewers to former immigration department deputy secretary Abul Rizvi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/an-immigration-expert-answers-your-questions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/an-immigration-expert-answers-your-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor and Abbott say Bondi shooting drove the politics on migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and ally Tony Abbott have linked the Coalition&rsquo;s migration clampdown to the Bondi massacre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-and-abbott-say-bondi-shooting-drove-the-politics-on-migration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-and-abbott-say-bondi-shooting-drove-the-politics-on-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor ministers contradict each other over ATO credit card surcharge ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition says the government is &ldquo;all over the shop&rdquo; while businesses that won&rsquo;t be able to use a credit card to pay company tax demand clarity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-ministers-contradict-each-other-over-ato-credit-card-surcharge-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-ministers-contradict-each-other-over-ato-credit-card-surcharge-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Biggest surge in new members’: Greens celebrate the leadership bump in their numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Greens leader has promised to give members a say in future leadership contests. But the minor party&rsquo;s sign-ups still lag far behind One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/biggest-surge-in-new-members-greens-celebrate-the-leadership-bump-in-their-numbers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/biggest-surge-in-new-members-greens-celebrate-the-leadership-bump-in-their-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Biggest surge in new members on record’: Inside the Shoebridge boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Greens leader has promised to give members a say in future leadership contests. But the minor party&rsquo;s sign-ups still lag far behind One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/biggest-surge-in-new-members-on-record-inside-the-shoebridge-boost/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/biggest-surge-in-new-members-on-record-inside-the-shoebridge-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA's oil and gas industry watches impact of High Court ruling closely]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA's energy sector is sounding the alarm over a landmark High Court ruling that overseas emissions from a proposed NSW coal mine were required to be considered when approving the project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/was-oil-and-gas-industry-watches-impact-of-high-court-ruling-closely/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/was-oil-and-gas-industry-watches-impact-of-high-court-ruling-closely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA treasurer surprised by High Court outcome and seeking advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA's energy sector is sounding the alarm over a landmark High Court ruling that overseas emissions from a proposed NSW coal mine were required to be considered when approving the project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-treasurer-surprised-by-high-court-outcome-and-seeking-advice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-treasurer-surprised-by-high-court-outcome-and-seeking-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor split on ATO credit card ban as businesses call for leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is facing growing pressure over the Australian Taxation Office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-split-on-ato-credit-card-ban-as-businesses-call-for-leadership/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-split-on-ato-credit-card-ban-as-businesses-call-for-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government under pressure to intervene over ATO credit card ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is facing growing pressure over the Australian Taxation Office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-under-pressure-to-intervene-over-ato-credit-card-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-under-pressure-to-intervene-over-ato-credit-card-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia wants to regulate AI like banks and airlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is looking to banking and aviation regulation as it develops laws that would make AI companies demonstrate they can identify and manage risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-wants-to-regulate-ai-like-banks-and-airlines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-wants-to-regulate-ai-like-banks-and-airlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia could adapt airline and bank laws for AI safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is looking to banking and aviation regulation as it develops laws that would make AI companies demonstrate they can identify and manage risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-could-adapt-airline-and-bank-laws-for-ai-safety/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-could-adapt-airline-and-bank-laws-for-ai-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor plays down concerns migration policy could deter foreign students — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has played down concerns the Coalition's migration policy could deter international students from studying in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-plays-down-concerns-migration-policy-could-deter-foreign-students-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-plays-down-concerns-migration-policy-could-deter-foreign-students-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor plays down concerns migration policy could deter foreign students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has played down concerns the Coalition's migration policy could deter international students from studying in Australia. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-plays-down-concerns-migration-policy-could-deter-foreign-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-plays-down-concerns-migration-policy-could-deter-foreign-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor views split over ATO decision to stop accepting credit card payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Charlton says the government supports the tax office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments despite the housing minister saying Labor has "real concerns". Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-views-split-over-ato-decision-to-stop-accepting-credit-card-payments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-views-split-over-ato-decision-to-stop-accepting-credit-card-payments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor has 'real concerns' about ATO's credit card payments decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare O'Neil says the federal government has "real concerns" about the Australian Tax Office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-has-real-concerns-about-atos-credit-card-payments-decision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-has-real-concerns-about-atos-credit-card-payments-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a Liberal senator, I was asked by the party to meet with some ‘business people’. Nobody told me they were Brethren]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the final weeks of the 2025 federal election campaign, I was asked by a senior Liberal Party official to meet two men described to me as small business people who wanted to assist local federal campaigns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/when-a-liberal-senator-i-was-asked-by-the-party-to-meet-with-some-business-people-nobody-told-me-they-were-brethren/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/when-a-liberal-senator-i-was-asked-by-the-party-to-meet-with-some-business-people-nobody-told-me-they-were-brethren/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cost of cutting foreign workers: Fares spike in Taylor’s migration gamble]]></title><description><![CDATA[One feature of the opposition&rsquo;s plan involves the Home Affairs Department stopping international students violating work rights by working in the gig economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-cost-of-cutting-foreign-workers-fares-spike-in-taylors-migration-gamble/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-cost-of-cutting-foreign-workers-fares-spike-in-taylors-migration-gamble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 8, 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-october-8-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-8-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition and Greens unite to revolt against Labor’s private health ‘pensioner penalty’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move jeopardises the reform&rsquo;s passage through parliament and the $3 billion in savings Labor is banking on to fund thousands of aged care beds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-and-greens-unite-to-revolt-against-labors-private-health-pensioner-penalty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-and-greens-unite-to-revolt-against-labors-private-health-pensioner-penalty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pandora’s box’: High Court decision could reopen coal mine approval cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition and the minerals lobby are calling for urgent new laws to address the decision over a mine in the political battleground of the NSW Hunter region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pandoras-box-high-court-decision-could-reopen-coal-mine-approval-cases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pandoras-box-high-court-decision-could-reopen-coal-mine-approval-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The system is a farce’: Constitutional expert Anne Twomey slams Albanese golf grant as ‘grey corruption’]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Sydney professor emerita Anne Twomey delivered a blistering assessment of the scheme, warning that politicians should take &ldquo;lessons in both federalism and integrity&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-system-is-a-farce-constitutional-expert-anne-twomey-slams-albanese-golf-grant-as-grey-corruption/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-system-is-a-farce-constitutional-expert-anne-twomey-slams-albanese-golf-grant-as-grey-corruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Albanese will pay a domestic price for his Pacific diplomacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The climate talks were meant to showcase Australia&rsquo;s leadership. With major world leaders skipping the event, Labor is left defending the $20 million cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-albanese-will-pay-a-domestic-price-for-his-pacific-diplomacy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-albanese-will-pay-a-domestic-price-for-his-pacific-diplomacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home construction is up but still well short of government targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising construction costs and interest rate pressure look set to stall Australia&rsquo;s building momentum despite a quarterly pick-up in completions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/home-construction-is-up-but-still-well-short-of-government-targets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/home-construction-is-up-but-still-well-short-of-government-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Groundbreaking’: High Court quashes coal mine expansion over climate emissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition and the minerals lobby are calling for urgent new laws to address the decision over a mine in the political battleground of the NSW Hunter region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/groundbreaking-high-court-quashes-coal-mine-expansion-over-climate-emissions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/groundbreaking-high-court-quashes-coal-mine-expansion-over-climate-emissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marrickville Golf Club received closed non-competitive grants on five past occasions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor MPs nominated Marrickville Golf Club for closed, non-competitive grant funding on five previous occasions before it was promised $6 million at the 2025 election by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/marrickville-golf-club-received-closed-non-competitive-grants-on-five-past-occasions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/marrickville-golf-club-received-closed-non-competitive-grants-on-five-past-occasions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor scoffs at property group’s claim his migration policy a ‘flat tyre’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor&rsquo;s dismissal of &ldquo;vested interests&rdquo; comes as one Labor figure describes the Coalition&rsquo;s new migration policy as looking like it was written by AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-scoffs-at-property-groups-claim-his-migration-policy-a-flat-tyre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-scoffs-at-property-groups-claim-his-migration-policy-a-flat-tyre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor scoffs at business group’s claim his migration policy a ‘flat tyre’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor&rsquo;s dismissal of &ldquo;vested interests&rdquo; comes as one Labor figure describes the Coalition&rsquo;s new migration policy as looking like it was written by AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-scoffs-at-business-groups-claim-his-migration-policy-a-flat-tyre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-scoffs-at-business-groups-claim-his-migration-policy-a-flat-tyre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATO won't budge on credit card ban after snap meeting with business groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small business groups say the ATO has indicated it will not be reversing its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-wont-budge-on-credit-card-ban-after-snap-meeting-with-business-groups/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-wont-budge-on-credit-card-ban-after-snap-meeting-with-business-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATO won't budge on credit card ban after meeting with business groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small business groups say the ATO has indicated it will not be reversing its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-wont-budge-on-credit-card-ban-after-meeting-with-business-groups/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-wont-budge-on-credit-card-ban-after-meeting-with-business-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATO will not budge on credit card ban after meeting with business groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small business groups say the ATO has indicated it will not reverse its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-will-not-budge-on-credit-card-ban-after-meeting-with-business-groups/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-will-not-budge-on-credit-card-ban-after-meeting-with-business-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATO convenes snap meeting over credit card ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's tax chief calls a snap meeting with business groups after the tax office faces backlash over its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-convenes-snap-meeting-over-credit-card-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ato-convenes-snap-meeting-over-credit-card-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor says 'vested interests' won't stop Coalition from cutting migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has hit back at business sector criticism of the Coalition's plan to bring down net overseas migration. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-says-vested-interests-wont-stop-coalition-from-cutting-migration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-says-vested-interests-wont-stop-coalition-from-cutting-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Confusion over impact to aged care workers under Coalition migration cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor says aged care workers will not be impacted by the Coalition's changes to migration despite telling the ABC last night that "some" would be. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-confusion-over-impact-to-aged-care-workers-under-coalition-migration-cuts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-confusion-over-impact-to-aged-care-workers-under-coalition-migration-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confusion over impact on aged care workers from Coalition migration cuts — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor says aged care workers will not be affected by the Coalition's migration changes, despite telling the ABC last night that "some" would be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/confusion-over-impact-on-aged-care-workers-from-coalition-migration-cuts-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/confusion-over-impact-on-aged-care-workers-from-coalition-migration-cuts-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than $1.2bn announced for NSW regional road upgrades]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government is tipping in $674 million, while the Minns government is investing $610 million towards the upgrades.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-than-12bn-announced-for-nsw-regional-road-upgrades/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-than-12bn-announced-for-nsw-regional-road-upgrades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than $1.2b announced for NSW regional road upgrades]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government is tipping in $674 million, while the Minns government is investing $610 million towards the upgrades.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-than-12b-announced-for-nsw-regional-road-upgrades/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-than-12b-announced-for-nsw-regional-road-upgrades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You need women like me to have a third child. Here’s how you can convince me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve tried valiantly to do my bit by having two children. Naturally, my primary motivation in doing so was to make a future treasurer&rsquo;s job easier by bolstering the tax-paying workforce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/you-need-women-like-me-to-have-a-third-child-heres-how-you-can-convince-me/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/you-need-women-like-me-to-have-a-third-child-heres-how-you-can-convince-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You need me to have a third child. Here’s how you can convince me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve tried valiantly to do my bit by having two children. Naturally, my primary motivation in doing so was to make a future treasurer&rsquo;s job easier by bolstering the tax-paying workforce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/you-need-me-to-have-a-third-child-heres-how-you-can-convince-me/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/you-need-me-to-have-a-third-child-heres-how-you-can-convince-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This nation needs me to have a third child. Here’s how you can convince me]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve tried valiantly to do my bit by having two children. Naturally, my primary motivation in doing so was to make a future treasurer&rsquo;s job easier by bolstering the tax-paying workforce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-nation-needs-me-to-have-a-third-child-heres-how-you-can-convince-me/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-nation-needs-me-to-have-a-third-child-heres-how-you-can-convince-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor concedes aged care workers would be hit by migration plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor acknowledges that some aged care workers would be affected by the Coalition's proposed migration changes as business and education groups warn of wider economic damage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-concedes-aged-care-workers-would-be-hit-by-migration-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-concedes-aged-care-workers-would-be-hit-by-migration-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My ovaries are nearly at extinction point. But I’m open to bribes]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve tried valiantly to do my bit by having two children. Naturally, my primary motivation in doing so was to make a future treasurer&rsquo;s job easier by bolstering the tax-paying workforce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/my-ovaries-are-nearly-at-extinction-point-but-im-open-to-bribes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/my-ovaries-are-nearly-at-extinction-point-but-im-open-to-bribes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ask Izzy handled 9.1 million searches for food, housing and violence support last year. Without ongoing support, 24 charities say it will soon fall out of date.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-stripped-funding-for-a-crisis-directory-used-millions-of-times-now-these-charities-are-fighting-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-stripped-funding-for-a-crisis-directory-used-millions-of-times-now-these-charities-are-fighting-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cost-of-living nightmare’: Consumer confidence slumps to historic low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Households will face &ldquo;recession-like&rdquo; conditions next year, a leading forecaster has warned, as evidence shows consumers are losing confidence in the economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cost-of-living-nightmare-consumer-confidence-slumps-to-historic-low/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cost-of-living-nightmare-consumer-confidence-slumps-to-historic-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-7-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-7-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire, cyclones, extreme heat: Albanese’s hellish summer forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister told a gathering of Pacific leaders in Fiji that a combination of climate change and a monster El Nino would hit Australia hard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fire-cyclones-extreme-heat-albaneses-hellish-summer-forecast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fire-cyclones-extreme-heat-albaneses-hellish-summer-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A year after Hastie’s warning, Taylor has a solid migration plan. Hanson has the voters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition has been looking for its white whale: a credible migration policy that swims with the currents of conservative politics without sinking the economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-year-after-hasties-warning-taylor-has-a-solid-migration-plan-hanson-has-the-voters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-year-after-hasties-warning-taylor-has-a-solid-migration-plan-hanson-has-the-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor enters three-way migration battle with 100,000 target as Labor and One Nation fire back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor wants to slash temporary visa holders by around 650,000 over four years under a &ldquo;budget-neutral&rdquo; plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-enters-three-way-migration-battle-with-100000-target-as-labor-and-one-nation-fire-back/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-enters-three-way-migration-battle-with-100000-target-as-labor-and-one-nation-fire-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The world will never be the same again’: How October 7 changed Israel, Gaza and Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years after the Hamas gunshots rang out across southern Israel, the world is still living in the October 7 era.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-world-will-never-be-the-same-again-how-october-7-changed-israel-gaza-and-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-world-will-never-be-the-same-again-how-october-7-changed-israel-gaza-and-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pacific leaders demand an end to fossil fuel addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the tiny island of Tuvalu, the Albanese government has said the Pacific region was &ldquo;unified, not uniform&rdquo; on its response to climate issues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pacific-leaders-demand-an-end-to-fossil-fuel-addiction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pacific-leaders-demand-an-end-to-fossil-fuel-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration set to be battleground issue in next election]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition aims to stop One Nation&rsquo;s momentum by seizing the day on immigration. But the debate must not be allowed to degenerate into racist mud-slinging.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/immigration-set-to-be-battleground-issue-in-next-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/immigration-set-to-be-battleground-issue-in-next-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's how Labor, the Coalition and One Nation's migration cuts compare]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation wants negative migration in its first years, the Coalition has promised to more than halve it, while Labor has announced measures to ensure migration actually falls to its target of 225,000. Here is what the parties want to do on migration, and how they propose to do it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/heres-how-labor-the-coalition-and-one-nations-migration-cuts-compare/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/heres-how-labor-the-coalition-and-one-nations-migration-cuts-compare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM Anthony Albanese declines floral head garland in Tuvalu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen have declined to put on the hand-made floral head garland that was handed out to leaders as part of their traditional welcome in Tuvalu.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-anthony-albanese-declines-floral-head-garland-in-tuvalu/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-anthony-albanese-declines-floral-head-garland-in-tuvalu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A home not a hotel’: Coalition promises largest migration cut in Australian history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor wants to slash temporary visa holders by around 650,000 over four years under a &ldquo;budget-neutral&rdquo; plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-home-not-a-hotel-coalition-promises-largest-migration-cut-in-australian-history/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-home-not-a-hotel-coalition-promises-largest-migration-cut-in-australian-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m not going to be salty’: Hanson-Young breaks silence on Greens’ leadership showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Australian senator says progressive forces must unite to stop Pauline Hanson and One Nation from &ldquo;wrecking this nation&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/im-not-going-to-be-salty-hanson-young-breaks-silence-on-greens-leadership-showdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/im-not-going-to-be-salty-hanson-young-breaks-silence-on-greens-leadership-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldier who'd give 'shirt off his back' to mates killed in NT training exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian soldier who died in a military training exercise near Darwin yesterday has been identified as 28-year-old Corporal Brendan Hannam.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/soldier-whod-give-shirt-off-his-back-to-mates-killed-in-nt-training-exercise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/soldier-whod-give-shirt-off-his-back-to-mates-killed-in-nt-training-exercise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Army chief speaks on death of 28yo male soldier in vehicle rollover]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chief of Army is speaking after an Australian Army soldier died and five others were injured in a vehicle rollover during a training exercise at Mount Bundey, south-east of Darwin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-army-chief-speaks-on-death-of-28yo-male-soldier-in-vehicle-rollover/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-army-chief-speaks-on-death-of-28yo-male-soldier-in-vehicle-rollover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence confirms 28yo male soldier killed in vehicle rollover]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian Army soldier has died and five others have been injured in a vehicle rollover during a training exercise at Mount Bundey, south-east of Darwin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/defence-confirms-28yo-male-soldier-killed-in-vehicle-rollover/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/defence-confirms-28yo-male-soldier-killed-in-vehicle-rollover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Australian Army soldier dies in training exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian Army soldier has died and five others have been injured during a training exercise at Mount Bundey, south-east of Darwin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-australian-army-soldier-dies-in-training-exercise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-australian-army-soldier-dies-in-training-exercise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Army soldier dies in training exercise]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian Army soldier has died and five others have been injured during a training exercise at Mount Bundey, south-east of Darwin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-army-soldier-dies-in-training-exercise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-army-soldier-dies-in-training-exercise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADF identifies soldier killed in NT military vehicle rollover]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chief of Army has identified the Australian soldier who died in a military vehicle rollover near Darwin as 28-year-old Corporal Brendan Hannam.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/adf-identifies-soldier-killed-in-nt-military-vehicle-rollover/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/adf-identifies-soldier-killed-in-nt-military-vehicle-rollover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA has high hopes for Land Forces as anti-war activists prepare to protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's biggest defence expo is making its debut in Perth with the WA government saying it is important "strategically, commercially" as anti-war activists prepare to protest.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-has-high-hopes-for-land-forces-as-anti-war-activists-prepare-to-protest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-has-high-hopes-for-land-forces-as-anti-war-activists-prepare-to-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition to announce long-awaited migration policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor's Coalition is set to unveil its long-awaited migration policy today, weeks after One Nation and Labor announced their plans. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-to-announce-long-awaited-migration-policy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-to-announce-long-awaited-migration-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition proposes biggest cut to immigration in 'history of this country']]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says his plan will reduce the number of temporary visa holders by about 650,000 over four years and be the "biggest cut to immigration in the history of the country". Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-proposes-biggest-cut-to-immigration-in-history-of-this-country/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-proposes-biggest-cut-to-immigration-in-history-of-this-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition expected to cut migration to 100,000 in first year if elected]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition is expected to announce it will cut net overseas migration to 100,000 in its first year of government. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-expected-to-cut-migration-to-100000-in-first-year-if-elected/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-expected-to-cut-migration-to-100000-in-first-year-if-elected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition announces biggest cut to immigration in 'history of this country']]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says his plan will reduce the number of temporary visa holders by about 650,000 over four years and be the "biggest cut to immigration in the history of the country". Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-announces-biggest-cut-to-immigration-in-history-of-this-country/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-announces-biggest-cut-to-immigration-in-history-of-this-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: AI execs pledge quicker warnings of rogue agent hacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives from Anthropic and OpenAI are being grilled at a parliamentary inquiry into artificial intelligence. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ai-execs-pledge-quicker-warnings-of-rogue-agent-hacks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ai-execs-pledge-quicker-warnings-of-rogue-agent-hacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI execs pledge quicker warnings of rogue agent hacks — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives from Anthropic and OpenAI have been questioned about how they would handle future accidental hacking incidents, such as OpenAI's Medicare hack earlier this year.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-execs-pledge-quicker-warnings-of-rogue-agent-hacks-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-execs-pledge-quicker-warnings-of-rogue-agent-hacks-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public supermarkets could slash food bills by quarter, Greens think tank says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking inspiration from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, "Fair Go Grocers" public supermarkets would offer essential goods at a discount and act as a competitor to drive down prices at Coles and Woolworths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/public-supermarkets-could-slash-food-bills-by-quarter-greens-think-tank-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/public-supermarkets-could-slash-food-bills-by-quarter-greens-think-tank-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens think tank wants public supermarkets to challenge 'duopoly']]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking inspiration from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, "Fair Go Grocers" public supermarkets would offer essential goods at a discount and act as a competitor to drive down prices at Coles and Woolworths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-think-tank-wants-public-supermarkets-to-challenge-duopoly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-think-tank-wants-public-supermarkets-to-challenge-duopoly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shameful, repugnant’: Greens under fire over opposition to Ukraine military aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia would be handing Vladimir Putin a gift by cutting off military aid to Ukraine, both major parties and the Ukrainian diaspora say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shameful-repugnant-greens-under-fire-over-opposition-to-ukraine-military-aid/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shameful-repugnant-greens-under-fire-over-opposition-to-ukraine-military-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-6-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-6-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor to slash migration by two-thirds in bid to rival One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[International students would be forced to go offshore to apply for another visa, which could push temporary migrants to leave Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-to-slash-migration-by-two-thirds-in-bid-to-rival-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-to-slash-migration-by-two-thirds-in-bid-to-rival-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Performative promises … have no place’: Liberals slam Hanson’s call to jail Andrews, Allen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce said it was just the One Nation candidate who called to lock up the ex-premiers by Christmas, but Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s social media keeps repeating it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/performative-promises-have-no-place-liberals-slam-hansons-call-to-jail-andrews-allen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/performative-promises-have-no-place-liberals-slam-hansons-call-to-jail-andrews-allen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Performative promises … have no place’: Liberals slam Hanson’s call to jail Andrews, Allan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce said it was just the One Nation candidate who called to lock up the ex-premiers by Christmas, but Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s social media keeps repeating it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/performative-promises-have-no-place-liberals-slam-hansons-call-to-jail-andrews-allan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/performative-promises-have-no-place-liberals-slam-hansons-call-to-jail-andrews-allan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Australian caught up in IS could soon come home on passport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yusuf Zahab, 23, will not be prosecuted because he was a minor during the conflict, two sources told this masthead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/young-australian-caught-up-in-is-could-soon-come-home-on-passport/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/young-australian-caught-up-in-is-could-soon-come-home-on-passport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young Australian caught up in IS could come home on passport soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yusuf Zahab, 23, will not be prosecuted because he was a minor during the conflict, two sources said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/young-australian-caught-up-in-is-could-come-home-on-passport-soon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/young-australian-caught-up-in-is-could-come-home-on-passport-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Joyce confirms Rinehart purchased $8m One Nation head office in Brisbane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce has confirmed that billionaire Gina Rinehart purchased an $8 million office for One Nation's headquarters in Brisbane. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-confirms-rinehart-purchased-8m-one-nation-head-office-in-brisbane/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-confirms-rinehart-purchased-8m-one-nation-head-office-in-brisbane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Chris Bowen won't detail final cost of pre-COP meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen hasn't detailed the final cost of the pre-COP Pacific meeting starting today. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chris-bowen-wont-detail-final-cost-of-pre-cop-meeting/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chris-bowen-wont-detail-final-cost-of-pre-cop-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Albanese heads to pre-COP meeting in Fiji]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese will attend a pre-COP meeting in Fiji today with Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-heads-to-pre-cop-meeting-in-fiji/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-heads-to-pre-cop-meeting-in-fiji/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Albanese heads to pre-COP in Fiji, Tuvalu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese will attend a pre-COP meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu today with Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-heads-to-pre-cop-in-fiji-tuvalu/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-heads-to-pre-cop-in-fiji-tuvalu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce confirms Rinehart purchased $8m One Nation head office in Brisbane — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce has confirmed that billionaire Gina Rinehart purchased an $8 million office for One Nation's headquarters in Brisbane.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-confirms-rinehart-purchased-8m-one-nation-head-office-in-brisbane-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-confirms-rinehart-purchased-8m-one-nation-head-office-in-brisbane-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Liberals and Greens appear to be heading in the same direction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Albanese promised to be "the adult in the room" and govern from the centre. But is that still the political mood as we enter the last part of 2026?&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-liberals-and-greens-appear-to-be-heading-in-the-same-direction/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-liberals-and-greens-appear-to-be-heading-in-the-same-direction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal government backs Queensland blueprint to hit illicit cigarette gangs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal cabinet holds up Queensland&rsquo;s 55 per cent surge in legal cigarette sales as proof that street-level enforcement can break the $8.5 billion black market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-government-backs-queensland-blueprint-to-hit-illicit-cigarette-gangs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-government-backs-queensland-blueprint-to-hit-illicit-cigarette-gangs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-5-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-5-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of motorcyclists join pothole rally outside Victorian parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chants of "fix the roads" could be heard alongside the roar of motorbikes outside state parliament as more than 3,000 attendees joined the rally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thousands-of-motorcyclists-join-pothole-rally-outside-victorian-parliament/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thousands-of-motorcyclists-join-pothole-rally-outside-victorian-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasurer downplays chance of cost-of-living relief amid surging debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems unlikely households will get cost-of-living relief this year after Treasurer Jim Chalmers revealed the government is looking to "tighten" the budget as borrowing costs boom.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treasurer-downplays-chance-of-cost-of-living-relief-amid-surging-debt/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treasurer-downplays-chance-of-cost-of-living-relief-amid-surging-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers warns higher yields likely to kill off cost-of-living help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers says surging borrowing costs and high inflation will force a tight mid-year update, potentially killing off out major new spending despite growing political heat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-warns-higher-yields-likely-to-kill-off-cost-of-living-help/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-warns-higher-yields-likely-to-kill-off-cost-of-living-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennessee prisons chief resigns after failed Christa Pike execution]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the bungled execution of Christa Pike in Nashville, the head of Tennessee's prisons is stepping down.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tennessee-prisons-chief-resigns-after-failed-christa-pike-execution/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tennessee-prisons-chief-resigns-after-failed-christa-pike-execution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim in Japan: Treasurer to sell Australia as a safe bet in two-day Tokyo blitz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers will travel to Tokyo, Bangkok and Hong Kong to spruik Australia as a safe harbour for investment amid global economic uncertainty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jim-in-japan-treasurer-to-sell-australia-as-a-safe-bet-in-two-day-tokyo-blitz/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jim-in-japan-treasurer-to-sell-australia-as-a-safe-bet-in-two-day-tokyo-blitz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her great-great-grandfather helped create the National Party. Now she wants to ‘bury it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than three years after entering the Senate, Steph Hodgins-May is the Greens new deputy leader. Does she have what it takes?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/her-great-great-grandfather-helped-create-the-national-party-now-she-wants-to-bury-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/her-great-great-grandfather-helped-create-the-national-party-now-she-wants-to-bury-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria is about to have the most unpredictable election in living memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much has been written about the rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the past 12 months. The Victorian election will give us our best look yet at the decline of the two-party system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victoria-is-about-to-have-the-most-unpredictable-election-in-living-memory/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victoria-is-about-to-have-the-most-unpredictable-election-in-living-memory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world is changing rapidly. Albanese needs to follow suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government must change from pleasing the electorate to actually doing something.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-world-is-changing-rapidly-albanese-needs-to-follow-suit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-world-is-changing-rapidly-albanese-needs-to-follow-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am the child of an immigrant. So are 51 per cent of Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both major parties have failed to sell the story of Australia as an immigration nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-am-the-child-of-an-immigrant-so-are-51-per-cent-of-australians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-am-the-child-of-an-immigrant-so-are-51-per-cent-of-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Greens’ defence red lines: No weapons for Ukraine, curtail the US alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shoebridge believes the Greens can win votes by campaigning to scrap the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pact and legalise recreational cannabis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greens-defence-red-lines-no-weapons-for-ukraine-curtail-the-us-alliance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greens-defence-red-lines-no-weapons-for-ukraine-curtail-the-us-alliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Greens leader: No weapons for Ukraine, curtail the US alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shoebridge believes the Greens can win votes by campaigning to scrap the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pact and legalise recreational cannabis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/new-greens-leader-no-weapons-for-ukraine-curtail-the-us-alliance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/new-greens-leader-no-weapons-for-ukraine-curtail-the-us-alliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson and Spender united in demand for tax office ban reversal]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a rare unified moment, the two politicians have called for the Australian Taxation Office to reverse it&rsquo;s plan to ban credit card payments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-and-spender-united-in-demand-for-tax-office-ban-reversal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-and-spender-united-in-demand-for-tax-office-ban-reversal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Greens want to catch the Mamdani wave. But can the minor party really become ‘unashamedly populist’?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City&rsquo;s mayor and the UK&rsquo;s Zack Polanski have tapped into anti-establishment anger. Australia&rsquo;s new Greens leader, a hard man of the hard-left, wants to do the same.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greens-want-to-catch-the-mamdani-wave-but-can-the-minor-party-really-become-unashamedly-populist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greens-want-to-catch-the-mamdani-wave-but-can-the-minor-party-really-become-unashamedly-populist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transformation of COVID quarantine centre into prison a step closer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Justice Department has signed an $87,000 contract with architects to explore converting an unused quarantine centre in Perth's north-east into a minimum-security prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/transformation-of-covid-quarantine-centre-into-prison-a-step-closer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/transformation-of-covid-quarantine-centre-into-prison-a-step-closer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is this white elephant COVID centre about to become WA's newest prison?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Architects have been called in by WA's Justice Department on an $87,000 contract to explore converting an unused quarantine facility in Perth's north-east into a prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-this-white-elephant-covid-centre-about-to-become-was-newest-prison/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-this-white-elephant-covid-centre-about-to-become-was-newest-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor lashes minister's 'harebrained' idea to invest Australian super in US lamb &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader has called on the trade minister to explain his idea to invest Australian super in the US lamb industry. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-lashes-ministers-harebrained-idea-to-invest-australian-super-in-us-lamb-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-lashes-ministers-harebrained-idea-to-invest-australian-super-in-us-lamb-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor lashes minister's 'harebrained' idea to invest Australian super in US lamb]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader has called on the trade minister to explain his idea to invest Australian super in the US lamb industry. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-lashes-ministers-harebrained-idea-to-invest-australian-super-in-us-lamb/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-lashes-ministers-harebrained-idea-to-invest-australian-super-in-us-lamb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Gaming giants told to 'lift their game' on child safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eSafety Commission says it has identified gaps in harmful content detection, repeat-offender prevention and information-sharing initiatives in some gaming platforms. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-gaming-giants-told-to-lift-their-game-on-child-safety/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-gaming-giants-told-to-lift-their-game-on-child-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Greens were anti-establishment. Now it looks like they’re a part of it]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shoebridge has taken charge of a party that was obstructionist when people wanted solutions and constructive when they wanted revolt. The Greens zigged when they should have zagged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greens-were-anti-establishment-now-it-looks-like-theyre-a-part-of-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greens-were-anti-establishment-now-it-looks-like-theyre-a-part-of-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sharp practices’ by rogue migration lawyers in Labor’s crosshairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyers are set to be warned they are driving some of the worst exploitation in the immigration system, including fraudulent parent applications.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sharp-practices-by-rogue-migration-lawyers-in-labors-crosshairs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sharp-practices-by-rogue-migration-lawyers-in-labors-crosshairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU envoy warns Australia not to let ‘enormous opportunity’ slip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite resistance from China and the US, the EU&rsquo;s new envoy in Canberra says Europe and Australia can demand greater regulation of artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/eu-envoy-warns-australia-not-to-let-enormous-opportunity-slip/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/eu-envoy-warns-australia-not-to-let-enormous-opportunity-slip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor will go after lawyers trying to 'game' the visa system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor is moving against lawyers and migration agents accused of profiting from visa applications that have little prospect of success.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-will-go-after-lawyers-trying-to-game-the-visa-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-will-go-after-lawyers-trying-to-game-the-visa-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-2-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-2-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burns labels new Greens leader ‘prejudiced’ against Jews]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shoebridge says his party has strong connections with Jewish Australians &lsquo;fighting a genocide&rsquo;. Labor MP Josh Burns says this sorts the community into &lsquo;good&rsquo; and &lsquo;bad&rsquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burns-labels-new-greens-leader-prejudiced-against-jews/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burns-labels-new-greens-leader-prejudiced-against-jews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA police ban 'excluded persons' from protesting at defence expo]]></title><description><![CDATA[New legislation passed last month gives WA police additional temporary powers to manage next week's Land Forces event, and at least six people have already received letters banning them from protesting inside the security zone. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-police-ban-excluded-persons-from-protesting-at-defence-expo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-police-ban-excluded-persons-from-protesting-at-defence-expo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI bubble could trigger global shock as rate rises squeeze first home buyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a growing risk Australia would be hit hard by a global financial shock as inflation stays high.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-bubble-could-trigger-global-shock-as-rate-rises-squeeze-first-home-buyers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-bubble-could-trigger-global-shock-as-rate-rises-squeeze-first-home-buyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Greens need to let the sunshine in or risk stagnation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should the Greens let all the party members - rather than just the elected MPs - vote for the leader?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greens-need-to-let-the-sunshine-in-or-risk-stagnation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greens-need-to-let-the-sunshine-in-or-risk-stagnation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keogh says he can still work with veterans after health cap backdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Veterans' Affairs Minister has rebuffed calls to resign, stating there's "still more to do".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/keogh-says-he-can-still-work-with-veterans-after-health-cap-backdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/keogh-says-he-can-still-work-with-veterans-after-health-cap-backdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor MP accuses Greens leader of 'prejudice' over Jewish community comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor MP Josh Burns accuses new Greens leader David Shoebridge of "prejudice" over comments about the party's relationship with Jewish Australians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-accuses-greens-leader-of-prejudice-over-jewish-community-comments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-accuses-greens-leader-of-prejudice-over-jewish-community-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost one out of 100 homebuyers in negative equity, RBA says]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a growing risk Australia would be hit hard by a global financial shock as inflation stays high.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/almost-one-out-of-100-homebuyers-in-negative-equity-rba-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/almost-one-out-of-100-homebuyers-in-negative-equity-rba-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost one out of 100 homebuyers in negative equity: RBA]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a growing risk Australia would be hit hard by a global financial shock as inflation stays high.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/almost-one-out-of-100-homebuyers-in-negative-equity-rba/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/almost-one-out-of-100-homebuyers-in-negative-equity-rba/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM plays down NSW premier's swipe on government spending &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says he does not think the NSW premier's reflection on federal government spending amounts to a swipe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-plays-down-nsw-premiers-swipe-on-government-spending-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-plays-down-nsw-premiers-swipe-on-government-spending-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shoebridge wants Greens members to directly elect party leaders by 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens leader David Shoebridge commits to having members directly elect the party's leadership by the next federal election. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shoebridge-wants-greens-members-to-directly-elect-party-leaders-by-2028/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shoebridge-wants-greens-members-to-directly-elect-party-leaders-by-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM plays down NSW premier's swipe on government spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says he does not think the NSW premier's reflection on federal government spending amounts to a swipe. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-plays-down-nsw-premiers-swipe-on-government-spending/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-plays-down-nsw-premiers-swipe-on-government-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Environment minister urges new Greens leader to be constructive with Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murray Watt has urged new Greens leader David Shoebridge to be constructive with Labor in parliament. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-environment-minister-urges-new-greens-leader-to-be-constructive-with-labor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-environment-minister-urges-new-greens-leader-to-be-constructive-with-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More cost-of-living relief risks making Labor's long-term challenge harder]]></title><description><![CDATA[As political pressure mounts from the left and right, the risk is that pursuing more short-term relief will only make the government's long-term challenge harder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-cost-of-living-relief-risks-making-labors-long-term-challenge-harder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-cost-of-living-relief-risks-making-labors-long-term-challenge-harder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers promised action on inflation and productivity. The scorecard on both is grim]]></title><description><![CDATA[As political pressure mounts from the left and right, the risk is that pursuing more short-term relief will only make the government's long-term challenge harder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-promised-action-on-inflation-and-productivity-the-scorecard-on-both-is-grim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-promised-action-on-inflation-and-productivity-the-scorecard-on-both-is-grim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new Green layer of difficulty could compound Labor's inflation woes]]></title><description><![CDATA[As political pressure mounts from the left and right, the risk is that pursuing more short-term relief will only make the government's long-term challenge harder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-new-green-layer-of-difficulty-could-compound-labors-inflation-woes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-new-green-layer-of-difficulty-could-compound-labors-inflation-woes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoebridge to woo same angry voters as One Nation — but from the left]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shoebridge wants to hold Labor's feet to the fire. He will be a thorn in the party's side rather than a deal maker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-to-woo-same-angry-voters-as-one-nation-but-from-the-left/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-to-woo-same-angry-voters-as-one-nation-but-from-the-left/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move over, Hanson — Labor has a new thorn in their side]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shoebridge wants to hold Labor's feet to the fire. He will be a thorn in the party's side rather than a deal maker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/move-over-hanson-labor-has-a-new-thorn-in-their-side/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/move-over-hanson-labor-has-a-new-thorn-in-their-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move over, Hanson — Labor has a new thorn in its side]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Shoebridge wants to hold Labor's feet to the fire. He will be a thorn in the party's side rather than a deal maker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/move-over-hanson-labor-has-a-new-thorn-in-its-side/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/move-over-hanson-labor-has-a-new-thorn-in-its-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese, Chalmers under internal pressure on spending as Minns calls for restraint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minns&rsquo; latest grenade lobbed at Canberra came on the same day Treasurer Jim Chalmers played down the appearance of a split with bank boss Michele Bullock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-chalmers-under-internal-pressure-on-spending-as-minns-calls-for-restraint/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-chalmers-under-internal-pressure-on-spending-as-minns-calls-for-restraint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, October 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-october-1-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-october-1-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Shoebridge is one of parliament’s best operators. His new task as Greens leader is far broader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shoebridge echoed the populist catch cries of Zohran Mamdani and Zack Polanski as he became Greens leader. Can he deliver the same electoral success?