<?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>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:08:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[How a series of urgent texts warned of a major corruption scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nineteen months before making the parliamentary speech that sparked a corruption inquiry into NSW Liberal figures and their relationship with a fugitive property developer, parliamentary secretary Ray Williams sent an urgent text message to his boss, premier Gladys Berejiklian.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-a-series-of-urgent-texts-warned-of-a-major-corruption-scandal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-a-series-of-urgent-texts-warned-of-a-major-corruption-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson’s version of domestic violence is too simplistic and corrosive]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader court more controversy with her blinkered views on domestic violence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-version-of-domestic-violence-is-too-simplistic-and-corrosive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-version-of-domestic-violence-is-too-simplistic-and-corrosive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese has finally realised that AI might not be our friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the initiative of its social media ban, the Albanese government boasts that it is leading the world once again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-has-finally-realised-that-ai-might-not-be-our-friend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-has-finally-realised-that-ai-might-not-be-our-friend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new threat haunting Labor’s record electoral dominance]]></title><description><![CDATA[As delegates gather in Adelaide to toast a historic victory, party leaders are quietly grappling with a shifting electorate &ndash; and a rival movement taking direct aim at their working-class base.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-new-threat-haunting-labors-record-electoral-dominance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-new-threat-haunting-labors-record-electoral-dominance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billions in new funding for AUKUS shipyards in Adelaide]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billions of dollars in additional funding is another step towards making Australia's nuclear submarine program "a reality".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/billions-in-new-funding-for-aukus-shipyards-in-adelaide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/billions-in-new-funding-for-aukus-shipyards-in-adelaide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-24-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-24-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Husic has taken on the role of Labor’s conscience. 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So what's winning over regional Australians when it comes to Pauline Hanson's party?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nations-winning-over-the-bush/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nations-winning-over-the-bush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How One Nation is winning over the bush]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation has some of its strongest support in outback Australia and recent polling shows it could win over 30 regional seats. So what's winning over regional Australians when it comes to Pauline Hanson's party?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nation-is-winning-over-the-bush/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nation-is-winning-over-the-bush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visa refusal may prevent ex-ASIO source giving Bondi evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man who previously warned ASIO about the Bondi gunmen won't be able to give sensitive and classified evidence at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/visa-refusal-may-prevent-ex-asio-source-giving-bondi-evidence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/visa-refusal-may-prevent-ex-asio-source-giving-bondi-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-ASIO source denied visa to give evidence at Bondi royal commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man who previously warned ASIO about the Bondi gunmen won't be able to give sensitive and classified evidence at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-asio-source-denied-visa-to-give-evidence-at-bondi-royal-commission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-asio-source-denied-visa-to-give-evidence-at-bondi-royal-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We feel your pain: PM sets election battle lines with One Nation, pledges cost of living relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers are downplaying the prospect of a tax on gas exports before a fight at its national conference on the popular proposal, signifying tension in Labor ranks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-feel-your-pain-pm-sets-election-battle-lines-with-one-nation-pledges-cost-of-living-relief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-feel-your-pain-pm-sets-election-battle-lines-with-one-nation-pledges-cost-of-living-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor powerbrokers cut AI deal for workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor will respond to growing anxiety about the rise of artificial intelligence with a new taskforce to give Australian workers a greater say in how the technology shapes the nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-powerbrokers-cut-ai-deal-for-workers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-powerbrokers-cut-ai-deal-for-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 23, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-23-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-23-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Labor MP accuses Josh Burns of acting as ‘human shield for Penny Wong’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Infighting over the wording of Labor&rsquo;s policy platform is threatening to derail hopes for an uplifting moment at the party&rsquo;s national conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-labor-mp-accuses-josh-burns-of-acting-as-human-shield-for-penny-wong/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-labor-mp-accuses-josh-burns-of-acting-as-human-shield-for-penny-wong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does One Nation’s migration policy actually add up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than one third of voters regard One Nation as the best party to handle immigration. But could their policy work in practice?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/does-one-nations-migration-policy-actually-add-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/does-one-nations-migration-policy-actually-add-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flying the flag for a fight nobody else wanted to have]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Anthony Albanese smothers every debate before it begins, a union&rsquo;s radical push to strip the Union Jack from the Australian flag stands out as a rare relic of Labor&rsquo;s factional warfare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/flying-the-flag-for-a-fight-nobody-else-wanted-to-have/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/flying-the-flag-for-a-fight-nobody-else-wanted-to-have/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Head to your cars quickly, don’t loiter’: How the fear of antisemitism has changed Jewish community life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the Bondi Beach terror attack, school holiday visits to the pool or movies are no longer an option for Jewish children, a witness has told the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/head-to-your-cars-quickly-dont-loiter-how-the-fear-of-antisemitism-has-changed-jewish-community-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/head-to-your-cars-quickly-dont-loiter-how-the-fear-of-antisemitism-has-changed-jewish-community-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much would you pay to see a rock band of politicians? Labor is asking for $1000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A band led by Tony Burke, a music buff who is also the arts minister, will play at a secret location in Adelaide on Wednesday &ndash; a creative example of Labor&rsquo;s slick fundraising machine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-much-would-you-pay-to-see-a-rock-band-of-politicians-labor-is-asking-for-1000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-much-would-you-pay-to-see-a-rock-band-of-politicians-labor-is-asking-for-1000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson labels domestic violence 'two-way street']]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader said women should not 'put up with' domestic violence, as she highlighted the cost of living pressures on families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-labels-domestic-violence-two-way-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-labels-domestic-violence-two-way-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peak Jewish group says Labor platform ‘regurgitates one-eyed obsession with Israel’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Infighting over the wording of Labor&rsquo;s policy platform is threatening to derail hopes for an uplifting moment at the party&rsquo;s national conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/peak-jewish-group-says-labor-platform-regurgitates-one-eyed-obsession-with-israel/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/peak-jewish-group-says-labor-platform-regurgitates-one-eyed-obsession-with-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swift backlash after Hanson says domestic violence a ‘two-way street’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader was asked to condemn violence against women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/swift-backlash-after-hanson-says-domestic-violence-a-two-way-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/swift-backlash-after-hanson-says-domestic-violence-a-two-way-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister says Australian IS-linked 'Doctor Jihad' can 'rot' in Iraqi jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perth paediatrician Tareq Kamleh went to Syria to join the Islamic State group in 2015 and has, until now, been presumed dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-says-australian-is-linked-doctor-jihad-can-rot-in-iraqi-jail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-says-australian-is-linked-doctor-jihad-can-rot-in-iraqi-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson says domestic violence a ‘two-way street’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader was asked to condemn violence against women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-domestic-violence-a-two-way-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-domestic-violence-a-two-way-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Rot in jail’: Presumed-dead ISIS doctor may try to return to Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tareq Kamleh, who was presumed to have been killed, has been revealed to be one of 13 Islamic State-linked men who hope to return to Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rot-in-jail-presumed-dead-isis-doctor-may-try-to-return-to-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rot-in-jail-presumed-dead-isis-doctor-may-try-to-return-to-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The high drama and budgie smugglers of ALP conferences past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bob Hawke in speedos. Gough Whitlam delivering a keynote in a Hawaiian shirt. A well-stocked bar in &ldquo;suite 1002&rdquo;. Labor Party national conferences aren&rsquo;t what they used to be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-high-drama-and-budgie-smugglers-of-alp-conferences-past/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-high-drama-and-budgie-smugglers-of-alp-conferences-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlawful excavation of river cliff disturbs Aboriginal ancestral remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cliff site in South Australia's Riverland, home to Aboriginal ancestral remains, has been excavated without authorisation.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unlawful-excavation-of-river-cliff-disturbs-aboriginal-ancestral-remains/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/unlawful-excavation-of-river-cliff-disturbs-aboriginal-ancestral-remains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor calls on Labor to stop IS doctor from returning home — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has called on the government to stop an Islamic State-linked Australian doctor from returning home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-is-doctor-from-returning-home-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-is-doctor-from-returning-home-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor calls on Labor to stop ISIS doctor from returning home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has called on the government to stop an ISIS-linked Australian doctor from returning home. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-isis-doctor-from-returning-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-isis-doctor-from-returning-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor calls on Labor to stop IS doctor from returning home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor has called on the government to stop an Islamic State-linked Australian doctor from returning home. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-is-doctor-from-returning-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-calls-on-labor-to-stop-is-doctor-from-returning-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Penny Wong raises missile test with Chinese foreign minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penny Wong has raised China's missile test and detention of Australian democracy activist Dr Yang Hengjun with the Chinese foreign minister. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-penny-wong-raises-missile-test-with-chinese-foreign-minister/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-penny-wong-raises-missile-test-with-chinese-foreign-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister says constitution limits ability to block return of IS-linked doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murray Watt says there are constitutional limits on what the government can do to prevent the return of an Islamic State-linked doctor. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-constitution-limits-ability-to-block-return-of-is-linked-doctor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-constitution-limits-ability-to-block-return-of-is-linked-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister issues secret phone warning ahead of national alert test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain urges people with secret or concealed mobile phones to turn them off or put them on aeroplane mode ahead of Monday's national alert test. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-issues-secret-phone-warning-ahead-of-national-alert-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-issues-secret-phone-warning-ahead-of-national-alert-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signature Labor housing policy at risk of falling thousands of homes short of target]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government&rsquo;s prospects of meeting its affordable and social homes target have been questioned despite it spending more than $770,000 on each new house over the next 25 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/signature-labor-housing-policy-at-risk-of-falling-thousands-of-homes-short-of-target/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/signature-labor-housing-policy-at-risk-of-falling-thousands-of-homes-short-of-target/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s millions in gambling donations revealed amid last-ditch push for reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labor Party collected more than $4 million in gambling donations over the last five years, including $1.5 million around the last election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-millions-in-gambling-donations-revealed-amid-last-ditch-push-for-reform/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-millions-in-gambling-donations-revealed-amid-last-ditch-push-for-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese's career mirrors Howard's in two important ways]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has been in near-fatal vehicle accidents not once, but three times. Politically, his is also a story of survival against the odds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-career-mirrors-howards-in-two-important-ways/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-career-mirrors-howards-in-two-important-ways/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-22-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-22-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor kills One Nation merger talk as Hanson ally claims COVID deaths ‘staged’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well behind Pauline Hanson in the polls, the opposition leader has been trying to put a spotlight on her muddled policy agenda and the fringe views of One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-kills-one-nation-merger-talk-as-hanson-ally-claims-covid-deaths-staged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-kills-one-nation-merger-talk-as-hanson-ally-claims-covid-deaths-staged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor kills One Nation merger talk as claim surfaces of Hanson ally saying COVID deaths ‘staged’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well behind Pauline Hanson in the polls, the opposition leader has been trying to put a spotlight on her muddled policy agenda and the fringe views of One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-kills-one-nation-merger-talk-as-claim-surfaces-of-hanson-ally-saying-covid-deaths-staged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-kills-one-nation-merger-talk-as-claim-surfaces-of-hanson-ally-saying-covid-deaths-staged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police confirm investigation involving incident with NT administrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former army commando turned Labor MP, Luke Gosling, has denied involvement in an alleged incident with King Charles's representative in the NT.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/police-confirm-investigation-involving-incident-with-nt-administrator/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/police-confirm-investigation-involving-incident-with-nt-administrator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal MP Luke Gosling 'categorically denies' incident with NT administrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former army commando turned Labor MP has denied involvement in an alleged incident with King Charles&rsquo;s representative in the NT.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-mp-luke-gosling-categorically-denies-incident-with-nt-administrator-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-mp-luke-gosling-categorically-denies-incident-with-nt-administrator-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal MP Luke Gosling ‘categorically denies’ incident with NT administrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former army commando turned Labor MP has denied involvement in an alleged incident with King Charles&rsquo;s representative in the NT.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-mp-luke-gosling-categorically-denies-incident-with-nt-administrator/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-mp-luke-gosling-categorically-denies-incident-with-nt-administrator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel accused of ‘extraordinary’ intervention in Labor politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intense discussions are under way ahead of Labor&rsquo;s national conference after a call for Hamas to disarm was scrubbed from the draft policy platform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-accused-of-extraordinary-intervention-in-labor-politics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-accused-of-extraordinary-intervention-in-labor-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce goes from the bloke who lit the fire to the bloke carrying the bucket]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, Barnaby Joyce was the Nationals&rsquo; resident chaos merchant. For One Nation, he&rsquo;s the one putting out fires.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barnaby-joyce-goes-from-the-bloke-who-lit-the-fire-to-the-bloke-carrying-the-bucket/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barnaby-joyce-goes-from-the-bloke-who-lit-the-fire-to-the-bloke-carrying-the-bucket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every phone in Australia will get the same text on Monday. That’s if it works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technical gremlins appear inevitable for the nationwide test of the AusAlert emergency warning system, but what they are will have to wait until July 27 at 2pm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/every-phone-in-australia-will-get-the-same-text-on-monday-thats-if-it-works/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/every-phone-in-australia-will-get-the-same-text-on-monday-thats-if-it-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua's president extends rule, says country won't be holding elections soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since mass protests in 2018, which led to a bloody government crackdown, Daniel Ortega and his wife and co-President Rosario Murillo have been holding on to power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nicaraguas-president-extends-rule-says-country-wont-be-holding-elections-soon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nicaraguas-president-extends-rule-says-country-wont-be-holding-elections-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua's president extends rule, says country will not hold elections soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since mass protests in 2018, which led to a bloody government crackdown, Daniel Ortega and his wife and co-President Rosario Murillo have been holding on to power.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nicaraguas-president-extends-rule-says-country-will-not-hold-elections-soon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nicaraguas-president-extends-rule-says-country-will-not-hold-elections-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Don't go there': Pauline Hanson fires up in Q&amp;A over White Australia policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson angrily denies suggestions her strident opposition to migration by anyone from "radical Islamic countries" amounts to a version of the White Australia policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-go-there-pauline-hanson-fires-up-in-qampa-over-white-australia-policy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-go-there-pauline-hanson-fires-up-in-qampa-over-white-australia-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Insult to Australia’s Ukrainian community’: Political row over Russian team in Sydney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia&rsquo;s women&rsquo;s water polo team will compete in Sydney this week despite warnings from Ukrainian community leaders that members of the delegation have links to sanctioned entities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/insult-to-australias-ukrainian-community-political-row-over-russian-team-in-sydney/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/insult-to-australias-ukrainian-community-political-row-over-russian-team-in-sydney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kumanjayi Little Baby child protection review finds departmental failings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly three months since the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby, a review into her family circumstances prior to the tragedy has been handed down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kumanjayi-little-baby-child-protection-review-finds-departmental-failings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kumanjayi-little-baby-child-protection-review-finds-departmental-failings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['That's Barnaby': Hanson laughs off Joyce interview interruption &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson has said she was not advocating for the White Australia policy when referencing it in an interview with far-right podcaster Tommy Robinson last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thats-barnaby-hanson-laughs-off-joyce-interview-interruption-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thats-barnaby-hanson-laughs-off-joyce-interview-interruption-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'That's Barnaby': Hanson laughs off Joyce interview interruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has said she was not advocating for the White Australia policy when referencing it in an interview with far-right podcaster Tommy Robinson last week. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-thats-barnaby-hanson-laughs-off-joyce-interview-interruption/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-thats-barnaby-hanson-laughs-off-joyce-interview-interruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor says SA Liberals-One Nation merger 'will not be happening']]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Bragg says he has not heard reports that a Liberal senator colleague is pushing for a One Nation merger in South Australia. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-says-sa-liberals-one-nation-merger-will-not-be-happening/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-says-sa-liberals-one-nation-merger-will-not-be-happening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister defends $4.2m in hotel reservations for pre-COP meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pat Conroy defends the government's $4.2 million spend on hotel reservations for a pre-Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting in Fiji. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-defends-42m-in-hotel-reservations-for-pre-cop-meeting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-defends-42m-in-hotel-reservations-for-pre-cop-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberal claims ignorance of colleague's push for One Nation merger in SA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Bragg says he hasn't heard reports a Liberal senator colleague is pushing for a One Nation merger in South Australia. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-claims-ignorance-of-colleagues-push-for-one-nation-merger-in-sa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-claims-ignorance-of-colleagues-push-for-one-nation-merger-in-sa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson says she 'never advocated for the White Australia policy']]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has said she was not advocating for the White Australia policy when referencing it in an interview with far-right podcaster Tommy Robinson last week. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-says-she-never-advocated-for-the-white-australia-policy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-says-she-never-advocated-for-the-white-australia-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests kick off ahead of NT child protection laws debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Territory parliament is set to debate controversial child protection laws, which have been criticised for their potential impact on the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/protests-kick-off-ahead-of-nt-child-protection-laws-debate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/protests-kick-off-ahead-of-nt-child-protection-laws-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protest held ahead of NT child protection laws debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Territory parliament is debating controversial child protection laws that have been criticised for their potential impact on the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/protest-held-ahead-of-nt-child-protection-laws-debate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/protest-held-ahead-of-nt-child-protection-laws-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial NT child protection laws to be debated after weeks of criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Territory parliament is set to debate controversial child protection laws, which have been criticised for their potential impact on the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/controversial-nt-child-protection-laws-to-be-debated-after-weeks-of-criticism-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/controversial-nt-child-protection-laws-to-be-debated-after-weeks-of-criticism-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial NT child protection laws to be debated, after weeks of criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Territory Parliament is set to debate controversial child protection laws, which have been criticised for their potential impact on the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/controversial-nt-child-protection-laws-to-be-debated-after-weeks-of-criticism/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/controversial-nt-child-protection-laws-to-be-debated-after-weeks-of-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With five years gone, experts say 'not a second to lose' on Olympic build]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broken promises and scarcely broken ground. Five years since Brisbane secured the 2032 Olympic Games, this is the state of play.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/with-five-years-gone-experts-say-not-a-second-to-lose-on-olympic-build/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/with-five-years-gone-experts-say-not-a-second-to-lose-on-olympic-build/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six years out from hosting the Olympics, this is where Brisbane stands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broken promises and scarcely broken ground. Five years since Brisbane secured the 2032 Olympic Games, this is the state of play.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/six-years-out-from-hosting-the-olympics-this-is-where-brisbane-stands/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/six-years-out-from-hosting-the-olympics-this-is-where-brisbane-stands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Sit down!': Joyce's dog interrupts 7.30 interview as he defends One Nation leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation senator says Pauline Hanson's meeting with far-right British activist Tommy Robinson did not amount to an endorsement of his criminal conduct, during a 7.30 interview that was twice interrupted by his dog.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sit-down-joyces-dog-interrupts-730-interview-as-he-defends-one-nation-leader/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sit-down-joyces-dog-interrupts-730-interview-as-he-defends-one-nation-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce defends Hanson's controversial meeting as dog interrupts interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation senator says Pauline Hanson's meeting with far-right British activist Tommy Robinson did not amount to an endorsement of his criminal conduct, during a 7.30 interview that was twice interrupted by his dog.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-defends-hansons-controversial-meeting-as-dog-interrupts-interview/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-defends-hansons-controversial-meeting-as-dog-interrupts-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Albanese would 'have a disagreement' with his younger self now]]></title><description><![CDATA[From left-wing roots to "radical centre" prime minister, Anthony Albanese reflects on his 30-year career in Parliament House.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-albanese-would-have-a-disagreement-with-his-younger-self-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-albanese-would-have-a-disagreement-with-his-younger-self-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thorn in the side: Antic’s Liberal Party future at risk after praise for One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Angus Taylor highlighted One Nation senator Malcolm Robert&rsquo;s antisemitic and fringe views, Antic declared Roberts a &ldquo;clear thinker&rdquo; and &ldquo;decent bloke&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thorn-in-the-side-antics-liberal-party-future-at-risk-after-praise-for-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thorn-in-the-side-antics-liberal-party-future-at-risk-after-praise-for-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese on the night in parliament he would rather not relive]]></title><description><![CDATA[From left-wing roots to "radical centre" prime minister, Anthony Albanese reflects on his 30-year career in Parliament House.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-on-the-night-in-parliament-he-would-rather-not-relive/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-on-the-night-in-parliament-he-would-rather-not-relive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese would 'have a disagreement' with his younger self now]]></title><description><![CDATA[From left-wing roots to "radical centre" prime minister, Anthony Albanese reflects on his 30-year career in Parliament House.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-would-have-a-disagreement-with-his-younger-self-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-would-have-a-disagreement-with-his-younger-self-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget improves by billions, but petrol pain about to grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still deep in the red, the budget bottom line continues to improve. But that may be cold comfort for motorists as petrol prices start to spike.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/budget-improves-by-billions-but-petrol-pain-about-to-grow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/budget-improves-by-billions-but-petrol-pain-about-to-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-21-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-21-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sit down!’ Barnaby Joyce went on ABC’s flagship current affairs show ... and shouted at a dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former deputy prime minister was pugnacious and meandering while sparring with ABC host Sarah Ferguson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sit-down-barnaby-joyce-went-on-abcs-flagship-current-affairs-show-and-shouted-at-a-dog/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sit-down-barnaby-joyce-went-on-abcs-flagship-current-affairs-show-and-shouted-at-a-dog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sit down!’ Barnaby Joyce went on ABC’s flagship current affairs show ... and barked at a dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former deputy prime minister was pugnacious and meandering while sparring with ABC host Sarah Ferguson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sit-down-barnaby-joyce-went-on-abcs-flagship-current-affairs-show-and-barked-at-a-dog/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sit-down-barnaby-joyce-went-on-abcs-flagship-current-affairs-show-and-barked-at-a-dog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel blasts Labor’s ‘one-sided’ policy platform as Palestinian advocates push further]]></title><description><![CDATA[The draft platform does not contain accusations of genocide or call for a ban on arms sales to Israel, but party activists are pushing for more action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-blasts-labors-one-sided-policy-platform-as-palestinian-advocates-push-further/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-blasts-labors-one-sided-policy-platform-as-palestinian-advocates-push-further/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's 'cockroach' movement supporters caned by police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of supporters of India's youth-led "cockroach" movement gathered in the New Delhi to march &zwnj;on parliament seeking the resignation of the education minister, despite police denying permission for the protest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/indias-cockroach-movement-supporters-caned-by-police/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/indias-cockroach-movement-supporters-caned-by-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce backs Hanson on mass deportations, denies One Nation wants return of White Australia policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce has backed party leader Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s call for mass deportations from Australia, suggesting illegal immigrants could be targeted when they seek medical treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-backs-hanson-on-mass-deportations-denies-one-nation-wants-return-of-white-australia-policy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyce-backs-hanson-on-mass-deportations-denies-one-nation-wants-return-of-white-australia-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: State funeral for broadcaster Derryn Hinch underway in Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derryn Hinch, the outspoken and at times controversial broadcaster and former senator, is being farewelled at a state funeral service in Melbourne after his death earlier this month, aged 82.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-state-funeral-for-broadcaster-derryn-hinch-underway-in-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-state-funeral-for-broadcaster-derryn-hinch-underway-in-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Derryn Hinch's brother remembers 'colourful, constantly changing' life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derryn Hinch, the 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One Nation's Malcolm Roberts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor distances himself from a Liberal senator's endorsement of One Nation's Malcolm Roberts. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-responds-to-liberals-praise-for-one-nations-malcolm-roberts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-responds-to-liberals-praise-for-one-nations-malcolm-roberts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor responds to Liberal's praise for Malcolm Roberts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor distances himself from a Liberal senator's endorsement of One Nation's Malcolm Roberts. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-responds-to-liberals-praise-for-malcolm-roberts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-responds-to-liberals-praise-for-malcolm-roberts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Joyce says One Nation doesn't support White Australia policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce says his party doesn't support the White Australia policy after Pauline Hanson blamed the end of the policy for Australia's migration issues. 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The ABC is inviting you to have Your Say about the issues, challenges and opportunities that shape your life in 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-does-australia-mean-to-you-in-2026-nows-your-chance-to-speak-up/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-does-australia-mean-to-you-in-2026-nows-your-chance-to-speak-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For some in Australia, hope is fading and anger is rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sulaiman Zandinan says Australia is amazing. Wendy Newman says people in the bush are "not country bumpkins". 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Now it must keep going]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are the recent budget changes a sign of things to come &ndash; or just a pause before lapsing back into caution?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-is-trying-to-fix-a-broken-economic-system-now-it-must-keep-going/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-is-trying-to-fix-a-broken-economic-system-now-it-must-keep-going/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia is making humanoid robots in the midst of its AI reckoning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia this week made an important step forward in grappling with the AI revolution. Meanwhile, in Melbourne a company is making humanoid robots.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-is-making-humanoid-robots-in-the-midst-of-its-ai-reckoning/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-is-making-humanoid-robots-in-the-midst-of-its-ai-reckoning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson 'not backing away' from controversial far-right interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader was a guest on the podcast of controversial far-right UK figure Tommy Robinson, where she lamented the end of the White Australia policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-not-backing-away-from-controversial-far-right-interview/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-not-backing-away-from-controversial-far-right-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five key takeaways from Pauline Hanson’s Spotlight special]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson said she loved the idea of mass deportations and suggested Tommy Robinson would be welcome in Australia if she became PM.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/five-key-takeaways-from-pauline-hansons-spotlight-special/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/five-key-takeaways-from-pauline-hansons-spotlight-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass deportations, no regrets: what we learned from Hanson’s TV special]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson said she loved the idea of mass deportations and suggested Tommy Robinson would be welcome in Australia if she became PM,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mass-deportations-no-regrets-what-we-learned-from-hansons-tv-special/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mass-deportations-no-regrets-what-we-learned-from-hansons-tv-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How changes to self-managed super funds are driving new property fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The budget contained a string of measures aimed at the property market. 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This is what it will ask this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every five years, Australia goes through a national headcount. 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Fingers crossed it goes well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every five years, Australia goes through a national headcount. Seven years of planning has gone into the August 11 census.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/countdown-begins-for-the-census-fingers-crossed-it-goes-well/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/countdown-begins-for-the-census-fingers-crossed-it-goes-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese’s Labor has created a fortress in Canberra. Some within the party don’t like it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor&rsquo;s national conference will take place late next week. It&rsquo;s a far cry from the event it once was.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-labor-has-created-a-fortress-in-canberra-some-within-the-party-dont-like-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-labor-has-created-a-fortress-in-canberra-some-within-the-party-dont-like-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese once took on his own frontbench. Now he’s in charge, that would never happen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor&rsquo;s national conference will take place late next week. It&rsquo;s a far cry from the event it once was.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-once-took-on-his-own-frontbench-now-hes-in-charge-that-would-never-happen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-once-took-on-his-own-frontbench-now-hes-in-charge-that-would-never-happen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government baulks at removing religious motivation from terror laws in Islamophobia response]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has overlooked some of the most contentious recommendations to tackle Islamophobia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-baulks-at-removing-religious-motivation-from-terror-laws-in-islamophobia-response/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-baulks-at-removing-religious-motivation-from-terror-laws-in-islamophobia-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulating AI is like catching smoke, warns Christopher Pyne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Defence Minister Christopher Pyne tells David Lipson artificial intelligence is the most significant development since the nuclear weapon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/regulating-ai-is-like-catching-smoke-warns-christopher-pyne/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/regulating-ai-is-like-catching-smoke-warns-christopher-pyne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing artificial about Albanese’s intelligent intervention, and the urgency is real]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM&rsquo;s first high-level attempt to set out the principles that will be imposed on the AI revolution by Australia has won praise at home and, crucially, in the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nothing-artificial-about-albaneses-intelligent-intervention-and-the-urgency-is-real/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nothing-artificial-about-albaneses-intelligent-intervention-and-the-urgency-is-real/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malcolm Roberts falsely claimed COVID-19 vaccines caused miscarriages]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation senator made the previously unreported remarks during a live stream discussion with three prominent Australian anti-vaccine mandate activists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/malcolm-roberts-falsely-claimed-covid-19-vaccines-caused-miscarriages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/malcolm-roberts-falsely-claimed-covid-19-vaccines-caused-miscarriages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anonymity for antisemitic acts overused, commission hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[A university professor has told the royal commission that social media-influenced political polarisation has made it more difficult for universities to teach their students to have hard, but respectful, conversations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anonymity-for-antisemitic-acts-overused-commission-hears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anonymity-for-antisemitic-acts-overused-commission-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson blasted for White Australia comments after attending lavish Italian fashion show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images have emerged of Hanson mingling with celebrities and Gina Rinehart earlier this week at a lavish Dolce &amp; Gabbana fashion show in Sicily.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-blasted-for-white-australia-comments-after-attending-lavish-italian-fashion-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-blasted-for-white-australia-comments-after-attending-lavish-italian-fashion-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking violence seriously is more complex than a royal commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts are divided about whether there should be a royal commission into violence against women but say the solutions to the problem are already known and need funding.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taking-violence-seriously-is-more-complex-than-a-royal-commission/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taking-violence-seriously-is-more-complex-than-a-royal-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antisemitism a symptom of increasingly polarised society, commission hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[A university professor has told the royal commission that social media-influenced political polarisation has made it more difficult for universities to teach their students to have hard, but respectful, conversations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/antisemitism-a-symptom-of-increasingly-polarised-society-commission-hears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/antisemitism-a-symptom-of-increasingly-polarised-society-commission-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson laments end of White Australia policy on Tommy Robinson podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has blamed the end of the White Australia policy for migration issues in the country during a controversial podcast appearance with a far-right activist in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-laments-end-of-white-australia-policy-on-tommy-robinson-podcast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-laments-end-of-white-australia-policy-on-tommy-robinson-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson blames migration issues on end of White Australia policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has blamed the end of the White Australia policy as the start of migration issues in the country during a controversial podcast appearance with a far-right activist in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-blames-migration-issues-on-end-of-white-australia-policy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-blames-migration-issues-on-end-of-white-australia-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The unanswered question in the rush for Queensland's hidden oil jackpot]]></title><description><![CDATA[An expert is warning that the push to fast-track approvals for the proposed Taroom Trough lacks crucial detail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-unanswered-question-in-the-rush-for-queenslands-hidden-oil-jackpot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-unanswered-question-in-the-rush-for-queenslands-hidden-oil-jackpot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson tells far-right podcast she laments end of White Australia policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader sits down for a podcast conversation with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-tells-far-right-podcast-she-laments-end-of-white-australia-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-tells-far-right-podcast-she-laments-end-of-white-australia-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson spotted at Dolce &amp; Gabbana fashion show with Gina Rinehart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanson was spotted at the Italian fashion house's show, an exclusive event, which was held in the Sicilian town of Taormina a couple of days ago. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-spotted-at-dolce-amp-gabbana-fashion-show-with-gina-rinehart/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-spotted-at-dolce-amp-gabbana-fashion-show-with-gina-rinehart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson says daughter Lee is the 'future', has 'potential' to run One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says her daughter Lee Hanson is the "future" and has the "potential" to lead One Nation. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-says-daughter-lee-is-the-future-has-potential-to-run-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-says-daughter-lee-is-the-future-has-potential-to-run-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'Great mates': Joyce shuts down talk of rift with Hanson after far-right podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce has defended his relationship with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson after she sat down for a podcast conversation with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-great-mates-joyce-shuts-down-talk-of-rift-with-hanson-after-far-right-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-great-mates-joyce-shuts-down-talk-of-rift-with-hanson-after-far-right-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'Great mates': Joyce shuts down speculation of rift with Hanson after podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce has defended his relationship with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson after she sat down for a podcast conversation with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-great-mates-joyce-shuts-down-speculation-of-rift-with-hanson-after-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-great-mates-joyce-shuts-down-speculation-of-rift-with-hanson-after-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson spotted at Dolce &amp; Gabbana fashion show with Gina Rinehart &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanson was spotted at the Italian fashion house's show, an exclusive event, which was held in the Sicilian town of Taormina a couple of days ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-spotted-at-dolce-amp-gabbana-fashion-show-with-gina-rinehart-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-spotted-at-dolce-amp-gabbana-fashion-show-with-gina-rinehart-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers wait months for faults to be repaired on EVs built by new brands]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a new influx of car brands enters the market, dealers ask for a change to consumer laws to fix a grey area that makes them responsible for warranty repairs.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/drivers-wait-months-for-faults-to-be-repaired-on-evs-built-by-new-brands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/drivers-wait-months-for-faults-to-be-repaired-on-evs-built-by-new-brands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers wait months for faults to be repaired on cars built by new brands]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a new influx of car brands enters the market, dealers ask for a change to consumer laws to fix a grey area that makes them responsible for warranty repairs.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/drivers-wait-months-for-faults-to-be-repaired-on-cars-built-by-new-brands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/drivers-wait-months-for-faults-to-be-repaired-on-cars-built-by-new-brands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer law failing drivers as EVs and high-tech cars flood market, dealers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a new influx of car brands enters the market, dealers ask for a change to consumer laws to fix a grey area that makes them responsible for warranty repairs.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/consumer-law-failing-drivers-as-evs-and-high-tech-cars-flood-market-dealers-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/consumer-law-failing-drivers-as-evs-and-high-tech-cars-flood-market-dealers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson’s new stuff sounds like the old establishment. No wonder support is waning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson is discovering that things can get complicated quickly when you begin to sound like the old order you&rsquo;re trying to dismantle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-new-stuff-sounds-like-the-old-establishment-no-wonder-support-is-waning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-new-stuff-sounds-like-the-old-establishment-no-wonder-support-is-waning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaping on decline as young Australians shift to other nicotine products]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vaping and smoking rates are on the decline, but a shift to other nicotine products could represent an increase in average use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/vaping-on-decline-as-young-australians-shift-to-other-nicotine-products/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/vaping-on-decline-as-young-australians-shift-to-other-nicotine-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaping in decline as young Australians shift to other nicotine products]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vaping and smoking rates are on the decline, but a shift to other nicotine products could represent an increase in average use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/vaping-in-decline-as-young-australians-shift-to-other-nicotine-products/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/vaping-in-decline-as-young-australians-shift-to-other-nicotine-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Four billionaires and the Chinese government': Unions to take AI fight to Labor conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor insiders expect ongoing debate about artificial intelligence when party faithful gather to hash out a policy platform to guide the next three years.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/four-billionaires-and-the-chinese-government-unions-to-take-ai-fight-to-labor-conference/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/four-billionaires-and-the-chinese-government-unions-to-take-ai-fight-to-labor-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI jobs fight looms over Labor conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor insiders expect ongoing debate about artificial intelligence when party faithful gather to hash out a policy platform to guide the next three years.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-jobs-fight-looms-over-labor-conference/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-jobs-fight-looms-over-labor-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-17-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-17-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top One Nation staffer breaks silence on Hanson’s UK trip as Joyce fumes back home]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a week of sliding poll numbers and reporting of antisemitic views of a One Nation senator, the party distanced itself from a decision to meet anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/top-one-nation-staffer-breaks-silence-on-hansons-uk-trip-as-joyce-fumes-back-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/top-one-nation-staffer-breaks-silence-on-hansons-uk-trip-as-joyce-fumes-back-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘More questions than answers’: Albanese’s data-centre vision risks renewables rollout]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM&rsquo;s pledge to ensure the AI boom would not drive up power bills has hit a renewable energy snag.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-questions-than-answers-albaneses-data-centre-vision-risks-renewables-rollout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-questions-than-answers-albaneses-data-centre-vision-risks-renewables-rollout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AUKUS will not run on time or on budget, Christopher Pyne says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former defence minister said that Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;instincts are basically right&rdquo; even if he is &ldquo;a little garish&rdquo; for Australian tastes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/aukus-will-not-run-on-time-or-on-budget-christopher-pyne-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/aukus-will-not-run-on-time-or-on-budget-christopher-pyne-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson has a support base. But could it slip on a Sicilian pool deck?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detailed polling shows what voters like about Pauline Hanson, and many are clearly interested in some of her offerings &ndash; but can she ride the wave to 2028?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-has-a-support-base-but-could-it-slip-on-a-sicilian-pool-deck/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-has-a-support-base-but-could-it-slip-on-a-sicilian-pool-deck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University defends action on alleged Nazi salute, pro-Palestine encampment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another university has apologised to Jewish students and staff over pro-Palestinian protests on campus, saying they feared US-style violence breaking out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/university-defends-action-on-alleged-nazi-salute-pro-palestine-encampment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/university-defends-action-on-alleged-nazi-salute-pro-palestine-encampment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese makes AI plan, Hanson and Rinehart enjoy Sicily]]></title><description><![CDATA[It might not have been a sitting week but it has been a busy few days in politics with the prime minister's AI announcement, a raft of politicians inking book deals and a spotting of Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart in Sicily.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-makes-ai-plan-hanson-and-rinehart-enjoy-sicily/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-makes-ai-plan-hanson-and-rinehart-enjoy-sicily/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese announces AI plan, Hanson joins Rinehart in Sicily]]></title><description><![CDATA[It might not have been a sitting week but it has been a busy few days in politics with the prime minister's AI announcement, a raft of politicians inking book deals and a spotting of Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart in Sicily.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-announces-ai-plan-hanson-joins-rinehart-in-sicily/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-announces-ai-plan-hanson-joins-rinehart-in-sicily/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’ll all get this annoying alarm. But what could it be used for?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An emergency alert will sound on virtually every Australian phone, at the same time, as the government tests its new warning system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/well-all-get-this-annoying-alarm-but-what-could-it-be-used-for/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/well-all-get-this-annoying-alarm-but-what-could-it-be-used-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie battler: Hanson joins Gina poolside on White Lotus holiday in Sicily]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos posted to Instagram show Hanson spending time poolside at the Grand Hotel San Pietro in the resort town of Taormina, while Rinehart swims.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/aussie-battler-hanson-joins-gina-poolside-on-white-lotus-holiday-in-sicily/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/aussie-battler-hanson-joins-gina-poolside-on-white-lotus-holiday-in-sicily/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian companies could face criminal charges over forced labour in global supply chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed changes come after Australia was singled out by the Trump administration last month for failing to do enough to stop imports made with forced labour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-companies-could-face-criminal-charges-over-forced-labour-in-global-supply-chains/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-companies-could-face-criminal-charges-over-forced-labour-in-global-supply-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers gives financial regulators fresh marching orders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nation&rsquo;s corporate and banking regulators are being told to give more attention to growing the economy under new directions issued today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-gives-financial-regulators-fresh-marching-orders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-gives-financial-regulators-fresh-marching-orders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson spotted with Gina Rinehart at luxury hotel in Sicily]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos posted to Instagram show Hanson spending time poolside at the Grand Hotel San Pietro in the resort town of Taormina, while Rinehart swims.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-spotted-with-gina-rinehart-at-luxury-hotel-in-sicily/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-spotted-with-gina-rinehart-at-luxury-hotel-in-sicily/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scars of alleged Invasion Day terror attack run deep six months on]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scars left by what police described as a potential "mass-casualty event" which threatened to devastate the crowd of Perth's Invasion Day rally still run deep, even nearly six months later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/scars-of-alleged-invasion-day-terror-attack-run-deep-six-months-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/scars-of-alleged-invasion-day-terror-attack-run-deep-six-months-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM defends breaking last year's promise to attend Garma Festival &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese defends his decision to break a promise by not attending the Garma Festival this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-defends-breaking-last-years-promise-to-attend-garma-festival-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-defends-breaking-last-years-promise-to-attend-garma-festival-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM defends decision not to attend Garma Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese defends his decision to break a promise and not to attend the Garma Festival this year. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-defends-decision-not-to-attend-garma-festival/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-defends-decision-not-to-attend-garma-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM defends breaking promise made last year to attend Garma Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese defends his decision to break a promise by not attending the Garma Festival this year. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-defends-breaking-promise-made-last-year-to-attend-garma-festival/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-defends-breaking-promise-made-last-year-to-attend-garma-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM defends breaking last year's promise to attend Garma Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese defends his decision to break a promise by not attending the Garma Festival this year. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-defends-breaking-last-years-promise-to-attend-garma-festival/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-defends-breaking-last-years-promise-to-attend-garma-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister accuses Coalition of being 'juvenile' for AI office criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Ayres has accused the Coalition of being "juvenile" for criticising the establishment of an Office of AI in the prime minister's department. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-accuses-coalition-of-being-juvenile-for-ai-office-criticism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-accuses-coalition-of-being-juvenile-for-ai-office-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh condemnation for Malcolm Roberts over notorious antisemitic mural post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pressure is mounting over the One Nation senator&rsquo;s repeated promotion of conspiracy theories after Jewish leaders condemned him for posting and praising a notorious antisemitic mural.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fresh-condemnation-for-malcolm-roberts-over-notorious-antisemitic-mural-post/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fresh-condemnation-for-malcolm-roberts-over-notorious-antisemitic-mural-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese rolls out rule book and red carpet for AI companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Australia is truly going to coax major AI companies to choose us rather than the other suitor nations with similar ambitions, some tough decisions need to be made soon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-rolls-out-rule-book-and-red-carpet-for-ai-companies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-rolls-out-rule-book-and-red-carpet-for-ai-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese rolls out a rule book and a red carpet for AI companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Australia is truly going to coax major AI companies to choose us rather than the other suitor nations with similar ambitions, some tough decisions need to be made soon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-rolls-out-a-rule-book-and-a-red-carpet-for-ai-companies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-rolls-out-a-rule-book-and-a-red-carpet-for-ai-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A generations-long shibboleth about house prices has just been shattered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until this week, there was a view shared among almost every member of the federal parliament, the shock jock community and the angry columnists of newspapers and pay TV channels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-generations-long-shibboleth-about-house-prices-has-just-been-shattered/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-generations-long-shibboleth-about-house-prices-has-just-been-shattered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A generations-long belief about house prices has just been shattered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until this week, there was a view shared among almost every member of the federal parliament, the shock jock community and the angry columnists of newspapers and pay TV channels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-generations-long-belief-about-house-prices-has-just-been-shattered/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-generations-long-belief-about-house-prices-has-just-been-shattered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM backs copyright as artists seek voice on AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The creative sector hopes there is a space to contribute to the Office of AI, given its content powers a lot of these tools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-backs-copyright-as-artists-seek-voice-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-backs-copyright-as-artists-seek-voice-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artists seek ‘seat at table’ in AI office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The creative sector hopes there is a space to contribute to the Office of AI, given its content powers a lot of these tools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/artists-seek-seat-at-table-in-ai-office-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/artists-seek-seat-at-table-in-ai-office-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artists seek 'seat at table' in AI office]]></title><description><![CDATA[The creative sector hopes there is a space to contribute to the Office of AI, given its content powers a lot of these tools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/artists-seek-seat-at-table-in-ai-office/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/artists-seek-seat-at-table-in-ai-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-16-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-16-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Create jobs, not replace them’: PM flags crackdown on data centres and AI copyright]]></title><description><![CDATA[As One Nation starts to campaign against data centres, Albanese pledged to &ldquo;ensure data centres do not increase power prices for Australians&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/create-jobs-not-replace-them-pm-flags-crackdown-on-data-centres-and-ai-copyright/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/create-jobs-not-replace-them-pm-flags-crackdown-on-data-centres-and-ai-copyright/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For the true believers: Albanese echoes Pope Leo in his own AI missive]]></title><description><![CDATA[As technology threatens to upend life as we know it, Albanese came with a message of reassurance and calm, on a mission to lower the collective heart rate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/for-the-true-believers-albanese-echoes-pope-leo-in-his-own-ai-missive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/for-the-true-believers-albanese-echoes-pope-leo-in-his-own-ai-missive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s reforms harm the people they’re supposed to help: aged care watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outgoing aged care watchdog said user co-payments and long wait times for home care packages were driving people into nursing homes and costing taxpayers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-reforms-harm-the-people-theyre-supposed-to-help-aged-care-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-reforms-harm-the-people-theyre-supposed-to-help-aged-care-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m sorry’: Uni of Sydney boss apologises to Jewish students over protest camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Scott was questioned intently at the royal commission into antisemitism, where he said removing protesters may have inflamed tensions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/im-sorry-uni-of-sydney-boss-apologises-to-jewish-students-over-protest-camp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/im-sorry-uni-of-sydney-boss-apologises-to-jewish-students-over-protest-camp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese flags crackdown on power-hungry data centres and AI copyright theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[As One Nation starts to campaign against data centres, Albanese pledged to &ldquo;ensure data centres do not increase power prices for Australians&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-flags-crackdown-on-power-hungry-data-centres-and-ai-copyright-theft/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-flags-crackdown-on-power-hungry-data-centres-and-ai-copyright-theft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor takes a stand on data centre rules and AI copyright]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister unveils Labor's plan for new AI national standards, warning Australia has a narrow window to set AI's "social licence".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-takes-a-stand-on-data-centre-rules-and-ai-copyright/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-takes-a-stand-on-data-centre-rules-and-ai-copyright/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a form of intimidation and unacceptable’: Vice-chancellor grilled on student protesters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne was asked about encampments and student protest actions as part of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-a-form-of-intimidation-and-unacceptable-vice-chancellor-grilled-on-student-protesters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-a-form-of-intimidation-and-unacceptable-vice-chancellor-grilled-on-student-protesters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zempilas declares any Labor loss in WA by-election 'a win for Liberals']]></title><description><![CDATA[WA's Liberal leader says "there is no white flag being waved" in the upcoming Secret Harbour by-election, while indicating any result other than Labor retaining the seat, namely a win by One Nation, will be "a victory for the Liberals".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/zempilas-declares-any-labor-loss-in-wa-by-election-a-win-for-liberals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/zempilas-declares-any-labor-loss-in-wa-by-election-a-win-for-liberals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No white flag' in by-election race with One Nation, Liberal leader says]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA's Liberal leader says "there is no white flag being waved" in the upcoming Secret Harbour by-election, while indicating any result other than Labor retaining the seat, namely a win by One Nation, will be "a victory for the Liberals".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-white-flag-in-by-election-race-with-one-nation-liberal-leader-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-white-flag-in-by-election-race-with-one-nation-liberal-leader-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cricket Australia says anthem dispute ‘incorrect’ after Taylor hits out at ‘woke’ decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taylor&rsquo;s push into the cultural conversation comes as his ailing party opens the door to gender quotas after years of internal opposition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cricket-australia-says-anthem-dispute-incorrect-after-taylor-hits-out-at-woke-decision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cricket-australia-says-anthem-dispute-incorrect-after-taylor-hits-out-at-woke-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor hits out at ‘tone deaf, woke’ Cricket Australia over national anthem dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taylor&rsquo;s push into the cultural conservation comes as his ailing party opens the door to gender quotas after years of internal opposition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-hits-out-at-tone-deaf-woke-cricket-australia-over-national-anthem-dispute/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-hits-out-at-tone-deaf-woke-cricket-australia-over-national-anthem-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moira Deeming makes last-ditch plea to Liberal Party to retain candidacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian MP Moira Deeming faces being disendorsed as a Liberal candidate for refusing to apologise to former party leader Matthew Guy, after accusing him of assaulting her at a community event in May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/moira-deeming-makes-last-ditch-plea-to-liberal-party-to-retain-candidacy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/moira-deeming-makes-last-ditch-plea-to-liberal-party-to-retain-candidacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moira Deeming drops court bid against party after last-ditch plea to retain candidacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian MP Moira Deeming faces being disendorsed as a Liberal candidate for refusing to apologise to former party leader Matthew Guy, after accusing him of assaulting her at a community event in May.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/moira-deeming-drops-court-bid-against-party-after-last-ditch-plea-to-retain-candidacy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/moira-deeming-drops-court-bid-against-party-after-last-ditch-plea-to-retain-candidacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new political parties hoping to deceive 'useful idiots' in Victoria]]></title><description><![CDATA[New 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/new-political-parties-are-trying-to-harvest-victorians-votes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor accuses PM of creating 'office inside his office' to deal with AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor says Anthony Albanese is adding to bureaucracy by creating an Office of AI within his department to deal with artificial intelligence policy. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-accuses-pm-of-creating-office-inside-his-office-to-deal-with-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-accuses-pm-of-creating-office-inside-his-office-to-deal-with-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: More people will take up smoking if tobacco excise is reduced, minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare O'Neil says reducing the tobacco excise to address the rising take-up of illicit tobacco will not help Australians give up smoking. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-more-people-will-take-up-smoking-if-tobacco-excise-is-reduced-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-more-people-will-take-up-smoking-if-tobacco-excise-is-reduced-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister pushes back on calls to cut tobacco excise as black market grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare O'Neil says reducing the tobacco excise to address the rising take-up of illicit tobacco will not help Australians give up smoking. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-pushes-back-on-calls-to-cut-tobacco-excise-as-black-market-grows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-pushes-back-on-calls-to-cut-tobacco-excise-as-black-market-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor to force data centres to minimise water, underwrite own power]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM has announced new artificial intelligence data centres will be forced to underwrite or supply their own power and minimise their use of water under new AI standards to be introduced to parliament. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-to-force-data-centres-to-minimise-water-underwrite-own-power/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-to-force-data-centres-to-minimise-water-underwrite-own-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Anthony Albanese charts AI, data centre future in speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM is is outlining a national framework to deal with the emergence of artificial intelligence. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-anthony-albanese-charts-ai-data-centre-future-in-speech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-anthony-albanese-charts-ai-data-centre-future-in-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor to force data centres to minimise water, underwrite own power — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM has announced new artificial intelligence data centres will be forced to underwrite or supply their own power and minimise their use of water under new AI standards to be introduced to parliament.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-to-force-data-centres-to-minimise-water-underwrite-own-power-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-to-force-data-centres-to-minimise-water-underwrite-own-power-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected Widdecombe murder being treated as a targeted attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[After initially saying the alleged murder of British former politician Ann Widdecombe was not politically motivated, police now say they believe it was a targeted attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspected-widdecombe-murder-being-treated-as-a-targeted-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspected-widdecombe-murder-being-treated-as-a-targeted-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counterterrorism police treating Widdecombe death as a targeted attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[After initially saying the alleged murder of British former politician Ann Widdecombe was not politically motivated, police now say they believe it was a targeted attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/counterterrorism-police-treating-widdecombe-death-as-a-targeted-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/counterterrorism-police-treating-widdecombe-death-as-a-targeted-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coal plants would cut power costs by 2050, but with a massive price to pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The political war over net zero is set to be fought over the costs of fossil fuels and renewables, following the latest CSIRO report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coal-plants-would-cut-power-costs-by-2050-but-with-a-massive-price-to-pay/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coal-plants-would-cut-power-costs-by-2050-but-with-a-massive-price-to-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese in charge of AI revolution as 200 experts release dire warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister will emphasise the technology&rsquo;s &ldquo;pivotal&rdquo; role in resuscitating productivity and warn of extremists and hostile states using it &ldquo;to spread disinformation that targets democracies&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-in-charge-of-ai-revolution-as-200-experts-release-dire-warning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-in-charge-of-ai-revolution-as-200-experts-release-dire-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese maps out AI future with new national framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor will develop a new national framework in response to artificial intelligence as it seeks to address the technology&rsquo;s growing economic and social impacts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-maps-out-ai-future-with-new-national-framework/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-maps-out-ai-future-with-new-national-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-15-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-15-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget loses billions, nation in deeper debt: The cost of cutting migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to cut migration further would hit the budget&rsquo;s bottom line &ndash; forcing One Nation and the Coalition to cut spending or raise taxes elsewhere according to independent costings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/budget-loses-billions-nation-in-deeper-debt-the-cost-of-cutting-migration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/budget-loses-billions-nation-in-deeper-debt-the-cost-of-cutting-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spy agency warns active Russian hackers targeting Australian industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Signals Directorate says hackers are trying to access information through network devices, such as laptops, which use old software and predictable passwords.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/spy-agency-warns-active-russian-hackers-targeting-australian-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/spy-agency-warns-active-russian-hackers-targeting-australian-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s earned my respect’: One Nation senator praised Putin over Ukraine invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The comments are the latest fringe views expressed by Malcolm Roberts to have intensified scrutiny of the Queensland senator and his party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hes-earned-my-respect-one-nation-senator-praised-putin-over-ukraine-invasion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hes-earned-my-respect-one-nation-senator-praised-putin-over-ukraine-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tax bill for working Australians is in the mail – and it’s growing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The May budget will improve the nation&rsquo;s finances over the coming decade. But surpluses will be built on the back of working Australians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-tax-bill-for-working-australians-is-in-the-mail-and-its-growing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-tax-bill-for-working-australians-is-in-the-mail-and-its-growing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Your work will break your soul’: Professor describes masked campus protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A University of Melbourne academic has spoken of the moment he found masked protesters occupying his office and saying he was guilty of genocide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/your-work-will-break-your-soul-professor-describes-masked-campus-protest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/your-work-will-break-your-soul-professor-describes-masked-campus-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘TikTok dances in the car parks of Auschwitz’: Universities slammed at royal commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jewish university staff and students have spoken of &ldquo;a crisis of antisemitism&rdquo; on campuses during the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion&rsquo;s second day of Melbourne hearings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tiktok-dances-in-the-car-parks-of-auschwitz-universities-slammed-at-royal-commission/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tiktok-dances-in-the-car-parks-of-auschwitz-universities-slammed-at-royal-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shadow minister says he backs drop in house prices if it helps young people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg says he supports a drop in house prices if it helps young people get into the housing market. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-minister-says-he-backs-drop-in-house-prices-if-it-helps-young-people/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-minister-says-he-backs-drop-in-house-prices-if-it-helps-young-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Angus Taylor says he criticised One Nation with a 'heavy heart']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Opposition Leader says he reluctantly made a speech criticising Pauline Hanson's One Nation party policies. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-says-he-criticised-one-nation-with-a-heavy-heart/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-says-he-criticised-one-nation-with-a-heavy-heart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor says he criticised One Nation with a 'heavy heart' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader says he reluctantly gave a speech criticising the policies of Pauline Hanson's One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-says-he-criticised-one-nation-with-a-heavy-heart-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-says-he-criticised-one-nation-with-a-heavy-heart-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MMA upstart delivers knockout cognac gift to Brisbane Olympic committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "schmoozing", revealed exclusively by the ABC today, is part of a wider series of examples of attempted influence-peddling from businesses and sporting bodies before the Games kick off in 2032.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mma-upstart-delivers-knockout-cognac-gift-to-brisbane-olympic-committee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mma-upstart-delivers-knockout-cognac-gift-to-brisbane-olympic-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed martial arts group attempts to gift $82k Cognac to Brisbane Olympic committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "schmoozing", revealed exclusively by the ABC today, is part of a wider series of examples of attempted influence-peddling from businesses and sporting bodies before the Games kick off in 2032.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mixed-martial-arts-group-attempts-to-gift-82k-cognac-to-brisbane-olympic-committee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mixed-martial-arts-group-attempts-to-gift-82k-cognac-to-brisbane-olympic-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gift register reveals incredible largesse heaped on Brisbane Olympic committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "schmoozing", revealed exclusively by the ABC today, is part of a wider series of examples of attempted influence-peddling from businesses and sporting bodies before the Games kick off in 2032.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gift-register-reveals-incredible-largesse-heaped-on-brisbane-olympic-committee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gift-register-reveals-incredible-largesse-heaped-on-brisbane-olympic-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech platforms accused of sexual extortion blind spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major online platforms are accused of failing to deploy readily available technology to detect well-known blackmail tactics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tech-platforms-accused-of-sexual-extortion-blind-spot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tech-platforms-accused-of-sexual-extortion-blind-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I have everything to ruin your life': Sextortion threats on the rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major online platforms are accused of failing to deploy readily available technology to detect well-known blackmail tactics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-have-everything-to-ruin-your-life-sextortion-threats-on-the-rise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-have-everything-to-ruin-your-life-sextortion-threats-on-the-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM readies major AI announcement, but deadlock remains on billion-dollar tech tussle]]></title><description><![CDATA[As One Nation and residents groups ramp up campaigns against data centres, the prime minister will deliver a speech on Wednesday, titled AI in Australia&rsquo;s interests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-readies-major-ai-announcement-but-deadlock-remains-on-billion-dollar-tech-tussle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-readies-major-ai-announcement-but-deadlock-remains-on-billion-dollar-tech-tussle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A growing majority say house prices have to fall. Even owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the unwritten rule of Australian politics &ndash; house prices must rise. But a new poll shows that&rsquo;s no longer how everyone thinks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-growing-majority-say-house-prices-have-to-fall-even-owners/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-growing-majority-say-house-prices-have-to-fall-even-owners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-14-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-14-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agencies, envoys at odds over push for change to terrorism definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has backed the current definition for an act of terrorism, but the National Security Monitor thinks it should change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/agencies-envoys-at-odds-over-push-for-change-to-terrorism-definition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/agencies-envoys-at-odds-over-push-for-change-to-terrorism-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts praised conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as ‘beacon of hope’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition has demanded Pauline Hanson take action against her long-time colleague after he praised the notorious Sandy Hook and 9/11 &ldquo;truther&rdquo;, capping off a series of highly conspiratorial statements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-malcolm-roberts-praised-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-as-beacon-of-hope/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-malcolm-roberts-praised-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-as-beacon-of-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Burke says it 'beggars belief' how ISIS-linked woman 'treated other humans']]></title><description><![CDATA[The home affairs minister says he will "not lift a finger" to support suspected Australian ISIS fighters held in an Iraqi prison. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-burke-says-it-beggars-belief-how-isis-linked-woman-treated-other-humans/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-burke-says-it-beggars-belief-how-isis-linked-woman-treated-other-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Burke says he will 'not lift a finger' to help suspected ISIS fighters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The home affairs minister says he will "not lift a finger" to support suspected Australian ISIS fighters held in an Iraqi prison. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-burke-says-he-will-not-lift-a-finger-to-help-suspected-isis-fighters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-burke-says-he-will-not-lift-a-finger-to-help-suspected-isis-fighters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burke says it 'beggars belief' how IS-linked woman 'treated other humans' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The home affairs minister says he will "not lift a finger" to support suspected Australian Islamic State fighters held in an Iraqi prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burke-says-it-beggars-belief-how-is-linked-woman-treated-other-humans-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/burke-says-it-beggars-belief-how-is-linked-woman-treated-other-humans-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our working lives are about to change. Time, and the PM, will tell if we’re better off]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government showed it is willing to redistribute money. Will it take on the task of redistributing time as well?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/our-working-lives-are-about-to-change-time-and-the-pm-will-tell-if-were-better-off/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/our-working-lives-are-about-to-change-time-and-the-pm-will-tell-if-were-better-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faster arrivals, fewer queues: Orange passenger cards to go digital nationwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[A digital travel declaration will be rolled out at Australian airports and seaports as border agencies move to modernise biosecurity and security checks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/faster-arrivals-fewer-queues-orange-passenger-cards-to-go-digital-nationwide/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/faster-arrivals-fewer-queues-orange-passenger-cards-to-go-digital-nationwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help or hindrance? GetUp’s gamble on fighting One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dismissed by critics as a mere stunt, the activist group&rsquo;s viral prank has galvanised its network for a long-term campaign against Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/help-or-hindrance-getups-gamble-on-fighting-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/help-or-hindrance-getups-gamble-on-fighting-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Hanson fades, this four-week stretch will be remembered for the mistakes that brought her down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hardline comments on childcare, abortion and wages are still reverberating online and in community forums, according to major party hardheads tracking public sentiment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/if-hanson-fades-this-four-week-stretch-will-be-remembered-for-the-mistakes-that-brought-her-down/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/if-hanson-fades-this-four-week-stretch-will-be-remembered-for-the-mistakes-that-brought-her-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultimatum to universities over antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public universities must also publish external roles held by vice chancellors and senior executives, and remuneration reports, including vice chancellors&rsquo; pay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ultimatum-to-universities-over-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ultimatum-to-universities-over-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to crack down on antisemitism on university campuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new standards will require institutions to adopt definitions of antisemitism, racism against Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples, and Islamophobia.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-to-crack-down-on-antisemitism-on-university-campuses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-to-crack-down-on-antisemitism-on-university-campuses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education watchdog to crack down on antisemitism, racism in universities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new standards will require institutions to adopt definitions of antisemitism, racism against Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples, and Islamophobia.