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/david-shoebridge-is-one-of-parliaments-best-operators-his-new-task-as-greens-leader-is-far-broader/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/david-shoebridge-is-one-of-parliaments-best-operators-his-new-task-as-greens-leader-is-far-broader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our parliamentary speeches are literally robotic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian federal MPs are world leaders in using AI for political speeches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/our-parliamentary-speeches-are-literally-robotic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/our-parliamentary-speeches-are-literally-robotic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoebridge vows to ‘replace’ Labor as Faruqi vents after Greens leadership defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a rare public display of internal dissent within the Greens, defeated candidate Senator Mehreen Faruqi took to Instagram to express her disappointment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-vows-to-replace-labor-as-faruqi-vents-after-greens-leadership-defeat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-vows-to-replace-labor-as-faruqi-vents-after-greens-leadership-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoebridge says Greens must ‘replace’ Labor in first speech as leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[NSW senator David Shoebridge was elected in a rare contested ballot on Wednesday, seeing off challenges from leadership aspirants Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-says-greens-must-replace-labor-in-first-speech-as-leader/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shoebridge-says-greens-must-replace-labor-in-first-speech-as-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Shoebridge named new Greens leader in hotly contested ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a rare leadership ballot for the Greens, the NSW senator becomes the sixth leader in the party's history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/david-shoebridge-named-new-greens-leader-in-hotly-contested-ballot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/david-shoebridge-named-new-greens-leader-in-hotly-contested-ballot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: David Shoebridge named new Greens leader after three-way contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a rare leadership ballot for the Greens, the NSW senator becomes the sixth leader in the party's history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-david-shoebridge-named-new-greens-leader-after-three-way-contest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-david-shoebridge-named-new-greens-leader-after-three-way-contest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online safety boss flags exit, notes power imbalance between big tech and regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;With this new digital duty of care and this new era coming about, I think it will be great to have new leadership,&rdquo; the eSafety Comissioner says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/online-safety-boss-flags-exit-notes-power-imbalance-between-big-tech-and-regulator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/online-safety-boss-flags-exit-notes-power-imbalance-between-big-tech-and-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Shoebridge elected new leader of the Greens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NSW senator saw off challenges from leadership aspirants Mehreen Faruqi and Sarah Hanson-Young.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/david-shoebridge-elected-new-leader-of-the-greens/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/david-shoebridge-elected-new-leader-of-the-greens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation jumps to four-month high a day after RBA rate rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The consumer price index climbed from 3.5 per cent in July to 4 per cent in August. Higher housing costs and elevated petrol prices are to blame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inflation-jumps-to-four-month-high-a-day-after-rba-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inflation-jumps-to-four-month-high-a-day-after-rba-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bludgeoned with platitudes’: Australian politicians lead the English-speaking world in AI speeches]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs and former prime ministerial speechwriters have since weighed in on what role, if any, AI should play in political speeches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bludgeoned-with-platitudes-australian-politicians-lead-the-english-speaking-world-in-ai-speeches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bludgeoned-with-platitudes-australian-politicians-lead-the-english-speaking-world-in-ai-speeches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost half the Greens partyroom is contesting in leadership showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator David Shoebridge will run against state colleague Mehreen Faruqi and South Australia&rsquo;s Sarah Hanson-Young for the top leadership position in this week&rsquo;s vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/almost-half-the-greens-partyroom-is-contesting-in-leadership-showdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/almost-half-the-greens-partyroom-is-contesting-in-leadership-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queensland government department loses $800k in cyber attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The review, released on Friday, said no government data or sensitive information was compromised during the incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/queensland-government-department-loses-800k-in-cyber-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/queensland-government-department-loses-800k-in-cyber-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor blames 'home-grown inflation' for 15-year-high rate hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader says the government is not in control of inflation and interest rates. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-blames-home-grown-inflation-for-15-year-high-rate-hike/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-blames-home-grown-inflation-for-15-year-high-rate-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM flags cost-of-living relief ahead of expected inflation spike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has flagged the mid-year budget update in December will include measures to tackle the cost of living. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-flags-cost-of-living-relief-ahead-of-expected-inflation-spike/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-flags-cost-of-living-relief-ahead-of-expected-inflation-spike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Greens senator 'disappointed' by leadership ballot, calls for member vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mehreen Faruqi says she is disappointed by the result of the Greens leadership ballot, following the election of David Shoebridge as leader. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-greens-senator-disappointed-by-leadership-ballot-calls-for-member-vote/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-greens-senator-disappointed-by-leadership-ballot-calls-for-member-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: David Shoebridge chosen as Greens leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens have chosen David Shoebridge as their new federal leader after Larissa Waters stepped down earlier this week. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-david-shoebridge-chosen-as-greens-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-david-shoebridge-chosen-as-greens-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens senator 'disappointed' by leadership ballot, calls for member vote &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mehreen Faruqi says she is disappointed by the result of the Greens leadership ballot, following the election of David Shoebridge as leader.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-senator-disappointed-by-leadership-ballot-calls-for-member-vote-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-senator-disappointed-by-leadership-ballot-calls-for-member-vote-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Greens are about to pick a new leader. Who are the contenders?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens will select a new leader after the shock resignation of Larissa Waters, as the party considers its future direction amid a surging One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greens-are-about-to-pick-a-new-leader-who-are-the-contenders/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greens-are-about-to-pick-a-new-leader-who-are-the-contenders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pay for slay’: Debate erupts over key condition for Palestinian statehood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israel has accused Foreign Minister Penny Wong of using a &ldquo;blatant lie&rdquo; in a speech to the United Nations, straining already frayed relations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pay-for-slay-debate-erupts-over-key-condition-for-palestinian-statehood/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pay-for-slay-debate-erupts-over-key-condition-for-palestinian-statehood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rate hike puts pressure on Labor over inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another interest rate rise has turned attention to government spending, weak productivity and other domestic pressures contributing to inflation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rate-hike-puts-pressure-on-labor-over-inflation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rate-hike-puts-pressure-on-labor-over-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor defends economic record following interest rate hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another interest rate rise has turned attention to government spending, weak productivity and other domestic pressures contributing to inflation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-defends-economic-record-following-interest-rate-hike/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-defends-economic-record-following-interest-rate-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-30-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-30-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To avoid another rate rise, things might have to get worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unemployment is climbing and house prices are sinking, so the RBA knew this rate rise would need a lot of explaining.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/to-avoid-another-rate-rise-things-might-have-to-get-worse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/to-avoid-another-rate-rise-things-might-have-to-get-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She’s an Australian law professor. Her husband says they ‘don’t do consent’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Joanna Howe, a Rhodes scholar, has become one of Australia&rsquo;s most recognisable, prolific, and aggressive anti-abortion activists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shes-an-australian-law-professor-her-husband-says-they-dont-do-consent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shes-an-australian-law-professor-her-husband-says-they-dont-do-consent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RBA governor warns there could be further rate hikes, even if it tips Australia into recession]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a blunt message that challenges Labor&rsquo;s argument that inflation was driven primarily by the war, Bullock said domestic pressures had a role.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-governor-warns-there-could-be-further-rate-hikes-even-if-it-tips-australia-into-recession/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-governor-warns-there-could-be-further-rate-hikes-even-if-it-tips-australia-into-recession/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens leadership showdown: Faruqi and McKim take on Hanson-Young as members demand a say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens firebrand Max Chandler-Mather has urged the MPs to give all its grassroots members a say in choosing their next leader.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-leadership-showdown-faruqi-and-mckim-take-on-hanson-young-as-members-demand-a-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-leadership-showdown-faruqi-and-mckim-take-on-hanson-young-as-members-demand-a-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second brick plant no quick fix for WA housing shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taxpayers are funding the reopening of the Austral factory, which the government hopes will help address the shortage of bricks plaguing the construction industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/second-brick-plant-no-quick-fix-for-wa-housing-shortage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/second-brick-plant-no-quick-fix-for-wa-housing-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brick shortage prompts $4 million sweetener to get factory reopened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taxpayers are funding the reopening of the Austral factory, which the government hopes will help address the shortage of bricks plaguing the construction industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brick-shortage-prompts-4-million-sweetener-to-get-factory-reopened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brick-shortage-prompts-4-million-sweetener-to-get-factory-reopened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These rate hikes will hit harder than 2023, and the PM can’t spend his way out of it]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a depleted budget, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will find it harder to pull out his election spending playbook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/these-rate-hikes-will-hit-harder-than-2023-and-the-pm-cant-spend-his-way-out-of-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/these-rate-hikes-will-hit-harder-than-2023-and-the-pm-cant-spend-his-way-out-of-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RBA hikes interest rates to 4.6 per cent in 15-year high, open to further hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The board&rsquo;s decision will add about $91 a month to repayments on a typical $600,000 mortgage with 25 years remaining.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-hikes-interest-rates-to-46-per-cent-in-15-year-high-open-to-further-hikes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-hikes-interest-rates-to-46-per-cent-in-15-year-high-open-to-further-hikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Hanson-Young to run for Greens leadership ahead of vote this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens communications spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young is the first MP to put her hand up to become the next leader of the federal party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sarah-hanson-young-to-run-for-greens-leadership-ahead-of-vote-this-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sarah-hanson-young-to-run-for-greens-leadership-ahead-of-vote-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RBA hikes interest rates to 4.6 per cent in 15-year high]]></title><description><![CDATA[The board&rsquo;s decision will add about $91 a month to repayments on a typical $600,000 mortgage with 25 years remaining.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-hikes-interest-rates-to-46-per-cent-in-15-year-high/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-hikes-interest-rates-to-46-per-cent-in-15-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens leadership showdown to occur at two-day retreat]]></title><description><![CDATA[All but two senators have ruled themselves out of contention. Some have called for a consensus to be reached before this week&rsquo;s vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-leadership-showdown-to-occur-at-two-day-retreat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-leadership-showdown-to-occur-at-two-day-retreat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens leader showdown to occur at Sydney retreat]]></title><description><![CDATA[All but two senators have ruled themselves out of contention. Some have called for a consensus to be reached before this week&rsquo;s vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-leader-showdown-to-occur-at-sydney-retreat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-leader-showdown-to-occur-at-sydney-retreat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens leader showdown this week at Sydney retreat]]></title><description><![CDATA[All but two senators have ruled themselves out of contention. Some have called for a consensus to be reached before this week&rsquo;s vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-leader-showdown-this-week-at-sydney-retreat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-leader-showdown-this-week-at-sydney-retreat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI apologises as extent of Medicare breach revealed — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI releases a blog post saying it will "do better" after an AI agent breached a government system.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/openai-apologises-as-extent-of-medicare-breach-revealed-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/openai-apologises-as-extent-of-medicare-breach-revealed-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: OpenAI apologises as extent of Medicare breach revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI releases a blog post saying it will "do better" after an AI agent breached a government system last week. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-openai-apologises-as-extent-of-medicare-breach-revealed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-openai-apologises-as-extent-of-medicare-breach-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Chalmers does not want to see workers 'carry the can' for Middle East war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he does not want to see Australian workers "carry the can" for the consequences of the Middle East war. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chalmers-does-not-want-to-see-workers-carry-the-can-for-middle-east-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chalmers-does-not-want-to-see-workers-carry-the-can-for-middle-east-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Canavan says rate hike could be 'straw that breaks the camel's back']]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Canavan says a further interest rate hike could be the "straw that breaks the camel's back" for families, blaming government spending for inflation. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-canavan-says-rate-hike-could-be-straw-that-breaks-the-camels-back/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-canavan-says-rate-hike-could-be-straw-that-breaks-the-camels-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reporting rogue AI won't be enough to keep Australia safe, expert warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia is looking to impose a dual notification requirement under tougher new standards enforced after OpenAI's breach of a Medicare website.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reporting-rogue-ai-wont-be-enough-to-keep-australia-safe-expert-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reporting-rogue-ai-wont-be-enough-to-keep-australia-safe-expert-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI's delayed warning drives tougher approach to rogue AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia is looking to impose a dual notification requirement under tougher new standards enforced after OpenAI's breach of a Medicare website.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/openais-delayed-warning-drives-tougher-approach-to-rogue-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/openais-delayed-warning-drives-tougher-approach-to-rogue-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson, Spender both call for crack down on hate preachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh debate over hate speech laws, which have long been a thorny issue in Australian politics, has come on the same day that British authorities foiled an alleged terror plot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-spender-both-call-for-crack-down-on-hate-preachers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-spender-both-call-for-crack-down-on-hate-preachers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 29, 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-29-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-29-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader due to illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The party will hold a secret ballot of its MPs later this week to elect a new leader.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/larissa-waters-quits-as-greens-leader-due-to-illness/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/larissa-waters-quits-as-greens-leader-due-to-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Greens leader Larissa Waters steps down due to illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens have revealed that the leader has been dealing with a pre-existing medical condition, which has worsened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-greens-leader-larissa-waters-steps-down-due-to-illness/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-greens-leader-larissa-waters-steps-down-due-to-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Near-record tax take, rising rates: Chalmers blames war as RBA hike looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer says petrol prices are fuelling inflation as a near-record tax haul adds to scrutiny of Labor&rsquo;s economic management.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/near-record-tax-take-rising-rates-chalmers-blames-war-as-rba-hike-looms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/near-record-tax-take-rising-rates-chalmers-blames-war-as-rba-hike-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor pushes to boost Pacific workers as Joyce says some Australians ‘bung lazy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation&rsquo;s Barnaby Joyce says backpackers should be quarantined from cuts because some Australians &ldquo;are just bung lazy&rdquo; and won&rsquo;t do the same jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-pushes-to-boost-pacific-workers-as-joyce-says-some-australians-bung-lazy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-pushes-to-boost-pacific-workers-as-joyce-says-some-australians-bung-lazy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasurer defends inflation record as 15-year interest rate high looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has celebrated a deficit $6 billion lower than the May forecast but warned there are tough times ahead for households.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treasurer-defends-inflation-record-as-15-year-interest-rate-high-looms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treasurer-defends-inflation-record-as-15-year-interest-rate-high-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer unveils $6b budget improvement ahead of expected rate hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers unveils a $6 billion improvement to the federal government's forecast deficit. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-unveils-6b-budget-improvement-ahead-of-expected-rate-hike/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-unveils-6b-budget-improvement-ahead-of-expected-rate-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer to unveil $6 billion improvement to federal budget ahead of expected interest rate hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers will today unveil a $6 billion improvement to the federal government's forecast deficit. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-to-unveil-6-billion-improvement-to-federal-budget-ahead-of-expected-interest-rate-hike/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-to-unveil-6-billion-improvement-to-federal-budget-ahead-of-expected-interest-rate-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer to unveil $6 billion improvement to federal budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers will today unveil a $6 billion improvement to the federal government's forecast deficit. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-to-unveil-6-billion-improvement-to-federal-budget/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-to-unveil-6-billion-improvement-to-federal-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Chalmers warns of difficult months ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers unveils a $6 billion improvement to the federal government's forecast deficit. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chalmers-warns-of-difficult-months-ahead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chalmers-warns-of-difficult-months-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Chalmers warns difficult months ahead as rate rise expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers unveils a $6 billion improvement to the federal government's forecast deficit. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chalmers-warns-difficult-months-ahead-as-rate-rise-expected/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chalmers-warns-difficult-months-ahead-as-rate-rise-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers warns of difficult months ahead — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers unveils a $6 billion improvement to the federal government's forecast deficit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-warns-of-difficult-months-ahead-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-warns-of-difficult-months-ahead-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘new Byron Bay’ favoured by Pauline Hanson and her most powerful aide]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader owns property locally and billed taxpayers for two visits this year. But it is home turf for her party director - and future pilot - James Ashby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-new-byron-bay-favoured-by-pauline-hanson-and-her-most-powerful-aide/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-new-byron-bay-favoured-by-pauline-hanson-and-her-most-powerful-aide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is anybody really in charge? Why Angus Taylor might be ready to seize his last chance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between the wildfires of AI and inflation, voters are left with a sense that no one is in command. Inflation, in particular, could work as Taylor&rsquo;s ally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-anybody-really-in-charge-why-angus-taylor-might-be-ready-to-seize-his-last-chance/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-anybody-really-in-charge-why-angus-taylor-might-be-ready-to-seize-his-last-chance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian preacher linked to notorious Sydney cleric urges followers to ‘take up arms’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The emergence of a preacher linked to Wissam Haddad, who was associated with Bondi gunman Naveen Akram, will place renewed focus on extremism 10 months after one of Australia&rsquo;s worst terror attacks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-preacher-linked-to-notorious-sydney-cleric-urges-followers-to-take-up-arms/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-preacher-linked-to-notorious-sydney-cleric-urges-followers-to-take-up-arms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[150,000 words, zero guarantees: Bullock’s high-stakes interest rate revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michele Bullock has faced 22 press conferences, answered 600 questions and uttered 150,000 words since becoming RBA governor. One word matters most.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/150000-words-zero-guarantees-bullocks-high-stakes-interest-rate-revolution/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/150000-words-zero-guarantees-bullocks-high-stakes-interest-rate-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-28-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-28-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers to announce $6b budget boost as interest rates set to hit 15-year high]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank is widely expected to make its fourth hike of the year on Tuesday, raising the cash rate to 4.6 per cent to address sticky inflation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-to-announce-6b-budget-boost-as-interest-rates-set-to-hit-15-year-high-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-to-announce-6b-budget-boost-as-interest-rates-set-to-hit-15-year-high-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers to announce $6b budget boost as interest rates set to hit 15-year-high]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank is widely expected to make its fourth hike of the year on Tuesday, raising the cash rate to 4.6 per cent to address sticky inflation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-to-announce-6b-budget-boost-as-interest-rates-set-to-hit-15-year-high/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-to-announce-6b-budget-boost-as-interest-rates-set-to-hit-15-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor senator’s extra staffer told to pay back $12,000 hire car bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A senior adviser that some backbenchers think shouldn&rsquo;t be working for senator Tammy Tyrrell has been audited by parliament&rsquo;s expenses watchdog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-senators-extra-staffer-told-to-pay-back-12000-hire-car-bill/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-senators-extra-staffer-told-to-pay-back-12000-hire-car-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI breach proves need for more data centres, major parties say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor, Coalition agree OpenAI's Medicare breach proves the need for Australia to secure "a seat at the AI table" by rolling out data centres nationally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/openai-breach-proves-need-for-more-data-centres-major-parties-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/openai-breach-proves-need-for-more-data-centres-major-parties-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Australia's defence force is turning AI into a 'silicon commander']]></title><description><![CDATA[Militaries across the world, including Australia, are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to pilot drones and analyse intelligence. But experts worry "automation bias" could be creeping in.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-australias-defence-force-is-turning-ai-into-a-silicon-commander/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-australias-defence-force-is-turning-ai-into-a-silicon-commander/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghost Bats and Maven Smart: How AI is transforming Defence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Militaries across the world, including Australia, are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to pilot drones and analyse intelligence. But experts worry "automation bias" could be creeping in.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ghost-bats-and-maven-smart-how-ai-is-transforming-defence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ghost-bats-and-maven-smart-how-ai-is-transforming-defence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Insidious money grab': Aspiring candidates slam One Nation processes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former One Nation candidates reveal they&rsquo;re walking away from the party after witnessing its operations behind closed doors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/insidious-money-grab-aspiring-candidates-slam-one-nation-processes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/insidious-money-grab-aspiring-candidates-slam-one-nation-processes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families scramble to find childcare after visa slowdown hits au pairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The international au pair industry is the latest to be hit by Labor&rsquo;s migration changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/families-scramble-to-find-childcare-after-visa-slowdown-hits-au-pairs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/families-scramble-to-find-childcare-after-visa-slowdown-hits-au-pairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese got the gong, but misogyny is the real global citizen]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a brave woman who dares to challenge the left-leaning orthodoxy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-got-the-gong-but-misogyny-is-the-real-global-citizen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-got-the-gong-but-misogyny-is-the-real-global-citizen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s trip to the UN was more than selfies with leaders. Now he needs to convince voters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister has several foreign trips in coming months. He will need to explain to voters why rubbing shoulders with foreign leaders matters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-trip-to-the-un-was-more-than-selfies-with-leaders-now-he-needs-to-convince-voters/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-trip-to-the-un-was-more-than-selfies-with-leaders-now-he-needs-to-convince-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Australia simply cannot afford to miss this AI wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[For future prosperity and security, and to have any real influence over the big beasts of AI, Australia must convince them to train their models here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-australia-simply-cannot-afford-to-miss-this-ai-wave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-australia-simply-cannot-afford-to-miss-this-ai-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive Brethren leader calls Jews ‘wicked’, ‘infidel’ as Liberals remain silent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leader of the church, which secretly campaigned for the Coalition at the election using neo-Nazi associates, has described Jews as evil in leaked sermons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/exclusive-brethren-leader-calls-jews-wicked-infidel-as-liberals-remain-silent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/exclusive-brethren-leader-calls-jews-wicked-infidel-as-liberals-remain-silent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cooked’: This $1.1b data centre mirrors Melbourne’s much wider conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria&rsquo;s new data centre rules won&rsquo;t apply to this city edge proposal, exposing a planning vacuum driving community backlash across outer Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cooked-this-11b-data-centre-mirrors-melbournes-much-wider-conflict/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cooked-this-11b-data-centre-mirrors-melbournes-much-wider-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation defends $56k party spent on Ashby shed as ‘unconventional’ fundraiser]]></title><description><![CDATA[The minor party&rsquo;s general manager assured members the &ldquo;unconventional&rdquo; endeavour would benefit the party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-defends-56k-party-spent-on-ashby-shed-as-unconventional-fundraiser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-defends-56k-party-spent-on-ashby-shed-as-unconventional-fundraiser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-China Activists Protest Against Xi Jinping’s US Visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uyghur and pro-Tibet protesters gathered outside the White House where Donald Trump was hosting Xi Jinping.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anti-china-activists-protest-against-xi-jinpings-us-visit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anti-china-activists-protest-against-xi-jinpings-us-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moment Australia’s immigration program went off the rails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behind the headlines, a little-known legislative instrument was implemented a decade ago that would have a profound impact on Australia&rsquo;s immigration program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-moment-australias-immigration-program-went-off-the-rails/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-moment-australias-immigration-program-went-off-the-rails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese takes aim at AI, tells ‘middle powers’ to unite in half-filled UN assembly]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a speech pitching Australia as a voice for smaller nations, the PM said the international system couldn&rsquo;t allow technology and power to dictate the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-takes-aim-at-ai-tells-middle-powers-to-unite-in-half-filled-un-assembly/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-takes-aim-at-ai-tells-middle-powers-to-unite-in-half-filled-un-assembly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot during Trump assassination attempt at 2024 rally dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 76-year-old was struck in the arm and abdomen at the event in Butler, Pennsylvania &mdash; the wounds leaving him with lingering injuries that forced him to walk with a cane.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/man-shot-during-trump-assassination-attempt-at-2024-rally-dies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/man-shot-during-trump-assassination-attempt-at-2024-rally-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor signals support for changing laws to charge OpenAI over hack — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has signalled the Coalition would be open to changing laws following the OpenAI hack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-signals-support-for-changing-laws-to-charge-openai-over-hack-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-signals-support-for-changing-laws-to-charge-openai-over-hack-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: World must 'embrace change and reform' for a safer world, PM tells UN]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister uses his speech to the UN to say the world can only confront the breakdown of international rules and the challenges posed by AI if leaders band together. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-world-must-embrace-change-and-reform-for-a-safer-world-pm-tells-un/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-world-must-embrace-change-and-reform-for-a-safer-world-pm-tells-un/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor signals support for changing laws to charge OpenAI over hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has signalled the Coalition would be open to changing laws following the OpenAI hack. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-signals-support-for-changing-laws-to-charge-openai-over-hack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-signals-support-for-changing-laws-to-charge-openai-over-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Albanese to urge world leaders to band together on AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister will use a speech to the UN to say the world can only confront the breakdown of international rules and the challenges posed by AI if leaders band together. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-to-urge-world-leaders-to-band-together-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-to-urge-world-leaders-to-band-together-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Albanese addresses UN, urges world leaders to band together on AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister uses his speech to the UN to say the world can only confront the breakdown of international rules and the challenges posed by AI if leaders band together. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-addresses-un-urges-world-leaders-to-band-together-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-addresses-un-urges-world-leaders-to-band-together-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese once criticised rivals for abusing this power. Just look at him now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese promised to fix the political staffing system when he was elected in 2022. Instead, he&rsquo;s made it worse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-once-criticised-rivals-for-abusing-this-power-just-look-at-him-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-once-criticised-rivals-for-abusing-this-power-just-look-at-him-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US media boycott hit Trump right where it hurts. Now it’s Hanson’s turn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solidarity? In America? Among the media? It seems astonishing that anything quite so unified could grow from America&rsquo;s famously polarised soil.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-us-media-boycott-hit-trump-right-where-it-hurts-now-its-hansons-turn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-us-media-boycott-hit-trump-right-where-it-hurts-now-its-hansons-turn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-25-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-25-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Power employees sacked for backing rapist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Western Power employees who provided a character reference for a colleague convicted of rape are sacked after an external investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/western-power-employees-sacked-for-backing-rapist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/western-power-employees-sacked-for-backing-rapist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than a wolf warrior: China’s top diplomat begins Canberra charm offensive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liu Jinsong&rsquo;s first Australian speech was not a time to emphasise differences, but to accentuate the positive &ndash; and implore both sides to pursue deeper ties.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-than-a-wolf-warrior-chinas-top-diplomat-begins-canberra-charm-offensive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-than-a-wolf-warrior-chinas-top-diplomat-begins-canberra-charm-offensive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unemployment just jumped. It’s unlikely to stop a rate hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[All four major banks expect the RBA to hike the cash rate for the fourth time this year next Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unemployment-just-jumped-its-unlikely-to-stop-a-rate-hike/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unemployment-just-jumped-its-unlikely-to-stop-a-rate-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge orders reversal of Trump's White House media ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge has ordered US President Donald Trump to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/judge-orders-reversal-of-trumps-white-house-media-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/judge-orders-reversal-of-trumps-white-house-media-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Judge orders reversal of Trump's White House media ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge has ordered US President Donald Trump to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-judge-orders-reversal-of-trumps-white-house-media-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-judge-orders-reversal-of-trumps-white-house-media-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI ‘climbed the fence’: taskforce scrambles after long delays flagging Medicare hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[No penalty has been imposed on US artificial intelligence corporation OpenAI after one of its AI agents infiltrated Medicare in June, as the government scrambles to learn if any laws have been broken.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/openai-climbed-the-fence-taskforce-scrambles-after-long-delays-flagging-medicare-hack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/openai-climbed-the-fence-taskforce-scrambles-after-long-delays-flagging-medicare-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three months for OpenAI to alert Australia on Medicare hack, six days to alert ministers]]></title><description><![CDATA[No penalty has been imposed on US artificial intelligence corporation OpenAI after one of its AI agents infiltrated Medicare in June, as the government scrambles to learn if any laws have been broken.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/three-months-for-openai-to-alert-australia-on-medicare-hack-six-days-to-alert-ministers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/three-months-for-openai-to-alert-australia-on-medicare-hack-six-days-to-alert-ministers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s digital crusade puts him on a collision course with Washington. The Medicare hack gives him ammunition]]></title><description><![CDATA[If one were being overly cynical, Albanese could not have been handed a more potent demonstration of the dangers of AI at a more useful moment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-digital-crusade-puts-him-on-a-collision-course-with-washington-the-medicare-hack-gives-him-ammunition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-digital-crusade-puts-him-on-a-collision-course-with-washington-the-medicare-hack-gives-him-ammunition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese establishes taskforce to investigate AI Medicare hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Our models took actions we did not intend,&rdquo; an OpenAI spokesperson said, stating that they alerted Services Australia on September 10.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-establishes-taskforce-to-investigate-ai-medicare-hack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-establishes-taskforce-to-investigate-ai-medicare-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unacceptable: PM reveals details of AI hack on Medicare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI agent breached Medicare back in June, accessing public and non-public files.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unacceptable-pm-reveals-details-of-ai-hack-on-medicare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unacceptable-pm-reveals-details-of-ai-hack-on-medicare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: OpenAI took three months to report Medicare breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[An OpenAI agent accessed public and private data after hacking into a Medicare data portal in June. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-openai-took-three-months-to-report-medicare-breach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-openai-took-three-months-to-report-medicare-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Albanese says OpenAI took three months to report Medicare breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[An OpenAI agent accessed public and private data after hacking into a Medicare data portal in June. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-says-openai-took-three-months-to-report-medicare-breach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-says-openai-took-three-months-to-report-medicare-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: AI incident very serious and 'utterly unacceptable', Marles says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles says the incident of OpenAI agents that "interacted with" four government websites is being taken very seriously but the impact is relatively minor. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ai-incident-very-serious-and-utterly-unacceptable-marles-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ai-incident-very-serious-and-utterly-unacceptable-marles-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI incident very serious and 'utterly unacceptable' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles says the incident involving OpenAI agents that "interacted with" four government websites is being taken very seriously but the impact is relatively minor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-incident-very-serious-and-utterly-unacceptable-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-incident-very-serious-and-utterly-unacceptable-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI agent breached Medicare, Albanese reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare this year, in a breach that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labelled &ldquo;unacceptable&rdquo;.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/openai-agent-breached-medicare-albanese-reveals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/openai-agent-breached-medicare-albanese-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open AI breaches Medicare, Albanese reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Open AI has hacked Medicare, in a breach of files Prime Minister Anthony Albanese describes as &ldquo;unacceptable&rdquo;.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/open-ai-breaches-medicare-albanese-reveals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/open-ai-breaches-medicare-albanese-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump cries wolf on AI censorship]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American president rejects attempts by a &ldquo;globalist scheme&rdquo; to control TEAM USA AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-cries-wolf-on-ai-censorship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-cries-wolf-on-ai-censorship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al industry left to police itself as bleak warnings mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[The capacity of Andrew Forrest to dream big about jumping on board the AI revolution while at the same time acknowledging the technology could end us all is a perfect example of the dilemma being confronted at the UN this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/al-industry-left-to-police-itself-as-bleak-warnings-mount/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/al-industry-left-to-police-itself-as-bleak-warnings-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI industry left to police itself as bleak warnings mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[The capacity of Andrew Forrest to dream big about jumping on board the AI revolution while at the same time acknowledging the technology could end us all is a perfect example of the dilemma being confronted at the UN this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-industry-left-to-police-itself-as-bleak-warnings-mount/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-industry-left-to-police-itself-as-bleak-warnings-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you'll rarely hear the truth about AI from insiders or the media]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-youll-rarely-hear-the-truth-about-ai-from-insiders-or-the-media/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-youll-rarely-hear-the-truth-about-ai-from-insiders-or-the-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's a reason AI makes you nervous &mdash; it's not just a coincidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theres-a-reason-ai-makes-you-nervous-mdash-its-not-just-a-coincidence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theres-a-reason-ai-makes-you-nervous-mdash-its-not-just-a-coincidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Self-censorship is real': What the public isn&rsquo;t being told about AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/self-censorship-is-real-what-the-public-isnrsquot-being-told-about-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/self-censorship-is-real-what-the-public-isnrsquot-being-told-about-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No country controls every layer': The AI systems reshaping global power]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-country-controls-every-layer-the-ai-systems-reshaping-global-power/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-country-controls-every-layer-the-ai-systems-reshaping-global-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No country controls every layer': The AI complex systems reshaping global power]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-country-controls-every-layer-the-ai-complex-systems-reshaping-global-power/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-country-controls-every-layer-the-ai-complex-systems-reshaping-global-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce names price of One Nation backing Angus Taylor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MPs suggested Barnaby Joyce was making up the supposed talks about a hung parliament and believe his behaviour and public appearances were increasingly erratic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-names-price-of-one-nation-backing-angus-taylor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-names-price-of-one-nation-backing-angus-taylor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the AI machine: How the tech race binds nations into dependence]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inside-the-ai-machine-how-the-tech-race-binds-nations-into-dependence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inside-the-ai-machine-how-the-tech-race-binds-nations-into-dependence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My friend’: Emotional Albanese hugs Zelensky as historic Ukraine deal sealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A visibly moved prime minister paid tribute to Volodymyr Zelensky&rsquo;s leadership in New York as the two nations signed a landmark 10-year defence pact]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/my-friend-emotional-albanese-hugs-zelensky-as-historic-ukraine-deal-sealed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/my-friend-emotional-albanese-hugs-zelensky-as-historic-ukraine-deal-sealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-24-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-24-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No longer fit for purpose’: Albanese warns of world order upheaval]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister will tell leaders international security and openness can no longer be guaranteed as he prepares to meet Volodymyr Zelensky in New York.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-longer-fit-for-purpose-albanese-warns-of-world-order-upheaval/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-longer-fit-for-purpose-albanese-warns-of-world-order-upheaval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Terrifies me': Victorian Premier makes One Nation admission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian Premier Ben Carroll tells 7.30 "One Nation terrifies me" but beneath the message analysts say it is a "fear campaign" to try and keep Labor voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/terrifies-me-victorian-premier-makes-one-nation-admission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/terrifies-me-victorian-premier-makes-one-nation-admission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Happenstance’: Neo-Nazi Sewell says he ‘bumped into Joyce’ at casino, no formal meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation MP has described the run-in with some &ldquo;weird dudes&rdquo; who &ldquo;turned out to be&rdquo; Nazis as accidental.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/happenstance-neo-nazi-sewell-says-he-bumped-into-joyce-at-casino-no-formal-meeting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/happenstance-neo-nazi-sewell-says-he-bumped-into-joyce-at-casino-no-formal-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No more handouts: stark warning as soaring interest bill revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s debt has surged past $1 trillion and rising global interest rates have thrown out forecasts for the fastest growing portion of the federal budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-more-handouts-stark-warning-as-soaring-interest-bill-revealed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-more-handouts-stark-warning-as-soaring-interest-bill-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former treasurer says economic reform in Australia will take 'financial crisis']]></title><description><![CDATA[Former treasurer Joe Hockey says meaningful fiscal reform is not possible in Australia as it often conflicts with voters' economic self-interest. He says it will take a "crisis" for governments to enact significant budget repair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-treasurer-says-economic-reform-in-australia-will-take-financial-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-treasurer-says-economic-reform-in-australia-will-take-financial-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws, offshore wind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition has promised a major slowdown of renewables if it wins power, including scrapping most offshore renewables sites, formalising its commitment to unpick Australia's key climate policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-vows-to-take-a-chainsaw-to-climate-laws-offshore-wind/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-vows-to-take-a-chainsaw-to-climate-laws-offshore-wind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Perth plunged into more turmoil as CEO sacked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Perth sacks its chief executive officer Michelle Reynolds, who had been suspended from her job since May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/city-of-perth-plunged-into-more-turmoil-as-ceo-sacked/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/city-of-perth-plunged-into-more-turmoil-as-ceo-sacked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: City of Perth plunged into more turmoil as CEO sacked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The City of Perth sacks its chief executive officer Michelle Reynolds, who had been suspended from her job since May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-city-of-perth-plunged-into-more-turmoil-as-ceo-sacked/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-city-of-perth-plunged-into-more-turmoil-as-ceo-sacked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That’s a lie’: Joyce fury over claim he had meeting with neo-Nazis in Canberra]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation MP has described the run-in as accidental, in advance of an article set to be released later today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thats-a-lie-joyce-fury-over-claim-he-had-meeting-with-neo-nazis-in-canberra/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thats-a-lie-joyce-fury-over-claim-he-had-meeting-with-neo-nazis-in-canberra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Minister defends social media reforms amid US backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has pushed back against the Trump administration's "censorship" criticism of Australia's draft digital duty of care laws, as the US president rejects a push from Australia and other countries to impose AI safeguards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/prime-minister-defends-social-media-reforms-amid-us-backlash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/prime-minister-defends-social-media-reforms-amid-us-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM responds to criticism of algorithm legislation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese responds to criticisms of Australia's plan to allow people to opt out of the social media algorithm. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-responds-to-criticism-of-algorithm-legislation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-responds-to-criticism-of-algorithm-legislation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberals dismiss One Nation deal as 'figment' of Joyce's imagination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce says talks between One Nation and the Liberals have occurred but Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson dismisses it as a "figment" of Joyce's imagination. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberals-dismiss-one-nation-deal-as-figment-of-joyces-imagination/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberals-dismiss-one-nation-deal-as-figment-of-joyces-imagination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Albanese calls for leaders to come together to tackle risks of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[No country can manage the risks of artificial intelligence "alone", Anthony Albanese has told world leaders in a call for international cooperation to regulate the technology. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-calls-for-leaders-to-come-together-to-tackle-risks-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-calls-for-leaders-to-come-together-to-tackle-risks-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals dismiss One Nation deal as 'figment' of Joyce's imagination &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce says talks between One Nation and the Liberals have occurred but Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson dismisses it as a "figment" of Joyce's imagination.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-dismiss-one-nation-deal-as-figment-of-joyces-imagination-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-dismiss-one-nation-deal-as-figment-of-joyces-imagination-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use overreach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crime rates are falling in Moree, but the jury is still out on whether a police drone trial has been a factor.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/moree-crime-rates-falling-but-residents-say-drone-use-overreach/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/moree-crime-rates-falling-but-residents-say-drone-use-overreach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use is overreach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crime rates are falling in Moree, but the jury is still out on whether a police drone trial has been a factor.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/moree-crime-rates-falling-but-residents-say-drone-use-is-overreach/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/moree-crime-rates-falling-but-residents-say-drone-use-is-overreach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation got a ‘sexy’ new plane this year. What happened to the old one?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The $100,000 Jabiru light aircraft was a gift from a wealthy property developer. Now it&rsquo;s dropped off the radar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-got-a-sexy-new-plane-this-year-what-happened-to-the-old-one/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-got-a-sexy-new-plane-this-year-what-happened-to-the-old-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you know how your money is being spent? You might want to pay attention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rise of populism on the left and right is being assisted by ignorance. It can&rsquo;t continue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/do-you-know-how-your-money-is-being-spent-you-might-want-to-pay-attention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/do-you-know-how-your-money-is-being-spent-you-might-want-to-pay-attention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor claims $83 billion budget black hole as Chalmers dangles tax cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fresh debate has opened up over income tax cuts and productivity, as the RBA flags more rate hikes and job losses to tame inflation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-claims-83-billion-budget-black-hole-as-chalmers-dangles-tax-cuts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-claims-83-billion-budget-black-hole-as-chalmers-dangles-tax-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Same sense of urgency’: UN chief compares AI risk to nuclear weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Secretary-General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres warned that technology &ldquo;without accountability&rdquo; threatens humanity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/same-sense-of-urgency-un-chief-compares-ai-risk-to-nuclear-weapons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/same-sense-of-urgency-un-chief-compares-ai-risk-to-nuclear-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-23-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-23-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alex Antic, now Liberal state president, says Coalition must work with One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[His comments came a day before One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce said that he had spoken to &ldquo;very senior Liberals&rdquo; about providing the Coalition with supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alex-antic-now-liberal-state-president-says-coalition-must-work-with-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/alex-antic-now-liberal-state-president-says-coalition-must-work-with-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US says Australian digital care bill would 'facilitate censorship']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has made an extraordinary public intervention into Australia's debate about its proposed digital duty of care.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/us-says-australian-digital-care-bill-would-facilitate-censorship/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/us-says-australian-digital-care-bill-would-facilitate-censorship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US attacks Australia's 'opt-out' algorithm law in rare intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has made an extraordinary public intervention into Australia's debate about its proposed digital duty of care.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/us-attacks-australias-opt-out-algorithm-law-in-rare-intervention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/us-attacks-australias-opt-out-algorithm-law-in-rare-intervention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triple Zero services need a new overseer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Senate inquiry recommends Telstra be stripped of controlling the emergency services&rsquo; hotline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/triple-zero-services-need-a-new-overseer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/triple-zero-services-need-a-new-overseer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullock slams sluggish businesses and hidebound bureaucracy for nation’s work woes]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Over the last decade or so, Australian businesses just seem to have become less dynamic,&rdquo; said Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bullock-slams-sluggish-businesses-and-hidebound-bureaucracy-for-nations-work-woes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bullock-slams-sluggish-businesses-and-hidebound-bureaucracy-for-nations-work-woes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former soldiers to face call-up obligations of ten years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence has quietly doubled its post-service commitment for new recruits in a bid to grow the pool of people it can call in a crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-soldiers-to-face-call-up-obligations-of-ten-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-soldiers-to-face-call-up-obligations-of-ten-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former soldiers to face call-up obligations of 10 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence has quietly doubled its post-service commitment for new recruits in a bid to grow the pool of people it can call in a crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-soldiers-to-face-call-up-obligations-of-10-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-soldiers-to-face-call-up-obligations-of-10-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s staffing double standard props up Lambie defector after joining Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Tammy Tyrrell said the prime minister&rsquo;s right to pick staffing levels posed a &ldquo;corruption risk&rdquo; three years ago. Now she has more staff than her colleagues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-staffing-double-standard-props-up-lambie-defector-after-joining-labor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-staffing-double-standard-props-up-lambie-defector-after-joining-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marles wants Defence out of $3 billion sites ‘as soon as possible’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The army has admitted it mistakenly said it planned to remove all staff working at one of the nation&rsquo;s most iconic defence sites by Christmas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/marles-wants-defence-out-of-3-billion-sites-as-soon-as-possible/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/marles-wants-defence-out-of-3-billion-sites-as-soon-as-possible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed feelings over Coalition's $100 million Albury hospital pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The investment pledge would provide 50 more beds, a multistorey car park and a full fit-out of the clinical services building including a helipad, paediatric ward and operating theatres.