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/education-watchdog-to-crack-down-on-antisemitism-racism-in-universities/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/education-watchdog-to-crack-down-on-antisemitism-racism-in-universities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-13-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-13-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The varnish has come off: Support slips for Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Support for Pauline Hanson and One Nation has soared this year. But there are signs some of her key messages are starting to turn off voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-varnish-has-come-off-support-slips-for-hanson/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-varnish-has-come-off-support-slips-for-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier Roger Cook takes over defence industries in cabinet reshuffle]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Premier Roger Cook will take on the defence industries and tourism portfolios in a cabinet reshuffle, following the departure of longstanding minister Paul Papalia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/premier-roger-cook-takes-over-defence-industries-in-cabinet-reshuffle/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/premier-roger-cook-takes-over-defence-industries-in-cabinet-reshuffle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joyce’s crazy plan for the Reserve Bank would only make things worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[By saying the RBA should tell the government what it should be doing, the One Nation treasury spokesman effectively out-sources economic policy to unelected boffins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyces-crazy-plan-for-the-reserve-bank-would-only-make-things-worse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/joyces-crazy-plan-for-the-reserve-bank-would-only-make-things-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China ballistic missile test pushes case for Pacific security pact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pacific Minister Pat Conroy says the testing of a nuclear-capable missile damaged China's reputation and has strengthened the case for a Pacific security pact.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/china-ballistic-missile-test-pushes-case-for-pacific-security-pact/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/china-ballistic-missile-test-pushes-case-for-pacific-security-pact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risks and rewards of playing diplomatic football in the Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a contest for Pacific influence against China, Australia's football diplomacy comes with risks and rewards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/risks-and-rewards-of-playing-diplomatic-football-in-the-pacific/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/risks-and-rewards-of-playing-diplomatic-football-in-the-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NRL isn't just a game in the Pacific, it's part of a diplomatic 'knife fight']]></title><description><![CDATA[In a contest for Pacific influence against China, Australia's football diplomacy comes with risks and rewards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nrl-isnt-just-a-game-in-the-pacific-its-part-of-a-diplomatic-knife-fight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nrl-isnt-just-a-game-in-the-pacific-its-part-of-a-diplomatic-knife-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the government won’t cut cigarette excise to combat illicit tobacco]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is under pressure to deal with the illegal cigarette trade by slashing excise. But the nation&rsquo;s illicit tobacco commissioner says that may not be the answer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-the-government-wont-cut-cigarette-excise-to-combat-illicit-tobacco/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-the-government-wont-cut-cigarette-excise-to-combat-illicit-tobacco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wells held to a different standard after travel controversies]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Australian politicians, Scott Morrison's ill-fated Hawaii vacation in December 2019 remains a potent reminder of what not to do in a national crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wells-held-to-a-different-standard-after-travel-controversies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wells-held-to-a-different-standard-after-travel-controversies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The perils of a holiday when you're in a leadership position]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Australian politicians, Scott Morrison's ill-fated Hawaii vacation in December 2019 remains a potent reminder of what not to do in a national crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-perils-of-a-holiday-when-youre-in-a-leadership-position/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-perils-of-a-holiday-when-youre-in-a-leadership-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation’s radical plan to lower inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Admitting the party had not yet become credible on economics, Barnaby Joyce said One Nation would review the operations of Australia&rsquo;s central bank.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-radical-plan-to-lower-inflation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-radical-plan-to-lower-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The easiest city for housing approvals — and the most restrictive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four years on from a national pledge to unlock more housing, only one capital city allows townhouses or three-storey developments on most of its residential land.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-easiest-city-for-housing-approvals-and-the-most-restrictive/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-easiest-city-for-housing-approvals-and-the-most-restrictive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Australian cities make it hard to build homes, but one is bucking the trend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four years on from a national pledge to unlock more housing, only one capital city allows townhouses or three-storey developments on most of its residential land.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/most-australian-cities-make-it-hard-to-build-homes-but-one-is-bucking-the-trend/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/most-australian-cities-make-it-hard-to-build-homes-but-one-is-bucking-the-trend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roger Cook stared down Labor's powerful factions and won]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, WA Premier Roger Cook stood firm against Labor's powerful factions to get the minister he wanted. Three years in, it shows the power he yields, writes Keane Bourke.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/roger-cook-stared-down-labors-powerful-factions-and-won/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/roger-cook-stared-down-labors-powerful-factions-and-won/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roger Cook flexes his power with captain's call on new minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, WA Premier Roger Cook stood firm against Labor's powerful factions to get the minister he wanted. Three years in, it shows the power he wields, writes Keane Bourke.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/roger-cook-flexes-his-power-with-captains-call-on-new-minister/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/roger-cook-flexes-his-power-with-captains-call-on-new-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump wanted NATO to be about him. Instead, it was about everyone else]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump demanded to be the centre of attention. But the more significant news out of NATO was really about everyone else.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-wanted-nato-to-be-about-him-instead-it-was-about-everyone-else/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-wanted-nato-to-be-about-him-instead-it-was-about-everyone-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM got Bushie-whacked, but it’s daft to ask a powerful man to objectify real women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cliches may create controversy, but they&rsquo;re also boring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-got-bushie-whacked-but-its-daft-to-ask-a-powerful-man-to-objectify-real-women/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-got-bushie-whacked-but-its-daft-to-ask-a-powerful-man-to-objectify-real-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Beijing’s nuclear gambit gave Australia a surprise advantage]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s test is just a preview of what is to come.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-beijings-nuclear-gambit-gave-australia-a-surprise-advantage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-beijings-nuclear-gambit-gave-australia-a-surprise-advantage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s missile test did not target any one Pacific nation – it was aimed at all of them, including Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s Pacific diplomacy is a proactive response to Beijing&rsquo;s belligerence and Donald Trump&rsquo;s dysfunction. But more must be done to deter the communist nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-missile-test-did-not-target-any-one-pacific-nation-it-was-aimed-at-all-of-them-including-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-missile-test-did-not-target-any-one-pacific-nation-it-was-aimed-at-all-of-them-including-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At NATO last year Trump was 'Daddy'. How times have changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump demanded to be the centre of attention. But the more significant news out of NATO was really about everyone else.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/at-nato-last-year-trump-was-daddy-how-times-have-changed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/at-nato-last-year-trump-was-daddy-how-times-have-changed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five more cases of deadly bird flu confirmed in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest detection of bird flu is a dramatic escalation in the threat posed to Australia by the deadly H5N1 virus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/five-more-cases-of-deadly-bird-flu-confirmed-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/five-more-cases-of-deadly-bird-flu-confirmed-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly bird flu detected in local bird as NSW seal tests negative]]></title><description><![CDATA[The detection of bird flu in a local species is a dramatic escalation in the threat posed to Australia by the deadly H5N1 virus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/deadly-bird-flu-detected-in-local-bird-as-nsw-seal-tests-negative/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/deadly-bird-flu-detected-in-local-bird-as-nsw-seal-tests-negative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pacific leader says China missile test has ‘caused a stir, created tension’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tonga&rsquo;s Prime Minister joined a chorus of regional leaders condemning China&rsquo;s testing of a nuclear-capable long-range missile in the Pacific.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pacific-leader-says-china-missile-test-has-caused-a-stir-created-tension/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pacific-leader-says-china-missile-test-has-caused-a-stir-created-tension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Hastie signs book deal to set out political convictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MP for Canning updated his register of interests on Friday to disclose payments relating to a writing project from publisher Allen &amp; Unwin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/andrew-hastie-signs-book-deal-to-set-out-political-convictions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/andrew-hastie-signs-book-deal-to-set-out-political-convictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some of Australia’s most successful leaders never made it to Canberra. Oh, what might have been]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe a Beattie, Berejiklian or Bracks could have been an Australian Andy Burnham. We&rsquo;ll never know.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/some-of-australias-most-successful-leaders-never-made-it-to-canberra-oh-what-might-have-been/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/some-of-australias-most-successful-leaders-never-made-it-to-canberra-oh-what-might-have-been/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some of Australia’s great leaders never made it to Canberra. Oh, what might have been]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe a Beattie, Berejiklian or Bracks could have been an Australian Andy Burnham. We&rsquo;ll never know.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/some-of-australias-great-leaders-never-made-it-to-canberra-oh-what-might-have-been/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/some-of-australias-great-leaders-never-made-it-to-canberra-oh-what-might-have-been/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly bird flu detected in local bird, suspected in seal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The detection of bird flu in a local species is a dramatic escalation, with experts warning the virus may now spread across the continent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/deadly-bird-flu-detected-in-local-bird-suspected-in-seal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/deadly-bird-flu-detected-in-local-bird-suspected-in-seal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derryn Hinch, 'human headline' and media figure, dies aged 82]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders, which earned him several stints in jail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/derryn-hinch-human-headline-and-media-figure-dies-aged-82/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/derryn-hinch-human-headline-and-media-figure-dies-aged-82/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derryn Hinch, 'human headline' and broadcaster, dies aged 82]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate, and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders that earned him several stints in jail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/derryn-hinch-human-headline-and-broadcaster-dies-aged-82/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/derryn-hinch-human-headline-and-broadcaster-dies-aged-82/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor slams One Nation saying the party would 'send us broke' if it wins government]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his strongest criticism to date, opposition leader Angus Taylor slams Pauline Hanson's One Nation saying the party would 'send us broke' if it wins government.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-slams-one-nation-saying-the-party-would-send-us-broke-if-it-wins-government/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-slams-one-nation-saying-the-party-would-send-us-broke-if-it-wins-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson says Taylor should stop 'denigrating' One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson&nbsp;says&nbsp;Angus Taylor&nbsp;needs to stop "denigrating" One Nation, after the opposition leader delivered his strongest rebuke so far of the right-wing party. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-says-taylor-should-stop-denigrating-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-says-taylor-should-stop-denigrating-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson doubles down on call for Coalition to work with One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson has doubled down on calls for the Coalition to work with One Nation. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-doubles-down-on-call-for-coalition-to-work-with-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-doubles-down-on-call-for-coalition-to-work-with-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson doubles down on call for Coalition to work with One Nation — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson has doubled down on calls for the Coalition to work with One Nation.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-doubles-down-on-call-for-coalition-to-work-with-one-nation-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-doubles-down-on-call-for-coalition-to-work-with-one-nation-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM to unveil AI agenda as government seeks to calm copyright concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[A draft document, seen by ABC, reveals AI, gambling and the Middle East are expected to feature heavily in Labor's upcoming national conference debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-to-unveil-ai-agenda-as-government-seeks-to-calm-copyright-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-to-unveil-ai-agenda-as-government-seeks-to-calm-copyright-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese moves to balance AI risks and benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[A draft document, seen by ABC, reveals AI, gambling and the Middle East are expected to feature heavily in Labor's upcoming national conference debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-moves-to-balance-ai-risks-and-benefits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-moves-to-balance-ai-risks-and-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI, gambling and Middle East set for Labor conference debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A draft document, seen by ABC, reveals AI, gambling and the Middle East are expected to feature heavily in Labor's upcoming national conference debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-gambling-and-middle-east-set-for-labor-conference-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-gambling-and-middle-east-set-for-labor-conference-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One neglected economic element in Labor’s agenda will come back to bite them, and us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Albanese and Chalmers find a fresh model for growth that stops Australia turning into a permanently sclerotic nation where people feel more and more glum? It&rsquo;s not looking good.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-neglected-economic-element-in-labors-agenda-will-come-back-to-bite-them-and-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-neglected-economic-element-in-labors-agenda-will-come-back-to-bite-them-and-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a UK right-wing leader could soon battle a man dressed as a bin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage is facing intensifying scrutiny over his finances and millions of dollars' worth of donations. Here's how he got here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-a-uk-right-wing-leader-could-soon-battle-a-man-dressed-as-a-bin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-a-uk-right-wing-leader-could-soon-battle-a-man-dressed-as-a-bin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'stunt' that could cost UK far right leader Nigel Farage his political career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage is facing intensifying scrutiny over his finances and millions of dollars' worth of donations. Here's how he got here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-stunt-that-could-cost-uk-far-right-leader-nigel-farage-his-political-career/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-stunt-that-could-cost-uk-far-right-leader-nigel-farage-his-political-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Leave him to me': Man dressed as bin only challenger against Nigel Farage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage is facing intensifying scrutiny over his finances and millions of dollars' worth of donations. Here's how he got here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leave-him-to-me-man-dressed-as-bin-only-challenger-against-nigel-farage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leave-him-to-me-man-dressed-as-bin-only-challenger-against-nigel-farage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Leave him to me': Man dressed as bin challenges Nigel Farage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage is facing intensifying scrutiny over his finances and millions of dollars' worth of donations. Here's how he got here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leave-him-to-me-man-dressed-as-bin-challenges-nigel-farage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/leave-him-to-me-man-dressed-as-bin-challenges-nigel-farage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 10, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-10-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-10-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We Indians infuse the world’: Thousands cheer Narendra Modi at stadium extravaganza]]></title><description><![CDATA[In front of an estimated 20,000 people, the Indian prime minister said that just as sugar sweetens milk, Indians integrate and sweeten societies globally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-indians-infuse-the-world-thousands-cheer-narendra-modi-at-stadium-extravaganza/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-indians-infuse-the-world-thousands-cheer-narendra-modi-at-stadium-extravaganza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceasefire breakdown a fresh economic threat: Chalmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ceasefire between the United States and Iran appears at an end. The rest of the world, including Australian motorists, will pay the economic cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ceasefire-breakdown-a-fresh-economic-threat-chalmers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ceasefire-breakdown-a-fresh-economic-threat-chalmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right influencer gatecrashes Indian PM’s Australian hotel, leads protest at event]]></title><description><![CDATA[A far-right agitator was dragged away by police after launching a late-night tirade inside the Melbourne hotel where the Indian prime minister was staying, hours before dozens of neo-Nazis gathered to protest against Narendra Modi&rsquo;s visit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/far-right-influencer-gatecrashes-indian-pms-australian-hotel-leads-protest-at-event/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/far-right-influencer-gatecrashes-indian-pms-australian-hotel-leads-protest-at-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Eternity of pain': Angus Taylor issues warning to Australians voting for One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his strongest remarks pushing back on One Nation, the opposition leader has accused the right-wing party of being a "column of smoke".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/eternity-of-pain-angus-taylor-issues-warning-to-australians-voting-for-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/eternity-of-pain-angus-taylor-issues-warning-to-australians-voting-for-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor says One Nation would 'send us broke']]></title><description><![CDATA[In his strongest remarks pushing back on One Nation, the opposition leader has accused the right-wing party of being a "column of smoke".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-says-one-nation-would-send-us-broke/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-says-one-nation-would-send-us-broke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Eternity of pain’: Angus Taylor’s clearest attack on Pauline Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[A keynote speech from Taylor comes as Hanson appears on a podcast with Tommy Robinson,whose appearance with Karl Stefanovic led to the broadcaster&rsquo;s departure from Nine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/eternity-of-pain-angus-taylors-clearest-attack-on-pauline-hanson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/eternity-of-pain-angus-taylors-clearest-attack-on-pauline-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India and Australia look to fast-track sweeping free trade pact after uranium export deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leader of the world&rsquo;s most populous nation came to Melbourne on Thursday on a mission to expand economic and defence ties with Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/india-and-australia-look-to-fast-track-sweeping-free-trade-pact-after-uranium-export-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/india-and-australia-look-to-fast-track-sweeping-free-trade-pact-after-uranium-export-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark McGowan's right-hand man parachuted into plum cabinet role]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Landsdale MP Daniel Pastorelli, the former chief of staff to both Mark McGowan and Roger Cook, will be parachuted into cabinet to replace Paul Papalia, the ABC understands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mark-mcgowans-right-hand-man-parachuted-into-plum-cabinet-role/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mark-mcgowans-right-hand-man-parachuted-into-plum-cabinet-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Rookie MP Daniel Pastorelli gets plum WA cabinet spot after Papalia resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Landsdale MP Daniel Pastorelli, the former chief of staff to both Mark McGowan and Roger Cook, will be parachuted into cabinet to replace Paul Papalia, the ABC understands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-rookie-mp-daniel-pastorelli-gets-plum-wa-cabinet-spot-after-papalia-resignation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-rookie-mp-daniel-pastorelli-gets-plum-wa-cabinet-spot-after-papalia-resignation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right influencer gatecrashes Indian PM’s Australian hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a late-night video, police can be seen swarming the agitator as he screamed obscenities about India and the Indian PM.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/far-right-influencer-gatecrashes-indian-pms-australian-hotel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/far-right-influencer-gatecrashes-indian-pms-australian-hotel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shadow minister's Triple Zero test call was 'reasonable', says Coalition frontbencher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow Regional Communications Minister Anne Webster says she thought it was "reasonable" for Sarah Henderson to test call Triple Zero. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-ministers-triple-zero-test-call-was-reasonable-says-coalition-frontbencher/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-ministers-triple-zero-test-call-was-reasonable-says-coalition-frontbencher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shadow minister says she 'accepts the criticism' of decision to call Triple Zero]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Henderson says she accepts the criticism of her decision to test call Triple Zero yesterday during the Telstra outage. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-minister-says-she-accepts-the-criticism-of-decision-to-call-triple-zero/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-minister-says-she-accepts-the-criticism-of-decision-to-call-triple-zero/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hastie calls for 'third way' beyond multiculturalism and monoculturalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie says the debate about monoculturalism and multiculturalism is "woke" and that Australia needs a "third way". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hastie-calls-for-third-way-beyond-multiculturalism-and-monoculturalism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hastie-calls-for-third-way-beyond-multiculturalism-and-monoculturalism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Angus Taylor backs shadow minister for test calling Triple Zero]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has backed Sarah Henderson's decision to test call Triple Zero, saying she was "doing her job". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-backs-shadow-minister-for-test-calling-triple-zero/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-backs-shadow-minister-for-test-calling-triple-zero/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor backs shadow minister for test-calling Triple Zero — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has backed Sarah Henderson's decision to test-call Triple Zero, saying she was "doing her job".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-backs-shadow-minister-for-test-calling-triple-zero-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-backs-shadow-minister-for-test-calling-triple-zero-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must prepare for worst-case scenario, warns departing Defence chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[After this week&rsquo;s missile test, Defence Force chief David Johnston has called for China to be less secretive about its increasingly assertive and at times dangerous military activities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-must-prepare-for-worst-case-scenario-warns-departing-defence-chief/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-must-prepare-for-worst-case-scenario-warns-departing-defence-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The right-wing media is carrying the Liberal Party to its death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately for media outlets prosecuting the case against the budget and the government with relentless vigour, the signs that their efforts are bearing fruit are somewhere between microscopic and non-existent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-right-wing-media-is-carrying-the-liberal-party-to-its-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-right-wing-media-is-carrying-the-liberal-party-to-its-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less pain at the petrol pump, but more pain is coming on grocery bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices have subsided from wartime peaks &ndash; but the Reserve Bank fears prices for food are likely to continue climbing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/less-pain-at-the-petrol-pump-but-more-pain-is-coming-on-grocery-bills/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/less-pain-at-the-petrol-pump-but-more-pain-is-coming-on-grocery-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-9-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-9-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farage scandal is a warning for Hanson – and a chance for the Coalition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson was set to meet the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in London this week. The scandal engulfing him has some lessons for Australian politics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/farage-scandal-is-a-warning-for-hanson-and-a-chance-for-the-coalition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/farage-scandal-is-a-warning-for-hanson-and-a-chance-for-the-coalition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inspector drops probe into first federal anti-corruption boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision to call off the inquiry into the NACC&rsquo;s inaugural commissioner, Paul Brereton, brings to an end a years-long saga that diminished public support for the agency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inspector-drops-probe-into-first-federal-anti-corruption-boss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inspector-drops-probe-into-first-federal-anti-corruption-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian uranium to supercharge Indian nuclear power surge in breakthrough deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A historic nuclear agreement was struck with India in 2014, but technical issues meant little uranium left Australia. That&rsquo;s about to change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-uranium-to-supercharge-indian-nuclear-power-surge-in-breakthrough-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-uranium-to-supercharge-indian-nuclear-power-surge-in-breakthrough-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese and Modi to strike breakthrough uranium deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A historic nuclear agreement was struck with India in 2014, but technical issues meant little uranium left Australia. That&rsquo;s about to change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-and-modi-to-strike-breakthrough-uranium-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-and-modi-to-strike-breakthrough-uranium-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog scraps investigation into former anti-corruption commissioner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigations into allegations against Paul Brereton will end after the anti-corruption inspector found they would be too expensive to pursue.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/watchdog-scraps-investigation-into-former-anti-corruption-commissioner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/watchdog-scraps-investigation-into-former-anti-corruption-commissioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NT minister claiming travel allowance when staying at property she owns]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes after Jo Hersey's CLP colleague criticised Labor politician Manuel Brown for claiming the same allowance at times when staying at his Palmerston home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-minister-claiming-travel-allowance-when-staying-at-property-she-owns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-minister-claiming-travel-allowance-when-staying-at-property-she-owns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra outage Australia: From trains to EV charging, these are the services affected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telstra said about 90 per cent of calls were restored by 10am Wednesday. But phones weren&rsquo;t the only technology impacted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/telstra-outage-australia-from-trains-to-ev-charging-these-are-the-services-affected/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/telstra-outage-australia-from-trains-to-ev-charging-these-are-the-services-affected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM prepares to host leaders of three Pacific nations in Brisbane]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister will host the leaders of PNG, Tonga and Samoa in Brisbane today for regional security talks after signing of the Ocean of Peace Alliance with Fiji. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-prepares-to-host-leaders-of-three-pacific-nations-in-brisbane/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-prepares-to-host-leaders-of-three-pacific-nations-in-brisbane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Albanese flags Pacific leaders will respond to China missile test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged the Pacific Islands Forum will respond to the Chinese missile test. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-flags-pacific-leaders-will-respond-to-china-missile-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-flags-pacific-leaders-will-respond-to-china-missile-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese flags Pacific leaders will respond to China missile test — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged the Pacific Islands Forum will respond to the Chinese missile test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-flags-pacific-leaders-will-respond-to-china-missile-test-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-flags-pacific-leaders-will-respond-to-china-missile-test-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Losing voters to One Nation’: The push from inside Labor to force RBA to keep rates lower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party activists want to alter the operation of the bank after years of arguments from the Coalition that Labor&rsquo;s spending level was making it harder to lower inflation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/losing-voters-to-one-nation-the-push-from-inside-labor-to-force-rba-to-keep-rates-lower/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/losing-voters-to-one-nation-the-push-from-inside-labor-to-force-rba-to-keep-rates-lower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBS dispute could see MS patients pay $33k a year for crucial drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest PBS stoush with drugmakers means thousands of people with MS are at risk of being forced to pay $33,000 a year for lifesaving medication.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pbs-dispute-could-see-ms-patients-pay-33k-a-year-for-crucial-drugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pbs-dispute-could-see-ms-patients-pay-33k-a-year-for-crucial-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PBS dispute could force MS patients to pay $33k a year for crucial drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest PBS stoush with drugmakers means thousands of people with MS are at risk of being forced to pay $33,000 a year for lifesaving medication.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pbs-dispute-could-force-ms-patients-to-pay-33k-a-year-for-crucial-drugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pbs-dispute-could-force-ms-patients-to-pay-33k-a-year-for-crucial-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical drugs could be pulled from PBS amid pricing stoush]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest PBS stoush with drugmakers means thousands of people with MS are at risk of being forced to pay $33,000 a year for lifesaving medication.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/critical-drugs-could-be-pulled-from-pbs-amid-pricing-stoush/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/critical-drugs-could-be-pulled-from-pbs-amid-pricing-stoush/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-8-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-8-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s real wages slump to one of the worst in developed world]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the nation&rsquo;s top economic forecasters warns the next two years will also be a grind thanks to higher unemployment and more poor wage growth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-real-wages-slump-to-one-of-the-worst-in-developed-world/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-real-wages-slump-to-one-of-the-worst-in-developed-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s real wages slump one of the worst in developed world]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the nation&rsquo;s top economic forecasters warns the next two years will also be a grind thanks to higher unemployment and more poor wage growth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-real-wages-slump-one-of-the-worst-in-developed-world/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-real-wages-slump-one-of-the-worst-in-developed-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s teen social media ban fails to clear first age-check hurdle]]></title><description><![CDATA[A team of software testers found that platforms did not ask for age proof on any of the 50 accounts they opened after the ban was in force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-teen-social-media-ban-fails-to-clear-first-age-check-hurdle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-teen-social-media-ban-fails-to-clear-first-age-check-hurdle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese seeks Pacific pact after condemning ‘provocative’ China missile launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia accused China of failing to give enough notice of long-range missile test as a flurry of Pacific nations also criticised Beijing&rsquo;s stance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-seeks-pacific-pact-after-condemning-provocative-china-missile-launch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-seeks-pacific-pact-after-condemning-provocative-china-missile-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Pacific missile launch is a diplomatic misfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite Beijing&rsquo;s insistence that the launch was a &ldquo;routine&rdquo; test, it is widely perceived in the region as a provocative and unsettling act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-pacific-missile-launch-is-a-diplomatic-misfire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-pacific-missile-launch-is-a-diplomatic-misfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t threaten us’: Albanese, Solomons PM condemn ‘provocative’ China missile launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia accused China of failing to give enough notice of long-range missile test, while the Solomon Islands leader said it was &ldquo;not something a friend does&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-threaten-us-albanese-solomons-pm-condemn-provocative-china-missile-launch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-threaten-us-albanese-solomons-pm-condemn-provocative-china-missile-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worst since the 1990s recession: alarm over Australia’s sluggish growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the nation&rsquo;s top economic forecasters warns the next two years will be a grind thanks to higher unemployment and poor wage growth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/worst-since-the-1990s-recession-alarm-over-australias-sluggish-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/worst-since-the-1990s-recession-alarm-over-australias-sluggish-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worst since the 1990s recession: Alarm grows over sluggish economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the nation&rsquo;s top economic forecasters warns the next two years will be a grind thanks to higher unemployment and poor wage growth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/worst-since-the-1990s-recession-alarm-grows-over-sluggish-economy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/worst-since-the-1990s-recession-alarm-grows-over-sluggish-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Concern to the world’: Trump administration condemns China after missile launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia has accused China of failing to give enough notice of its long-range ballistic missile launch, which appears to have landed near Nauru.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/concern-to-the-world-trump-administration-condemns-china-after-missile-launch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/concern-to-the-world-trump-administration-condemns-china-after-missile-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rockliff having Archer stand in as premier hints at Tasmania's political future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Make no mistake, news that maverick Liberal Bridget Archer will be acting Tasmanian premier for a week is a significant step towards her eventually taking over from Jeremy Rockliff &mdash; a move sure to enrage those who believe they have a more rightful claim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rockliff-having-archer-stand-in-as-premier-hints-at-tasmanias-political-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rockliff-having-archer-stand-in-as-premier-hints-at-tasmanias-political-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maverick Bridget Archer to stand in for Jeremy Rockliff as premier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Make no mistake, news that maverick Liberal Bridget Archer will be acting Tasmanian premier for a week is a significant step towards her eventually taking over from Jeremy Rockliff &mdash; a move sure to enrage those who believe they have a more rightful claim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/maverick-bridget-archer-to-stand-in-for-jeremy-rockliff-as-premier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/maverick-bridget-archer-to-stand-in-for-jeremy-rockliff-as-premier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridget Archer standing in for Rockliff is a soft-launched succession plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Make no mistake, news that maverick Liberal Bridget Archer will be acting Tasmanian premier for a week is a significant step towards her eventually taking over from Jeremy Rockliff &mdash; a move sure to enrage those who believe they have a more rightful claim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bridget-archer-standing-in-for-rockliff-is-a-soft-launched-succession-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bridget-archer-standing-in-for-rockliff-is-a-soft-launched-succession-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor in 'fight for our lives' as by-election opens door to One Nation assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Papalia's resignation for family reasons sparks a by-election in the WA minister and Labor stalwart's southern Perth seat at a time when disgruntled voters are increasingly turning to One Nation.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-in-fight-for-our-lives-as-by-election-opens-door-to-one-nation-assault/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-in-fight-for-our-lives-as-by-election-opens-door-to-one-nation-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the departure of a WA Labor stalwart give One Nation a boost?]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA minister Paul Papalia's resignation for family reasons opens his seat in a southern Perth suburb to a by-election at a time when disgruntled voters are increasingly turning to Pauline Hanson's One Nation.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/could-the-departure-of-a-wa-labor-stalwart-give-one-nation-a-boost/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/could-the-departure-of-a-wa-labor-stalwart-give-one-nation-a-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A difficult departure leaves Labor nervous about One Nation's surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA minister and Labor stalwart Paul Papalia's resignation for family reasons opens his southern Perth seat to a by-election at a time when disgruntled voters are increasingly turning to One Nation.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-difficult-departure-leaves-labor-nervous-about-one-nations-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-difficult-departure-leaves-labor-nervous-about-one-nations-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Don't threaten us': Pacific leaders hit back after China missile test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labels a ballistic missile test carried out by China destabilising and provocative, while the Solomon Islands PM says it is "not the act of a friend".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-threaten-us-pacific-leaders-hit-back-after-china-missile-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-threaten-us-pacific-leaders-hit-back-after-china-missile-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Don't threaten us': Pacific leader hits back after China missile test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also criticised the test, labelling it "provocative", and says his government has escalated concerns with Beijing.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-threaten-us-pacific-leader-hits-back-after-china-missile-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-threaten-us-pacific-leader-hits-back-after-china-missile-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese nuclear-capable missile draws criticism from Pacific leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labels a ballistic missile test carried out by China destabilising and provocative, while the Solomon Islands PM says it is "not the act of a friend".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinese-nuclear-capable-missile-draws-criticism-from-pacific-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinese-nuclear-capable-missile-draws-criticism-from-pacific-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese nuclear-capable missile appears to land close to Nauru, Tuvalu]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of Taiwan's national security council says China is "again" proving to be the "bully of the block".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinese-nuclear-capable-missile-appears-to-land-close-to-nauru-tuvalu-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinese-nuclear-capable-missile-appears-to-land-close-to-nauru-tuvalu-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese nuclear capable missile appears to land close to Nauru, Tuvalu]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of Taiwan's national security council says China is "again" proving to be the "bully of the block".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinese-nuclear-capable-missile-appears-to-land-close-to-nauru-tuvalu/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinese-nuclear-capable-missile-appears-to-land-close-to-nauru-tuvalu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solomon Islands PM says missile test shows need for regional pact — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale says China's long-range missile test is evidence of the need for a regional pact with Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/solomon-islands-pm-says-missile-test-shows-need-for-regional-pact-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/solomon-islands-pm-says-missile-test-shows-need-for-regional-pact-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taiwan reports flight path of Chinese missile test that spanned Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nuclear-capable missile test, which China fired into the Pacific yesterday, appears to have landed near the exclusive economic zones of Pacific nations Nauru and Tuvalu. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taiwan-reports-flight-path-of-chinese-missile-test-that-spanned-pacific/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taiwan-reports-flight-path-of-chinese-missile-test-that-spanned-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Solomon Islands PM says missile test shows need for regional pact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale says China's long-range missile test is evidence of the need for a regional pact with Australia. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-solomon-islands-pm-says-missile-test-shows-need-for-regional-pact/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-solomon-islands-pm-says-missile-test-shows-need-for-regional-pact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Chinese missile test appeared to land near Nauru, Taiwan says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nuclear-capable missile test, which China fired into the Pacific yesterday, appears to have landed near the exclusive economic zones of Pacific nations Nauru and Tuvalu. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chinese-missile-test-appeared-to-land-near-nauru-taiwan-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-chinese-missile-test-appeared-to-land-near-nauru-taiwan-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Australia was monitoring Chinese navy taskforce group ahead of missile test, minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy says Australia was monitoring a Chinese navy task force group that was involved in tracking a long-range missile test. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-was-monitoring-chinese-navy-taskforce-group-ahead-of-missile-test-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-was-monitoring-chinese-navy-taskforce-group-ahead-of-missile-test-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man behind a bold CBD plan may have been running insolvent companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tasmanian government and a local council welcomed a bold plan to transform Launceston&rsquo;s CBD from a man who may have been running insolvent companies at the time, an investigation shows.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/man-behind-a-bold-cbd-plan-may-have-been-running-insolvent-companies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/man-behind-a-bold-cbd-plan-may-have-been-running-insolvent-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A sorry saga': How a bold plan to redevelop a CBD went awry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tasmanian government and a local council welcomed a bold plan to transform Launceston&rsquo;s CBD from a man who may have been running insolvent companies at the time, an investigation shows.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-sorry-saga-how-a-bold-plan-to-redevelop-a-cbd-went-awry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-sorry-saga-how-a-bold-plan-to-redevelop-a-cbd-went-awry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-priced homes have broken the intergenerational bargain]]></title><description><![CDATA[House prices have risen at three times the rate of wages over the past 30 years, hurting the young, their job chances and family plans, a productivity expert has said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/high-priced-homes-have-broken-the-intergenerational-bargain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/high-priced-homes-have-broken-the-intergenerational-bargain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-7-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-7-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts cagey over free-range chickens as bird flu cases grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top officials warn egg farmers they may need to bring roaming birds indoors as yet another case of the deadly H5N1 virus is confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/experts-cagey-over-free-range-chickens-as-bird-flu-cases-grow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/experts-cagey-over-free-range-chickens-as-bird-flu-cases-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s possible for the PM to be casual and jocular – and also respect women]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s what the kids would call cringe. You might also call it garden-variety sexism. Why did Anthony Albanese do that podcast, and why did he drag Kylie into it?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-possible-for-the-pm-to-be-casual-and-jocular-and-also-respect-women/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-possible-for-the-pm-to-be-casual-and-jocular-and-also-respect-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Destabilising’: Australia blasts China for launching nuclear-capable weapon in Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Chinese submarine has test-fired a nuclear-capable long-range missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific, Chinse media has confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/destabilising-australia-blasts-china-for-launching-nuclear-capable-weapon-in-pacific/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/destabilising-australia-blasts-china-for-launching-nuclear-capable-weapon-in-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China launches nuclear-capable weapon in South Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[China has test-fired a nuclear-capable long-range missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific, Chinse media has confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/china-launches-nuclear-capable-weapon-in-south-pacific/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/china-launches-nuclear-capable-weapon-in-south-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to test nuclear-capable weapon in South Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[China is preparing to test-fire a nuclear-capable long-range missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific in the next 24 hours, diplomats in the region have been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/china-to-test-nuclear-capable-weapon-in-south-pacific/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/china-to-test-nuclear-capable-weapon-in-south-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia to spend $1b on defence alliance with Fiji in blow to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia and Fiji have struck a new defence alliance in a major victory for the Albanese government&rsquo;s efforts to limit China&rsquo;s influence in the Pacific.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-spend-1b-on-defence-alliance-with-fiji-in-blow-to-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-spend-1b-on-defence-alliance-with-fiji-in-blow-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia to spend $1 billion on defence alliance with Fiji in blow to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia and Fiji have struck a new defence alliance in a major victory for the Albanese government&rsquo;s efforts to limit China&rsquo;s influence in the Pacific.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-spend-1-billion-on-defence-alliance-with-fiji-in-blow-to-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-to-spend-1-billion-on-defence-alliance-with-fiji-in-blow-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior WA minister Paul Papalia set to resign, triggering by-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Labor stalwart and senior state cabinet minister Paul Papalia is set to announce he is quitting politics after nearly two decades, triggering a by-election in his southern Perth seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senior-wa-minister-paul-papalia-set-to-resign-triggering-by-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senior-wa-minister-paul-papalia-set-to-resign-triggering-by-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By-election to follow minister's resignation amid One Nation surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Labor stalwart and senior state cabinet minister Paul Papalia has announced he is quitting politics after nearly two decades, triggering a by-election in his southern Perth seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/by-election-to-follow-ministers-resignation-amid-one-nation-surge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/by-election-to-follow-ministers-resignation-amid-one-nation-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[By-election to follow minister's looming resignation amid One Nation surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Labor stalwart and senior state cabinet minister Paul Papalia is set to announce he is quitting politics after nearly two decades, triggering a by-election in his southern Perth seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/by-election-to-follow-ministers-looming-resignation-amid-one-nation-surge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/by-election-to-follow-ministers-looming-resignation-amid-one-nation-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Senior WA minister Paul Papalia set to resign, triggering by-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Labor stalwart and senior state cabinet minister Paul Papalia is set to announce he is quitting politics after nearly two decades, triggering a by-election in his southern Perth seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-senior-wa-minister-paul-papalia-set-to-resign-triggering-by-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-senior-wa-minister-paul-papalia-set-to-resign-triggering-by-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese's comments on Kylie Minogue during podcast game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese plays 'shag, marry, date' on the Bush Deep podcast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-comments-on-kylie-minogue-during-podcast-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-comments-on-kylie-minogue-during-podcast-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia strikes surprise defence alliance with Fiji in blow to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia and Fiji have struck a new defence alliance in a major victory for the Albanese government&rsquo;s efforts to limit China&rsquo;s influence in the Pacific.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-strikes-surprise-defence-alliance-with-fiji-in-blow-to-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-strikes-surprise-defence-alliance-with-fiji-in-blow-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM apologises for crude Kylie Minogue remarks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remarks were condemned as inappropriate from the nation&rsquo;s leader.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-apologises-for-crude-kylie-minogue-remarks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-apologises-for-crude-kylie-minogue-remarks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM apologises for saying he would 'shag' Kylie Minogue in podcast game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese made the comments during a game of "shag, marry, date" on the Bush Deep podcast on Friday, which have been widely condemned as inappropriate.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-apologises-for-saying-he-would-shag-kylie-minogue-in-podcast-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-apologises-for-saying-he-would-shag-kylie-minogue-in-podcast-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM apologises for saying he would shag Kylie Minogue during podcast game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese made the comments during a game of "shag, marry, date" on the Bush Deep podcast on Friday, which have been widely condemned as inappropriate.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-apologises-for-saying-he-would-shag-kylie-minogue-during-podcast-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-apologises-for-saying-he-would-shag-kylie-minogue-during-podcast-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shadow minister says PM's comments 'beneath his office']]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's office has released a statement, apologising for the PM's comments about Kylie Minogue on a podcast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-minister-says-pms-comments-beneath-his-office/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-minister-says-pms-comments-beneath-his-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM apologises for Kylie Minogue 'shag' comment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's office has released a statement, apologising for the PM's comments about Kylie Minogue on a podcast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-apologises-for-kylie-minogue-shag-comment/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-apologises-for-kylie-minogue-shag-comment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister defends Labor's record on women following PM's podcast comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek has spruiked Labor's credentials on women's equality when asked about the prime minister's comments on a podcast last week. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-defends-labors-record-on-women-following-pms-podcast-comments/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-defends-labors-record-on-women-following-pms-podcast-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: China to test ballistic missile in Pacific, ABC confirms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chinese government informed governments in the region about the test earlier today, the ABC has been told. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-china-to-test-ballistic-missile-in-pacific-abc-confirms/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-china-to-test-ballistic-missile-in-pacific-abc-confirms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: China to test ballistic missile in Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chinese government informed governments in the region about the test earlier today, the ABC has been told. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-china-to-test-ballistic-missile-in-pacific/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-china-to-test-ballistic-missile-in-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Australia strikes new defence alliance with Fiji]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia strikes a new defence alliance with Fiji on top of the Vuvale Union treaty. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-strikes-new-defence-alliance-with-fiji/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-strikes-new-defence-alliance-with-fiji/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to test ballistic missile in Pacific — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chinese government informed governments in the region about the test earlier today, the ABC has been told.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/china-to-test-ballistic-missile-in-pacific-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/china-to-test-ballistic-missile-in-pacific-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s streaming carve-out for gambling ads is a step backwards, says chief reform advocate]]></title><description><![CDATA[As one Labor MP said the law should be reviewed, Tim Costello said Labor&rsquo;s carve-out for streaming ads laws was &ldquo;the most generous gift to the sports betting companies I have ever seen&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-streaming-carve-out-for-gambling-ads-is-a-step-backwards-says-chief-reform-advocate/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-streaming-carve-out-for-gambling-ads-is-a-step-backwards-says-chief-reform-advocate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFP to push Australia's policing model to UN]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AFP commissioner will promote Pacific police training as a model for the United Nations when she addresses police delegates from 140 nations this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/afp-to-push-australias-policing-model-to-un/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/afp-to-push-australias-policing-model-to-un/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese arrives in Fiji to start three-day Pacific blitz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to seal a major new security pact with Fiji on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-arrives-in-fiji-to-start-three-day-pacific-blitz/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-arrives-in-fiji-to-start-three-day-pacific-blitz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, July 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-july-6-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-6-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interview with Dan Tehan]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Speers interviews Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan on Tony Abbott&rsquo;s speech, immigration policy, multiculturalism, housing prices and renewable energy.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/interview-with-dan-tehan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/interview-with-dan-tehan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing Prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Auction clearance rates have fallen, following increases in interest rates and the governments&rsquo; changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/housing-prices/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/housing-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher pushes back on coalition with One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow energy minister Dan Tehan says the Liberal party is not entertaining thoughts of forming a coalition with One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-frontbencher-pushes-back-on-coalition-with-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-frontbencher-pushes-back-on-coalition-with-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greyhound races Tasmanian authorities don't want you to see]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you watched greyhound race videos on Tasracing's website, you would likely never know that dozens of dogs were injured or killed during events last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greyhound-races-tasmanian-authorities-dont-want-you-to-see/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-greyhound-races-tasmanian-authorities-dont-want-you-to-see/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sherry Cask fell in her last race and is now 'retired'. That means she is dead, Greens say]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you watched greyhound race videos on Tasracing's website, you would likely never know that dozens of dogs were injured or killed during events last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sherry-cask-fell-in-her-last-race-and-is-now-retired-that-means-she-is-dead-greens-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sherry-cask-fell-in-her-last-race-and-is-now-retired-that-means-she-is-dead-greens-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan's LGBTQIA+ education plan has been released. Some aren't happy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first national plan of its kind is broadly criticised by gay rights proponents and legal experts for supporting the status quo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/japans-lgbtqia-education-plan-has-been-released-some-arent-happy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/japans-lgbtqia-education-plan-has-been-released-some-arent-happy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan releases LGBTQIA+ education plan but some are not happy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first national plan of its kind is broadly criticised by gay rights proponents and legal experts for supporting the status quo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/japan-releases-lgbtqia-education-plan-but-some-are-not-happy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/japan-releases-lgbtqia-education-plan-but-some-are-not-happy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young people aren’t relaxed and comfortable, they’re broke and bovine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone wants a better life. But young people have lost confidence that it&rsquo;s within reach.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/young-people-arent-relaxed-and-comfortable-theyre-broke-and-bovine/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/young-people-arent-relaxed-and-comfortable-theyre-broke-and-bovine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The million-dollar property question no one wants to answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a time of political anxiety and social upheaval, a dip in housing values does feel existential. But only if you look at property as purely a wealth-accumulation vehicle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-million-dollar-property-question-no-one-wants-to-answer-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-million-dollar-property-question-no-one-wants-to-answer-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The million dollar property question no one wants to answer]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a time of political anxiety and social upheaval, a dip in housing values does feel existential. But only if you look at property as purely a wealth-accumulation vehicle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-million-dollar-property-question-no-one-wants-to-answer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-million-dollar-property-question-no-one-wants-to-answer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socceroos match shows where Labor's gambling ad laws fall short]]></title><description><![CDATA[There should be rules against jumping on the World Cup bandwagon to illustrate a political point, but the Socceroos' valiant effort against Egypt offers a timely real-world test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/socceroos-match-shows-where-labors-gambling-ad-laws-fall-short/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/socceroos-match-shows-where-labors-gambling-ad-laws-fall-short/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many gambling ads played during the Socceroos match?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There should be rules against jumping on the World Cup bandwagon to illustrate a political point, but the Socceroos' valiant effort against Egypt offers a timely real-world test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-many-gambling-ads-played-during-the-socceroos-match/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-many-gambling-ads-played-during-the-socceroos-match/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's spy agency turns to Vogue to find recruits]]></title><description><![CDATA[A security industry insider tells the ABC the agency cannot afford to "just hire dweebs" as ASIS pivots to a new recruitment strategy aimed at women.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-spy-agency-turns-to-vogue-to-find-recruits/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-spy-agency-turns-to-vogue-to-find-recruits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Barely coherent noise’: Albanese blasts budget critics and the ‘axis of grievance’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Addressing Labor faithful on Sunday, the prime minister is sharpening his attack on One Nation and the Coalition after the successful passage of his contentious tax reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barely-coherent-noise-albanese-blasts-budget-critics-and-the-axis-of-grievance/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barely-coherent-noise-albanese-blasts-budget-critics-and-the-axis-of-grievance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People don’t like me’: How David Pocock still twists the government’s arm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ACT senator lost the balance of power at the last election. His team decided to sit down and thrash out a fresh strategy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/people-dont-like-me-how-david-pocock-still-twists-the-governments-arm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/people-dont-like-me-how-david-pocock-still-twists-the-governments-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s a winter of discontent for one political contender. It’s not Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian politics is in the chaotic phrase. The ALP, One Nation and the Coalition compete. One party will be flung into oblivion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-a-winter-of-discontent-for-one-political-contender-its-not-labor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-a-winter-of-discontent-for-one-political-contender-its-not-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conroy's 'dead cat' reminds us Labor has tough calls ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[After guiding the country through a tumultuous six months, the Albanese government faces tough fiscal and political decisions.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/conroys-dead-cat-reminds-us-labor-has-tough-calls-ahead/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/conroys-dead-cat-reminds-us-labor-has-tough-calls-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's woeful Asian languages literacy is failing us]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Asian language enrolments wither Australia is failing to make lasting ties within our region.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-woeful-asian-languages-literacy-is-failing-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-woeful-asian-languages-literacy-is-failing-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Streaming platforms to show unlimited gambling ads under Labor’s new laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics say streaming services will be flooded with gambling ads when Labor&rsquo;s &ldquo;opt-out&rdquo; model starts allowing them to show ads in quarter-time and half-time breaks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/streaming-platforms-to-show-unlimited-gambling-ads-under-labors-new-laws/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/streaming-platforms-to-show-unlimited-gambling-ads-under-labors-new-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firebrand conservative Teena McQueen farewelled by Pauline Hanson, Alan Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[In life, Teena McQueen pushed the Liberal Party to the right. 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And we don&rsquo;t know why.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-once-in-a-lifetime-mystery-is-unfolding-over-the-east-coast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-once-in-a-lifetime-mystery-is-unfolding-over-the-east-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister defends calling former PM Menzies a 'Nazi appeaser' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has doubled down on calling former prime minister Robert Menzies a "Nazi appeaser" at the National Press Club.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-defends-calling-former-pm-menzies-a-nazi-appeaser-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-defends-calling-former-pm-menzies-a-nazi-appeaser-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM says gambling ad reforms go further than Murphy report 'in some ways']]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government's gambling advertising reforms go further than Peta Murphy's report. 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It may be a losing ticket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calculated gambles are not really Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s political style. That&rsquo;s why his reluctance to grasp the nettle of gambling ads is curious.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-is-taking-a-big-punt-on-gambling-ads-it-may-be-a-losing-ticket/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-is-taking-a-big-punt-on-gambling-ads-it-may-be-a-losing-ticket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of online anonymity? Identity check fears under new digital laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed laws, which will force social media giants to crack down on anonymous accounts, have sparked warnings from privacy advocates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/end-of-online-anonymity-identity-check-fears-under-new-digital-laws/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/end-of-online-anonymity-identity-check-fears-under-new-digital-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare safety loophole for educators breaching regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A loophole in the government&rsquo;s new childcare safety legislation allows educators who have breached safety standards to continue operating.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/childcare-safety-loophole-for-educators-breaching-regulations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/childcare-safety-loophole-for-educators-breaching-regulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would a house price fall mean for Australians?]]></title><description><![CDATA[After decades of growth Australian house prices are slowing. 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But the government lost a few games this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-might-be-revelling-in-the-politics-but-labors-pushed-to-the-wall-on-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-might-be-revelling-in-the-politics-but-labors-pushed-to-the-wall-on-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow down, save jobs: Labor senator leads call to protect workers from AI revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[A key ALP conference will be the launchpad for a new platform arguing for workers to have a stronger voice in how technology is deployed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/slow-down-save-jobs-labor-senator-leads-call-to-protect-workers-from-ai-revolution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/slow-down-save-jobs-labor-senator-leads-call-to-protect-workers-from-ai-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM's tennis match shows property tax fight isn't over]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mortgage broker forked out $16,500 on Canberra&rsquo;s night of nights to take his grudge about budget tax directly up to the prime minister in a tennis match at the Lodge. &nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pms-tennis-match-shows-property-tax-fight-isnt-over/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pms-tennis-match-shows-property-tax-fight-isnt-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage broker forks out $16k to play tennis against the PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mortgage broker forked out $16,500 on Canberra&rsquo;s night of nights to take his grudge about budget tax directly up to the prime minister in a tennis match at the Lodge. &nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mortgage-broker-forks-out-16k-to-play-tennis-against-the-pm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mortgage-broker-forks-out-16k-to-play-tennis-against-the-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor minister accused of ‘grubby smear’ for labelling Menzies a ‘Nazi appeaser’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition demanded Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy apologise for calling the country&rsquo;s longest serving prime minister a &ldquo;Nazi appeaser&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-minister-accused-of-grubby-smear-for-labelling-menzies-a-nazi-appeaser/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-minister-accused-of-grubby-smear-for-labelling-menzies-a-nazi-appeaser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wong says One Nation must explain foreign influencer campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson said her party had complained to Meta, and she believed those behind the posts were chasing money &ldquo;using my name which gets clicks&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wong-says-one-nation-must-explain-foreign-influencer-campaign/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wong-says-one-nation-must-explain-foreign-influencer-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia strikes in central Kyiv kill at least eight people and injure dozens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut his Dublin trip short as the strikes trapped paramedics and drivers at an ambulance station.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/russia-strikes-in-central-kyiv-kill-at-least-eight-people-and-injure-dozens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/russia-strikes-in-central-kyiv-kill-at-least-eight-people-and-injure-dozens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia strikes in central Kyiv kill at least 18 people and injure dozens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut his Dublin trip short as the strikes trapped paramedics and drivers at an ambulance station.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/russia-strikes-in-central-kyiv-kill-at-least-18-people-and-injure-dozens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/russia-strikes-in-central-kyiv-kill-at-least-18-people-and-injure-dozens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia strikes in central Kyiv kill at least 13 people and injure dozens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut his Dublin trip short as the strikes trapped paramedics and drivers at an ambulance station.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/russia-strikes-in-central-kyiv-kill-at-least-13-people-and-injure-dozens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/russia-strikes-in-central-kyiv-kill-at-least-13-people-and-injure-dozens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Night of horror' in Kyiv as at least 25 die in Russian attacks across Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut his Dublin trip short as the strikes trapped paramedics and drivers at an ambulance station.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/night-of-horror-in-kyiv-as-at-least-25-die-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/night-of-horror-in-kyiv-as-at-least-25-die-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyiv 'night of horror' as at least 21 killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut his Dublin trip short as the strikes trapped paramedics and drivers at an ambulance station.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kyiv-night-of-horror-as-at-least-21-killed-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kyiv-night-of-horror-as-at-least-21-killed-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kyiv 'night of horror' as at least 20 killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut his Dublin trip short as the strikes trapped paramedics and drivers at an ambulance station.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kyiv-night-of-horror-as-at-least-20-killed-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kyiv-night-of-horror-as-at-least-20-killed-in-russian-attacks-across-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is happening to house prices?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior economics correspondent Shane Wright breaks down the impacts of interest rate rises and changes to tax breaks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-is-happening-to-house-prices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-is-happening-to-house-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastie rules out leaving Liberal Party, says he’ll contest next election]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MP vowed to recontest his seat at the next election, despite being forced to ramp up personal security.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hastie-rules-out-leaving-liberal-party-says-hell-contest-next-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hastie-rules-out-leaving-liberal-party-says-hell-contest-next-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief political commentator James Massola wins Press Gallery Journalist of the Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Massola identified in exceptional detail the factional figures in the Labor and the Liberal parties and their roles in policy and leadership debates,&rdquo; the judges said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chief-political-commentator-james-massola-wins-press-gallery-journalist-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chief-political-commentator-james-massola-wins-press-gallery-journalist-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister announces tweak to controversial aged care assessment tool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aged care minister Sam Rae says the government's controversial algorithm-assisted tool can be changed in "extenuating circumstances". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-announces-tweak-to-controversial-aged-care-assessment-tool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-announces-tweak-to-controversial-aged-care-assessment-tool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberals say minister should apologise for calling Menzies a 'Nazi appeaser']]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher James Patterson says Pat Conroy should apologise for comments made about former prime minister Robert Menzies. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberals-say-minister-should-apologise-for-calling-menzies-a-nazi-appeaser/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberals-say-minister-should-apologise-for-calling-menzies-a-nazi-appeaser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Government backs down on aged care tool as MPs stun at Midwinter Ball]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has backed down on its aged care assessment tool to determine how much funding older Australians get. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-government-backs-down-on-aged-care-tool-as-mps-stun-at-midwinter-ball/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-government-backs-down-on-aged-care-tool-as-mps-stun-at-midwinter-ball/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Andrew Hastie rules out leaving Liberals, says he's 'here to stay']]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has ruled out leaving the Liberals, saying he will contest the next federal election. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-andrew-hastie-rules-out-leaving-liberals-says-hes-here-to-stay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-andrew-hastie-rules-out-leaving-liberals-says-hes-here-to-stay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals say minister should apologise for calling Menzies a 'Nazi appeaser' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher James Paterson says Pat Conroy should apologise for comments made about former prime minister Robert Menzies. Take a look back at the day's coverage here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-say-minister-should-apologise-for-calling-menzies-a-nazi-appeaser-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-say-minister-should-apologise-for-calling-menzies-a-nazi-appeaser-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse face looming redress backlog]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its current processing rate, the scheme will not be able to clear its backlog before it closes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thousands-of-survivors-of-child-sexual-abuse-face-looming-redress-backlog/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/thousands-of-survivors-of-child-sexual-abuse-face-looming-redress-backlog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor MP says 'much more' to do on gambling ads]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition, Greens and crossbench are also pushing for changes to the bill, which limits TV and radio ads during certain times and creates an opt-out feature for online platforms.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-says-much-more-to-do-on-gambling-ads/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-says-much-more-to-do-on-gambling-ads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor MP backs gambling ad bill but says 'much more' needs to be done]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition, Greens and crossbench are also pushing for changes to the bill, which limits TV and radio ads during certain times and creates an opt-out feature for online platforms.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-backs-gambling-ad-bill-but-says-much-more-needs-to-be-done/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-backs-gambling-ad-bill-but-says-much-more-needs-to-be-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Influencers to be targeted in crackdown on gambling advertising]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government will target social media influencers and individuals who promote gambling on social media as part of its proposed laws restricting advertising. &nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/influencers-to-be-targeted-in-crackdown-on-gambling-advertising/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:16:00 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monoculturalism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bending-the-knee-why-andrew-hastie-is-set-to-abandon-the-liberal-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bending-the-knee-why-andrew-hastie-is-set-to-abandon-the-liberal-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bending the knee: Why Andrew Hastie is on the brink of abandoning the Liberal Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the day Andrew Hastie vowed to die before kneeling to One Nation, Angus Taylor was squirming over whether he supported multiculturalism or monoculturalism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bending-the-knee-why-andrew-hastie-is-on-the-brink-of-abandoning-the-liberal-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bending-the-knee-why-andrew-hastie-is-on-the-brink-of-abandoning-the-liberal-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese and Chalmers see reform as an antidote to populism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The slight recovery in Labor's polling shifts assumptions about what's in store for the remainder of this parliamentary term.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-and-chalmers-see-reform-as-an-antidote-to-populism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-and-chalmers-see-reform-as-an-antidote-to-populism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super-sized mortgages giving Australians a massive interest rate headache]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian mortgages are so large that the nation&rsquo;s interest bill is higher than when official interest rates were almost 20 per cent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/super-sized-mortgages-giving-australians-a-massive-interest-rate-headache/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/super-sized-mortgages-giving-australians-a-massive-interest-rate-headache/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pat Conroy to announce defence shake-up aimed at cost blowouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy is set to appeal to the Labor faithful to get behind AUKUS as he announces a defence shake-up targeting wasteful spending.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pat-conroy-to-announce-defence-shake-up-aimed-at-cost-blowouts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pat-conroy-to-announce-defence-shake-up-aimed-at-cost-blowouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiny tweaks to war crimes 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-july-2-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have been here before’: No quick fix for social media ban, says rights commissioner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorraine Finlay said introducing tougher penalties and stronger powers without sufficient scrutiny was unlikely to fix weaknesses in the Albanese government&rsquo;s social media ban.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-have-been-here-before-no-quick-fix-for-social-media-ban-says-rights-commissioner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-have-been-here-before-no-quick-fix-for-social-media-ban-says-rights-commissioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Disillusioned’ customers discover the catch in three hours of free power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many households are hearing unwelcome news when they contact their 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/write-us-a-cheque-australian-authors-musicians-want-ai-forced-to-pay-for-using-their-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saying there’s an upside to falling house prices is sacrilege. But Labor needs to admit it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, disaster was coming from higher house prices. Now it&rsquo;s disaster as prices fall. Australia needs to find some consistency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/saying-theres-an-upside-to-falling-house-prices-is-sacrilege-but-labor-needs-to-admit-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/saying-theres-an-upside-to-falling-house-prices-is-sacrilege-but-labor-needs-to-admit-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South-east Qld water retailer backs down on planned price hike]]></title><description><![CDATA[A major south-east Queensland water retailer has backed down on a planned price hike, which left the government's key cost-of-living measure in tatters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/south-east-qld-water-retailer-backs-down-on-planned-price-hike/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/south-east-qld-water-retailer-backs-down-on-planned-price-hike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to add hundreds of parking meters at Sydney beaches rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Randwick councillors vote against a plan to introduce hundreds of parking meters at some of Sydney's popular eastern beaches, with council staff to now look for other ways to improve the turnover of parking spaces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/plan-to-add-hundreds-of-parking-meters-at-sydney-beaches-rejected/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/plan-to-add-hundreds-of-parking-meters-at-sydney-beaches-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian spy agency spars with China over foreign interference claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's ambassador to Australia attacks ASIO over allegations of foreign interference and says the agency is at risk of damaging the bilateral relationship. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-spy-agency-spars-with-china-over-foreign-interference-claim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australian-spy-agency-spars-with-china-over-foreign-interference-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vanuatu deal is significant but a harbinger of what's to come in the Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although a big moment in diplomacy, the Vanuatu agreement has come at a clear reputational cost to Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/vanuatu-deal-is-significant-but-a-harbinger-of-whats-to-come-in-the-pacific/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/vanuatu-deal-is-significant-but-a-harbinger-of-whats-to-come-in-the-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outrage as Ukrainian teens forced to face Russians at Australian AI summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international hackathon hosted at an Australian university has drawn protests from Ukraine after organisers ignored pleas to bar the Russian delegation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/outrage-as-ukrainian-teens-forced-to-face-russians-at-australian-ai-summit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/outrage-as-ukrainian-teens-forced-to-face-russians-at-australian-ai-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberals can't keep on track even with a prize in sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liberals, it seems, can't resist returning to damaging infighting even in the one part of the country where things have been going quite encouragingly for them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-cant-keep-on-track-even-with-a-prize-in-sight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberals-cant-keep-on-track-even-with-a-prize-in-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM sidesteps question on whether house prices will continue falling — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has sidestepped questions about whether house prices will continue falling, following the release of data today showing a 0.4 per cent drop in home values.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-sidesteps-question-on-whether-house-prices-will-continue-falling-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-sidesteps-question-on-whether-house-prices-will-continue-falling-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM sidesteps question on whether house prices will continue falling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has sidestepped questions on whether house prices will continue falling, following the release of data today showing a 0.4 per cent drop in home values. 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Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-government-defends-budget-housing-tax-changes-as-market-cools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-government-defends-budget-housing-tax-changes-as-market-cools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'Alarming': PM questions why Ernst and Young grads had access to banking data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has questioned how two Ernst and Young graduates had access to personal banking data after one was charged with accessing his account. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-alarming-pm-questions-why-ernst-and-young-grads-had-access-to-banking-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-alarming-pm-questions-why-ernst-and-young-grads-had-access-to-banking-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition talking points make scant mention of One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition talking points, obtained by the ABC, make almost no direct mention of One Nation despite the minor party surging in the polls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-talking-points-make-scant-mention-of-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-talking-points-make-scant-mention-of-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition avoids direct One Nation messaging in daily talking points]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition talking points, obtained by the ABC, make almost no direct mention of One Nation despite the minor party surging in the polls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-avoids-direct-one-nation-messaging-in-daily-talking-points/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-avoids-direct-one-nation-messaging-in-daily-talking-points/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China ambassador attacks ASIO, rejects foreign interference accusations]]></title><description><![CDATA[China&rsquo;s top diplomat attended a speech by ASIO boss Mike Burgess last week, sitting in the second row. 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He says he ended up accompanying the teacher to Gamblers Anonymous meetings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-liberal-took-his-teacher-to-gambling-anonymous/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-liberal-took-his-teacher-to-gambling-anonymous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister urged to deny visa to comedian who has accused Israel of ‘false flag’ operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s peak Jewish group is urging Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to deny a visa to a prominent comedian who has accused Israel of bombing its own embassy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-urged-to-deny-visa-to-comedian-who-has-accused-israel-of-false-flag-operation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-urged-to-deny-visa-to-comedian-who-has-accused-israel-of-false-flag-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign digital army behind pro-One Nation posts flooding social media]]></title><description><![CDATA[A network of paid overseas influencers is targeting Australian voters to turbocharge support for One Nation. And it seems to be working.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/foreign-digital-army-behind-pro-one-nation-posts-flooding-social-media/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/foreign-digital-army-behind-pro-one-nation-posts-flooding-social-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition, Greens team up to delay Labor’s ‘half-arsed’ gambling bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A handful of Liberal MPs told a Coalition party room meeting that the opposition should take a strong line on gambling reform rather than wave Labor&rsquo;s laws through.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-greens-team-up-to-delay-labors-half-arsed-gambling-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-greens-team-up-to-delay-labors-half-arsed-gambling-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor rejects claim he gave rural firefighters a ‘kick in the guts’ with bushfire comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor claimed bureaucrats let catastrophic 2003 fires rip. That narrative has been rejected by the man who led the containment effort, who also demanded an apology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-rejects-claim-he-gave-rural-firefighters-a-kick-in-the-guts-with-bushfire-comments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-rejects-claim-he-gave-rural-firefighters-a-kick-in-the-guts-with-bushfire-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare centre that exposed kids to rat poison stripped of funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Melbourne childcare provider has been cut off under new powers that allow the federal government to withdraw funding due to safety breaches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/childcare-centre-that-exposed-kids-to-rat-poison-stripped-of-funding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/childcare-centre-that-exposed-kids-to-rat-poison-stripped-of-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bassem Youssef's controversial comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's peak Jewish group is urging Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to deny a visa to prominent comedian Bassem Youssef.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bassem-youssefs-controversial-comments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bassem-youssefs-controversial-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The changes that could put extra money in your pocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[From tax cuts to wage increases, here are some of the changes starting July 1.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-changes-that-could-put-extra-money-in-your-pocket/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-changes-that-could-put-extra-money-in-your-pocket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Kick in the guts’: Firefighters demand Taylor apologise over bushfire claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor claimed bureaucrats let the catastrophic 2003 fires rip. That narrative has been flatly rejected by the man who led the containment effort.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kick-in-the-guts-firefighters-demand-taylor-apologise-over-bushfire-claim/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/kick-in-the-guts-firefighters-demand-taylor-apologise-over-bushfire-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police hunt for menacing letter writer who calls themselves ‘Scorpio’]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100 threatening letters have been sent to parliamentarians over the past decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/police-hunt-for-menacing-letter-writer-who-calls-themselves-scorpio/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/police-hunt-for-menacing-letter-writer-who-calls-themselves-scorpio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Go to hell’: Liberal leader savages Hanson over monocultural push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former talkback host turned ACT Liberal leader Mark Parton has labelled Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s One Nation a &ldquo;whingeing, grievance echo chamber&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/go-to-hell-liberal-leader-savages-hanson-over-monocultural-push/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/go-to-hell-liberal-leader-savages-hanson-over-monocultural-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer 'willing to engage' on super for under-18s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he's open to discussing a guarantee for superannuation to be paid for teenage workers but stresses that's not the government's focus at the moment. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-willing-to-engage-on-super-for-under-18s/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-willing-to-engage-on-super-for-under-18s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberal MP suspended from parliament for 24 hours after QT outburst]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP Garth Hamilton has been suspended from the House of Representatives for 24 hours after an outburst during Question Time. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-mp-suspended-from-parliament-for-24-hours-after-qt-outburst/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-mp-suspended-from-parliament-for-24-hours-after-qt-outburst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberal McIntosh denies 'blunt' call a demand for leadership change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh has doubled down on her call for a party rebrand but denies the statement was a push for leadership change. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-mcintosh-denies-blunt-call-a-demand-for-leadership-change/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-mcintosh-denies-blunt-call-a-demand-for-leadership-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Liberal frontbenchers rebuff call from colleague to rebrand party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbenchers have rebuffed calls from shadow minister Melissa McIntosh to rebrand the Liberal Party. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-frontbenchers-rebuff-call-from-colleague-to-rebrand-party/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-liberal-frontbenchers-rebuff-call-from-colleague-to-rebrand-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal MP suspended from parliament for 24 hours after QT outburst — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP Garth Hamilton has been suspended from the House of Representatives for 24 hours after an outburst during Question Time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-mp-suspended-from-parliament-for-24-hours-after-qt-outburst-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-mp-suspended-from-parliament-for-24-hours-after-qt-outburst-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal MP suspended from parliament for 24 hours after QT outburst]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal MP Garth Hamilton has been suspended from the House of Representatives for 24 hours after an outburst during Question Time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-mp-suspended-from-parliament-for-24-hours-after-qt-outburst/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-mp-suspended-from-parliament-for-24-hours-after-qt-outburst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worker says forestry transition program 'decimated' Gippsland's small towns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian Forestry Transition Program is ending. In the regions that relied on the timber trade, the question is whether it worked.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/worker-says-forestry-transition-program-decimated-gippslands-small-towns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/worker-says-forestry-transition-program-decimated-gippslands-small-towns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia is falling behind. Bosses are too much like Zog and not enough like Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The invention of the wheel helped transform the world. But it seems too many Australian businesses would rather re-invent the wheel than use it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-is-falling-behind-bosses-are-too-much-like-zog-and-not-enough-like-americans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-is-falling-behind-bosses-are-too-much-like-zog-and-not-enough-like-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-30-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-30-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multiculturalism a ‘loaded political term’, says Hastie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has dismissed Hanson&rsquo;s monoculture as &rsquo;80s nostalgia, saying: &ldquo;Are we going to watch reruns of Neighbours?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/multiculturalism-a-loaded-political-term-says-hastie-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/multiculturalism-a-loaded-political-term-says-hastie-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multiculturalism a ‘loaded political term,’ says Hastie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie dismisses Hanson&rsquo;s monoculture as &rsquo;80s nostalgia: &ldquo;Are we going to watch reruns of Neighbours?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/multiculturalism-a-loaded-political-term-says-hastie/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/multiculturalism-a-loaded-political-term-says-hastie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘These companies want these laws to fail’: Wells says big tech flouts teen ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has introduced laws allowing the eSafety Commissioner to compel companies to hand over internal documents to prove they tried to enforce the under-16 ban.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/these-companies-want-these-laws-to-fail-wells-says-big-tech-flouts-teen-ban/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/these-companies-want-these-laws-to-fail-wells-says-big-tech-flouts-teen-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vanuatu rules out allowing Chinese military base in $500m Australia pact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vanuatu&rsquo;s prime minister vowed to release the text of a similar agreement with China &ldquo;once I get a clearance from Beijing&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/vanuatu-rules-out-allowing-chinese-military-base-in-500m-australia-pact/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/vanuatu-rules-out-allowing-chinese-military-base-in-500m-australia-pact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family who spent $250,000 on IVF welcomes new rebate scheme in SA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A South Australian couple who spent $250,000 on fertility treatments say the government's IVF rebate will make a "huge difference" for people trying to conceive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/family-who-spent-250000-on-ivf-welcomes-new-rebate-scheme-in-sa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/family-who-spent-250000-on-ivf-welcomes-new-rebate-scheme-in-sa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian MP says she misunderstood meaning of 'headlock' in assault allegation]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstood the meaning of the term "headlock", after alleging her party room colleague Matthew Guy assaulted her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-mp-says-she-misunderstood-meaning-of-headlock-in-assault-allegation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-mp-says-she-misunderstood-meaning-of-headlock-in-assault-allegation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP says she misunderstood meaning of 'headlock' when making allegation]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstood the meaning of the term "headlock", after alleging her party room colleague Matthew Guy assaulted her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mp-says-she-misunderstood-meaning-of-headlock-when-making-allegation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mp-says-she-misunderstood-meaning-of-headlock-when-making-allegation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court shutdown to end as Department of Justice resolves security dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regional West Australian courts closed amid a stoush over security services are set to reopen about a month earlier than originally planned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/court-shutdown-to-end-as-department-of-justice-resolves-security-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/court-shutdown-to-end-as-department-of-justice-resolves-security-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court shutdown to end after Department of Justice resolves security dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regional West Australian courts closed amid a stoush over security services are set to reopen about a month earlier than originally planned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/court-shutdown-to-end-after-department-of-justice-resolves-security-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/court-shutdown-to-end-after-department-of-justice-resolves-security-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RBA prepares for ‘fire drills’ to deal with the next COVID-like crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank created $500 billion and slashed interest rates to deal with the pandemic. It might do things very differently during the next crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-prepares-for-fire-drills-to-deal-with-the-next-covid-like-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rba-prepares-for-fire-drills-to-deal-with-the-next-covid-like-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Diabolical out there’: Coalition fails to gain ground as One Nation falters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor said seven times on Monday that rebuilding the public&rsquo;s trust would take time. One of his frontbenchers has suggested it&rsquo;s time to rebrand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/diabolical-out-there-coalition-fails-to-gain-ground-as-one-nation-falters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/diabolical-out-there-coalition-fails-to-gain-ground-as-one-nation-falters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition fails to gain ground as One Nation falters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor said seven times on Monday that rebuilding the public&rsquo;s trust in the Coalition would take time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-fails-to-gain-ground-as-one-nation-falters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-fails-to-gain-ground-as-one-nation-falters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Work on Victoria's Big Build should halt until 'corruption' dealt with: Hume]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy federal Liberal leader Jane Hume has called for a pause in construction on several major Victorian infrastructure projects until "corruption" is dealt with. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-work-on-victorias-big-build-should-halt-until-corruption-dealt-with-hume/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-work-on-victorias-big-build-should-halt-until-corruption-dealt-with-hume/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor brushes off low polling and says rebuilding trust takes time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says it will take time for the Coalition to win back the trust of voters. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-brushes-off-low-polling-and-says-rebuilding-trust-takes-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-brushes-off-low-polling-and-says-rebuilding-trust-takes-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor welcomes 'modest' poll turnaround as One Nation support drops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor's Tanya Plibersek has welcomed a modest improvement in a pair of opinion polls that suggest support for One Nation has dropped. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-welcomes-modest-poll-turnaround-as-one-nation-support-drops/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-welcomes-modest-poll-turnaround-as-one-nation-support-drops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: 'It's time': Liberal frontbencher calls for party to rebrand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh says her party needs a rebrand after support for the Coalition hit a new low in the latest opinion polls. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-its-time-liberal-frontbencher-calls-for-party-to-rebrand/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-its-time-liberal-frontbencher-calls-for-party-to-rebrand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's time': Liberal frontbencher calls for party to rebrand &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh says her party needs a rebrand after support for the Coalition hit a new low in the latest opinion polls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-time-liberal-frontbencher-calls-for-party-to-rebrand-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-time-liberal-frontbencher-calls-for-party-to-rebrand-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-29-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-29-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-COVID debt explosion a major challenge for all states, bar one]]></title><description><![CDATA[S&amp;P Global predicts service cuts across the country as interest bills on record debts finally start to bite. See how your state compares to the rest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/post-covid-debt-explosion-a-major-challenge-for-all-states-bar-one/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/post-covid-debt-explosion-a-major-challenge-for-all-states-bar-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report finds 'extensive' coal and gas presence in schools and children's sport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Santos, BHP, Woodside and others have an "extensive presence" in childhood settings through more than 260 programs, a new report identifies, as senators say classroom programs and lessons written by the industry should be examined through a senate inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/report-finds-extensive-coal-and-gas-presence-in-schools-and-childrens-sport/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/report-finds-extensive-coal-and-gas-presence-in-schools-and-childrens-sport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coal and gas giants spend tens of millions on school and kids' sport programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Santos, BHP, Woodside and others have an "extensive presence" in childhood settings through more than 260 programs, a new report identifies, as senators say classroom programs and lessons written by the industry should be examined through a senate inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coal-and-gas-giants-spend-tens-of-millions-on-school-and-kids-sport-programs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coal-and-gas-giants-spend-tens-of-millions-on-school-and-kids-sport-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two things this week gave clues about the global future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two things happened last week that give us a much clearer picture of what the world is going to be like from now on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/two-things-this-week-gave-clues-about-the-global-future/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/two-things-this-week-gave-clues-about-the-global-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Twisted steel, shattered structures’: AUKUS inquiry warned of nuclear disaster risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crowd-funded probe into the $368 billion submarine pact will hear expert warnings that Australia is completely unprepared for a worst-case radiation emergency at HMAS Stirling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/twisted-steel-shattered-structures-aukus-inquiry-warned-of-nuclear-disaster-risk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/twisted-steel-shattered-structures-aukus-inquiry-warned-of-nuclear-disaster-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brick by brick, Albanese is finding faith … that voters will see reason]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PM displays a new optimism &ndash; in both the rationality of Australians and his government&rsquo;s ability to convince them what must change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brick-by-brick-albanese-is-finding-faith-that-voters-will-see-reason/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brick-by-brick-albanese-is-finding-faith-that-voters-will-see-reason/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and Iran will speed up the energy transition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two things happened last week that give us a much clearer picture of what the world is going to be like from now on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-and-iran-will-speed-up-the-energy-transition/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ai-and-iran-will-speed-up-the-energy-transition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After being called ‘traitor’ and ‘genocidal maniac’, Mark Dreyfus devised a plan to stop the abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a deeply personal account to the antisemitism royal commission, the former federal attorney-general has called for an overhaul of hate speech laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-being-called-traitor-and-genocidal-maniac-mark-dreyfus-devised-a-plan-to-stop-the-abuse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/after-being-called-traitor-and-genocidal-maniac-mark-dreyfus-devised-a-plan-to-stop-the-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global recession and the end of the middle class: What ‘AI exuberance’ could do to the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bank of International Settlements has predicted major economic damage from the AI boom. It&rsquo;s been correct before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/global-recession-and-the-end-of-the-middle-class-what-ai-exuberance-could-do-to-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/global-recession-and-the-end-of-the-middle-class-what-ai-exuberance-could-do-to-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Pauline Hanson's claim of growing support in the ACT pass the pub test?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The conventional wisdom is that Canberra is a largely left-leaning city, but the national capital is now among places in One Nation's sights as support for the party surges across the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/does-pauline-hansons-claim-of-growing-support-in-the-act-pass-the-pub-test/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/does-pauline-hansons-claim-of-growing-support-in-the-act-pass-the-pub-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karl Stefanovic is free! To delete the podcast he made in the name of free speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karl Stefanovic has dressed up a blatant grab for attention as a free-speech crusade. It&rsquo;s laughable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/karl-stefanovic-is-free-to-delete-the-podcast-he-made-in-the-name-of-free-speech/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/karl-stefanovic-is-free-to-delete-the-podcast-he-made-in-the-name-of-free-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have a confession to make about One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four months ago, as Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s party surged, I thought it would hit its limits. It kept on surging. But is it risking that by trying to appeal to the middle ground.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-have-a-confession-to-make-about-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-have-a-confession-to-make-about-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson spawned the silliest semantic beard-stroking in 20 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've come a long way since it was Pauline Hanson who didn't know the meaning of big words.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-spawned-the-silliest-semantic-beard-stroking-in-20-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-spawned-the-silliest-semantic-beard-stroking-in-20-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson has perfected a three-step playbook and Liberals played right into it]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've come a long way since it was Pauline Hanson who didn't know the meaning of big words.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-has-perfected-a-three-step-playbook-and-liberals-played-right-into-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-has-perfected-a-three-step-playbook-and-liberals-played-right-into-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson has perfected a three-step playbook and Liberals played into it]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've come a long way since it was Pauline Hanson who didn't know the meaning of big words.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-has-perfected-a-three-step-playbook-and-liberals-played-into-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-has-perfected-a-three-step-playbook-and-liberals-played-into-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor unveils new powers to strengthen social media ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six months into Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the federal government has announced tougher laws that it says will hold big tech to account and keep kids safe online.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-unveils-new-powers-to-strengthen-social-media-ban/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-unveils-new-powers-to-strengthen-social-media-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Doing the bare minimum’: Albanese blasts social media giants over age ban enforcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech giants will be more harshly investigated and will face $99 million fines if they fail to comply with the government&rsquo;s social media age limit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/doing-the-bare-minimum-albanese-blasts-social-media-giants-over-age-ban-enforcement/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/doing-the-bare-minimum-albanese-blasts-social-media-giants-over-age-ban-enforcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steggall hopes fallen teals join party, seeks independents’ support in Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community Strong Australia will seek to bring Zoe Daniel and Kylea Tink back into the fold, and to convince independent MPs to back the party in the Senate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/steggall-hopes-fallen-teals-join-party-seeks-independents-support-in-senate/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/steggall-hopes-fallen-teals-join-party-seeks-independents-support-in-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remember Labor promised you $5 extra a week? 14 changes starting July 1, from tax cuts to price hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The end of a financial year isn&rsquo;t just the time to cruise the stocktake sales, it also ushers in several substantial legal and financial changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/remember-labor-promised-you-5-extra-a-week-14-changes-starting-july-1-from-tax-cuts-to-price-hikes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/remember-labor-promised-you-5-extra-a-week-14-changes-starting-july-1-from-tax-cuts-to-price-hikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A speeding shadow minister puts the brakes on NT Labor’s rebuild]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revelations about an NT shadow minister&rsquo;s dicey driving history &mdash; and the Opposition Leader's failure to disclose it &mdash; come as another blow to NT Labor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-speeding-shadow-minister-puts-the-brakes-on-nt-labors-rebuild/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-speeding-shadow-minister-puts-the-brakes-on-nt-labors-rebuild/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the Victorian Liberal Party avoid falling apart again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian Liberal Party is competitive in the polls just months out from the November state election. But will party infighting blunt its winning edge?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/can-the-victorian-liberal-party-avoid-falling-apart-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/can-the-victorian-liberal-party-avoid-falling-apart-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why hasn't the global economy completely collapsed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unfortunate side effect of the incompetent and erratic negotiating tactics of the Trump administration is that some of the underlying stories in the global economy can get overlooked.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-hasnt-the-global-economy-completely-collapsed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-hasnt-the-global-economy-completely-collapsed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s party time for these two teals. Now they must find some movers and shakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender have launched a new political party, Community Strong Australia. It marks another step in the restructuring of our politics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-party-time-for-these-two-teals-now-they-must-find-some-movers-and-shakers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/its-party-time-for-these-two-teals-now-they-must-find-some-movers-and-shakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence home loan subsidy to change after veterans left worse off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics say the scheme, which offers subsidised home loans, lumps Defence members and veterans with uncompetitive rates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/defence-home-loan-subsidy-to-change-after-veterans-left-worse-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/defence-home-loan-subsidy-to-change-after-veterans-left-worse-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The caucus cheered Albanese’s tax changes – but will voters?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest reform package in a generation was made law this week. Now the battle for the prime minister is to see it work on the property market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-caucus-cheered-albaneses-tax-changes-but-will-voters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-caucus-cheered-albaneses-tax-changes-but-will-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wagga Wagga homeless told to leave camp or face enforcement action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homeless people in Wagga Wagga's Wilks Park camping area have been ordered to remove all personal belongings by July 7.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wagga-wagga-homeless-told-to-leave-camp-or-face-enforcement-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wagga-wagga-homeless-told-to-leave-camp-or-face-enforcement-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor damaged, but he won’t be dumped – yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor&rsquo;s leadership is now being openly discussed by Liberal colleagues, just four months after becoming leader.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-damaged-but-he-wont-be-dumped-yet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-damaged-but-he-wont-be-dumped-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the first ‘teal’ MP for Wentworth, I have many questions about this new party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microparties can, in time, grow into a significant political force. Look at One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-the-first-teal-mp-for-wentworth-i-have-many-questions-about-this-new-party-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-the-first-teal-mp-for-wentworth-i-have-many-questions-about-this-new-party-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the first teal MP for Wentworth, I have many questions about this new party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microparties can, in time, grow into a significant political force. Look at One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-the-first-teal-mp-for-wentworth-i-have-many-questions-about-this-new-party/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-the-first-teal-mp-for-wentworth-i-have-many-questions-about-this-new-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disunity but not death for Basil Zempilas and WA Liberals after MP quits]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are plenty of questions for Basil Zempilas and the WA Liberals after Jonathan Huston quit the party over a policy row &mdash; not least, whether it removes a rogue before too much damage is done.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/disunity-but-not-death-for-basil-zempilas-and-wa-liberals-after-mp-quits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/disunity-but-not-death-for-basil-zempilas-and-wa-liberals-after-mp-quits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battle lost for Zempilas and WA Liberals in hope of winning war ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Basil Zempilas has had his first brush with the political truism "disunity is death" after MP Jonathan Huston quit the WA Liberal Party, but he's unlikely &mdash; at this stage at least &mdash; to be the one left in a political grave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/battle-lost-for-zempilas-and-wa-liberals-in-hope-of-winning-war-ahead/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/battle-lost-for-zempilas-and-wa-liberals-in-hope-of-winning-war-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stefanovic's move to outsider politics follows a well-worn lucrative path]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listening to the culture war showman schtick he has so quickly adopted, Stefanovic is now less a newsman than an ideological performer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stefanovics-move-to-outsider-politics-follows-a-well-worn-lucrative-path/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stefanovics-move-to-outsider-politics-follows-a-well-worn-lucrative-path/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bird flu can be fatal for cats and might stop off-leash dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The H5N1 virus has landed in Australia, via seabirds from the Antarctic, and pet owners have been warned to brace for an almost inevitable outbreak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bird-flu-can-be-fatal-for-cats-and-might-stop-off-leash-dogs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bird-flu-can-be-fatal-for-cats-and-might-stop-off-leash-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM flags strengthening eSafety powers for social media ban — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government will look to strengthen the powers of the eSafety Commissioner to enforce an under-16s social media ban.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-flags-strengthening-esafety-powers-for-social-media-ban-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-flags-strengthening-esafety-powers-for-social-media-ban-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Western Sydney MP hints at own version of new political party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent MP Dai Le has hinted that she could possibly start her own Western Sydney political party. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-western-sydney-mp-hints-at-own-version-of-new-political-party/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-western-sydney-mp-hints-at-own-version-of-new-political-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM flags strengthening powers of eSafety commissioner for social media ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government will look to strengthen the powers of the eSafety commissioner to enforce an under-16s social media ban. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-flags-strengthening-powers-of-esafety-commissioner-for-social-media-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-flags-strengthening-powers-of-esafety-commissioner-for-social-media-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barring 'ISIS bride' could have triggered High Court challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal experts say the Commonwealth would have risked losing a High Court challenge to counterterrorism laws if it stopped the Australian woman from returning home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barring-isis-bride-could-have-triggered-high-court-challenge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barring-isis-bride-could-have-triggered-high-court-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On borrowed time? Why Liberals are starting to chatter about Angus Taylor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the opposition leader&rsquo;s blunder on multiculturalism this week, one Liberal said: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if he can think on his feet.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/on-borrowed-time-why-liberals-are-starting-to-chatter-about-angus-taylor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/on-borrowed-time-why-liberals-are-starting-to-chatter-about-angus-taylor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of dollars extra a year for childcare after government agreed to raise fee caps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates are warning many parents&rsquo; budgets are at breaking point after the maximum amount centres can raise fees was lifted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hundreds-of-dollars-extra-a-year-for-childcare-after-government-agreed-to-raise-fee-caps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hundreds-of-dollars-extra-a-year-for-childcare-after-government-agreed-to-raise-fee-caps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corruption watchdog’s delays and poor communication leave whistleblowers in limbo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whistleblowers were at risk of &ldquo;procedural burnout&rdquo; while waiting for the National Anti-Corruption Commission, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/corruption-watchdogs-delays-and-poor-communication-leave-whistleblowers-in-limbo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/corruption-watchdogs-delays-and-poor-communication-leave-whistleblowers-in-limbo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDIS might have paid $100 for my disabled sister’s mat. We paid $5]]></title><description><![CDATA[For all the talk of fraud and fakes, it&rsquo;s everyday profiteering that threatens this vital scheme. People like my twin sister need precious NDIS dollars to work for them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ndis-might-have-paid-100-for-my-disabled-sisters-mat-we-paid-5/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ndis-might-have-paid-100-for-my-disabled-sisters-mat-we-paid-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We need to be courageous’: Albanese plans to go harder on teen social media ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister flagged a fresh tightening of the world-first social media restrictions on Thursday amid growing concern about online pornography, &ldquo;nudify&rdquo; apps and violent material.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-need-to-be-courageous-albanese-plans-to-go-harder-on-teen-social-media-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-need-to-be-courageous-albanese-plans-to-go-harder-on-teen-social-media-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal calls summons threat to Exclusive Brethren, Advance a ‘political plaything’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The parliamentary committee investigating the last election says it&rsquo;s prepared to summons the Brethren and the lobby group, triggering a dispute over their willingness to attend the inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-calls-summons-threat-to-exclusive-brethren-advance-a-political-plaything/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-calls-summons-threat-to-exclusive-brethren-advance-a-political-plaything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor relents on ‘widow tax’ at 11th hour as tax bill passes]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the fifth substantial change that Labor will make to its tax legislation after handing down a contentious budget last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-relents-on-widow-tax-at-11th-hour-as-tax-bill-passes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-relents-on-widow-tax-at-11th-hour-as-tax-bill-passes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson faces scrutiny as media landscape shifts around her]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parliament House has been Pauline's World lately but increased visibility comes with increased scrutiny and this week revealed that One Nation is not untouchable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-faces-scrutiny-as-media-landscape-shifts-around-her/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-faces-scrutiny-as-media-landscape-shifts-around-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remaining woman from IS-linked group returning to Australia within weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hodan Abby has been granted permission to return from Syria, but will face &ldquo;significant and invasive surveillance&rdquo; upon arrival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/remaining-woman-from-is-linked-group-returning-to-australia-within-weeks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/remaining-woman-from-is-linked-group-returning-to-australia-within-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spender and Steggall have power to handpick teal party candidates]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Community Strong Australia will remain leaderless, the party&rsquo;s constitution says its two MPs oversee who is in and who is out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/spender-and-steggall-have-power-to-handpick-teal-party-candidates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/spender-and-steggall-have-power-to-handpick-teal-party-candidates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive Brethren, Advance will be summonsed to election inquiry if they don’t turn up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The parliamentary committee investigating the conduct of the election has said it would invite both groups again, but if they continued to resist, would issue a summons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/exclusive-brethren-advance-will-be-summonsed-to-election-inquiry-if-they-dont-turn-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/exclusive-brethren-advance-will-be-summonsed-to-election-inquiry-if-they-dont-turn-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teals Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall form new political party]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teal independents have confirmed they are forming a new political party, Community Strong Australia, but are yet to convince crossbench colleagues to join what they call a "responsible alternative" to the major parties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teals-allegra-spender-and-zali-steggall-form-new-political-party/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teals-allegra-spender-and-zali-steggall-form-new-political-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teals Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall confirm plan to form new party]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teal independents have confirmed a plan to form a new political party, Community Strong Australia, but are yet to convince any of their crossbench colleagues to join what they call a "responsible alternative" to the major parties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teals-allegra-spender-and-zali-steggall-confirm-plan-to-form-new-party/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teals-allegra-spender-and-zali-steggall-confirm-plan-to-form-new-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall confirm plans to form new party]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teal independents have confirmed plans to form a new political party, Community Strong Australia, but are yet to convince any of their crossbench colleagues to join what they call a "responsible alternative" to the major parties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/allegra-spender-and-zali-steggall-confirm-plans-to-form-new-party/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/allegra-spender-and-zali-steggall-confirm-plans-to-form-new-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remaining woman from IS-linked group set to return to Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hodan Abby has been granted permission return from Syria, but will face &ldquo;significant and invasive surveillance&rdquo; upon arrival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/remaining-woman-from-is-linked-group-set-to-return-to-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/remaining-woman-from-is-linked-group-set-to-return-to-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['ISIS bride' barred from Australia issued permit to return home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman, who is an Australian citizen, had been issued a temporary exclusion order and was living in a refugee camp in Syria.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/isis-bride-barred-from-australia-issued-permit-to-return-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/isis-bride-barred-from-australia-issued-permit-to-return-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['ISIS bride' barred from Australia issued permit to return]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman, who is an Australian citizen, had been issued a temporary exclusion order and was living in a refugee camp in Syria.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/isis-bride-barred-from-australia-issued-permit-to-return/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/isis-bride-barred-from-australia-issued-permit-to-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last remaining woman from IS-linked group set to return to Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hodan Abby has been granted permission return from Syria, but will face &ldquo;significant and invasive surveillance&rdquo; upon arrival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/last-remaining-woman-from-is-linked-group-set-to-return-to-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/last-remaining-woman-from-is-linked-group-set-to-return-to-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Teal MPs launch new Community Strong Australia party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Sydney teal independent MPs have launched a new centrist political party, with ambitions of picking up seats in the Senate. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-teal-mps-launch-new-community-strong-australia-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-teal-mps-launch-new-community-strong-australia-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Teal independents launch new centrist political party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Sydney teal independent MPs have launched a new centrist political party, with ambitions of picking up seats in the Senate. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-teal-independents-launch-new-centrist-political-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-teal-independents-launch-new-centrist-political-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor's CGT, negative gearing budget bill passes Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's signature bills from the budget &mdash; changing capital gains tax, negative gearing and amendments to income tax &mdash; have passed the Senate. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labors-cgt-negative-gearing-budget-bill-passes-senate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labors-cgt-negative-gearing-budget-bill-passes-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor's CGT, negative gearing budget bill passes federal parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's signature budget bill, which includes changes to capital gains tax, negative gearing and a Working Australian Tax Offset (WATO), has passed federal parliament. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labors-cgt-negative-gearing-budget-bill-passes-federal-parliament/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labors-cgt-negative-gearing-budget-bill-passes-federal-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: IS-linked Australian woman on temporary exclusion order issued permit to return home]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian woman in Syria with links to Islamic State and who was subject to a Temporary Exclusion Order, has now been issued a permit to return to Australia. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-is-linked-australian-woman-on-temporary-exclusion-order-issued-permit-to-return-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-is-linked-australian-woman-on-temporary-exclusion-order-issued-permit-to-return-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition says it 'beggars belief' so-called ISIS-bride allowed back to Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow Home Affairs Minister Jonathon Duniam says there are questions after a so-called ISIS bride, who was temporarily blocked from returning to Australia, received a permit to come back. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-says-it-beggars-belief-so-called-isis-bride-allowed-back-to-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-says-it-beggars-belief-so-called-isis-bride-allowed-back-to-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: ASIO will use 'full' powers when so-called ISIS bride returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home affairs minister Tony Burke has revealed a so-called ISIS bride, who was temporarily blocked from returning to Australia, has now received a permit to come back. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-asio-will-use-full-powers-when-so-called-isis-bride-returns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-asio-will-use-full-powers-when-so-called-isis-bride-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor's CGT, negative gearing budget bill passes federal parliament &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's signature budget bill, which includes changes to capital gains tax, negative gearing and a Working Australian Tax Offset (WATO), has passed federal parliament. Take a look back at how the day unfolded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-cgt-negative-gearing-budget-bill-passes-federal-parliament-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-cgt-negative-gearing-budget-bill-passes-federal-parliament-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Liberal vice-president Teena McQueen dies after short illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teena McQueen, who served as the federal Liberal Party vice-president from 2017 to 2023, died on Wednesday after a battle with a short but severe medical condition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-liberal-vice-president-teena-mcqueen-dies-after-short-illness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/former-liberal-vice-president-teena-mcqueen-dies-after-short-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline for PM? Don’t underestimate Albanese’s supernatural love of being in the top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let us project forward. It&rsquo;s early 2028, and the unofficial campaign for the federal election, due in May, has well and truly begun. Pauline Hanson is helping rule Victoria and has done well in NSW. Will she ride the wave into the Lodge?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-for-pm-dont-underestimate-albaneses-supernatural-love-of-being-in-the-top-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-for-pm-dont-underestimate-albaneses-supernatural-love-of-being-in-the-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson's Socceroos own goal should have been a free kick for Taylor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson has chosen one of Australia's most popular national sporting brands and visible expressions of cultural diversity in her pitch for a "monoculture".&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-socceroos-own-goal-should-have-been-a-free-kick-for-taylor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-socceroos-own-goal-should-have-been-a-free-kick-for-taylor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A corruption risk written into law’: Warning over Labor’s union procurement changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barrister Geoffrey Watson SC and business leaders warn that federal laws favouring union-backed businesses for taxpayer-funded work could lead to corruption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-corruption-risk-written-into-law-warning-over-labors-union-procurement-changes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-corruption-risk-written-into-law-warning-over-labors-union-procurement-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teals reveal name, logo and founding principles of new party – but there’s no leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independents Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender will form a new political party, Community Strong Australia, hoping to gain a spot in the Senate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teals-reveal-name-logo-and-founding-principles-of-new-party-but-theres-no-leader/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teals-reveal-name-logo-and-founding-principles-of-new-party-but-theres-no-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business use and energy-hungry AI tipped to drive doubling of power grid demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy use is being revolutionised on the home front as families adopt solar panels, but massive data centres will contribute to overall grid demand doubling over 25 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/business-use-and-energy-hungry-ai-tipped-to-drive-doubling-of-power-grid-demand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/business-use-and-energy-hungry-ai-tipped-to-drive-doubling-of-power-grid-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-25-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-25-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We didn’t deserve to win: Why James Paterson is relishing his time in opposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liberal senator, who has been awarded the 2026 McKinnon Prize for political leader of the year, now wants to take the fight to One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-didnt-deserve-to-win-why-james-paterson-is-relishing-his-time-in-opposition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-didnt-deserve-to-win-why-james-paterson-is-relishing-his-time-in-opposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Cameron reveals where he thinks Keir Starmer went wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Conservative UK prime minister, beaming into the McKinnon Prize ceremony in Canberra, also called for centrist parties to unite against the rising tide of populism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/david-cameron-reveals-where-he-thinks-keir-starmer-went-wrong/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/david-cameron-reveals-where-he-thinks-keir-starmer-went-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson blasts critics of her vision for a 'monoculture' Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson says the Socceroos are the perfect example of her vision for a 'monocultural Australia'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-blasts-critics-of-her-vision-for-a-monoculture-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-blasts-critics-of-her-vision-for-a-monoculture-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASIO boss says terror threat level underestimates true danger Australians face]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Burgess said he fears a shadowy Iranian-linked group that has attacked Jewish sites in Europe could start terrorising Australians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/asio-boss-says-terror-threat-level-underestimates-true-danger-australians-face/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/asio-boss-says-terror-threat-level-underestimates-true-danger-australians-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian Liberal MP claims assault by party colleague]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian Liberal Party is in chaos after an MP claimed they were assaulted by a member of their own party room.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-liberal-mp-claims-assault-by-party-colleague/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-liberal-mp-claims-assault-by-party-colleague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian Liberal leader declines to comment on MP assault claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Victorian Liberal Party is in chaos after an MP claimed they were assaulted by a member of their own party room.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-liberal-leader-declines-to-comment-on-mp-assault-claim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-liberal-leader-declines-to-comment-on-mp-assault-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson has views about who should pay for kids. It’s a logic that doesn’t add up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson is concerned about the cost of paying for new parents going on leave. Has she considered the consequences if we don&rsquo;t cover that cost?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-has-views-about-who-should-pay-for-kids-its-a-logic-that-doesnt-add-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-has-views-about-who-should-pay-for-kids-its-a-logic-that-doesnt-add-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation MP says his vote with teals a ‘mistake’, seeks to change it]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a day of uproar from miners, farmers and conservatives, One Nation MP David Farrer wants to correct the record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-mp-says-his-vote-with-teals-a-mistake-seeks-to-change-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-mp-says-his-vote-with-teals-a-mistake-seeks-to-change-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represent her vision of ‘monoculture’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanson gave a watered-down explanation for the term &ldquo;monoculture&rdquo;, while moderate Liberal MPs stepped forward to support multiculturalism after Angus Taylor stumbled over the question.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-says-socceroos-represent-her-vision-of-monoculture/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-says-socceroos-represent-her-vision-of-monoculture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rate rise remains a risk as key measure on inflation hits two-year high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation fell to 4 per cent in May. However, there are signs that underlying price pressures remain a problem for the economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rate-rise-remains-a-risk-as-key-measure-on-inflation-hits-two-year-high/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/rate-rise-remains-a-risk-as-key-measure-on-inflation-hits-two-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canavan says Hanson has lost control of MPs after Farley votes with teals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nationals leader attacked One Nation after a wayward vote from their newest MP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/canavan-says-hanson-has-lost-control-of-mps-after-farley-votes-with-teals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/canavan-says-hanson-has-lost-control-of-mps-after-farley-votes-with-teals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister denies housing price slump is being driven by property tax changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that the property market is undergoing a correction, but says the government's proposed tax changes are not the sole cause.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-denies-housing-price-slump-is-being-driven-by-property-tax-changes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-denies-housing-price-slump-is-being-driven-by-property-tax-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister acknowledges housing market is experiencing 'correction']]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that the property market is undergoing a correction, but says the government's proposed tax changes are not the sole cause.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-acknowledges-housing-market-is-experiencing-correction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-acknowledges-housing-market-is-experiencing-correction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister acknowledges Australian housing market is experiencing 'correction']]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that the property market is undergoing a correction, but says the government's proposed tax changes are not the sole cause.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-acknowledges-australian-housing-market-is-experiencing-correction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/minister-acknowledges-australian-housing-market-is-experiencing-correction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation leader says Socceroos represent her idea of 'monocultural' Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson has blasted critics of her vision for a 'monoculture' Australia, saying the Socceroos are a perfect example of that vision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-leader-says-socceroos-represent-her-idea-of-monocultural-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-leader-says-socceroos-represent-her-idea-of-monocultural-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says vision of 'monoculture' is like the Socceroos]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has likened her vision of a "monocultural" Australia to the Socceroos as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor clarifies that he would still seek "a version" of multiculturalism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-says-vision-of-monoculture-is-like-the-socceroos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-says-vision-of-monoculture-is-like-the-socceroos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor says he believes in 'a version' of multiculturalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will not break a decades-long bipartisan position of supporting multiculturalism, saying he still supports "a version" of it after dithering under questioning yesterday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-says-he-believes-in-a-version-of-multiculturalism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-says-he-believes-in-a-version-of-multiculturalism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation eases, but key measure rises to highest level in almost two years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation fell to 4 per cent in May. However, there are signs that underlying price pressures remain a problem for the economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inflation-eases-but-key-measure-rises-to-highest-level-in-almost-two-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/inflation-eases-but-key-measure-rises-to-highest-level-in-almost-two-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham describes his first day back in parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says it is &lsquo;surreal&rsquo; to return to London as an MP in a video released on his X account.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/andy-burnham-describes-his-first-day-back-in-parliament/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/andy-burnham-describes-his-first-day-back-in-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major construction company hit by alleged multi-million-dollar insider fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queensland police have uncovered an alleged industrial espionage operation that caused major construction company Shadforth's confidential data to be leaked to competitors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/major-construction-company-hit-by-alleged-multi-million-dollar-insider-fraud/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/major-construction-company-hit-by-alleged-multi-million-dollar-insider-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fraudsters flee waiting media after conviction over industrial espionage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Queensland men are sentenced after pleading guilty to defrauding a major Queensland construction company in an insider plot.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fraudsters-flee-waiting-media-after-conviction-over-industrial-espionage/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fraudsters-flee-waiting-media-after-conviction-over-industrial-espionage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction company hit by alleged multi-million-dollar insider fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queensland police have uncovered an alleged industrial espionage operation that caused major construction company Shadforth's confidential data to be leaked to competitors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/construction-company-hit-by-alleged-multi-million-dollar-insider-fraud/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/construction-company-hit-by-alleged-multi-million-dollar-insider-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represent her vision of monoculture — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanson says she is "delighted" monoculturalism is being debated and says the Australian soccer team represents her vision for a national "monoculture". Take a look back at how the day unfolded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-says-socceroos-represent-her-vision-of-monoculture-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-says-socceroos-represent-her-vision-of-monoculture-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor says migration policy of shared values is a 'version of multiculturalism']]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor says his party's migration goal of shared values is a "version of multiculturalism", after he refused to say if the Coalition supported multiculturalism yesterday. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-says-migration-policy-of-shared-values-is-a-version-of-multiculturalism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-says-migration-policy-of-shared-values-is-a-version-of-multiculturalism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represents her vision of monoculture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanson says she is "delighted" monoculturalism is being debated and says the Australian soccer team represents her vision for a national "monoculture". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pauline-hanson-says-socceroos-represents-her-vision-of-monoculture/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pauline-hanson-says-socceroos-represents-her-vision-of-monoculture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represent her vision of monoculture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanson says she is "delighted" monoculturalism is being debated and says the Australian soccer team represents her vision for a national "monoculture". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pauline-hanson-says-socceroos-represent-her-vision-of-monoculture/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pauline-hanson-says-socceroos-represent-her-vision-of-monoculture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister says Australian housing market experiencing a 'correction']]></title><description><![CDATA[Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia's housing market is experiencing a correction following COVID amid low auction clearance rates in major capital cities. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-australian-housing-market-experiencing-a-correction-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-australian-housing-market-experiencing-a-correction-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Minister says Australian housing market experiencing a correction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia's housing market is experiencing a correction following COVID amid low auction clearance rates in major capital cities. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-australian-housing-market-experiencing-a-correction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-minister-says-australian-housing-market-experiencing-a-correction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor defends deal with Greens to pass budget measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Housing Minister Clare O'Neil defends a deal with the Greens to pass the government's capital gains tax and negative gearing measures through parliament. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-defends-deal-with-greens-to-pass-budget-measures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-defends-deal-with-greens-to-pass-budget-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Animated by nostalgia’: Labor senator slams luminaries over AUKUS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Raff Ciccone has launched a blistering attack on former Labor ministers, accusing them of viewing national security through the lens of a bygone era.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/animated-by-nostalgia-labor-senator-slams-luminaries-over-aukus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/animated-by-nostalgia-labor-senator-slams-luminaries-over-aukus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stefanovic’s controversial podcast with far-right extremist pulled from YouTube]]></title><description><![CDATA[Far-right activist Tommy Robinson praised Pauline Hanson in the interview with Nine Network star Karl Stefanovic, who said he admired Robinson&rsquo;s &ldquo;tenacity&rdquo; and &ldquo;courage&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stefanovics-controversial-podcast-with-far-right-extremist-pulled-from-youtube/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stefanovics-controversial-podcast-with-far-right-extremist-pulled-from-youtube/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teal party would fall short of minor party status as independents back away]]></title><description><![CDATA[A party of independent MPs is expected to form as soon as this week, but approaches to strong candidates and sitting state MPs have not been made.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teal-party-would-fall-short-of-minor-party-status-as-independents-back-away/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teal-party-would-fall-short-of-minor-party-status-as-independents-back-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asked five times, there was one word Angus Taylor couldn’t say]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Pauline Hanson said Australia must be a monoculture, not multicultural, she laid out a dichotomy &ndash; and another minefield for Taylor to dance around.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/asked-five-times-there-was-one-word-angus-taylor-couldnt-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/asked-five-times-there-was-one-word-angus-taylor-couldnt-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-24-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-24-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New One Nation MP David Farley sides with teals and Greens]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Farley said on Tuesday he meant to vote for a cap on the fuel tax credit scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/new-one-nation-mp-david-farley-sides-with-teals-and-greens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/new-one-nation-mp-david-farley-sides-with-teals-and-greens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Roberts-Smith did not show up at the Australian War Memorial, but he almost overshadowed it]]></title><description><![CDATA[A planned appearance by decorated soldier turned accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith threatened to turn the event into a media frenzy, but in the end he could not come.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ben-roberts-smith-did-not-show-up-at-the-australian-war-memorial-but-he-almost-overshadowed-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ben-roberts-smith-did-not-show-up-at-the-australian-war-memorial-but-he-almost-overshadowed-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stefanovic praises ‘courage’ of far-right activist on controversial podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Far-right activist Tommy Robinson praised Pauline Hanson in the interview with Nine Network star Karl Stefanovic, who said he admired Robinson&rsquo;s &ldquo;tenacity&rdquo; and &ldquo;courage&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stefanovic-praises-courage-of-far-right-activist-on-controversial-podcast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stefanovic-praises-courage-of-far-right-activist-on-controversial-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens claw back Butler’s NDIS powers as price for passing negative gearing, CGT overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crossbench party agreed to vote for the budget tax package in exchange for extending an inquiry into the government&rsquo;s NDIS overhaul by two months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-claw-back-butlers-ndis-powers-as-price-for-passing-negative-gearing-cgt-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-claw-back-butlers-ndis-powers-as-price-for-passing-negative-gearing-cgt-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor refuses to commit to a multicultural Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader, pressed multiple times on whether his party still supported multiculturalism or endorsed One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's vision of a "monoculture", refused to commit to either.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-refuses-to-commit-to-a-multicultural-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-refuses-to-commit-to-a-multicultural-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bird flu: Antarctic storms threaten to dump more dying birds on Australians shores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seabirds such as wandering albatross could continue to bring the deadly H5N1 bird flu from the Antarctic outbreak to Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bird-flu-antarctic-storms-threaten-to-dump-more-dying-birds-on-australians-shores/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bird-flu-antarctic-storms-threaten-to-dump-more-dying-birds-on-australians-shores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antarctic storms threaten to dump more dying birds on Australian shores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seabirds such as wandering albatross could continue to bring the deadly H5N1 bird flu from the Antarctic outbreak to Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/antarctic-storms-threaten-to-dump-more-dying-birds-on-australian-shores/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/antarctic-storms-threaten-to-dump-more-dying-birds-on-australian-shores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese has spent his political capital on his tax reforms. Now comes the real test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year&rsquo;s election win was the largest Labor victory since 1943. It paved the way for Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s tax package.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-has-spent-his-political-capital-on-his-tax-reforms-now-comes-the-real-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-has-spent-his-political-capital-on-his-tax-reforms-now-comes-the-real-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor, Greens cut deal on CGT and negative gearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens pledge their support in exchange for an end to an exemption that allows self-managed super funds to borrow money to invest in residential property, and a delay on the overhaul of the NDIS.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-greens-cut-deal-on-cgt-and-negative-gearing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-greens-cut-deal-on-cgt-and-negative-gearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hanson is wrong’: Plibersek sledges One Nation over paid parental leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson appeared to walk back her parental leave stance on Tuesday after accusations she did not understand the policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-is-wrong-plibersek-sledges-one-nation-over-paid-parental-leave/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-is-wrong-plibersek-sledges-one-nation-over-paid-parental-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hastie gets security upgrades as One Nation campaigns against him]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I would rather get taken out in a box than bend the knee to One Nation,&rdquo; Hastie told the Coalition party room, saying he believed he was targeted over his role as a potential witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hastie-gets-security-upgrades-as-one-nation-campaigns-against-him/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hastie-gets-security-upgrades-as-one-nation-campaigns-against-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson clarifies she will not seek to cut paid parental leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson has clarified she would not seek to cut government-funded paid parental leave if One Nation were in power, after opening the door to a wind-back at her National Press Club address last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-clarifies-she-will-not-seek-to-cut-paid-parental-leave/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-clarifies-she-will-not-seek-to-cut-paid-parental-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s tax overhaul to pass with Greens’ support – and NDIS delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crossbench party agreed to vote for the budget tax package in exchange for extending an inquiry into the government&rsquo;s NDIS overhaul by two months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-tax-overhaul-to-pass-with-greens-support-and-ndis-delays/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-tax-overhaul-to-pass-with-greens-support-and-ndis-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Self-managed super 'loophole' closed, NDIS inquiry extended in tax deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens have announced they will support the federal government's capital gains tax budget measures through parliament. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-self-managed-super-loophole-closed-ndis-inquiry-extended-in-tax-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-self-managed-super-loophole-closed-ndis-inquiry-extended-in-tax-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Rush to pass CGT, negative gearing overhaul 'farcical': Pocock]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent senator has labelled the government's rush to legislate its tax overhaul "farcical". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-rush-to-pass-cgt-negative-gearing-overhaul-farcical-pocock/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-rush-to-pass-cgt-negative-gearing-overhaul-farcical-pocock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Labor, Greens strike deal to cut self-managed super 'loophole' to pass tax changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Greens have announced they will support the federal government's capital gains tax budget measures through parliament. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-greens-strike-deal-to-cut-self-managed-super-loophole-to-pass-tax-changes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-labor-greens-strike-deal-to-cut-self-managed-super-loophole-to-pass-tax-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson says Ben Roberts-Smith absence from Anzac Hall opening 'disappointing']]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Cross recipient and alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith will no longer attend an event at the Australian War Memorial tonight. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-says-ben-roberts-smith-absence-from-anzac-hall-opening-disappointing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-says-ben-roberts-smith-absence-from-anzac-hall-opening-disappointing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson clarifies stance over paid parental leave comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says her comments on parental leave were "taken completely out of context" after she seemed to suggest women should not be paid by employers while on parental leave. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-clarifies-stance-over-paid-parental-leave-comments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-clarifies-stance-over-paid-parental-leave-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Ben Roberts-Smith will no longer attend tonight's War Memorial event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Cross recipient and alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith will no longer attend an event at the Australian War Memorial tonight. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ben-roberts-smith-will-no-longer-attend-tonights-war-memorial-event/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ben-roberts-smith-will-no-longer-attend-tonights-war-memorial-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Angus Taylor refuses to say Coalition backs multicultural policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has refused to say whether the Coalition backs multicultural policy in Australia. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-refuses-to-say-coalition-backs-multicultural-policy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-refuses-to-say-coalition-backs-multicultural-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson says Ben Roberts-Smith absence from Anzac Hall opening 'disappointing' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Cross recipient and alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith will no longer attend an event at the Australian War Memorial tonight. Take a look back at how the day unfolded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-ben-roberts-smith-absence-from-anzac-hall-opening-disappointing-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-ben-roberts-smith-absence-from-anzac-hall-opening-disappointing-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the 'King of the North' set to become the UK's new PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[A popular mayor but a virtual unknown on the global stage, Andy Burnham is poised to become Sir Keir Starmer's successor. Here's what that could look like.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/meet-the-king-of-the-north-set-to-become-the-uks-new-pm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/meet-the-king-of-the-north-set-to-become-the-uks-new-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-23-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-23-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House price fall could slice $100,000 from your home’s value]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economists believed house prices were going to fall even before the budget&rsquo;s tax changes. Now there&rsquo;s a price tag on those falls &ndash; up to $100,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/house-price-fall-could-slice-100000-from-your-homes-value/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/house-price-fall-could-slice-100000-from-your-homes-value/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer announces resignation as UK Prime Minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Britain's Prime Minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/keir-starmer-announces-resignation-as-uk-prime-minister/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/keir-starmer-announces-resignation-as-uk-prime-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly bird flu puts 100 species of Australia’s ‘isolated’ wildlife at risk of mass deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bird flu straing that arrived in Australia for the time last week has already caused the deaths of hundreds of millions of birds and mammals around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/deadly-bird-flu-puts-100-species-of-australias-isolated-wildlife-at-risk-of-mass-deaths/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/deadly-bird-flu-puts-100-species-of-australias-isolated-wildlife-at-risk-of-mass-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s policing plans should be sidelined, says top Solomons minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese will conduct a Pacific diplomacy blitz in July, including visiting the Solomons to drive forward negotiations on a new comprehensive treaty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-policing-plans-should-be-sidelined-says-top-solomons-minister/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-policing-plans-should-be-sidelined-says-top-solomons-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No longer appropriate': WA MP calls to end Lord's Prayer in parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Labor MP says he wants the Lord&rsquo;s Prayer scrapped from WA parliament, despite the reading of the Christian prayer being a long-held tradition before sessions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-longer-appropriate-wa-mp-calls-to-end-lords-prayer-in-parliament/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-longer-appropriate-wa-mp-calls-to-end-lords-prayer-in-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor MP calls for Lord's Prayer to be scrapped in WA parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Labor MP says he wants the Lord&rsquo;s Prayer scrapped from WA parliament, despite the reading of the Christian prayer being a long-held tradition before sessions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-calls-for-lords-prayer-to-be-scrapped-in-wa-parliament/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-mp-calls-for-lords-prayer-to-be-scrapped-in-wa-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it possible to have a monoculture? This WA town doesn't think so]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Muslim leader from a regional WA town says he would like to have a conversation with Pauline Hanson about her ideology following her comments calling for monocultural Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-it-possible-to-have-a-monoculture-this-wa-town-doesnt-think-so/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-it-possible-to-have-a-monoculture-this-wa-town-doesnt-think-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling reform consultation slammed as 'charade' by health experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is preparing to push ahead with a watered-down version of recommendations from the landmark Murphy inquiry, which called for a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gambling-reform-consultation-slammed-as-charade-by-health-experts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gambling-reform-consultation-slammed-as-charade-by-health-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasurer accuses opposition of 'dishonest scare campaign' against budget changes &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government and Coalition trade barbs over the budget, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers accusing the opposition of a "dishonest scare campaign".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treasurer-accuses-opposition-of-dishonest-scare-campaign-against-budget-changes-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treasurer-accuses-opposition-of-dishonest-scare-campaign-against-budget-changes-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer accuses opposition of weaponising 'scare campaign' against budget changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government and Coalition trade barbs over the budget, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers accusing the opposition of a "dishonest scare campaign". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-accuses-opposition-of-weaponising-scare-campaign-against-budget-changes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-accuses-opposition-of-weaponising-scare-campaign-against-budget-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer accuses opposition of 'dishonest scare campaign' against budget changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government and Coalition trade barbs over the budget, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers accusing the opposition of a "dishonest scare campaign". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-accuses-opposition-of-dishonest-scare-campaign-against-budget-changes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-accuses-opposition-of-dishonest-scare-campaign-against-budget-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor accuses Labor of 'dirty deal' for Greens's support on tax changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has criticised a so-called dirty deal struck between the Greens and the government, saying Labor made the deal for the minor party's support on its tax changes. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-accuses-labor-of-dirty-deal-for-greenss-support-on-tax-changes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-accuses-labor-of-dirty-deal-for-greenss-support-on-tax-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Taylor accuses Labor of 'dirty deal' for Greens' support on tax changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has criticised a so-called dirty deal struck between the Greens and the government, saying Labor made the deal for the minor party's support on its tax changes. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-accuses-labor-of-dirty-deal-for-greens-support-on-tax-changes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-taylor-accuses-labor-of-dirty-deal-for-greens-support-on-tax-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Australia signs 'biggest' export deal with Canada for $2.5b radar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia has signed its biggest-ever defence export deal, with Canada purchasing surveillance radar technology in a $2.5b agreement. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-signs-biggest-export-deal-with-canada-for-25b-radar/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-signs-biggest-export-deal-with-canada-for-25b-radar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Australia signs 'biggest' defence export deal with Canada for $2.5b radar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia has signed its biggest-ever defence export deal, with Canada purchasing surveillance radar technology in a $2.5b agreement. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-signs-biggest-defence-export-deal-with-canada-for-25b-radar/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-signs-biggest-defence-export-deal-with-canada-for-25b-radar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Albanese to meet with state leaders to talk fuel security]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will convene a virtual meeting of the national cabinet to discuss fuel security. &nbsp;Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-to-meet-with-state-leaders-to-talk-fuel-security/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-albanese-to-meet-with-state-leaders-to-talk-fuel-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['You won't make it back': Trump's threat to Iran reps at peace talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump warns the Iranian delegation they might not return home from talks in Switzerland talks as the US and Iran argue over the fate of the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/you-wont-make-it-back-trumps-threat-to-iran-reps-at-peace-talks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/you-wont-make-it-back-trumps-threat-to-iran-reps-at-peace-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran briefing: Trump threatens Iran's negotiators as two sides meet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump warns the Iranian delegation they might not return home from talks in Switzerland talks as the US and Iran argue over the fate of the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/iran-briefing-trump-threatens-irans-negotiators-as-two-sides-meet/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/iran-briefing-trump-threatens-irans-negotiators-as-two-sides-meet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make no mistake, Hanson is extreme but she can do something rival politicians can’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader is cutting through because so many of her opponents have lost the ability to articulate what is wrong in society.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/make-no-mistake-hanson-is-extreme-but-she-can-do-something-rival-politicians-cant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/make-no-mistake-hanson-is-extreme-but-she-can-do-something-rival-politicians-cant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British PM set to resign after challenger's thumping by-election win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than two years after being elected in a landslide, the Labour PM is expected to announce his resignation to make way for another leader.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/british-pm-set-to-resign-after-challengers-thumping-by-election-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/british-pm-set-to-resign-after-challengers-thumping-by-election-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British PM expected to resign after challenger's thumping by-election win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than two years after being elected in a landslide, the Labour PM is expected to announce his resignation to make way for another leader.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/british-pm-expected-to-resign-after-challengers-thumping-by-election-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/british-pm-expected-to-resign-after-challengers-thumping-by-election-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-22-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-22-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson’s defence spending boost would cost extra $225b, budget office says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new analysis comes as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor urges Liberal supporters not to &ldquo;blow the country up&rdquo; by deserting the Coalition for One Nation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-defence-spending-boost-would-cost-extra-225b-budget-office-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-defence-spending-boost-would-cost-extra-225b-budget-office-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colleen Harkin quits Liberal Party to join One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal Party member and think tank education director Colleen Harkin has quit the party a week after attending a One Nation fundraiser in Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/colleen-harkin-quits-liberal-party-to-join-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/colleen-harkin-quits-liberal-party-to-join-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colleen Harkin quits Liberal party after praising One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal Party member and think tank education director Colleen Harkin has quit the party a week after attending a One Nation fundraiser in Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/colleen-harkin-quits-liberal-party-after-praising-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/colleen-harkin-quits-liberal-party-after-praising-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian, US negotiators in Switzerland to sort out details to end the war]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Vice-President JD Vance has landed in Switzerland to meet with Iranian leaders and build on the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/iranian-us-negotiators-in-switzerland-to-sort-out-details-to-end-the-war/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/iranian-us-negotiators-in-switzerland-to-sort-out-details-to-end-the-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian and US negotiators in Switzerland to discuss end to war]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Vice President JD Vance travels to Switzerland to meet with Iranian leaders and build on the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/iranian-and-us-negotiators-in-switzerland-to-discuss-end-to-war/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/iranian-and-us-negotiators-in-switzerland-to-discuss-end-to-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down, down … Australian home owners back fall in house prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Howard once said no one complained to him about high house prices. However, a new poll shows most people can live with a price drop.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/down-down-australian-home-owners-back-fall-in-house-prices/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/down-down-australian-home-owners-back-fall-in-house-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition backs Israel's right to military action in Lebanon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister has defended Israel&rsquo;s right to continue its military operation in Lebanon, despite an MOU between the US and Iran which commits to an end to the war.