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mixed-feelings-over-coalitions-100-million-albury-hospital-pledge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mixed-feelings-over-coalitions-100-million-albury-hospital-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition's super housing idea]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of its policy development process, the opposition's housing spokesperson has flagged an idea to use superannuation as collateral for a mortgage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/oppositions-super-housing-idea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/oppositions-super-housing-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia confirms jet parts went missing in Hong Kong, sparking China security fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia is helping the US investigate how F-35 jet fighter parts were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong, but that no technologically "sensitive" components have been lost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-confirms-jet-parts-went-missing-in-hong-kong-sparking-china-security-fears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-confirms-jet-parts-went-missing-in-hong-kong-sparking-china-security-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding Putin: ‘Blood oil’ imports from major Asian supplier surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority of fuel arriving in Australia from a key Asian refinery originated in Russia, an alarming new analysis has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/funding-putin-blood-oil-imports-from-major-asian-supplier-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/funding-putin-blood-oil-imports-from-major-asian-supplier-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition weighing options to use super to boost home ownership]]></title><description><![CDATA[A push to allow Australians to use their super to make it easier to buy their first home is being floated by Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg, as the Coalition works through its policy on how to help people enter the housing market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-weighing-options-to-use-super-to-boost-home-ownership/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-weighing-options-to-use-super-to-boost-home-ownership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mill 200 farmers can't afford to lose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's only remaining grower-owned sugar mill needs a multi-million-dollar loan to survive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-mill-200-farmers-cant-afford-to-lose/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-mill-200-farmers-cant-afford-to-lose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation wants environmental water 'unlocked' for agriculture this season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irrigators and One Nation are calling for environmental water in the Murray-Darling Basin to be made available for agricultural production this season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-wants-environmental-water-unlocked-for-agriculture-this-season/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-wants-environmental-water-unlocked-for-agriculture-this-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: F-35 parts mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong not 'sensitive', Marles says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Marles told journalists in Adelaide that Australia has been "made aware" of the development, and was helping the US investigate what happened. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-f-35-parts-mistakenly-diverted-to-hong-kong-not-sensitive-marles-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-f-35-parts-mistakenly-diverted-to-hong-kong-not-sensitive-marles-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Defence quietly doubles post-service call-back for new recruits to 10 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence has quietly doubled the post-service commitment for new recruits, meaning they can be called back to serve for 10 years after leaving the ADF. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-defence-quietly-doubles-post-service-call-back-for-new-recruits-to-10-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-defence-quietly-doubles-post-service-call-back-for-new-recruits-to-10-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Bragg to reignite super fight with housing plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A plan for Australians to use their superannuation to make it easier to secure a home loan is set to be floated by Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bragg-to-reignite-super-fight-with-housing-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bragg-to-reignite-super-fight-with-housing-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence quietly doubles post-service call-back for new recruits to 10 years — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence has quietly doubled the post-service commitment for new recruits, meaning they can be called back to serve for 10 years after leaving the ADF.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/defence-quietly-doubles-post-service-call-back-for-new-recruits-to-10-years-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/defence-quietly-doubles-post-service-call-back-for-new-recruits-to-10-years-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese signs AI declaration with world leaders calling for international safeguards]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the United Nations in New York, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that &ldquo;AI must remain under human direction, oversight and control&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-signs-ai-declaration-with-world-leaders-calling-for-international-safeguards/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-signs-ai-declaration-with-world-leaders-calling-for-international-safeguards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dating app safety shouldn't be left to women, researchers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women report screening profiles, withholding personal information and managing interactions to protect themselves as researchers push for stronger obligations on dating platforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dating-app-safety-shouldnt-be-left-to-women-researchers-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dating-app-safety-shouldnt-be-left-to-women-researchers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super wars escalate as Coalition leans into mortgage plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are growing calls to consider whether the pool of retirement savings can help address contemporary economic problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/super-wars-escalate-as-coalition-leans-into-mortgage-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/super-wars-escalate-as-coalition-leans-into-mortgage-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super wars escalate as Coalition leans in to mortgage plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are growing calls to consider whether the pool of retirement savings can help address contemporary economic problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/super-wars-escalate-as-coalition-leans-in-to-mortgage-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/super-wars-escalate-as-coalition-leans-in-to-mortgage-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this new Ukraine pact is a war game changer for Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine is now training NATO forces in drone and electronic warfare. Under a new security agreement, Australia will also benefit from Kyiv&rsquo;s expertise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-this-new-ukraine-pact-is-a-war-game-changer-for-australia-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-this-new-ukraine-pact-is-a-war-game-changer-for-australia-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this new Ukraine pact is a war-game changer for Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine is now training NATO forces in drone and electronic warfare. Under a new security agreement, Australia will also benefit from Kyiv&rsquo;s expertise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-this-new-ukraine-pact-is-a-war-game-changer-for-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-this-new-ukraine-pact-is-a-war-game-changer-for-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘More power to redheads’: Brethren leader backs Hanson, building nuclear bombs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a speech praising Hanson, the Exclusive Brethren leader also told his flock Australia should use its uranium to &ldquo;build a few bombs&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-power-to-redheads-brethren-leader-backs-hanson-building-nuclear-bombs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-power-to-redheads-brethren-leader-backs-hanson-building-nuclear-bombs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What everyday Australians want political leaders to hear]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the past eight weeks, ABC teams have been talking to thousands of people across the country about what matters to them, and there is a consistent message.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-everyday-australians-want-political-leaders-to-hear/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-everyday-australians-want-political-leaders-to-hear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bye bye, babies: A nation living into its 90s is ageing faster than expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s population is ageing quickly, driven by a rapid decline in the number of births per woman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bye-bye-babies-a-nation-living-into-its-90s-is-ageing-faster-than-expected/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bye-bye-babies-a-nation-living-into-its-90s-is-ageing-faster-than-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia joins call for AI safeguards amid warnings of out-of-control risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the United Nations in New York, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined more than 20 world leaders and senior officials in calling for mandatory pre-deployment testing of frontier AI models.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-joins-call-for-ai-safeguards-amid-warnings-of-out-of-control-risks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-joins-call-for-ai-safeguards-amid-warnings-of-out-of-control-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese signs declaration with world leaders calling for international AI safeguards]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the United Nations in New York, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that &ldquo;AI must remain under human direction, oversight and control&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-signs-declaration-with-world-leaders-calling-for-international-ai-safeguards/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-signs-declaration-with-world-leaders-calling-for-international-ai-safeguards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese takes climate warning to New York, but fossil fuel experts test credibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opening Climate Week with a stark warning on extreme summer heat, the prime minister faces international scrutiny over Australia&rsquo;s status as a major energy exporter while spearheading global climate talks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-takes-climate-warning-to-new-york-but-fossil-fuel-experts-test-credibility/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-takes-climate-warning-to-new-york-but-fossil-fuel-experts-test-credibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-22-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-22-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From ABC talking head to activist campaigner: Dan Ilic to become GetUp’s next boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The progressive campaign group has announced a new chief executive just months after targeting One Nation leader Pauline Hanson with a secret banner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/from-abc-talking-head-to-activist-campaigner-dan-ilic-to-become-getups-next-boss/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/from-abc-talking-head-to-activist-campaigner-dan-ilic-to-become-getups-next-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising tax burden or rosy prospects? Australia faces a test of its economic model]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government&rsquo;s latest Intergenerational Report projects a slowing population propped up by migration in a century that offers both daunting economic challenges and rare financial opportunities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rising-tax-burden-or-rosy-prospects-australia-faces-a-test-of-its-economic-model/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rising-tax-burden-or-rosy-prospects-australia-faces-a-test-of-its-economic-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers can try to predict 40 years into the future, but he’s really talking 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a notable focus on what Labor has done in five years and how the government&rsquo;s most recent budget tackles issues like housing affordability and the NDIS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-can-try-to-predict-40-years-into-the-future-but-hes-really-talking-2028/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-can-try-to-predict-40-years-into-the-future-but-hes-really-talking-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statistic in Intergenerational Report spells challenge for Australia as it ages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia is getting much older, and it is getting older faster than previously thought. But the major political parties are currently in a race to cut the greatest source of resilience against that trend: migration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/statistic-in-intergenerational-report-spells-challenge-for-australia-as-it-ages/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/statistic-in-intergenerational-report-spells-challenge-for-australia-as-it-ages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia to join Japan, Italy in deaths outpacing births]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia is getting much older, and it is getting older faster than previously thought. But the major political parties are currently in a race to cut the greatest source of resilience against that trend: migration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-join-japan-italy-in-deaths-outpacing-births/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-join-japan-italy-in-deaths-outpacing-births/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra not to be trusted with Triple Zero, says Senate inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cross-party inquiry into catastrophic Triple Zero failures has handed down it&rsquo;s recommendations just a year after Optus&rsquo; 13-hour outage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/telstra-not-to-be-trusted-with-triple-zero-says-senate-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/telstra-not-to-be-trusted-with-triple-zero-says-senate-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Younger Australians face a harder path to wealth, report shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Younger Australians are better educated and likely to live and work longer, but are missing some of the early income and wealth gains enjoyed by previous generations, according to a new report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/younger-australians-face-a-harder-path-to-wealth-report-shows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/younger-australians-face-a-harder-path-to-wealth-report-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers says intergenerational report will 'vindicate' difficult housing decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Younger Australians are better educated and likely to live and work longer, but are missing some of the early income and wealth gains enjoyed by previous generations, according to a new report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-says-intergenerational-report-will-vindicate-difficult-housing-decisions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-says-intergenerational-report-will-vindicate-difficult-housing-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers defends housing reforms as report lays bare generational divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Younger Australians are better educated and likely to live and work longer, but are missing some of the early income and wealth gains enjoyed by previous generations, according to a new report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-defends-housing-reforms-as-report-lays-bare-generational-divide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-defends-housing-reforms-as-report-lays-bare-generational-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia has 250,000 fewer young home owners, report shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Younger Australians are better educated and likely to live and work longer, but are missing some of the early income and wealth gains enjoyed by previous generations, according to a new report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-has-250000-fewer-young-home-owners-report-shows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-has-250000-fewer-young-home-owners-report-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An ageing Australia must find ways to pay for world reshaped by AI, climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Intergenerational Report identifies five &ldquo;transformations&rdquo; that will have profound implications for Australia&rsquo;s economy and society.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/an-ageing-australia-must-find-ways-to-pay-for-world-reshaped-by-ai-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/an-ageing-australia-must-find-ways-to-pay-for-world-reshaped-by-ai-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-21-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-21-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: No appetite to revive 'baby bonus' to tackle falling fertility rate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The population will reach almost 40 million people by 2066 as Australians live longer but have fewer children, according to new projections. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-no-appetite-to-revive-baby-bonus-to-tackle-falling-fertility-rate/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-no-appetite-to-revive-baby-bonus-to-tackle-falling-fertility-rate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Australia's fertility rates expected to fall 'further and faster', treasurer says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The population will reach almost 40 million people by 2066 as Australians live longer but have fewer children, according to new projections. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australias-fertility-rates-expected-to-fall-further-and-faster-treasurer-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australias-fertility-rates-expected-to-fall-further-and-faster-treasurer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Australians to live longer and have fewer children by 2066]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's population will come close to 40 million people by 2066 as Australians live longer but have fewer children, according to new projections. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australians-to-live-longer-and-have-fewer-children-by-2066/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australians-to-live-longer-and-have-fewer-children-by-2066/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's fertility rates expected to fall 'further and faster', treasurer says  &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The population will reach almost 40 million people by 2066 as Australians live longer but have fewer children, according to new projections.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-fertility-rates-expected-to-fall-further-and-faster-treasurer-says-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-fertility-rates-expected-to-fall-further-and-faster-treasurer-says-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese names Murdoch’s former top lieutenant as consul-general in New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese defended appointing former News Corp executive Siobhan McKenna to one of Australia&rsquo;s most coveted diplomatic postings, insisting the appointment was made entirely on merit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-names-murdochs-former-top-lieutenant-as-consul-general-in-new-york/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-names-murdochs-former-top-lieutenant-as-consul-general-in-new-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Israeli PM blasts ‘obnoxious, unbelievable’ lack of charges over Zomi Frankcom killing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ehud Olmert says the Israeli military bears a &ldquo;terrible criminal responsibility&rdquo; for the drone strike that killed the Australian and six colleagues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-israeli-pm-blasts-obnoxious-unbelievable-lack-of-charges-over-zomi-frankcom-killing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-israeli-pm-blasts-obnoxious-unbelievable-lack-of-charges-over-zomi-frankcom-killing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Labor rise above the chaotic carnival of our politics? We’re about to find out]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government wants to create a sense of contrast between its own seriousness and the disorder of its opponents. But will voters reward it for that?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/can-labor-rise-above-the-chaotic-carnival-of-our-politics-were-about-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/can-labor-rise-above-the-chaotic-carnival-of-our-politics-were-about-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers flags fresh tax cuts, warns of ‘confronting’ news in economic outlook]]></title><description><![CDATA[The treasurer said the 40-year forecast will show &ldquo;we are dealing with serious risks to our economy and serious pressures on the budget&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jim-chalmers-flags-fresh-tax-cuts-warns-of-confronting-news-in-economic-outlook/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jim-chalmers-flags-fresh-tax-cuts-warns-of-confronting-news-in-economic-outlook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese takes AI fight to UN as Australia launches Security Council bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia will state its case for a seat at the world&rsquo;s most powerful diplomatic table.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-takes-ai-fight-to-un-as-australia-launches-security-council-bid/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-takes-ai-fight-to-un-as-australia-launches-security-council-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albo wanders into Tim Apple’s place to fix the internet]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the prime minister spent a morning with Tim Cook at Apple Park in California, it felt a bit like a scene from The Truman Show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albo-wanders-into-tim-apples-place-to-fix-the-internet/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albo-wanders-into-tim-apples-place-to-fix-the-internet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albo wanders in to Tim Apple’s place to fix the internet]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the prime minister spent a morning at Apple Park in California, it felt a bit like a scene from The Truman Show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albo-wanders-in-to-tim-apples-place-to-fix-the-internet/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albo-wanders-in-to-tim-apples-place-to-fix-the-internet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition vows to cut $15 off tank of petrol when global prices spike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under a new policy announced today, the Coaltion says it will halve the fuel excise when the global price of oil reaches an average of $US100 a barrel over a two-week period if elected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-vows-to-cut-15-off-tank-of-petrol-when-global-prices-spike/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-vows-to-cut-15-off-tank-of-petrol-when-global-prices-spike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local government watchdog seeks more permanent fix for Perth council's problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first inquiry by Western Australia's new Local Government Inspector into the City of Perth may be the last one the problem-plagued council will need to get back on track.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/local-government-watchdog-seeks-more-permanent-fix-for-perth-councils-problems/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/local-government-watchdog-seeks-more-permanent-fix-for-perth-councils-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquiry may pave the way for clean up at City of Perth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first inquiry by Western Australia's new Local Government Inspector into the City of Perth may be the last one the problem-plagued council will need to get back on track.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inquiry-may-pave-the-way-for-clean-up-at-city-of-perth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 02:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inquiry-may-pave-the-way-for-clean-up-at-city-of-perth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese urges US, China to strike AI deal akin to nuclear non-proliferation treaty]]></title><description><![CDATA[After meeting Apple executive chairman Tim Cook, the prime minister declared humans must &ldquo;remain in control&rdquo; of AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-urges-us-china-to-strike-ai-deal-akin-to-nuclear-non-proliferation-treaty/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-urges-us-china-to-strike-ai-deal-akin-to-nuclear-non-proliferation-treaty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese at odds with Trump over AI rules, warns humans must be in control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese urges China and the US to work together to mitigate AI risks "in the interests of humanity".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-at-odds-with-trump-over-ai-rules-warns-humans-must-be-in-control/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-at-odds-with-trump-over-ai-rules-warns-humans-must-be-in-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian Labor promises tougher sexual violence laws if re-elected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Ben Carroll has pledged that a re-elected Victorian Labor government would legislate tougher penalties for rapists, sex offenders and family violence perpetrators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-labor-promises-tougher-sexual-violence-laws-if-re-elected/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-labor-promises-tougher-sexual-violence-laws-if-re-elected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria to introduce a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for rape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Ben Carroll has pledged that a re-elected Victorian Labor government would legislate tougher penalties for rapists, sex offenders and family violence perpetrators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victoria-to-introduce-a-maximum-penalty-of-life-imprisonment-for-rape/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victoria-to-introduce-a-maximum-penalty-of-life-imprisonment-for-rape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farrer GP labels immigration plans a 'circus' amid fears of doctor deserts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overseas-trained medical professionals who have made rural towns their home warn that efforts to drive down migration will put patients at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/farrer-gp-labels-immigration-plans-a-circus-amid-fears-of-doctor-deserts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/farrer-gp-labels-immigration-plans-a-circus-amid-fears-of-doctor-deserts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese leaves door open for opt-out AI regime as he visits Apple Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister also raised the need for international rules governing AI during a visit to the tech giant&rsquo;s Californian HQ.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-leaves-door-open-for-opt-out-ai-regime-as-he-visits-apple-park/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-leaves-door-open-for-opt-out-ai-regime-as-he-visits-apple-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Growth is good’: The towns avoiding the rural death spiral]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beyond the Great Dividing Range some towns are on life support, but others have found a way to stay vibrant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/growth-is-good-the-towns-avoiding-the-rural-death-spiral/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/growth-is-good-the-towns-avoiding-the-rural-death-spiral/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW Liberals pledge to scrap gun buyback amid election countdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New South Wales Liberals have pledged to freeze the state's buyback of guns and scrap ownership limits for farmers, if elected next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nsw-liberals-pledge-to-scrap-gun-buyback-amid-election-countdown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nsw-liberals-pledge-to-scrap-gun-buyback-amid-election-countdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride in flag, Western culture, and soldiers in schools: Coalition unveils education plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition education spokesman Julian Leeser said Indigenous history and cultural studies must be pared back as test results fall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pride-in-flag-western-culture-and-soldiers-in-schools-coalition-unveils-education-plan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pride-in-flag-western-culture-and-soldiers-in-schools-coalition-unveils-education-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real Hanson shock: She’s Labor’s enemy ... with benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under pressure from One Nation, Labor is working hard, but missing one crucial element.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-real-hanson-shock-shes-labors-enemy-with-benefits-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-real-hanson-shock-shes-labors-enemy-with-benefits-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real Hanson shock: She’s Labor’s enemy... with benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under pressure from One Nation, Labor is working hard, but missing one crucial element.