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/opposition-backs-israels-right-to-military-action-in-lebanon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/opposition-backs-israels-right-to-military-action-in-lebanon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some inherited trusts will still be caught after ‘death tax’ backflip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor has largely walked back the measure, but some trusts will still be hit with a 30 per cent tax.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/some-inherited-trusts-will-still-be-caught-after-death-tax-backflip/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/some-inherited-trusts-will-still-be-caught-after-death-tax-backflip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interview with Ted O'Brien]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Speers interviews Shadow Foreign Minister Ted O&rsquo;Brien. The pair discuss the US-Iran conflict, his recent visit to the Pacific and whether the Coalition will preference One Nation.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/interview-with-ted-obrien/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/interview-with-ted-obrien/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sensible thing to do’: Albanese defends $400m in fuel relief]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister said drivers would get 16&cent; a litre off fuel in July as fragile peace talks come under threat with Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sensible-thing-to-do-albanese-defends-400m-in-fuel-relief/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sensible-thing-to-do-albanese-defends-400m-in-fuel-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More missiles and ditch the UN: What One Nation’s foreign policy looks like]]></title><description><![CDATA[With One Nation running red hot in the polls and posing a serious challenge to the incumbent parties, there's more scrutiny on what its foreign policy would mean for Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-missiles-and-ditch-the-un-what-one-nations-foreign-policy-looks-like/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/more-missiles-and-ditch-the-un-what-one-nations-foreign-policy-looks-like/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War helped 're-enliven' Iran's regime. Trump's truce may complicate that]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades the Islamic republic has been using its "main enemy" America to distract from its repressive regime, analysts say. But the recent truce with Donald Trump could change that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/war-helped-re-enliven-irans-regime-trumps-truce-may-complicate-that/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/war-helped-re-enliven-irans-regime-trumps-truce-may-complicate-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump's peace deal may not stop Iran casting America as the enemy]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades the Islamic republic has been using its "main enemy" America to distract from its repressive regime, analysts say. But the recent truce with Donald Trump could change that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trumps-peace-deal-may-not-stop-iran-casting-america-as-the-enemy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trumps-peace-deal-may-not-stop-iran-casting-america-as-the-enemy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saul Eslake: Most Australians don’t want housing affordability to be fixed, and politicians know it]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to esteemed economist Saul Eslake, there&rsquo;s a very good reason why the housing market is out of control. Most of us are happy to let it rip.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/saul-eslake-most-australians-dont-want-housing-affordability-to-be-fixed-and-politicians-know-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/saul-eslake-most-australians-dont-want-housing-affordability-to-be-fixed-and-politicians-know-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Trump, it’s always about the fight … except when it’s a real war]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Trump was posing with bloodied cage fighters at the White House, the US was doing a &ldquo;shockingly weak deal&rdquo; with Iran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/for-trump-its-always-about-the-fight-except-when-its-a-real-war/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/for-trump-its-always-about-the-fight-except-when-its-a-real-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Australia have the highest CGT in the world? This economist thinks so]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside the recent federal budget was an improvised exploding economic device, in the form of a tax change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/does-australia-have-the-highest-cgt-in-the-world-this-economist-thinks-so/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/does-australia-have-the-highest-cgt-in-the-world-this-economist-thinks-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On health and child care, Labor might have found Pauline Hanson's kryptonite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson said thousands of words in her marathon appearance at the National Press Club, but only a few of them will be heard widely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/on-health-and-child-care-labor-might-have-found-pauline-hansons-kryptonite/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/on-health-and-child-care-labor-might-have-found-pauline-hansons-kryptonite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel price cuts extended through July, but discount drops by half]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is winding back its discount to the fuel excise over the next month as the 32 cents per litre fuel discount will drop to 16 cents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fuel-price-cuts-extended-through-july-but-discount-drops-by-half/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fuel-price-cuts-extended-through-july-but-discount-drops-by-half/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel excise discount extended, but prices could see small jump]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government is winding back its discount to the fuel excise over the next month as the 32 cents per litre fuel discount will drop to 16 cents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fuel-excise-discount-extended-but-prices-could-see-small-jump/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fuel-excise-discount-extended-but-prices-could-see-small-jump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel excise cut extended for another month – but there’s a catch]]></title><description><![CDATA[A major change to petrol and diesel discounts is coming in July after the US-Iran peace deal raised hopes for price relief at the pump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fuel-excise-cut-extended-for-another-month-but-theres-a-catch/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fuel-excise-cut-extended-for-another-month-but-theres-a-catch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife carnage from devastating bird flu virtually inevitable]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first infection of H5 bird flu in Australia has been confirmed, sparking warnings an outbreak will cause widespread animal deaths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wildlife-carnage-from-devastating-bird-flu-virtually-inevitable/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wildlife-carnage-from-devastating-bird-flu-virtually-inevitable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson is right about political correctness. It stops us calling her stupid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson uttered the S-word this week, but there&rsquo;s another S-word that we don&rsquo;t dare use against her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-is-right-about-political-correctness-it-stops-us-calling-her-stupid/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-is-right-about-political-correctness-it-stops-us-calling-her-stupid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the government's tax reform turning into a "freak show"? | Insiders On Background]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Executive of the&nbsp;Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Andrew McKellar told David Speers the government's tax reforms resemble a &ldquo;freak show&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-the-governments-tax-reform-turning-into-a-freak-show-insiders-on-background/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-the-governments-tax-reform-turning-into-a-freak-show-insiders-on-background/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson likes to go after minorities. But she’s found two new and surprising targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[An emboldened Pauline Hanson has broadened her far-right agenda. Has she gone too far for her own political good?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-likes-to-go-after-minorities-but-shes-found-two-new-and-surprising-targets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-likes-to-go-after-minorities-but-shes-found-two-new-and-surprising-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butler’s plans to bank billions in NDIS savings thrown into doubt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any delay to the reforms could come at a significant cost to the budget, with Treasury estimates showing a one-year pause would wipe out about $17 billion in expected savings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/butlers-plans-to-bank-billions-in-ndis-savings-thrown-into-doubt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/butlers-plans-to-bank-billions-in-ndis-savings-thrown-into-doubt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected case of bird flu detected in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agriculture Minister Julie Collins announced on Friday a bird has died and the initial test was positive for H5N1. Further tests will be performed for confirmation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspected-case-of-bird-flu-detected-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/suspected-case-of-bird-flu-detected-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Hanson’s war on climate change ‘hoax’ survive the summer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation&rsquo;s rise is not just a threat to the Coalition. It is redrawing the battle lines of Australia&rsquo;s long-running climate wars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/can-hansons-war-on-climate-change-hoax-survive-the-summer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/can-hansons-war-on-climate-change-hoax-survive-the-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says businesses 'can't sack' lazy workers. What's the reality?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson's claims that Australian businesses are "tied" to lazy workers they "can't sack", are labelled inaccurate by some employment law experts and small business advocates, while one HR representative says businesses are "terrified to terminate".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-says-businesses-cant-sack-lazy-workers-whats-the-reality/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-says-businesses-cant-sack-lazy-workers-whats-the-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Queensland reacts to Rinehart's idea of giving islands to Musk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Townsville Enterprise chief executive says "all ideas are welcome" after mining magnate Gina Rinehart suggested islands off north Queensland's coast should be offered to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for satellite launches.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/north-queensland-reacts-to-rineharts-idea-of-giving-islands-to-musk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/north-queensland-reacts-to-rineharts-idea-of-giving-islands-to-musk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NT's deputy opposition leader dumped for new recruit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Territory Labor party has replaced their deputy opposition leader with a newcomer to parliament, in a move they say will win back the trust and confidence of the people of Darwin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nts-deputy-opposition-leader-dumped-for-new-recruit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nts-deputy-opposition-leader-dumped-for-new-recruit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer says Labor has lost 'political paint' from budget as he defends backdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government has lost "political paint" from May's budget while defending a backdown on key budget measures. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-says-labor-has-lost-political-paint-from-budget-as-he-defends-backdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-says-labor-has-lost-political-paint-from-budget-as-he-defends-backdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer labels reports he has frosty relationship with PM as 'trash']]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers pushes back on reports of a rift, saying they've talked almost every day since the budget was handed down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-labels-reports-he-has-frosty-relationship-with-pm-as-trash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-treasurer-labels-reports-he-has-frosty-relationship-with-pm-as-trash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Treasurer defends budget backdown despite Labor losing 'political paint']]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government has lost "political paint" from May's budget while defending a backdown on key budget measures. 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But his nemesis is Pauline Hanson, and she’s winning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia has never before had to grapple with the rise of populist right movement quite like One Nation, and that&rsquo;s a particular and growing problem for the Coalition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-wants-to-fight-labor-but-his-nemesis-is-pauline-hanson-and-shes-winning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-wants-to-fight-labor-but-his-nemesis-is-pauline-hanson-and-shes-winning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The curious case of Dan Sullivan vs Dan Sullivan at the US primaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Democrat is accused of being a Republican in disguise; a Republican is accused of being a Democrat plant. 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It's primaries season in the US, and suspicions of dirty pool are rife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/democrats-chewing-nails-as-trump-targets-controversial-senate-pick/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/democrats-chewing-nails-as-trump-targets-controversial-senate-pick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-19-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-19-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brroooaaawrrr! Gina goes all toy story and gives Pauline a bulldozer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing seems too far-fetched as Pauline Hanson rides her new publicity whirl. But a toy bulldozer from her patron Gina Rinehart was, shall we say, a surprise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brroooaaawrrr-gina-goes-all-toy-story-and-gives-pauline-a-bulldozer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brroooaaawrrr-gina-goes-all-toy-story-and-gives-pauline-a-bulldozer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Disgusted’ Hanson airs her suspicions about GetUp’s press club stunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Activist campaigners GetUp and One Nation&rsquo;s leader have started a meme war as the prime minister condemned the group&rsquo;s banner stunt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/disgusted-hanson-airs-her-suspicions-about-getups-press-club-stunt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/disgusted-hanson-airs-her-suspicions-about-getups-press-club-stunt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gina Rinehart says Qld should give some of its islands to Elon Musk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mining magnate, speaking at the National Bush Summit, also talked about how she believed Townsville could become a base for the Israeli military.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gina-rinehart-says-qld-should-give-some-of-its-islands-to-elon-musk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gina-rinehart-says-qld-should-give-some-of-its-islands-to-elon-musk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Migration dips as Coalition accuses government of failing to meet targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Net overseas migration remained above 300,000 last year, fuelling opposition claims Labor has locked in an unsustainable new normal despite the number of arrivals continuing to fall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/migration-dips-as-coalition-accuses-government-of-failing-to-meet-targets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/migration-dips-as-coalition-accuses-government-of-failing-to-meet-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers winds back ministerial powers in bid to clear CGT Senate hurdle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses with turnover of up to $10 million will be able to claim 50 per cent off their capital gains tax.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-winds-back-ministerial-powers-in-bid-to-clear-cgt-senate-hurdle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-winds-back-ministerial-powers-in-bid-to-clear-cgt-senate-hurdle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioner living in car has 'lost faith' in system as he waits for house]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite upcoming changes from the WA government to overhaul the housing waitlist, a 68-year-old living in his car says he has lost faith in the system as an advocate calls for faster action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pensioner-living-in-car-has-lost-faith-in-system-as-he-waits-for-house/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pensioner-living-in-car-has-lost-faith-in-system-as-he-waits-for-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens leader quizzed on her comparison of Jeremy Rockliff with Joseph Stalin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tasmania's Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff is quizzed about her comparison of Premier Jeremy Rockliff with Joseph Stalin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-leader-quizzed-on-her-comparison-of-jeremy-rockliff-with-joseph-stalin/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/greens-leader-quizzed-on-her-comparison-of-jeremy-rockliff-with-joseph-stalin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gina Rinehart gifts Pauline Hanson a symbolic orange bulldozer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gina Rinehart presented Pauline Hanson with a gift at an event in Townsville, saying, "We need an orange bulldozer.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gina-rinehart-gifts-pauline-hanson-a-symbolic-orange-bulldozer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gina-rinehart-gifts-pauline-hanson-a-symbolic-orange-bulldozer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson spoke for 90 minutes. We fact-checked her key claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[We break down the major talking points from the One Nation leader&rsquo;s speech and fiery Q&amp;A.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-spoke-for-90-minutes-we-fact-checked-her-key-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-spoke-for-90-minutes-we-fact-checked-her-key-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Extreme’ risk of yet more cost, construction blowouts at Snowy 2.0]]></title><description><![CDATA[The national auditor says the largest renewable energy project in the country is hampered by governance and management failures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/extreme-risk-of-yet-more-cost-construction-blowouts-at-snowy-20/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/extreme-risk-of-yet-more-cost-construction-blowouts-at-snowy-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Diabolic’: Massive cost pressures on $12 billion Snowy 2.0 revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The national auditor says the largest renewable energy project in the country is hampered by governance and management failures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/diabolic-massive-cost-pressures-on-12-billion-snowy-20-revealed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/diabolic-massive-cost-pressures-on-12-billion-snowy-20-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Game won't rule out introducing another bill to restrict late term abortion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family First upper house MLC Sarah Game has not ruled out introducing another bill restricting late-term abortion access, after her proposed legislation to restrict abortion after 25 weeks failed in the lower house last night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sarah-game-wont-rule-out-introducing-another-bill-to-restrict-late-term-abortion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sarah-game-wont-rule-out-introducing-another-bill-to-restrict-late-term-abortion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gina Rinehart asks Bush Summit crowd to make bulldozer noises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billionaire Gina Rinehart gives One Nation leader Pauline Hanson a toy bulldozer at News Corp's summit in Townsville.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gina-rinehart-asks-bush-summit-crowd-to-make-bulldozer-noises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gina-rinehart-asks-bush-summit-crowd-to-make-bulldozer-noises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese winds back tax hikes for small businesses, start-ups, testamentary trusts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses with turnover of up to $10 million will be able to claim 50 per cent off their capital gains tax.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-winds-back-tax-hikes-for-small-businesses-start-ups-testamentary-trusts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-winds-back-tax-hikes-for-small-businesses-start-ups-testamentary-trusts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Dystopian’: Hanson’s speech slammed as net migration falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anti-discrimination advocates say Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s rhetoric puts migrants, women and other groups in danger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dystopian-hansons-speech-slammed-as-net-migration-falls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dystopian-hansons-speech-slammed-as-net-migration-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasurer denies CGT carve-outs amount to backdown after budget backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has consulted with small businesses and startups over contentious elements of its budget tax proposal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treasurer-denies-cgt-carve-outs-amount-to-backdown-after-budget-backlash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/treasurer-denies-cgt-carve-outs-amount-to-backdown-after-budget-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Albanese, Chalmers unveil capital gains carve-outs for small businesses, startups]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has consulted with small businesses and startups over contentious elements of its budget tax proposal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-albanese-chalmers-unveil-capital-gains-carve-outs-for-small-businesses-startups/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-albanese-chalmers-unveil-capital-gains-carve-outs-for-small-businesses-startups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese, Chalmers unveil CGT carve-outs for small businesses, startups]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government has consulted with small businesses and startups over contentious elements of its budget tax proposal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-chalmers-unveil-cgt-carve-outs-for-small-businesses-startups/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-chalmers-unveil-cgt-carve-outs-for-small-businesses-startups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM unveils CGT carve-outs for small businesses from budget measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister has unveiled wideranging carve-outs for small businesses from the government's budget changes. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-unveils-cgt-carve-outs-for-small-businesses-from-budget-measures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-unveils-cgt-carve-outs-for-small-businesses-from-budget-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Nationals senator concerned Hanson wants to 'pick and choose' journalists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bridget McKenzie says she's concerned Pauline Hanson wants to "pick and choose" which journalists to answer questions from following the One Nation leader's address to the National Press Club yesterday. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nationals-senator-concerned-hanson-wants-to-pick-and-choose-journalists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nationals-senator-concerned-hanson-wants-to-pick-and-choose-journalists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Migrants will have to 'manage' their culture under a monoculture, One Nation MP says]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation MP David Farley says migrants would have to "manage" their culture under his party's vision for a monocultural Australia. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-migrants-will-have-to-manage-their-culture-under-a-monoculture-one-nation-mp-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-migrants-will-have-to-manage-their-culture-under-a-monoculture-one-nation-mp-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: CGT carve-outs will be available to 2.7 million small businesses, treasurer says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister has unveiled wideranging carve-outs for small businesses from the government's budget changes. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-cgt-carve-outs-will-be-available-to-27-million-small-businesses-treasurer-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-cgt-carve-outs-will-be-available-to-27-million-small-businesses-treasurer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CGT carve-outs will be available to 2.7 million small businesses, treasurer says — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister has unveiled wideranging carve-outs for small businesses from the government's budget changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cgt-carve-outs-will-be-available-to-27-million-small-businesses-treasurer-says-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cgt-carve-outs-will-be-available-to-27-million-small-businesses-treasurer-says-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson's criticism of Guardian reporter labelled an 'assault on free press']]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson's public excoriation of a Guardian journalist questioning her at the National Press Club yesterday is an "assault on the freedom of the press", the media union says, as Labor and Liberal MPs criticise the One Nation leader for getting personal with journalists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-criticism-of-guardian-reporter-labelled-an-assault-on-free-press/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-criticism-of-guardian-reporter-labelled-an-assault-on-free-press/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson's attack of Guardian reporter labelled an 'assault on free press']]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson's public excoriation of a Guardian journalist questioning her at the National Press Club yesterday was an "assault on the freedom of the press", the media union says, as Labor and Liberal MPs criticise the One Nation leader for getting personal with journalists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-attack-of-guardian-reporter-labelled-an-assault-on-free-press/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-attack-of-guardian-reporter-labelled-an-assault-on-free-press/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the new Australian War Memorial gallery captures the unsettled history of the conflict in Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian War Memorial is opening a new permanent exhibition that attempts to present Australia&rsquo;s longest war without shying away from its complexities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-the-new-australian-war-memorial-gallery-captures-the-unsettled-history-of-the-conflict-in-afghanistan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-the-new-australian-war-memorial-gallery-captures-the-unsettled-history-of-the-conflict-in-afghanistan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson's fiery address creates risk for One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In one press club appearance, we've learned more about where Hanson stands. And that creates risk for One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-fiery-address-creates-risk-for-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-fiery-address-creates-risk-for-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You’d have to be an imbecile’: Clash over new network charges for solar and batteries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Energy Market Commission is proposing a power bill shake-up that experts warn will slug battery owners thousands of dollars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/youd-have-to-be-an-imbecile-clash-over-new-network-charges-for-solar-and-batteries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/youd-have-to-be-an-imbecile-clash-over-new-network-charges-for-solar-and-batteries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-18-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-18-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation prepared to cut worker entitlements to shore up struggling small businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation's newly named "treasury spokesman" Barnaby Joyce says the party is prepared to cut worker entitlements to safeguard small businesses struggling to deal with inflation and high power prices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-prepared-to-cut-worker-entitlements-to-shore-up-struggling-small-businesses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-prepared-to-cut-worker-entitlements-to-shore-up-struggling-small-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brisbane's Lang Park to undergo largest upgrade in 23 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The LNP government has announced plans for the largest upgrade to Lang Park in 23 years, featuring greater capacity, wraparound screens, and new entertainment zones ahead of next week's budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brisbanes-lang-park-to-undergo-largest-upgrade-in-23-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brisbanes-lang-park-to-undergo-largest-upgrade-in-23-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We must be monocultural’: Hanson demands end to multiculturalism, calls climate change a hoax]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader described four of Australia&rsquo;s closest allied nations as &ldquo;absolute s-holes&rdquo; because of their immigration and crime issues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-must-be-monocultural-hanson-demands-end-to-multiculturalism-calls-climate-change-a-hoax/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/we-must-be-monocultural-hanson-demands-end-to-multiculturalism-calls-climate-change-a-hoax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GetUp! stunt at Hanson speech referred to police as One Nation says leader’s safety compromised]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Press Club has referred footage to the AFP after a banner unfurled behind Pauline Hanson during her speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/getup-stunt-at-hanson-speech-referred-to-police-as-one-nation-says-leaders-safety-compromised-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/getup-stunt-at-hanson-speech-referred-to-police-as-one-nation-says-leaders-safety-compromised-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before we build a statue of Elon Musk, let’s consider what he’s done with his trillions of dollars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk is the world&rsquo;s first trillionaire. But 150 years ago, a man in Sydney showed what true wealth is about.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/before-we-build-a-statue-of-elon-musk-lets-consider-what-hes-done-with-his-trillions-of-dollars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/before-we-build-a-statue-of-elon-musk-lets-consider-what-hes-done-with-his-trillions-of-dollars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson spoke for an hour and a half. Here’s the verdict of the press gallery experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader&rsquo;s speech was temporarily disrupted by a banner slamming her opposition to wage rises. Here&rsquo;s everything else you need to know.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-spoke-for-an-hour-and-a-half-heres-the-verdict-of-the-press-gallery-experts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-spoke-for-an-hour-and-a-half-heres-the-verdict-of-the-press-gallery-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Bill restricting late-term abortions passes SA upper house]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australia's upper house has passed a bill to restrict access to abortions past 25 weeks. The legislation passed 10 votes to 9 with the support of three newly-elected One Nation MPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-bill-restricting-late-term-abortions-passes-sa-upper-house/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-bill-restricting-late-term-abortions-passes-sa-upper-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Bill restricting late-term abortions fails to pass SA lower house]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australia's lower house has voted against a bill to restrict access to abortions past 25 weeks. The legislation was defeated 36 votes to 9.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-bill-restricting-late-term-abortions-fails-to-pass-sa-lower-house/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-bill-restricting-late-term-abortions-fails-to-pass-sa-lower-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill restricting late-term abortions passes SA upper house]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australia's upper house has passed a bill to restrict access to abortions past 25 weeks. The legislation passed 10 votes to 9 with the support of three newly-elected One Nation MPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bill-restricting-late-term-abortions-passes-sa-upper-house/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bill-restricting-late-term-abortions-passes-sa-upper-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill restricting late-term abortions fails to pass SA lower house]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australia's lower house has voted against a bill to restrict access to abortions past 25 weeks. The legislation was defeated 36 votes to 9.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bill-restricting-late-term-abortions-fails-to-pass-sa-lower-house/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bill-restricting-late-term-abortions-fails-to-pass-sa-lower-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GetUp stunt at Hanson speech referred to police as One Nation says leader’s safety compromised]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Press Club has referred footage to the AFP after a banner unfurled behind Pauline Hanson during her speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/getup-stunt-at-hanson-speech-referred-to-police-as-one-nation-says-leaders-safety-compromised/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/getup-stunt-at-hanson-speech-referred-to-police-as-one-nation-says-leaders-safety-compromised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GetUp stunt at Hanson speech referred to police as One Nation says leader safety compromised]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Press Club has referred the footage to the federal police after a banner unfurled behind Pauline Hanson during her speech.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/getup-stunt-at-hanson-speech-referred-to-police-as-one-nation-says-leader-safety-compromised/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/getup-stunt-at-hanson-speech-referred-to-police-as-one-nation-says-leader-safety-compromised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is naming-and-shaming shops allegedly selling illegal vapes, smokes working?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities say a recent two-week compliance blitz results in them seizing $11 million of illegal product like cigarettes and vapes, but how much is it disrupting the lucrative industry?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-naming-and-shaming-shops-allegedly-selling-illegal-vapes-smokes-working/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/is-naming-and-shaming-shops-allegedly-selling-illegal-vapes-smokes-working/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson pledges to end multiculturalism as police investigate GetUp stunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[A banner interrupted the senator&rsquo;s first address at the National Press Club in 30 years, in which she laid out a vision for an Australian "monoculture".&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-pledges-to-end-multiculturalism-as-police-investigate-getup-stunt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-pledges-to-end-multiculturalism-as-police-investigate-getup-stunt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She wasn’t slick, but Hanson’s formidable Press Club performance proved her enemies wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanson&rsquo;s strategy is not really to persuade the mainstream any more, it is to bypass it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/she-wasnt-slick-but-hansons-formidable-press-club-performance-proved-her-enemies-wrong/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/she-wasnt-slick-but-hansons-formidable-press-club-performance-proved-her-enemies-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This generation now owns almost a third of all rental properties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh figures from the ATO also show a spike in younger &ldquo;rentvestors&rdquo; hoping to build their wealth through the property market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-generation-now-owns-almost-a-third-of-all-rental-properties/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-generation-now-owns-almost-a-third-of-all-rental-properties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six years after daughter's death, mother still waiting for mental health reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother of Kate Savage, whose death at 13 sparked a review of mental health supports for children, says she's lost faith promises of reform will ever be kept.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/six-years-after-daughters-death-mother-still-waiting-for-mental-health-reforms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/six-years-after-daughters-death-mother-still-waiting-for-mental-health-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No credible plan' for mental health overhaul promised after teenagers death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Improvements in mental health supports for Western Australian children and adolescents &mdash; prompted by the suicide of 13-year-old Kate Savage &mdash; risk never being delivered, the state's auditor-general is warning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-credible-plan-for-mental-health-overhaul-promised-after-teenagers-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-credible-plan-for-mental-health-overhaul-promised-after-teenagers-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13-year-old's death prompted promises of reform. Her mother says little has changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mother of Kate Savage, whose death at 13 sparked a review of mental health supports for children, says she's lost faith promises of reform will ever be kept.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/13-year-olds-death-prompted-promises-of-reform-her-mother-says-little-has-changed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/13-year-olds-death-prompted-promises-of-reform-her-mother-says-little-has-changed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten key moments from Pauline Hanson’s first press club appearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader&rsquo;s speech was temporarily disrupted by a banner slamming her opposition to wage rises. Here&rsquo;s everything else you need to know.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ten-key-moments-from-pauline-hansons-first-press-club-appearance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ten-key-moments-from-pauline-hansons-first-press-club-appearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson makes her views clear on abortion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader said there were "too many abortions in this country" and would prefer to educate about the use of contraception.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-makes-her-views-clear-on-abortion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-makes-her-views-clear-on-abortion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson fires up when quizzed about her daughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader has gone on the offensive when questioned whether she helped her daughter get a job with a Tasmanian One Nation senator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-fires-up-when-quizzed-about-her-daughter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-fires-up-when-quizzed-about-her-daughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson gets emotional during National Press Club speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson became emotional while talking about children going to school hungry and families going without meals in a speech to the National Press Club.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-gets-emotional-during-national-press-club-speech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-gets-emotional-during-national-press-club-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson gets emotional during speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson became emotional while talking about children going to school hungry and families going without meals in a speech to the National Press Club.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-gets-emotional-during-speech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-gets-emotional-during-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson's Press Club address interrupted by protest banner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s Press Club address has been interrupted after a banner appeared to unfurl behind the One Nation leader reading, "I opposed a pay rise for workers, while I took a $100,000 pay rise for myself".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-press-club-address-interrupted-by-protest-banner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hansons-press-club-address-interrupted-by-protest-banner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Globalist parasites’: One Nation senator accused of using ‘antisemitic trope’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Malcolm Roberts&rsquo; attack on the US military is at odds with the defence policies of his party&rsquo;s leader, Pauline Hanson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/globalist-parasites-one-nation-senator-accused-of-using-antisemitic-trope/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/globalist-parasites-one-nation-senator-accused-of-using-antisemitic-trope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP joins conservative Family First party ahead of abortion bill debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[SA upper house MP Sarah Game has abandoned the political party she founded to join the conservative Family First brand, marking the third time she has changed parties in less than two years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mp-joins-conservative-family-first-party-ahead-of-abortion-bill-debate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mp-joins-conservative-family-first-party-ahead-of-abortion-bill-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM questions One Nation's policy positions ahead of Hanson's press club address]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has questioned One Nation's policy positions on the minimum wage and workers' rights ahead of Pauline Hanson's address to the National Press Club today.&nbsp;Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-questions-one-nations-policy-positions-ahead-of-hansons-press-club-address/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-questions-one-nations-policy-positions-ahead-of-hansons-press-club-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Pauline Hanson's press club address interrupted by protest banner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson's first National Press Club address has been interrupted by protest banner.&nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pauline-hansons-press-club-address-interrupted-by-protest-banner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pauline-hansons-press-club-address-interrupted-by-protest-banner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Pauline Hanson to address National Press Club for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson will speak at the National Press Club for the first time since her entrance to politics in 1996.&nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pauline-hanson-to-address-national-press-club-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pauline-hanson-to-address-national-press-club-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Joyce cautions Hanson ahead of National Press Club address]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce has cautioned his leader Pauline Hanson against falling for "gotcha questions" during her address to the National Press Club today. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-cautions-hanson-ahead-of-national-press-club-address/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-cautions-hanson-ahead-of-national-press-club-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson lays out vision for 'monoculture' Australia, as GetUp claims credit for banner stunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[GetUp! says it is was responsible for the banner that unfurled during Pauline Hanson's first-ever address to the National Press Club. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-lays-out-vision-for-monoculture-australia-as-getup-claims-credit-for-banner-stunt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-lays-out-vision-for-monoculture-australia-as-getup-claims-credit-for-banner-stunt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson calls for 'balance' between worker rights and business interests in Press Club address]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson says industrial relations needs a "complete overhaul because it's not working". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-calls-for-balance-between-worker-rights-and-business-interests-in-press-club-address/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-calls-for-balance-between-worker-rights-and-business-interests-in-press-club-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Australia lowers travel warning for Middle Eastern nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia has lowered its travel advice warnings for several Middle Eastern countries following the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran this week.&nbsp;Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-lowers-travel-warning-for-middle-eastern-nations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-australia-lowers-travel-warning-for-middle-eastern-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Activist group claims credit for banner stunt at Pauline Hanson's Press Club address]]></title><description><![CDATA[GetUp! says it is was responsible for the banner that unfurled during Pauline Hanson's first-ever address to the National Press Club. 