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-real-hanson-shock-shes-labors-enemy-with-benefits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-real-hanson-shock-shes-labors-enemy-with-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘One of the great Australian achievements’: Howard praises immigration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former prime minister said everybody, irrespective of their ethnic background, should feel they are a part of Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-of-the-great-australian-achievements-howard-praises-immigration/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-of-the-great-australian-achievements-howard-praises-immigration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation rails against Bowen. He’s now ready to turn Hanson’s patriotism against her]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor hardheads believe Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s recent controversies have altered the dynamic and created space for a more strident line on One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-rails-against-bowen-hes-now-ready-to-turn-hansons-patriotism-against-her/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-rails-against-bowen-hes-now-ready-to-turn-hansons-patriotism-against-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor's migration target comes with a political catch]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Labor may want the argument to be about how migration is managed, in fixing on a target it has given greater legitimacy to the numbers contest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-migration-target-comes-with-a-political-catch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-migration-target-comes-with-a-political-catch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing our migration system requires economic realism, not political dog-whistling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Restoring integrity to a system in which Australia&rsquo;s guest worker economy has ballooned is necessary but should not involve political scapegoating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fixing-our-migration-system-requires-economic-realism-not-political-dog-whistling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fixing-our-migration-system-requires-economic-realism-not-political-dog-whistling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This ode to the arts made Led Zeppelin cry. Now it's the centre of a Trump saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 55 years, the Kennedy Center beckoned the best of culture to its Washington DC home. Now Donald Trump talks of closure and demolition.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-ode-to-the-arts-made-led-zeppelin-cry-now-its-the-centre-of-a-trump-saga/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-ode-to-the-arts-made-led-zeppelin-cry-now-its-the-centre-of-a-trump-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Kennedy Center homage moved Led Zepplin. Now it's the stage for political drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 55 years, the Kennedy Center beckoned the best of culture to its Washington DC home. Now Donald Trump talks of closure and demolition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-kennedy-center-homage-moved-led-zepplin-now-its-the-stage-for-political-drama/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-kennedy-center-homage-moved-led-zepplin-now-its-the-stage-for-political-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Kennedy Center homage moved Led Zeppelin. Now it's the stage for political drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than 55 years, the Kennedy Center beckoned the best of culture to its Washington DC home. Now Donald Trump talks of closure and demolition.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-kennedy-center-homage-moved-led-zeppelin-now-its-the-stage-for-political-drama/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-kennedy-center-homage-moved-led-zeppelin-now-its-the-stage-for-political-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister dodges migration modelling question eight times amid farmers’ fury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth said on Friday she was &ldquo;not really able to comment&rdquo; on what would happen to agricultural wages if there were fewer fruit pickers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-dodges-migration-modelling-question-eight-times-amid-farmers-fury/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-dodges-migration-modelling-question-eight-times-amid-farmers-fury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI companies would need to report 'rogue' incidents under proposed laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI companies could be legally required to report rogue incidents such as the hacking of another company, under a proposal from the Albanese government as part of its plans for new safety, environmental and industrial rules for the technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-companies-would-need-to-report-rogue-incidents-under-proposed-laws/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-companies-would-need-to-report-rogue-incidents-under-proposed-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What six failed predictions taught Australia about its future]]></title><description><![CDATA[The seventh long-term look into the nation&rsquo;s financial future is about to be released. Like the past six, it won&rsquo;t be right &ndash; but that&rsquo;s not a problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-six-failed-predictions-taught-australia-about-its-future/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-six-failed-predictions-taught-australia-about-its-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You can’t put everything on immigration’: The suburbs at breaking point]]></title><description><![CDATA[In suburbs groaning under pressure, it&rsquo;s not just One Nation&rsquo;s stance on immigration that appeals to voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/you-cant-put-everything-on-immigration-the-suburbs-at-breaking-point/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/you-cant-put-everything-on-immigration-the-suburbs-at-breaking-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s envoy arrives in Australia after lengthy delay, ‘grumbling’ about pet quarantine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incoming US ambassador landed in Sydney on Friday morning and will begin work in Canberra next week, almost two years after the role became vacant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trumps-envoy-arrives-in-australia-after-lengthy-delay-grumbling-about-pet-quarantine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trumps-envoy-arrives-in-australia-after-lengthy-delay-grumbling-about-pet-quarantine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister won't say if migration shake-up has undergone economic modelling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amanda Rishworth has sidestepped questions about whether the government has undertaken economic modelling of its migration changes. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-wont-say-if-migration-shake-up-has-undergone-economic-modelling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-wont-say-if-migration-shake-up-has-undergone-economic-modelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: ASIO chief says media, politicians should have done more to call out antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Burgess tells a podcast that he, media and politicians should have done more to call out antisemitism following the October 7 attacks. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-asio-chief-says-media-politicians-should-have-done-more-to-call-out-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-asio-chief-says-media-politicians-should-have-done-more-to-call-out-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: ASIO boss wouldn't rule out Iran attack on prominent Jewish Australians]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASIO director-general Mike Burgess says his agency has alerted certain Jewish leaders to that possibility, but that there is "no immediate threat" currently being investigated. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-asio-boss-wouldnt-rule-out-iran-attack-on-prominent-jewish-australians/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-asio-boss-wouldnt-rule-out-iran-attack-on-prominent-jewish-australians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASIO boss wouldn't rule out Iran attack on prominent Jewish Australians &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASIO director-general Mike Burgess says his agency has alerted certain Jewish leaders to that possibility, but that there is "no immediate threat" currently being investigated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/asio-boss-wouldnt-rule-out-iran-attack-on-prominent-jewish-australians-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/asio-boss-wouldnt-rule-out-iran-attack-on-prominent-jewish-australians-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low, moderate, critical: ASIO boss sounds alarm on urgent upgrade of Australia’s terror warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The domestic spy boss said he had warned Jewish leaders that Iran may try to assassinate them, and singled out China as a major risk for hacking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/low-moderate-critical-asio-boss-sounds-alarm-on-urgent-upgrade-of-australias-terror-warnings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/low-moderate-critical-asio-boss-sounds-alarm-on-urgent-upgrade-of-australias-terror-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Go back abroad’: Phillip Ruddock urges radical fix for international student visa program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s longest serving immigration minister warned that public confidence in the integrity of the immigration system was at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/go-back-abroad-phillip-ruddock-urges-radical-fix-for-international-student-visa-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/go-back-abroad-phillip-ruddock-urges-radical-fix-for-international-student-visa-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Go back abroad’: Philip Ruddock urges radical fix for international student visa program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s longest serving immigration minister warned that public confidence in the integrity of the immigration system was at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/go-back-abroad-philip-ruddock-urges-radical-fix-for-international-student-visa-program/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/go-back-abroad-philip-ruddock-urges-radical-fix-for-international-student-visa-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce is indeed not Jesus Christ. He doesn’t need to be]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s becoming clear that raw political expediency trumps economic wisdom when people feel this angry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barnaby-joyce-is-indeed-not-jesus-christ-he-doesnt-need-to-be/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barnaby-joyce-is-indeed-not-jesus-christ-he-doesnt-need-to-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister says detaining visa overstayers will not lead to ICE-style raids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Migration experts slap down a Greens claim that the Border Force crackdown on visa overstayers will be akin to ICE raids in the United States, saying it was an uncontroversial procedure that occurred regularly until 2015.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-says-detaining-visa-overstayers-will-not-lead-to-ice-style-raids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-says-detaining-visa-overstayers-will-not-lead-to-ice-style-raids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE-style immigration raids won't be used in Australia, minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Migration experts slap down a Greens claim that the Border Force crackdown on visa overstayers will be akin to ICE raids in the United States, saying it was an uncontroversial procedure that occurred regularly until 2015.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ice-style-immigration-raids-wont-be-used-in-australia-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ice-style-immigration-raids-wont-be-used-in-australia-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Border force shuts depots in illicit tobacco crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Border Force has ousted two major freight handlers from the import system amid a massive contraband bust, as political pressure mounts over the booming black market for illicit nicotine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/border-force-shuts-depots-in-illicit-tobacco-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/border-force-shuts-depots-in-illicit-tobacco-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia could follow Canada as EU 'associate member', parliament president says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the prospect of Canada becoming the first "associate member" of the European Union, as the president of the European Parliament has hinted Australia and New Zealand could follow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-could-follow-canada-as-eu-associate-member-parliament-president-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-could-follow-canada-as-eu-associate-member-parliament-president-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese puts cyber safety at heart of bid for UN Security Council seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government also confirmed the PM would meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN, where they are expected to announce a bilateral security agreement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-puts-cyber-safety-at-heart-of-bid-for-un-security-council-seat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-puts-cyber-safety-at-heart-of-bid-for-un-security-council-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-18-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-18-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burke’s immigration plans are solid, but they’re not the antidote to Hansonism that Labor needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Burke ticked all the right boxes and made all the right noises at the National Press Club, yet his plans won&rsquo;t win over many voters tempted by Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s simplistic message.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burkes-immigration-plans-are-solid-but-theyre-not-the-antidote-to-hansonism-that-labor-needs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burkes-immigration-plans-are-solid-but-theyre-not-the-antidote-to-hansonism-that-labor-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s tough new migration rules target backpackers, foreign students and overstayers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Burke will try to stem bleeding to One Nation by balancing economic needs with a crackdown on those who &ldquo;seek to rort or defraud the system&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-tough-new-migration-rules-target-backpackers-foreign-students-and-overstayers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-tough-new-migration-rules-target-backpackers-foreign-students-and-overstayers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s population hits 27.9 million as newborn numbers dip]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation&rsquo;s population growth rate continues to slow and the government still faces a battle to hit its net overseas migration forecast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-population-hits-279-million-as-newborn-numbers-dip/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-population-hits-279-million-as-newborn-numbers-dip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia to apologise to LGBTQ veterans as it drops controversial healthcare cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The $5000 threshold for allied health treatments is &ldquo;off the table&rdquo; after it was announced in the May budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-apologise-to-lgbtq-veterans-as-it-drops-controversial-healthcare-cap/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-apologise-to-lgbtq-veterans-as-it-drops-controversial-healthcare-cap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reza Pahlavi accepts Coalition invitation to visit Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The exiled son of Iran's last shah says he wants to be a "bridge" to democracy in Iran, not a candidate to lead the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reza-pahlavi-accepts-coalition-invitation-to-visit-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reza-pahlavi-accepts-coalition-invitation-to-visit-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burke says the quiet part out loud: immigration and housing are linked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sands have shifted rapidly in Australia&rsquo;s migration debate and Labor has sniffed the wind.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burke-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-immigration-and-housing-are-linked/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burke-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-immigration-and-housing-are-linked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor unveils migration cuts targeting students, backpackers and overstayers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor will restrict international student families, cap longer backpacker stays and target visa overstayers as it seeks greater control over migration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-unveils-migration-cuts-targeting-students-backpackers-and-overstayers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-unveils-migration-cuts-targeting-students-backpackers-and-overstayers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are Labor’s new migration rules for Australia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced a major shake-up of migration settings on Thursday as Labor faces off against One Nation and the Coalition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-are-labors-new-migration-rules-for-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-are-labors-new-migration-rules-for-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disgraced MP who fraudulently claimed public money avoids jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former South Australian MP Fraser Ellis has avoided jail for deliberately rorting a parliamentary allowance, but maintains his actions showed a "casualness" or "recklessness" and "certainly not criminality".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/disgraced-mp-who-fraudulently-claimed-public-money-avoids-jail/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/disgraced-mp-who-fraudulently-claimed-public-money-avoids-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Air Force officer faces jail for Trump administration protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major Jason Watson staged a lone protest in uniform on the steps of the Capitol. He could go to jail, lose his pension and his job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/us-air-force-officer-faces-jail-for-trump-administration-protest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/us-air-force-officer-faces-jail-for-trump-administration-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia immigration changes LIVE updates: International students’ families barred, backpacker ballot system announced as Burke attacks One Nation’s net-negative migration policy in Press Club speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[We will bring you the latest live news updates as Labor reveals its new migration policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-immigration-changes-live-updates-international-students-families-barred-backpacker-ballot-system-announced-as-burke-attacks-one-nations-net-negative-migration-policy-in-press-club-speech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-immigration-changes-live-updates-international-students-families-barred-backpacker-ballot-system-announced-as-burke-attacks-one-nations-net-negative-migration-policy-in-press-club-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As it happened: International students’ families barred, backpacker ballot system announced as Burke attacks One Nation’s net-negative migration policy in Press Club speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rolling coverage of Labor&rsquo;s new migration policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-it-happened-international-students-families-barred-backpacker-ballot-system-announced-as-burke-attacks-one-nations-net-negative-migration-policy-in-press-club-speech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-it-happened-international-students-families-barred-backpacker-ballot-system-announced-as-burke-attacks-one-nations-net-negative-migration-policy-in-press-club-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia immigration announcement LIVE updates: International students’ families barred, backpacker ballot system announced as Burke flags major migration system changes in National Press Club speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[We will bring you the latest live news updates as Labor reveals its new migration policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-immigration-announcement-live-updates-international-students-families-barred-backpacker-ballot-system-announced-as-burke-flags-major-migration-system-changes-in-national-press-club-speech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-immigration-announcement-live-updates-international-students-families-barred-backpacker-ballot-system-announced-as-burke-flags-major-migration-system-changes-in-national-press-club-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor migration plan revealed: Burke to ramp up deportations and bring in backpacker ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Burke will try to stem bleeding to One Nation by balancing economic needs with a crackdown on those who &ldquo;seek to rort or defraud the system&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-migration-plan-revealed-burke-to-ramp-up-deportations-and-bring-in-backpacker-ballot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-migration-plan-revealed-burke-to-ramp-up-deportations-and-bring-in-backpacker-ballot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia immigration announcement LIVE updates: Net overseas migration continues to slow amid Burke’s major reforms in National Press Club speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[We will bring you the latest live news updates as Labor reveals its new migration policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-immigration-announcement-live-updates-net-overseas-migration-continues-to-slow-amid-burkes-major-reforms-in-national-press-club-speech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-immigration-announcement-live-updates-net-overseas-migration-continues-to-slow-amid-burkes-major-reforms-in-national-press-club-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How 12 people you probably don’t know knocked down Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president complained loudly about the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s decision to lift interest rates. 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Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-farmers-federation-says-migration-policy-will-trigger-higher-food-prices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-farmers-federation-says-migration-policy-will-trigger-higher-food-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers' federation says migration policy will trigger higher food prices &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Farmers' Federation says food will become more expensive and supermarkets emptier under the government's shake-up of Australia's migration policy.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/farmers-federation-says-migration-policy-will-trigger-higher-food-prices-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/farmers-federation-says-migration-policy-will-trigger-higher-food-prices-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia immigration announcement LIVE updates: Tony Burke to unveil major changes to migration system in National Press Club speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[We will bring you the latest live news updates as Labor reveals its new migration policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-immigration-announcement-live-updates-tony-burke-to-unveil-major-changes-to-migration-system-in-national-press-club-speech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-immigration-announcement-live-updates-tony-burke-to-unveil-major-changes-to-migration-system-in-national-press-club-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor's long-awaited migration overhaul targets temporary visas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor will tighten rules for temporary migrants bringing family members, switching visas and extending their stays as it seeks to cut net overseas migration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-long-awaited-migration-overhaul-targets-temporary-visas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-long-awaited-migration-overhaul-targets-temporary-visas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians’ rethink on immigration demands sober analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The topic is already a defining policy issue way before the next federal election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-rethink-on-immigration-demands-sober-analysis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-rethink-on-immigration-demands-sober-analysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The radical is becoming normal under Hanson. If you’re not worried, you should be]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s hare-and-the-tortoise political strategy, built on policy incrementalism, is now on life support. Angus Taylor is a store-bought Liberal leader who looks the part but will eventually have to make way for Andrew Hastie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-radical-is-becoming-normal-under-hanson-if-youre-not-worried-you-should-be/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-radical-is-becoming-normal-under-hanson-if-youre-not-worried-you-should-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m very worried about it’: Burke’s warning on Australia becoming a guest worker economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are now more than 3 million temporary migrants without the rights of permanent residents or citizens in Australia. 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But soaring interest rates now are going to cause pain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-wipes-more-than-500b-off-nations-debt-in-four-decades-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-wipes-more-than-500b-off-nations-debt-in-four-decades-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-17-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-17-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor to unveil crackdown on student family visas in migration overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke readies to announce tough visa rules, the Coalition is split over plans to adopt One Nation&rsquo;s push to achieve net zero migration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-to-unveil-crackdown-on-student-family-visas-in-migration-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-to-unveil-crackdown-on-student-family-visas-in-migration-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor to crack down on student family visas in migration overhaul, as Coalition fractures]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke readies to announce tough visa rules, the Coalition is split over plans to adopt One Nation&rsquo;s push to achieve net zero migration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-to-crack-down-on-student-family-visas-in-migration-overhaul-as-coalition-fractures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-to-crack-down-on-student-family-visas-in-migration-overhaul-as-coalition-fractures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia unfit for prized seat at UN Security Council after abandoning Afghan comrades, say veterans]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of exasperated veterans say Australia has let down vulnerable Afghans and should not be rewarded with a Security Council seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-unfit-for-prized-seat-at-un-security-council-after-abandoning-afghan-comrades-say-veterans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-unfit-for-prized-seat-at-un-security-council-after-abandoning-afghan-comrades-say-veterans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play School star sacked by Labor for offensive posts stripped of Australia Day ambassador role]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister was forced to field questions about Muldoon during question time on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/play-school-star-sacked-by-labor-for-offensive-posts-stripped-of-australia-day-ambassador-role/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/play-school-star-sacked-by-labor-for-offensive-posts-stripped-of-australia-day-ambassador-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play School star Labor sacked for offensive posts now stripped of Australia Day ambassador role]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minster was forced to field questions about Muldoon during question time on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/play-school-star-labor-sacked-for-offensive-posts-now-stripped-of-australia-day-ambassador-role/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/play-school-star-labor-sacked-for-offensive-posts-now-stripped-of-australia-day-ambassador-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GST deal ‘the worst policy decision this century’: Turnbull backbencher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eric Abetz was a member of the government that put in place the 2018 GST deal. Now he says it&rsquo;s a &ldquo;classic example&rdquo; of a government fixing something that was already working.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gst-deal-the-worst-policy-decision-this-century-turnbull-backbencher/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gst-deal-the-worst-policy-decision-this-century-turnbull-backbencher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family visas for foreign students targeted in migration crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[International students would effectively be banned from bringing family members to Australia under a long-awaited overhaul of the immigration system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/family-visas-for-foreign-students-targeted-in-migration-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/family-visas-for-foreign-students-targeted-in-migration-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former spy chief says media failed to report widely on antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former spy boss Dennis Richardson has criticised the media's handling of "blatant antisemitism" in Australia after the October 7 Hamas attacks and has called for an "open discussion" about extremist Islamists without targeting the broader Australian Muslim community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-spy-chief-says-media-failed-to-report-widely-on-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-spy-chief-says-media-failed-to-report-widely-on-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM asked to explain wedding invitation to staffer sacked over sexist, racist tweets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offensive social media posts from former Play School star Rhys Muldoon have resurfaced after reports he had been hired by Labor senator Richard Dowling.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-asked-to-explain-wedding-invitation-to-staffer-sacked-over-sexist-racist-tweets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-asked-to-explain-wedding-invitation-to-staffer-sacked-over-sexist-racist-tweets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credlin demands PM explain wedding invite to sacked staffer Rhys Muldoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offensive social media posts from former Play School star Rhys Muldoon have resurfaced after reports he had been hired by Labor senator Richard Dowling.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/credlin-demands-pm-explain-wedding-invite-to-sacked-staffer-rhys-muldoon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/credlin-demands-pm-explain-wedding-invite-to-sacked-staffer-rhys-muldoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Under the bus’: Artists sound alarm on latest AI copyright proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stasiland author Anna Funder implored the prime minister to see through what she said was a disingenuous attempt by AI companies to link weaker copyright laws to greater data centre expansion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/under-the-bus-artists-sound-alarm-on-latest-ai-copyright-proposal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/under-the-bus-artists-sound-alarm-on-latest-ai-copyright-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Under the bus’: Artists sound alarm on latest AI copyright deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stasiland author Anna Funder implored the prime minister to see through what she said was a disingenuous attempt by AI companies to link weaker copyright laws to greater data centre expansion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/under-the-bus-artists-sound-alarm-on-latest-ai-copyright-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/under-the-bus-artists-sound-alarm-on-latest-ai-copyright-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burke to reveal migration overhaul at Press Club on Thursday, ending weeks of confusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[His initial speech was cancelled early last month, leaving a void that has led to weeks of speculation and allowed One Nation and the Coalition to highlight more drastic cuts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burke-to-reveal-migration-overhaul-at-press-club-on-thursday-ending-weeks-of-confusion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burke-to-reveal-migration-overhaul-at-press-club-on-thursday-ending-weeks-of-confusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Former spy boss says 'ball was dropped' in Australia following October 7 attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former spy boss says "the ball was dropped" following the October 7 attacks and Australia needs to draw a clearer line on what is deemed acceptable amid the rise in antisemitism. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-former-spy-boss-says-ball-was-dropped-in-australia-following-october-7-attacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-former-spy-boss-says-ball-was-dropped-in-australia-following-october-7-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Burke to unveil Labor's revamped migration policy tomorrow after delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Burke will announce Labor's highly anticipated migration overhaul tomorrow, a month after he was forced to postpone a planned address. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-burke-to-unveil-labors-revamped-migration-policy-tomorrow-after-delay/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-burke-to-unveil-labors-revamped-migration-policy-tomorrow-after-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Brethren leaders to be hauled before inquiry over election harassment claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the religious group face allegations they paid agitators to track the prime minister and harass candidates at the last election. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-brethren-leaders-to-be-hauled-before-inquiry-over-election-harassment-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-brethren-leaders-to-be-hauled-before-inquiry-over-election-harassment-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brethren leaders to be hauled before inquiry over election harassment claims — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the religious group face allegations they paid agitators to track the prime minister and harass candidates at the last election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-leaders-to-be-hauled-before-inquiry-over-election-harassment-claims-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brethren-leaders-to-be-hauled-before-inquiry-over-election-harassment-claims-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians raise concerns over Parliament House being used to boost brands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further questions have been raised&nbsp;about the hiring out of Parliament House for commercial purposes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-raise-concerns-over-parliament-house-being-used-to-boost-brands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/politicians-raise-concerns-over-parliament-house-being-used-to-boost-brands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Influencers use parliament house showcase to spruik controversial MONAT brand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further questions have been raised&nbsp;about the hiring out of Parliament House for commercial purposes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/influencers-use-parliament-house-showcase-to-spruik-controversial-monat-brand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/influencers-use-parliament-house-showcase-to-spruik-controversial-monat-brand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Getting quite worried’: What Jim Chalmers told Labor MPs uneasy about rate rises and inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the prime minister and treasurer work to calm the fears of MPs worried about rate rises and inflation, MPs are expressing their growing unease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/getting-quite-worried-what-jim-chalmers-told-labor-mps-uneasy-about-rate-rises-and-inflation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/getting-quite-worried-what-jim-chalmers-told-labor-mps-uneasy-about-rate-rises-and-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 16, 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-16-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-16-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor dangles copyright deal to lure AI giants – but with a catch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Copyright holders such as authors, musicians or publications could be given the right to opt out, but the AI giants would be free to use any other material.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-dangles-copyright-deal-to-lure-ai-giants-but-with-a-catch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-dangles-copyright-deal-to-lure-ai-giants-but-with-a-catch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We dropped the ball’: Former spy boss calls for debate on radical Islam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dennis Richardson said a clearer line should have been drawn on antisemitism as tensions flared after the October 7 attacks and war in Gaza.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-dropped-the-ball-former-spy-boss-calls-for-debate-on-radical-islam/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-dropped-the-ball-former-spy-boss-calls-for-debate-on-radical-islam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson argues a cut in migration worth the hit to the economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[As One Nation faced backlash for its proposal to make sweeping migration cuts, Labor&rsquo;s quiet attempt to lower the number of arrivals also came under fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-argues-a-cut-in-migration-worth-the-hit-to-the-economy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-argues-a-cut-in-migration-worth-the-hit-to-the-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government documents reveal AI could train on data without paying creators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaked government documents reveal AI companies would be allowed to train their models on online content without paying its creators as long as they struck deals with enough rights holders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-documents-reveal-ai-could-train-on-data-without-paying-creators/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-documents-reveal-ai-could-train-on-data-without-paying-creators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regrets, Hanson’s got a few, but she’s also chalking up wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s political brand has been that of an outsider who never apologises. But you can&rsquo;t do that if you want to be prime minister, as her almost apologies on Tuesday showed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/regrets-hansons-got-a-few-but-shes-also-chalking-up-wins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/regrets-hansons-got-a-few-but-shes-also-chalking-up-wins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson apologises if she caused offence by Indigenous Australian remarks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Addressing widespread condemnation, the One Nation leader clarified what she meant by referring to Indigenous Australians as "primitive".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-apologises-if-she-caused-offence-by-indigenous-australian-remarks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-apologises-if-she-caused-offence-by-indigenous-australian-remarks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor sacks former Play School star after ‘abhorrent tweets’ resurface]]></title><description><![CDATA[A first-term senator has cut ties with actor Rhys Muldoon over old social media posts that used the N-word and likened Jacinta Price to a Nazi collaborator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-sacks-former-play-school-star-after-abhorrent-tweets-resurface/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-sacks-former-play-school-star-after-abhorrent-tweets-resurface/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I fear he’ll die in jail’: Cricket legends plead for action on Imran Khan detention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven former Australian cricket captains have urged Foreign Minister Penny Wong to raise concerns with Pakistan&rsquo;s government about Khan&rsquo;s treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-fear-hell-die-in-jail-cricket-legends-plead-for-action-on-imran-khan-detention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-fear-hell-die-in-jail-cricket-legends-plead-for-action-on-imran-khan-detention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please explain: One Nation challenged to reveal cost of immigration crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher Jonno Duniam has accused Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s party of hiding from serious questions about its plan to target temporary visa holders.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/please-explain-one-nation-challenged-to-reveal-cost-of-immigration-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/please-explain-one-nation-challenged-to-reveal-cost-of-immigration-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: No plans for cut to fuel excise as prices rise: Marles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Marles says the federal government has no plans to cut the fuel excise as petrol prices rise. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-no-plans-for-cut-to-fuel-excise-as-prices-rise-marles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-no-plans-for-cut-to-fuel-excise-as-prices-rise-marles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson offers qualified apology for remarks about Indigenous Australians, PM's mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson offers a qualified apology for comments she made about Indigenous Australians and the prime minister's mother. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-offers-qualified-apology-for-remarks-about-indigenous-australians-pms-mother/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-offers-qualified-apology-for-remarks-about-indigenous-australians-pms-mother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Greens accuse Labor of 'betraying pensioners' over private health rebate changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is moving to wind back the private health cover rebate for those aged 65 and over, but will need the Greens' support to do so. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-greens-accuse-labor-of-betraying-pensioners-over-private-health-rebate-changes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-greens-accuse-labor-of-betraying-pensioners-over-private-health-rebate-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'Deeply disturbing day': Bowen lashes Gupta over Whyalla]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the former owner of the Whyalla steelworks let down South Australia with "mismanagement" of the plant. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-deeply-disturbing-day-bowen-lashes-gupta-over-whyalla/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-deeply-disturbing-day-bowen-lashes-gupta-over-whyalla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Bowen heading to Saudi Arabia in bid to secure fuel supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy Minister Chris Bowen will head to Saudi Arabia next week in a bid to shore up Australia's fuel supply amid concerns about the squeeze on oil in the Middle East. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bowen-heading-to-saudi-arabia-in-bid-to-secure-fuel-supply/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-bowen-heading-to-saudi-arabia-in-bid-to-secure-fuel-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation MP open to slashing family visas]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation MP David Farley says his party is open to slashing Australia's permanent family visa intake, meaning Australian citizens could be stripped of their right to be reunited with their spouses or children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-mp-open-to-slashing-family-visas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-mp-open-to-slashing-family-visas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation MP leaves door open to slashing citizens' family visas]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation MP David Farley says he is open to cutting visas for family members of Australian citizens, after the party announces a policy to stop temporary skilled migrants bringing their spouses and children to the country.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-mp-leaves-door-open-to-slashing-citizens-family-visas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-mp-leaves-door-open-to-slashing-citizens-family-visas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euro-vision: Could Australia join the European Union? One key minister is open to it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EU is reportedly open to Canada becoming its first &ldquo;associate&rdquo; member. Australia might be next.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/euro-vision-could-australia-join-the-european-union-one-key-minister-is-open-to-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/euro-vision-could-australia-join-the-european-union-one-key-minister-is-open-to-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber chief's AI warning amid global slowdown push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Signals Directorate director-general Abigail Bradshaw says the nation needs an AI "early warning system" to help defend against the increasingly powerful technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cyber-chiefs-ai-warning-amid-global-slowdown-push/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cyber-chiefs-ai-warning-amid-global-slowdown-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia needs AI 'early warning system', cyber security chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Signals Directorate director-general Abigail Bradshaw says the nation needs an AI "early warning system" to help defend against the increasingly powerful technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-needs-ai-early-warning-system-cyber-security-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-needs-ai-early-warning-system-cyber-security-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Crime only happens in Labor seats’: Coalition claims Labor rorting crime grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Anthony Albanese distanced himself on Monday from a golf course that received a $6 million grant, the opposition has unearthed details of the safety program.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/crime-only-happens-in-labor-seats-coalition-claims-labor-rorting-crime-grants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/crime-only-happens-in-labor-seats-coalition-claims-labor-rorting-crime-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce dismisses threats of 'tanked economy' from negative migration rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation's treasury spokesperson Barnaby Joyce says his party is prepared to put the will of the people ahead of the opinions of economists, as he faces claims on ABC's National Forum that net negative migration would "tank" Australia's economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-dismisses-threats-of-tanked-economy-from-negative-migration-rates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-dismisses-threats-of-tanked-economy-from-negative-migration-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 15, 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-15-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-15-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transport minister accepts lifetime membership to Qantas platinum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gift would usually require the status points garnered from flying Sydney to Melbourne 7500 times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/transport-minister-accepts-lifetime-membership-to-qantas-platinum/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/transport-minister-accepts-lifetime-membership-to-qantas-platinum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson’s migration plan is sloppy, but Albanese has missed the moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instead of landing on an argument to convince voters that migration was working in the interests of Australians, Albanese has been left making tedious appeals to the diversity-as-strength mantra.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-migration-plan-is-sloppy-but-albanese-has-missed-the-moment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-migration-plan-is-sloppy-but-albanese-has-missed-the-moment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson calling Hastie a traitor may have created her great nemesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attacking the former soldier may prove the one Nation leader&rsquo;s biggest gaffe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-calling-hastie-a-traitor-may-have-created-her-great-nemesis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-calling-hastie-a-traitor-may-have-created-her-great-nemesis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastie: Australia is losing the AI ‘arms race’, risks becoming supplicant nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the world&rsquo;s leading artificial intelligence companies has revealed it wants to train its models in Australia as part of the technology &ldquo;arms race&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hastie-australia-is-losing-the-ai-arms-race-risks-becoming-supplicant-nation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hastie-australia-is-losing-the-ai-arms-race-risks-becoming-supplicant-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Weird mates’: Brethren ‘up to their eyeballs’ in far-right election plot, Labor tells parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[A chorus of Labor MPs say revelations in this masthead show sect elders were involved in a dirty tricks operation, paying far-right agitators to harass politicians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/weird-mates-brethren-up-to-their-eyeballs-in-far-right-election-plot-labor-tells-parliament/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/weird-mates-brethren-up-to-their-eyeballs-in-far-right-election-plot-labor-tells-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The jig is up’: Global Exclusive Brethren leaders face grilling over election conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[The church&rsquo;s head Bruce Hales and his son Gareth are both set to be called before a parliamentary committee after this masthead revealed its links to harassment and stunts on the campaign trail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-jig-is-up-global-exclusive-brethren-leaders-face-grilling-over-election-conduct/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-jig-is-up-global-exclusive-brethren-leaders-face-grilling-over-election-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slash the intake: Majority of Australians demand deeper migration cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Resolve Political Monitor has found that two in every three Australians back tough measures to cut migration as One Nation unveils its policies to reduce numbers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/slash-the-intake-majority-of-australians-demand-deeper-migration-cuts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/slash-the-intake-majority-of-australians-demand-deeper-migration-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone’s living standards will fall under GST deal bar one state, review told]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Productivity Commission labelled a 2018 deal on GST a mistake. Now a state treasurer says it is going to hurt most people&rsquo;s living standards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/everyones-living-standards-will-fall-under-gst-deal-bar-one-state-review-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/everyones-living-standards-will-fall-under-gst-deal-bar-one-state-review-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone’s living standards will fall under GST deal – bar one state]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Productivity Commission labelled a 2018 deal on GST a mistake. Now a state treasurer says it is going to hurt our living standards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/everyones-living-standards-will-fall-under-gst-deal-bar-one-state/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/everyones-living-standards-will-fall-under-gst-deal-bar-one-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson swiftly condemned for labelling Indigenous Australians 'primitive race']]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians have swiftly condemned Pauline Hanson's remarks about Indigenous Australians, labelling them "vile", "divisive" and "derogatory".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-swiftly-condemned-for-labelling-indigenous-australians-primitive-race/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-swiftly-condemned-for-labelling-indigenous-australians-primitive-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacinta Price turns on Pauline Hanson over ‘primitive’ Indigenous comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indigenous Coalition senator has drawn a firm line against the One Nation leader, accusing her of dragging legitimate policy debate into &ldquo;appalling territory&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jacinta-price-turns-on-pauline-hanson-over-primitive-indigenous-comments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jacinta-price-turns-on-pauline-hanson-over-primitive-indigenous-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation’s ‘net-negative’ migration plan prompts recession alarm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor and the Coalition have slammed the proposal, arguing such deep cuts could send an economic wrecking ball through hospitality, agriculture and aged care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-net-negative-migration-plan-prompts-recession-alarm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-net-negative-migration-plan-prompts-recession-alarm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation unveils 'breathing space' plan for net-negative migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation unveils its plan to slash immigration by 750,000 places over three years, with major cuts targeting international students and the families of skilled migrants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-unveils-breathing-space-plan-for-net-negative-migration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-unveils-breathing-space-plan-for-net-negative-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation migration plan to cut students and migrant worker families]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation unveils its plan to slash immigration by 750,000 places over three years, with major cuts targeting international students and the families of skilled migrants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-migration-plan-to-cut-students-and-migrant-worker-families/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-migration-plan-to-cut-students-and-migrant-worker-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation reveals ‘net-negative’ migration plan that would slash 750,000 visas]]></title><description><![CDATA[International students and the families of skilled migrants would be targeted under a policy Pauline Hanson says would put downward pressure on rents, citing the experience of another Commonwealth country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-reveals-net-negative-migration-plan-that-would-slash-750000-visas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-reveals-net-negative-migration-plan-that-would-slash-750000-visas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parliament to examine $6m Marrickville Golf Club decision in grants inquiry — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Senate has voted to establish an inquiry into an invitation-only Labor grants program that provided $6 million to a golf course in the prime minister's electorate.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/parliament-to-examine-6m-marrickville-golf-club-decision-in-grants-inquiry-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/parliament-to-examine-6m-marrickville-golf-club-decision-in-grants-inquiry-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Parliament to examine $6m Marrickville Golf Club decision in grants inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Senate has voted to establish an inquiry into an invitation-only Labor grants program that provided $6 million to a golf course in the prime minister's electorate. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-parliament-to-examine-6m-marrickville-golf-club-decision-in-grants-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-parliament-to-examine-6m-marrickville-golf-club-decision-in-grants-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: One Nation reveals plan to cut migration by 750k over three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation will today unveil plans to cut Australia's temporary migration program by targeting international students and families of skilled migrants. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-reveals-plan-to-cut-migration-by-750k-over-three-years/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-reveals-plan-to-cut-migration-by-750k-over-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: One Nation plan would 'destroy' regions and cause recession, Labor says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environment Minister Murray Watt warns One Nation's migration plan would "destroy" regional economies and drive Australia into a recession. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-plan-would-destroy-regions-and-cause-recession-labor-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-plan-would-destroy-regions-and-cause-recession-labor-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Indigenous Australians minister condemns Hanson's 'primitive race' comments as 'completely racist']]></title><description><![CDATA[Malarndirri McCarthy "absolutely condemns" the One Nation leader's comments about Indigenous Australians. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-indigenous-australians-minister-condemns-hansons-primitive-race-comments-as-completely-racist/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-indigenous-australians-minister-condemns-hansons-primitive-race-comments-as-completely-racist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Indigenous Australians minister calls on Hanson to apologise over 'racist' comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malarndirri McCarthy "absolutely condemns" the One Nation leader's comments about Indigenous Australians. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-indigenous-australians-minister-calls-on-hanson-to-apologise-over-racist-comments/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-indigenous-australians-minister-calls-on-hanson-to-apologise-over-racist-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust in Albanese evaporates with broken promises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters no longer have faith in Labor&rsquo;s ability to handle the economy, and more mistrust the prime minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trust-in-albanese-evaporates-with-broken-promises/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trust-in-albanese-evaporates-with-broken-promises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Hastie a hero for tackling Hanson? It’s complicated]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liberal frontbencher says he used to be &ldquo;respectful of Pauline &hellip; And then she came for me&rdquo;. He saw her nastiness clearly only once he was on the receiving end.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-hastie-a-hero-for-tackling-hanson-its-complicated/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-hastie-a-hero-for-tackling-hanson-its-complicated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of voters don’t trust Albanese. Can he ever win them over?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese spent three decades building up political capital, and then spent through most of it in a single day in May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-than-half-of-voters-dont-trust-albanese-can-he-ever-win-them-over/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-than-half-of-voters-dont-trust-albanese-can-he-ever-win-them-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The political pile-on that could be Pauline Hanson's best weapon]]></title><description><![CDATA[In both Liberal and Labor research on how to meet the growing electoral threat from One Nation, one piece of advice does not change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-political-pile-on-that-could-be-pauline-hansons-best-weapon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-political-pile-on-that-could-be-pauline-hansons-best-weapon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Migrant' is a kaleidoscope. What you see reflects how you look]]></title><description><![CDATA[Migrants can be perceived as visa holders, refugees, asylum seekers, permanent residents, short term visitors and sometimes even citizens who speak or look differently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/migrant-is-a-kaleidoscope-what-you-see-reflects-how-you-look/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/migrant-is-a-kaleidoscope-what-you-see-reflects-how-you-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the kaleidoscope of Australia's system, who gets to define a migrant?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Migrants can be perceived as visa holders, refugees, asylum seekers, permanent residents, short term visitors and sometimes even citizens who speak or look differently.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/in-the-kaleidoscope-of-australias-system-who-gets-to-define-a-migrant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/in-the-kaleidoscope-of-australias-system-who-gets-to-define-a-migrant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioners to shoulder huge portion of private health insurance 'cash grab']]></title><description><![CDATA[Pensioners will be hit hard by the federal government's controversial private health insurance rebate changes, with new analysis revealing that about half of the $3 billion in forecast savings will be clawed back from those on lower incomes.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pensioners-to-shoulder-huge-portion-of-private-health-insurance-cash-grab/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pensioners-to-shoulder-huge-portion-of-private-health-insurance-cash-grab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The specialists charging eye-watering mark-ups on medical fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor is considering fee caps, incentives to encourage more bulk-billing and consequences for unreasonable pricing as it cracks down on &ldquo;excessive&rdquo; specialist fees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-specialists-charging-eye-watering-mark-ups-on-medical-fees/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-specialists-charging-eye-watering-mark-ups-on-medical-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-14-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-14-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debt fears grip voters as Albanese’s approval rating slides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters&rsquo; concerns about rising deficits and broken promises have hit Anthony Albanese hard in the Resolve Political Monitor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/debt-fears-grip-voters-as-albaneses-approval-rating-slides/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/debt-fears-grip-voters-as-albaneses-approval-rating-slides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NT Labor celebrating win, but there's still much trust to earn back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yiwarr McGrath's victory in the remote Mulka by-election has given Northern Territory Labor something to celebrate &mdash; but the party is aware it still has an uphill battle ahead.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-labor-celebrating-win-but-theres-still-much-trust-to-earn-back/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-labor-celebrating-win-but-theres-still-much-trust-to-earn-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stunned': Emotional PM defends mum against Pauline Hanson remarks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has fiercely defended his late mother against criticism by Pauline Hanson, who has been called on to apologise for her remarks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stunned-emotional-pm-defends-mum-against-pauline-hanson-remarks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stunned-emotional-pm-defends-mum-against-pauline-hanson-remarks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM defends late mother against Hanson public housing 'attack']]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has fiercely defended his late mother against criticism by Pauline Hanson, who has been called on to apologise for her remarks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-defends-late-mother-against-hanson-public-housing-attack/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-defends-late-mother-against-hanson-public-housing-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emotional PM defends mum against Pauline Hanson remarks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has fiercely defended his late mother against criticism by Pauline Hanson, who has been called on to apologise for her remarks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/emotional-pm-defends-mum-against-pauline-hanson-remarks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/emotional-pm-defends-mum-against-pauline-hanson-remarks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump would 'love to see' reunified Ireland and Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president made the contentious comments during a weekend visit to a tournament at his Irish golf course.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-would-love-to-see-reunified-ireland-and-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-would-love-to-see-reunified-ireland-and-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says reunification of Ireland would be 'fantastic' while visiting on golf trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president made the contentious comments during a weekend visit to a tournament at his Irish golf course.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-says-reunification-of-ireland-would-be-fantastic-while-visiting-on-golf-trip/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-says-reunification-of-ireland-would-be-fantastic-while-visiting-on-golf-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Way out of her league’: Emotional PM defends late mother from Hanson’s attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese made the comments after Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie said Hanson was out of line when she attacked Maryanne Albanese.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/way-out-of-her-league-emotional-pm-defends-late-mother-from-hansons-attack/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/way-out-of-her-league-emotional-pm-defends-late-mother-from-hansons-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wells willing to change digital harm proposal to win Coalition support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communications Minister Anika Wells has responded to criticism about proposed new ministerial powers to designate what constitutes serious online harm, saying she is open to changing the bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wells-willing-to-change-digital-harm-proposal-to-win-coalition-support/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wells-willing-to-change-digital-harm-proposal-to-win-coalition-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They haven’t seen anything yet’: Hastie says war on One Nation is just beginning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liberal frontbencher said he pitied Barnaby Joyce for becoming the minor party&rsquo;s clean-up crew, vowing to defend his seat against the encroaching populist minor party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/they-havent-seen-anything-yet-hastie-says-war-on-one-nation-is-just-beginning/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/they-havent-seen-anything-yet-hastie-says-war-on-one-nation-is-just-beginning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Bad language, threats': WA politicians have had enough of copping it online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scrutiny and abuse are all in a day's work for politicians, but for Liberal, Labor and One Nation representatives in Western Australia, social media has proved to be a particularly nasty beast this week. &nbsp; &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bad-language-threats-wa-politicians-have-had-enough-of-copping-it-online/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bad-language-threats-wa-politicians-have-had-enough-of-copping-it-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Coalition finds voice in One Nation battle and starts new free speech fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[As fresh battle lines were drawn up over Labor&rsquo;s proposed digital duty of care this week, another ongoing war entered a new phase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-coalition-finds-voice-in-one-nation-battle-and-starts-new-free-speech-fight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-coalition-finds-voice-in-one-nation-battle-and-starts-new-free-speech-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor and Coalition draw different battle lines over social media fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[As fresh battle lines were drawn up over Labor&rsquo;s proposed digital duty of care this week, another ongoing war entered a new phase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-and-coalition-draw-different-battle-lines-over-social-media-fight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-and-coalition-draw-different-battle-lines-over-social-media-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t insult me’: Labor luminary unleashes over falling house prices, real wages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill Kelty, a mastermind of reforms that set up Australia&rsquo;s modern economy, has delivered a stinging critique of the economic record of Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-insult-me-labor-luminary-unleashes-over-falling-house-prices-real-wages/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-insult-me-labor-luminary-unleashes-over-falling-house-prices-real-wages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Hastie v Hanson has become a defining moment for One Nation … and the Coalition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Putative future Liberal leader Andrew Hastie says Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s hold on the Coalition has been broken after a bruising political feud that became very personal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-hastie-v-hanson-has-become-a-defining-moment-for-one-nation-and-the-coalition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-hastie-v-hanson-has-become-a-defining-moment-for-one-nation-and-the-coalition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor has started a new war on the internet. Will it backfire?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese and Anika Wells&rsquo; latest assault on Silicon Valley is by far the most ambitious attempt yet to rewrite the domestic rulebook for the internet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-has-started-a-new-war-on-the-internet-will-it-backfire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-has-started-a-new-war-on-the-internet-will-it-backfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastie emerges as genuine conviction politician]]></title><description><![CDATA[People who lead us in public life can often sound like one of those dead-eyed "large language models" many are so worried about.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hastie-emerges-as-genuine-conviction-politician/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hastie-emerges-as-genuine-conviction-politician/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany's election and the UK's sanctions signals political warfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two significant shifts this week showed political warfare is on full display in Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/germanys-election-and-the-uks-sanctions-signals-political-warfare/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/germanys-election-and-the-uks-sanctions-signals-political-warfare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers makes more tax tweaks to temper budget blow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government moved on Friday to address concerns from a range of influential businesspeople and some Labor figures that investment could dry up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-makes-more-tax-tweaks-to-temper-budget-blow/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-makes-more-tax-tweaks-to-temper-budget-blow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former China ambassador warns Beijing is becoming 'smug' and closed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former ambassador to China has sharply critiqued elements of the Morrison government's response to Beijing's coercion, saying some in the Coalition "almost delighted" in being targeted and "paraded" the famous list of 14 grievances handed over by Chinese diplomats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-china-ambassador-warns-beijing-is-becoming-smug-and-closed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-china-ambassador-warns-beijing-is-becoming-smug-and-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens settle brutal policy brawl with ‘lots of hugs’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens leader Larissa Waters said the party was unified and ready to fight on broader climate policy, despite three senators crossing the floor on a key vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-settle-brutal-policy-brawl-with-lots-of-hugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-settle-brutal-policy-brawl-with-lots-of-hugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neo-Nazis pledge to campaign to make Hanson prime minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor and the Coalition called on Hanson to reject the support, months after she admitted she had to shut down branches &ldquo;infiltrated by extremists&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/neo-nazis-pledge-to-campaign-to-make-hanson-prime-minister/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/neo-nazis-pledge-to-campaign-to-make-hanson-prime-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[438 rejections, $55,000 and a years-long-wait: How international talent is turned away]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the federal government grapples with population targets, workforce shortages are exacerbated by complex approvals processes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/438-rejections-55000-and-a-years-long-wait-how-international-talent-is-turned-away/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/438-rejections-55000-and-a-years-long-wait-how-international-talent-is-turned-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Rinehart is pushing to make Hastie an outcast, and backing Hanson to bring him down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gina Rinehart once supported arch-conservative MP Andrew Hastie. But now she&rsquo;s thrown her support behind One Nation&rsquo;s Pauline Hanson and her plan to bring him down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-rinehart-is-pushing-to-make-hastie-an-outcast-and-backing-hanson-to-bring-him-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-rinehart-is-pushing-to-make-hastie-an-outcast-and-backing-hanson-to-bring-him-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Traitor’: The inside story of Rinehart’s role in the Hastie-Hanson feud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why Australia&rsquo;s wealthiest woman is pushing to make Andrew Hastie an outcast - and his campaign to take down Pauline Hanson first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/traitor-the-inside-story-of-rineharts-role-in-the-hastie-hanson-feud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/traitor-the-inside-story-of-rineharts-role-in-the-hastie-hanson-feud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lots of hugs’: Greens kiss and make up after internal fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waters told this masthead that the party was unified and ready to fight on broader climate policy, despite three senators crossing the floor on a key vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lots-of-hugs-greens-kiss-and-make-up-after-internal-fight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lots-of-hugs-greens-kiss-and-make-up-after-internal-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s a magician’: Former Netanyahu adviser says he can win again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Israeli prime minister faces a formidable challenge to win re-election next month, but a longtime aide says he has proved his doubters wrong before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hes-a-magician-former-netanyahu-adviser-says-he-can-win-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hes-a-magician-former-netanyahu-adviser-says-he-can-win-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation senator says party has nothing to apologise for over Hastie 'traitor' cartoon &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation senator Sean Bell says his party has nothing to apologise for over a cartoon video that calls Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, a former SAS soldier, a "traitor".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-senator-says-party-has-nothing-to-apologise-for-over-hastie-traitor-cartoon-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-senator-says-party-has-nothing-to-apologise-for-over-hastie-traitor-cartoon-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: One Nation senator says party has nothing to apologise for over Hastie 'traitor' carton]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation senator Sean Bell says his party has nothing to apologise for over a cartoon video that calls Liberal MP&nbsp;Andrew Hastie, a former special Air Service soldier, a "traitor".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-senator-says-party-has-nothing-to-apologise-for-over-hastie-traitor-carton/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-senator-says-party-has-nothing-to-apologise-for-over-hastie-traitor-carton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hastie 'not about veterans but himself' amid Hanson's 'traitor' cartoon backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation senator Sean Bell says his party has nothing to apologise for over a cartoon video that calls Liberal MP&nbsp;Andrew Hastie, a former special Air Service soldier, a "traitor".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hastie-not-about-veterans-but-himself-amid-hansons-traitor-cartoon-backlash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hastie-not-about-veterans-but-himself-amid-hansons-traitor-cartoon-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hastie in it for himself, not veterans, over Hanson 'traitor' spat, One Nation senator Bell claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation senator Sean Bell says his party has nothing to apologise for over a cartoon video that calls Liberal MP&nbsp;Andrew Hastie, a special Air Service soldier, a "traitor".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hastie-in-it-for-himself-not-veterans-over-hanson-traitor-spat-one-nation-senator-bell-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hastie-in-it-for-himself-not-veterans-over-hanson-traitor-spat-one-nation-senator-bell-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson must explain 'silly' cartoon directed at Hastie, Liberal senator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonno Duniam says Pauline Hanson must explain a cartoon that refers to Liberal MP Andrew Hastie as a "traitor" eight times.. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-must-explain-silly-cartoon-directed-at-hastie-liberal-senator-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-must-explain-silly-cartoon-directed-at-hastie-liberal-senator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson must explain 'silly' cartoon directed at Andrew Hastie, Liberal senator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonno Duniam says Pauline Hanson must explain a cartoon that refers to Liberal MP Andrew Hastie as a "traitor" eight times.. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-must-explain-silly-cartoon-directed-at-andrew-hastie-liberal-senator-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-must-explain-silly-cartoon-directed-at-andrew-hastie-liberal-senator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Coalition is betting that people mistrust Albanese more than big tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talk of online reform raises some genuine free-speech issues. But there are also some red herrings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-coalition-is-betting-that-people-mistrust-albanese-more-than-big-tech/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-coalition-is-betting-that-people-mistrust-albanese-more-than-big-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The PM’s latest migration plan aims to lure Taylor and eliminate Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese is scrambling to take the heat out of a sensitive political battle after a speech from Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke was spectacularly cancelled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-pms-latest-migration-plan-aims-to-lure-taylor-and-eliminate-hanson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-pms-latest-migration-plan-aims-to-lure-taylor-and-eliminate-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s team looks settled, for now. But that hasn’t stopped reshuffle chatter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister hasn&rsquo;t turned his mind to his next ministry yet &ndash; it is unlikely to happen until 2027 &ndash; but his MPs are already thinking about it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-team-looks-settled-for-now-but-that-hasnt-stopped-reshuffle-chatter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-team-looks-settled-for-now-but-that-hasnt-stopped-reshuffle-chatter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global debt worries grow as Trump promises $1 trillion in handouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soaring interest rates on government debt is now threatening the global economy, with fears it could plunge the world into a recession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/global-debt-worries-grow-as-trump-promises-1-trillion-in-handouts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/global-debt-worries-grow-as-trump-promises-1-trillion-in-handouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, September 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-september-11-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-september-11-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embattled One Nation senator raises 9/11 conspiracy theory in resurfaced podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malcolm Roberts has turned into an ongoing headache for Pauline Hanson, who has herself questioned the Port Arthur massacre in 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/embattled-one-nation-senator-raises-911-conspiracy-theory-in-resurfaced-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/embattled-one-nation-senator-raises-911-conspiracy-theory-in-resurfaced-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Beyond belief’: Bid to force Australians to declare overseas military service voted down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australians will continue to be able to travel to serve in foreign armies, including those accused of war crimes, without government oversight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/beyond-belief-bid-to-force-australians-to-declare-overseas-military-service-voted-down/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/beyond-belief-bid-to-force-australians-to-declare-overseas-military-service-voted-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce apologises – sort of – to Hastie over One Nation ‘traitor’ cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joyce&rsquo;s apology came after Jacqui Lambie called One Nation leader Pauline Hanson a bloody maggot for her attacks on the former SAS soldier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-apologises-sort-of-to-hastie-over-one-nation-traitor-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-apologises-sort-of-to-hastie-over-one-nation-traitor-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce vague on details, Albanese wins tennis match amid golf grant saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week One Nation's Treasury spokesperson was vague on policy details, Andrew Hastie took on Pauline Hanson and the prime minister defended his membership to a golf club.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-vague-on-details-albanese-wins-tennis-match-amid-golf-grant-saga/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-vague-on-details-albanese-wins-tennis-match-amid-golf-grant-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Howard witnessed the 9/11 attacks as PM. It changed his leadership forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Howard, now 87, still remembers the US visit like it was yesterday. It was a momentous visit, but not in a way the former prime minister had imagined.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/john-howard-witnessed-the-911-attacks-as-pm-it-changed-his-leadership-forever/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/john-howard-witnessed-the-911-attacks-as-pm-it-changed-his-leadership-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are on borrowed time’: Rudd’s dire warning Australia is becoming ‘second rate’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former prime minister called for Australians to adopt a &ldquo;radical change in our national mindset&rdquo; as he called for a more ambitious policy agenda.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-are-on-borrowed-time-rudds-dire-warning-australia-is-becoming-second-rate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-are-on-borrowed-time-rudds-dire-warning-australia-is-becoming-second-rate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bloody maggot’: Lambie attacks Hanson over Hastie as feud escalates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent senator Jacqui Lambie, herself a veteran, has joined a Labor frontbencher in saying that One Nation accusing Andrew Hastie of being a traitor was &ldquo;disgusting&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bloody-maggot-lambie-attacks-hanson-over-hastie-as-feud-escalates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bloody-maggot-lambie-attacks-hanson-over-hastie-as-feud-escalates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Check in on the authors of this rubbish’: Liberal MP calls out social media trolls]]></title><description><![CDATA[The backbencher was not the only MP to call out online abuse on Thursday, as a Labor MP also spoke about gendered abuse in the House of Representatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/check-in-on-the-authors-of-this-rubbish-liberal-mp-calls-out-social-media-trolls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/check-in-on-the-authors-of-this-rubbish-liberal-mp-calls-out-social-media-trolls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're doing this': Labor goes for gas reservation over tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor&rsquo;s gas reservation will now be calibrated to domestic demand rather than fixed at 20 per cent, with the federal government rejecting claims it has watered down the scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/were-doing-this-labor-goes-for-gas-reservation-over-tax/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/were-doing-this-labor-goes-for-gas-reservation-over-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instagram boss warns users will be 'overwhelmed' without algorithm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of Instagram says the average person who turns off their algorithm will have a much worse "user experience", as Australia debates new opt-out laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/instagram-boss-warns-users-will-be-overwhelmed-without-algorithm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/instagram-boss-warns-users-will-be-overwhelmed-without-algorithm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lambie fires up in defence of Hastie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Jacqui Lambie has fiercely defended Liberal MP Andrew Hastie over a One Nation cartoon depicting the SAS veteran as a traitor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lambie-fires-up-in-defence-of-hastie/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lambie-fires-up-in-defence-of-hastie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA premier warns Labor and Coalition against 'race to bottom' on immigration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is in discussions with the opposition over immigration as SA Premier Peter Malinauskas warns major parties against a "political race to the bottom".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sa-premier-warns-labor-and-coalition-against-race-to-bottom-on-immigration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sa-premier-warns-labor-and-coalition-against-race-to-bottom-on-immigration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major parties accused of 'madness' in immigration race with One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is in discussions with the opposition over immigration as SA Premier Peter Malinauskas warns major parties against a "political race to the bottom".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/major-parties-accused-of-madness-in-immigration-race-with-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/major-parties-accused-of-madness-in-immigration-race-with-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price says algorithm shakeup is politically motivated. Two years ago, she signed off on one]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor slammed the government&rsquo;s Digital Duty of Care bill on Thursday, labelling it an attempt at &ldquo;political censorship&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/price-says-algorithm-shakeup-is-politically-motivated-two-years-ago-she-signed-off-on-one/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/price-says-algorithm-shakeup-is-politically-motivated-two-years-ago-she-signed-off-on-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price says algorithm shake-up is politically motivated. Two years ago, she signed off on one]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor slammed the government&rsquo;s Digital Duty of Care bill on Thursday, labelling it an attempt at &ldquo;political censorship&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/price-says-algorithm-shake-up-is-politically-motivated-two-years-ago-she-signed-off-on-one/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/price-says-algorithm-shake-up-is-politically-motivated-two-years-ago-she-signed-off-on-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Leave our veterans alone’: Lambie backs Hastie in One Nation stoush]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent senator Jacqui Lambie, herself a veteran, said Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s attack on Andrew Hastie was disgusting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leave-our-veterans-alone-lambie-backs-hastie-in-one-nation-stoush/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leave-our-veterans-alone-lambie-backs-hastie-in-one-nation-stoush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Leave our veterans alone’: Jacqui Lambie backs Hastie in One Nation stoush]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent senator, herself a veteran, said Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s attack on the Liberal leadership aspirant and SAS captain was disgusting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leave-our-veterans-alone-jacqui-lambie-backs-hastie-in-one-nation-stoush/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leave-our-veterans-alone-jacqui-lambie-backs-hastie-in-one-nation-stoush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Bloody coward': Lambie blasts Hanson over 'disgusting' Hastie traitor cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent senator Jacqui Lambie and others from across the political spectrum launch a spirited defence of Andrew Hastie after One Nation published a cartoon that repeatedly described the Liberal frontbencher and veteran as a "traitor".&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bloody-coward-lambie-blasts-hanson-over-disgusting-hastie-traitor-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bloody-coward-lambie-blasts-hanson-over-disgusting-hastie-traitor-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-in-three chance China will try to seize Taiwan by 2028: Rudd]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former prime minister says the threat of conflict is rising as the military balance of power shifts in China&rsquo;s favour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-in-three-chance-china-will-try-to-seize-taiwan-by-2028-rudd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-in-three-chance-china-will-try-to-seize-taiwan-by-2028-rudd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA's $30 million 'State of Energy' ad campaign under fire from opposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[An advertising campaign by Western Australia's government to promote the state's efforts to transition to renewable energy is blasted by the opposition as a waste of money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/was-30-million-state-of-energy-ad-campaign-under-fire-from-opposition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/was-30-million-state-of-energy-ad-campaign-under-fire-from-opposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It won't work': WA opposition blasts 'State of Energy' ad campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[A $30 million campaign by Western Australia's government to promote the state's efforts to transition to renewable energy comes under fire from the opposition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/it-wont-work-wa-opposition-blasts-state-of-energy-ad-campaign/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/it-wont-work-wa-opposition-blasts-state-of-energy-ad-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: SA premier warns Labor not to enter race to bottom with One Nation on migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[SA Premier Peter Malinauskas calls on both sides of politics to preserve Australia's migration program. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-sa-premier-warns-labor-not-to-enter-race-to-bottom-with-one-nation-on-migration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-sa-premier-warns-labor-not-to-enter-race-to-bottom-with-one-nation-on-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Opposition leader demands One Nation remove Hastie 'traitor' video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan have called on One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to take down a cartoon video calling Andrew Hastie a "traitor". 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Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-leave-our-goddamn-veterans-alone-lambie-backs-hastie-in-one-nation-fight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-leave-our-goddamn-veterans-alone-lambie-backs-hastie-in-one-nation-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Greens at 'crossroads' split over native forest carbon credits plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several Greens senators vote with the Coalition to block a plan to use a new NSW Koala National Park to offset climate pollution. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-greens-at-crossroads-split-over-native-forest-carbon-credits-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-greens-at-crossroads-split-over-native-forest-carbon-credits-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Expert doubts constitutionality of Commonwealth grant scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[A constitutional law expert says the Commonwealth should not be paying for sporting club upgrades because it is not a federal responsibility. 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