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-lays-out-vision-for-monoculture-australia-as-getup-claims-credit-for-banner-stunt-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to extend pay subsidy to avoid childcare worker walk-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early educators had threatened to walk off the job to keep a federally funded 15 per cent pay subsidy due to end in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-to-extend-pay-subsidy-to-avoid-childcare-worker-walk-off-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-to-extend-pay-subsidy-to-avoid-childcare-worker-walk-off-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to extend pay subsidy to avoid childcare worker walk off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early educators had threatened to walk off the job to keep a federally funded 15 per cent pay subsidy due 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world’s worst terrorists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Malcolm Roberts&rsquo; attack on the US military is at odds with the defence policies of his party&rsquo;s leader, Pauline Hanson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-headache-as-rogue-one-nation-senator-calls-us-worlds-worst-terrorists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-headache-as-rogue-one-nation-senator-calls-us-worlds-worst-terrorists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson headache as rogue One Nation senator calls US world’s worst terrorist organisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senator Malcolm Roberts&rsquo; attack on the US military is at odds with the defence policies of his party&rsquo;s leader, Pauline 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/global-parasites-since-1913-one-nation-senator-calls-us-worlds-greatest-terrorist-organisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioner finds cheaper life in Thailand after rent squeeze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Stevenson says moving to Thailand has allowed him to live more comfortably on his Australian Age Pension after struggling to cover rent and essentials in regional Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pensioner-finds-cheaper-life-in-thailand-after-rent-squeeze/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pensioner-finds-cheaper-life-in-thailand-after-rent-squeeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I didn't have a life': Pensioner moves to Thailand for cheaper living]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Stevenson says moving to Thailand has allowed him to live more comfortably on his Australian Age Pension after struggling to cover rent and essentials in regional Victoria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-didnt-have-a-life-pensioner-moves-to-thailand-for-cheaper-living/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/i-didnt-have-a-life-pensioner-moves-to-thailand-for-cheaper-living/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Wilson holds undisclosed shares in climate advisory firm through family trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shadow treasurer's investment trust holds 15,000 shares in a small company called Gondwana Carbon, which helps developers to acquire land, develop carbon abatement projects, earn carbon credits and then trade them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tim-wilson-holds-undisclosed-shares-in-climate-advisory-firm-through-family-trust/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tim-wilson-holds-undisclosed-shares-in-climate-advisory-firm-through-family-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-17-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-17-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$3.6 billion childcare pay deal staves off pay cuts, fee hikes and a strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funding for the two-year deal to give early educators a 15 per cent pay rise, announced ahead of the 2025 election, was set to expire in 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jacinta-allan-refuses-to-admit-cost-of-cfmeu-corruption-to-taxpayers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor visits Alice Springs, renews call for Indigenous funding audit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has visited Alice Springs, where he has met family of Kumanjayi Little Baby and renewed the Coalition's calls for deeper scrutiny of federal funding directed to the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-visits-alice-springs-renews-call-for-indigenous-funding-audit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-visits-alice-springs-renews-call-for-indigenous-funding-audit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition leader meets Kumanjayi Little Baby’s grandmother, calls for audits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has visited Alice Springs, where he has met family of Kumanjayi Little Baby and renewed the Coalition's calls for deeper scrutiny of federal funding directed to the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/opposition-leader-meets-kumanjayi-little-babys-grandmother-calls-for-audits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/opposition-leader-meets-kumanjayi-little-babys-grandmother-calls-for-audits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish group links One Nation to neo-Nazis and antisemitism]]></title><description><![CDATA[A submission to the royal commission says there is a &ldquo;long history of One Nation members endorsing and promulgating antisemitic views&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jewish-group-links-one-nation-to-neo-nazis-and-antisemitism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/jewish-group-links-one-nation-to-neo-nazis-and-antisemitism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Townsville Mayor Nick Dametto breaks silence on assault investigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queensland police are investigating an alleged altercation between the 42-year-old councillor and a 28-year-old man.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/townsville-mayor-nick-dametto-breaks-silence-on-assault-investigation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/townsville-mayor-nick-dametto-breaks-silence-on-assault-investigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Dametto says reports he was involved in an alleged altercation were "over inflated".]]></title><description><![CDATA[Townsville Mayor Nick Dametto says reports he was involved in an alleged altercation were "over inflated".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nick-dametto-says-reports-he-was-involved-in-an-alleged-altercation-were-over-inflated/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nick-dametto-says-reports-he-was-involved-in-an-alleged-altercation-were-over-inflated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flotilla activist: I was digitally raped, beaten for refusing to kiss Israeli flag]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AFP has begun making enquiries into allegations by detained Australian activists of rape, torture and brutalisation by Israeli forces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/flotilla-activist-i-was-digitally-raped-beaten-for-refusing-to-kiss-israeli-flag/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/flotilla-activist-i-was-digitally-raped-beaten-for-refusing-to-kiss-israeli-flag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reserve Bank keeps rates on hold but warns of future rate hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RBA has kept rates on hold for the first time this year and said people should not be alarmed by a slowing economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reserve-bank-keeps-rates-on-hold-but-warns-of-future-rate-hikes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reserve-bank-keeps-rates-on-hold-but-warns-of-future-rate-hikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold for the first time this 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pivot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solomon Islands's new prime minister raises the idea of a Pacific-wide security treaty while meeting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this month.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/solomon-islands-pm-floats-pacific-wide-security-treaty-in-sharp-pivot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/solomon-islands-pm-floats-pacific-wide-security-treaty-in-sharp-pivot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Get a breathalyser’: Senior MPs in fiery on-air clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow treasurer Tim Wilson accused the government of lies and censorship, and the employment minister of needing a breathalyser, in a heated exchange over tax.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/get-a-breathalyser-senior-mps-in-fiery-on-air-clash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/get-a-breathalyser-senior-mps-in-fiery-on-air-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiery confrontation between two MPs on live TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things got heated between Labor's Amanda Rishworth and Liberal Tim Wilson on the Today Show with Wilson suggesting Rishworth needed a breathalyser.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fiery-confrontation-between-two-mps-on-live-tv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/fiery-confrontation-between-two-mps-on-live-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom tells Trump to leave his wife out of investigations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Governor of California Gavin Newsom has accused Donald Trump of politically motivated criminal investigations into him and his inner circle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gavin-newsom-tells-trump-to-leave-his-wife-out-of-investigations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/gavin-newsom-tells-trump-to-leave-his-wife-out-of-investigations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Extraordinary waste': Accused criminals flown from remote areas as courts close]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Police have been forced to fly some accused criminals out of remote communities since the start of this month due to regional court closures sparked by a security dispute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/extraordinary-waste-accused-criminals-flown-from-remote-areas-as-courts-close/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/extraordinary-waste-accused-criminals-flown-from-remote-areas-as-courts-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused criminals flown out of remote communities as WA regional courts shut]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Police have been forced to fly some accused criminals out of remote communities since the start of this month due to regional court closures, amid a dispute between the Justice Department and WA Police over security.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/accused-criminals-flown-out-of-remote-communities-as-wa-regional-courts-shut/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/accused-criminals-flown-out-of-remote-communities-as-wa-regional-courts-shut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM confirms Treasury will release discussion paper for 'further input' on CGT changes &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says Treasury will release a discussion paper for "further input" on CGT changes, after Finance Minister Katy Gallagher reveals an extension to the fuel excise cut is under "active consideration".&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-confirms-treasury-will-release-discussion-paper-for-further-input-on-cgt-changes-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-confirms-treasury-will-release-discussion-paper-for-further-input-on-cgt-changes-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shadow treasurer says CGT inquiry 'running roughshod over democracy']]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says the two-day Senate inquiry into the government's budget measures is "running roughshod over democracy". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-treasurer-says-cgt-inquiry-running-roughshod-over-democracy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-treasurer-says-cgt-inquiry-running-roughshod-over-democracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM confirms Treasury will release discussion paper for 'further input' on CGT changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says Treasury will release a discussion paper for "further input" on CGT changes, after Finance Minister Katy Gallagher reveals an extension to the fuel excise cut is under "active consideration". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-confirms-treasury-will-release-discussion-paper-for-further-input-on-cgt-changes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-confirms-treasury-will-release-discussion-paper-for-further-input-on-cgt-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM confirms Treasury will release discussion for 'further input' on CGT changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says Treasury will release discussion for "further input" on CGT changes, after Finance Minister Katy Gallagher reveals an extension to the fuel excise cut is under "active consideration". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-confirms-treasury-will-release-discussion-for-further-input-on-cgt-changes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-confirms-treasury-will-release-discussion-for-further-input-on-cgt-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Extension of fuel excise cut under 'active consideration', minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says an extension to the fuel excise cut is under "active consideration". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-extension-of-fuel-excise-cut-under-active-consideration-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-extension-of-fuel-excise-cut-under-active-consideration-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in three like Labor’s budget. Taylor has other reasons to hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public assessment of Jim Chalmers&rsquo; performance as treasurer has fallen to its lowest level ever as business groups unleash on the May budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-in-three-like-labors-budget-taylor-has-other-reasons-to-hope/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-in-three-like-labors-budget-taylor-has-other-reasons-to-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-16-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-16-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFP begins inquiry into allegations Israeli forces assaulted flotilla activists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Federal Police have begun inquiries into allegations that Israeli defence personnel sexually assaulted Australian activists on a flotilla headed to Gaza, following a meeting with Foreign Minister Penny Wong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/afp-begins-inquiry-into-allegations-israeli-forces-assaulted-flotilla-activists/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/afp-begins-inquiry-into-allegations-israeli-forces-assaulted-flotilla-activists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFP launches investigation into flotilla activists’ rape, abuse claims against Israel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with four Global Sumud flotilla participants in Canberra alongside senior AFP officers to hear their allegations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/afp-launches-investigation-into-flotilla-activists-rape-abuse-claims-against-israel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/afp-launches-investigation-into-flotilla-activists-rape-abuse-claims-against-israel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK plans to ban social media for under-16s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Keir Starmer says he will ban social media sites for under-16s and impose restrictions on gaming and live streaming platforms in some of the most far-reaching online restrictions globally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/uk-plans-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/uk-plans-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: UK plans to ban social media for under-16s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Keir Starmer says he will ban social media sites for under-16s and impose restrictions on gaming and live streaming platforms in some of the most far-reaching online restrictions globally.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-uk-plans-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-uk-plans-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor's CGT plan flawed but better than what we have, economists tell inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economists have offered qualified support for the government's plans on day one of a Senate inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-cgt-plan-flawed-but-better-than-what-we-have-economists-tell-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-cgt-plan-flawed-but-better-than-what-we-have-economists-tell-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor's capital gains proposal flawed but better than what we have, economists tell inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economists have offered qualified support for the government's plans on day one of a Senate inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-capital-gains-proposal-flawed-but-better-than-what-we-have-economists-tell-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labors-capital-gains-proposal-flawed-but-better-than-what-we-have-economists-tell-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM to make fuel excise call early next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government will give Australians "appropriate notice" about the fuel excise rebate, as it continues to monitor the issue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-to-make-fuel-excise-call-early-next-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-to-make-fuel-excise-call-early-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese takes swipe at One Nation’s foreign policy credentials]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister has commented after this masthead&rsquo;s Resolve Political monitor showed Pauline Hanson ahead of him as preferred PM.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-takes-swipe-at-one-nations-foreign-policy-credentials/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-takes-swipe-at-one-nations-foreign-policy-credentials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The spin wars about who wins and loses in the US-Iran 'ceasefire' have begun]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US-Iran deal faces five volatile days as questions remain over nuclear weapons and Israel's attacks on Lebanon.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-spin-wars-about-who-wins-and-loses-in-the-us-iran-ceasefire-have-begun/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-spin-wars-about-who-wins-and-loses-in-the-us-iran-ceasefire-have-begun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson says Coalition out of touch as Taylor ducks dire polling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liberal leader dodged questions about his prospects after the Resolve Political Monitor showed the Coalition&rsquo;s primary vote slumping to a record low.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-coalition-out-of-touch-as-taylor-ducks-dire-polling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-says-coalition-out-of-touch-as-taylor-ducks-dire-polling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property Council hits back at claim tax debate was 'submerged by vested interests' &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Housing groups have addressed the Senate inquiry into the federal government&rsquo;s sweeping changes to negative gearing and capital gains.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/property-council-hits-back-at-claim-tax-debate-was-submerged-by-vested-interests-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/property-council-hits-back-at-claim-tax-debate-was-submerged-by-vested-interests-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Property Council hits back at claim tax debate was 'submerged by vested interests']]></title><description><![CDATA[Housing groups have addressed the Senate inquiry into the federal government&rsquo;s sweeping changes to negative gearing and capital gains. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-property-council-hits-back-at-claim-tax-debate-was-submerged-by-vested-interests/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-property-council-hits-back-at-claim-tax-debate-was-submerged-by-vested-interests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM welcomes Iran–US ceasefire, urges Tehran to address concerns on nuclear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese welcomes a ceasefire reached between the US and Iran, but urges Tehran to address "longstanding concerns" about its nuclear program. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-welcomes-iranus-ceasefire-urges-tehran-to-address-concerns-on-nuclear/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-welcomes-iranus-ceasefire-urges-tehran-to-address-concerns-on-nuclear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Penny Wong welcomes US–Iran agreement to end hostilities in Middle East]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia welcomes an agreement reached between the US and Iran to end hostilities in the Middle East. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-penny-wong-welcomes-usiran-agreement-to-end-hostilities-in-middle-east/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-penny-wong-welcomes-usiran-agreement-to-end-hostilities-in-middle-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Joyce says he's not worried Hanson reportedly could want daughter as party leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce says he is not worried about reports Pauline Hanson may want her daughter to lead One Nation in the future. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-says-hes-not-worried-hanson-reportedly-could-want-daughter-as-party-leader/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-joyce-says-hes-not-worried-hanson-reportedly-could-want-daughter-as-party-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business groups urge rejection of CGT changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business groups are urging the government to scrap its capital gains tax changes as the first tranche of measures is scrutinised at a parliamentary inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/business-groups-urge-rejection-of-cgt-changes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/business-groups-urge-rejection-of-cgt-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voters prefer Hanson as PM. Are they prepared for her to run the country?]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the latest Resolve Political Monitor, that&rsquo;s exactly what they are asking for.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voters-prefer-hanson-as-pm-are-they-prepared-for-her-to-run-the-country/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/voters-prefer-hanson-as-pm-are-they-prepared-for-her-to-run-the-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent wake-up call for political mainstream: Don’t ignore or dismiss angry voters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters are not just backing One Nation as the top party in Australia, but for the first time are also backing Pauline Hanson as preferred prime minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/urgent-wake-up-call-for-political-mainstream-dont-ignore-or-dismiss-angry-voters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/urgent-wake-up-call-for-political-mainstream-dont-ignore-or-dismiss-angry-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation Express v Albanese’s ‘stable’ revolution: It will be a head-on crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s political landscape is shifting fundamentally. Voters are yet to define how they want it to shape up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-express-v-albaneses-stable-revolution-it-will-be-a-head-on-crash/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-express-v-albaneses-stable-revolution-it-will-be-a-head-on-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s ability to strike targets in Australia is ‘real and growing’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rapid expansion of China&rsquo;s nuclear-powered submarine fleet and long-range missile stockpile is fuelling its growing ability to hit targets in Australia, a new report warns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-ability-to-strike-targets-in-australia-is-real-and-growing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chinas-ability-to-strike-targets-in-australia-is-real-and-growing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-15-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-15-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson overtakes Albanese as preferred PM, Coalition crashes to record low]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation is also now Australia&rsquo;s preferred party by primary vote, overtaking Labor for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-overtakes-albanese-as-preferred-pm-coalition-crashes-to-record-low/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-overtakes-albanese-as-preferred-pm-coalition-crashes-to-record-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve had enough’: Duniam shares the moment he knew his political career was over]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tasmanian senator gave a parting warning to his colleagues, as he announced his plan to step away from politics to spend more time with his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ive-had-enough-duniam-shares-the-moment-he-knew-his-political-career-was-over/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ive-had-enough-duniam-shares-the-moment-he-knew-his-political-career-was-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butler open to NDIS changes but convinced it's heading in 'right direction']]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Minister Mark Butler is open to adjusting the proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme changes, but insists the government is on the right track.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/butler-open-to-ndis-changes-but-convinced-its-heading-in-right-direction/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/butler-open-to-ndis-changes-but-convinced-its-heading-in-right-direction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal heavyweight Jonno Duniam makes shock retirement announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tasmanian senator, 43, says he wants to spend more time with his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-heavyweight-jonno-duniam-makes-shock-retirement-announcement/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-heavyweight-jonno-duniam-makes-shock-retirement-announcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Gwyneth gave off Melania vibes, the backlash was relentless. But was it fair?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The actor has fronted an ad campaign for Israeli real estate and declared herself an &ldquo;independent&rdquo;. People are outraged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/when-gwyneth-gave-off-melania-vibes-the-backlash-was-relentless-but-was-it-fair/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/when-gwyneth-gave-off-melania-vibes-the-backlash-was-relentless-but-was-it-fair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning over petrol panic-buying as fuel excise discount expires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fuel suppliers and the federal government are preparing for another surge in petrol demand before a popular tax break is wound up at the end of the month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/warning-over-petrol-panic-buying-as-fuel-excise-discount-expires-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/warning-over-petrol-panic-buying-as-fuel-excise-discount-expires-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning over petrol panic buying as fuel excise discount expires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fuel suppliers and the federal government are preparing for another surge in petrol demand before a popular tax break is wound up at the end of the month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/warning-over-petrol-panic-buying-as-fuel-excise-discount-expires/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/warning-over-petrol-panic-buying-as-fuel-excise-discount-expires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The misogyny coin buys less than it used to]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allegations of sexism no longer spark political movements. Voters&rsquo; focus is on something else.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-misogyny-coin-buys-less-than-it-used-to/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-misogyny-coin-buys-less-than-it-used-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The devil is trying to deceive’: Leaked recordings show Brethren boss’s behaviour crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the secretive sect insists it had no role in campaigning for the Coalition, leaked recordings of a recent crackdown point to strict top-down control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-devil-is-trying-to-deceive-leaked-recordings-show-brethren-bosss-behaviour-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-devil-is-trying-to-deceive-leaked-recordings-show-brethren-bosss-behaviour-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The devil is trying to deceive’: Leaked recordings show Brethren boss’ behaviour crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the secretive sect insists it had no role in campaigning for the Coalition, leaked recordings of a recent crackdown point to strict top-down control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-devil-is-trying-to-deceive-leaked-recordings-show-brethren-boss-behaviour-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-devil-is-trying-to-deceive-leaked-recordings-show-brethren-boss-behaviour-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elizabeth worked at Australia’s top women’s safety body - until she went on mat leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Watt spent years fighting the federal agency after being denied her pre-parental leave role. Her case exposes a loophole that experts say leaves mothers lagging the rest of the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/elizabeth-worked-at-australias-top-womens-safety-body-until-she-went-on-mat-leave-3/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/elizabeth-worked-at-australias-top-womens-safety-body-until-she-went-on-mat-leave-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elizabeth worked at Australia’s top women’s safety body until she went on mat leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Watt spent years fighting the federal agency after being denied her pre-parental leave role. Her case exposes a loophole that experts say leaves mothers lagging the rest of the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/elizabeth-worked-at-australias-top-womens-safety-body-until-she-went-on-mat-leave-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/elizabeth-worked-at-australias-top-womens-safety-body-until-she-went-on-mat-leave-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elizabeth worked at Australia’s top women’s safety body, until she went on mat leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Watt spent years fighting the federal agency after being denied her pre-parental leave role. Her case exposes a loophole that experts say leaves mothers lagging the rest of the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/elizabeth-worked-at-australias-top-womens-safety-body-until-she-went-on-mat-leave/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/elizabeth-worked-at-australias-top-womens-safety-body-until-she-went-on-mat-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian opposition leader says Pauline Hanson has not approached her]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader last night told a political fundraiser she would work with the Coalition to oust Labor at the upcoming state election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-opposition-leader-says-pauline-hanson-has-not-approached-her/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-opposition-leader-says-pauline-hanson-has-not-approached-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's Ambassador to the US discusses 'robust' tariff negotiations]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his first round of interviews as Australia's Ambassador to the US, Greg Moriarty has signalled there will be "robust" negotiations to push back on new tariffs proposed by Donald Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-ambassador-to-the-us-discusses-robust-tariff-negotiations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-ambassador-to-the-us-discusses-robust-tariff-negotiations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The unseen children who roam Perth's streets at night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youth Beat workers take to Perth streets at night to help young people who have nowhere else to go.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-unseen-children-who-roam-perths-streets-at-night/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-unseen-children-who-roam-perths-streets-at-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Seeking connection': The unseen children who roam the streets at night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youth Beat workers take to Perth streets at night to help young people who have nowhere else to go.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/seeking-connection-the-unseen-children-who-roam-the-streets-at-night/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 02:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/seeking-connection-the-unseen-children-who-roam-the-streets-at-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth submerged? AUKUS will cost us $368 billion, so this is no time for secrecy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secrecy in policy development is rarely justified &ndash; and it certainly isn&rsquo;t for AUKUS, our eye-wateringly expensive defence deal with the US and UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/truth-submerged-aukus-will-cost-us-368-billion-so-this-is-no-time-for-secrecy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/truth-submerged-aukus-will-cost-us-368-billion-so-this-is-no-time-for-secrecy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tony Abbott is back in town and the fallout is biblical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott has been back in the political cycle for barely a fortnight and already the air is redolent with garment-rending, ancient feuds, biblical comeuppance and a listening tour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tony-abbott-is-back-in-town-and-the-fallout-is-biblical/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/tony-abbott-is-back-in-town-and-the-fallout-is-biblical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the moment Tony Abbott and Pauline Hanson's feud began]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott has been back in the political cycle for barely a fortnight and already the air is redolent with garment-rending, ancient feuds, biblical comeuppance and a listening tour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-is-the-moment-tony-abbott-and-pauline-hansons-feud-began/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/this-is-the-moment-tony-abbott-and-pauline-hansons-feud-began/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like Trump, Hanson’s rise is beyond politics. That’s why she’ll be hard to stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[She plays the suffering outsider, yet she&rsquo;s an insider now saying she could be prime minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/like-trump-hansons-rise-is-beyond-politics-thats-why-shell-be-hard-to-stop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/like-trump-hansons-rise-is-beyond-politics-thats-why-shell-be-hard-to-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's defence strategy under fire while global nuclear spending surges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prospect of nuclear weapons being used in either Ukraine or the Middle East, rather than being fired between Moscow, Washington or Beijing has risen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/britains-defence-strategy-under-fire-while-global-nuclear-spending-surges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/britains-defence-strategy-under-fire-while-global-nuclear-spending-surges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abbott takes a 'hold your nose and accept the preferences' approach to One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott has been back in the political cycle for barely a fortnight and already the air is redolent with garment-rending, ancient feuds, biblical comeuppance and a listening tour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/abbott-takes-a-hold-your-nose-and-accept-the-preferences-approach-to-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/abbott-takes-a-hold-your-nose-and-accept-the-preferences-approach-to-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Watch your back’: Hanson’s family succession plan leaves Barnaby as a spare heir]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader&rsquo;s suggestion that her daughter could succeed her has prompted Coalition MPs to warn her about Barnaby Joyce&rsquo;s leadership plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/watch-your-back-hansons-family-succession-plan-leaves-barnaby-as-a-spare-heir/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/watch-your-back-hansons-family-succession-plan-leaves-barnaby-as-a-spare-heir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stalled Ukraine security pact could leave Australia ‘fighting with one hand behind its back’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s ability to tap into Ukraine&rsquo;s expertise in drones and other advanced technologies is being hampered by delays in striking a security pact.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stalled-ukraine-security-pact-could-leave-australia-fighting-with-one-hand-behind-its-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/stalled-ukraine-security-pact-could-leave-australia-fighting-with-one-hand-behind-its-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Liberal warns party to stop talking about One Nation as Hanson hits back at PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader posted a report about its fundraising campaign on social media after Albanese questioned its veracity, Hanson saying it proved the money was &ldquo;ridgy-didge&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senior-liberal-warns-party-to-stop-talking-about-one-nation-as-hanson-hits-back-at-pm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senior-liberal-warns-party-to-stop-talking-about-one-nation-as-hanson-hits-back-at-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parton says Canberrans are 'more vulnerable' after budget's release]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canberra Liberals and the ACT Greens issue their responses to the ACT budget, criticising the government's fiscal plan, principally around cost of living, transport and overall management of the territory's finances.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/parton-says-canberrans-are-more-vulnerable-after-budgets-release/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/parton-says-canberrans-are-more-vulnerable-after-budgets-release/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation's Melbourne fundraiser moved over protest concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[A One Nation fundraiser in Melbourne has been moved to an undisclosed location after several protest groups vowed to demonstrate outside, the party says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-melbourne-fundraiser-moved-over-protest-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nations-melbourne-fundraiser-moved-over-protest-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation denies Melbourne fundraiser was moved due to protest concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[A One Nation fundraiser in Melbourne has been moved after several protest groups vowed to demonstrate outside, according to police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-denies-melbourne-fundraiser-was-moved-due-to-protest-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-denies-melbourne-fundraiser-was-moved-due-to-protest-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: One Nation's Melbourne fundraiser moved over protest concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[A One Nation fundraiser in Melbourne has been moved to an undisclosed location after several protest groups vowed to demonstrate outside, the party says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-one-nations-melbourne-fundraiser-moved-over-protest-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-one-nations-melbourne-fundraiser-moved-over-protest-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NT government says Claravale land-clearing dispute is now settled]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, the Northern Territory government has been locked in a legal battle with Claravale Station over allegations its owners cleared hundreds of hectares without a permit. But it is not the first time the government has announced the settlement deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-government-says-claravale-land-clearing-dispute-is-now-settled/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nt-government-says-claravale-land-clearing-dispute-is-now-settled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson scoffs at Albanese’s scepticism of One Nation fundraising, releases audit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader posted the report on social media and said it proved the millions raised in her Fire the Liar campaign were &ldquo;ridgy didge&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-scoffs-at-albaneses-scepticism-of-one-nation-fundraising-releases-audit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-scoffs-at-albaneses-scepticism-of-one-nation-fundraising-releases-audit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decades of secrecy to end with Parliament House lobbyists unmasked]]></title><description><![CDATA[A major overhaul of the parliamentary pass system will force the public disclosure of business representatives roaming private corridors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/decades-of-secrecy-to-end-with-parliament-house-lobbyists-unmasked/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/decades-of-secrecy-to-end-with-parliament-house-lobbyists-unmasked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: NDIS inquiry told 240,000 people to be 'exited' from scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Senate inquiry into the government's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) changes has been told 240,000 people will be "exited" from the scheme. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ndis-inquiry-told-240000-people-to-be-exited-from-scheme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-ndis-inquiry-told-240000-people-to-be-exited-from-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Angus Taylor brushes away questions on One Nation preference deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has brushed away questions on a preference deal with One Nation. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-brushes-away-questions-on-one-nation-preference-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-brushes-away-questions-on-one-nation-preference-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angus Taylor brushes away questions on One Nation preference deal — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition leader has brushed away questions on a preference deal with One Nation at the next election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-brushes-away-questions-on-one-nation-preference-deal-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/angus-taylor-brushes-away-questions-on-one-nation-preference-deal-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens next for Madeleine Ogilvie's legal fee saga?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been two weeks since Madeleine Ogilvie resigned from Tasmanian cabinet, and the saga is reaching a tipping point. What could happen when parliament returns?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-happens-next-for-madeleine-ogilvies-legal-fee-saga/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/what-happens-next-for-madeleine-ogilvies-legal-fee-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How One Nation could disrupt Australia's progressive stronghold]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea that One Nation could come close to the government benches was absurd six months ago, but it is a prospect Victorian Labor MPs and insiders are increasingly discussing.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nation-could-disrupt-australias-progressive-stronghold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-one-nation-could-disrupt-australias-progressive-stronghold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why One Nation can win the next federal election]]></title><description><![CDATA[People keen to write off One Nation as the party of angry, old, white men are now demonstrably wrong in the same way Democrats were wrong about Donald Trump in 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-one-nation-can-win-the-next-federal-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-one-nation-can-win-the-next-federal-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor ramps up Hanson attacks, as Taylor rebukes ally in phone call]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coalition has also gone on the attack about Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s admission on the Inside Politics podcast that her party was being &ldquo;infiltrated by extremists&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-ramps-up-hanson-attacks-as-taylor-rebukes-ally-in-phone-call/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-ramps-up-hanson-attacks-as-taylor-rebukes-ally-in-phone-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-12-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-12-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Simply wrong’: former Queensland premier says Hanson was not jailed in a ‘witch hunt’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The One Nation leader on Thursday accused Beattie and Liberal Party president Tony Abbott of orchestrating a &ldquo;political witch hunt&rdquo; that led to her 11-week imprisonment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/simply-wrong-former-queensland-premier-says-hanson-was-not-jailed-in-a-witch-hunt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/simply-wrong-former-queensland-premier-says-hanson-was-not-jailed-in-a-witch-hunt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation can be defanged by some truth-telling. But only one other major party’s doing that]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s momentum be stopped? Only if her political opponents get fair dinkum with the electorate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-can-be-defanged-by-some-truth-telling-but-only-one-other-major-partys-doing-that/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-can-be-defanged-by-some-truth-telling-but-only-one-other-major-partys-doing-that/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australians face 'binary choice' as One Nation soars, says Chalmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers hits out at Pauline Hanson's ties to Gina Rinehart and questions whether she actually stands for battling Australians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australians-face-binary-choice-as-one-nation-soars-says-chalmers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australians-face-binary-choice-as-one-nation-soars-says-chalmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australians face a 'binary choice' as One Nation soars, says Chalmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hit ut at Pauline Hanson's ties to Gina Rinehart and questioned whether she actually stands for battling Australians.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australians-face-a-binary-choice-as-one-nation-soars-says-chalmers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australians-face-a-binary-choice-as-one-nation-soars-says-chalmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shorten’s Trump fears on AUKUS revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Labor leader raised concerns about the prospect of Donald Trump being elected and compromising the AUKUS deal in a cabinet meeting in 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shortens-trump-fears-on-aukus-revealed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/shortens-trump-fears-on-aukus-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson emotional as she speaks on brief stint in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson gets emotional as she speaks about her brief stint in jail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-emotional-as-she-speaks-on-brief-stint-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pauline-hanson-emotional-as-she-speaks-on-brief-stint-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: BHP bracing for strike after WA workers back industrial action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unionised workers at BHPs operations in Port Hedland could walk off the job as soon as next week after endorsing protected industrial action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-bhp-bracing-for-strike-after-wa-workers-back-industrial-action/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-bhp-bracing-for-strike-after-wa-workers-back-industrial-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BHP bracing for strike after WA workers back industrial action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unionised workers at BHPs operations in Port Hedland could walk off the job as soon as next week after endorsing protected industrial action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bhp-bracing-for-strike-after-wa-workers-back-industrial-action/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/bhp-bracing-for-strike-after-wa-workers-back-industrial-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson gets emotional revisiting decades-old Abbott feud]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Anthony Albanese stood in front of a Medicare banner and Pauline Hanson put her hand out for donations, voters could be forgiven for thinking the election was two months, not two years, away. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-gets-emotional-revisiting-decades-old-abbott-feud/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-gets-emotional-revisiting-decades-old-abbott-feud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National security risk as parliamentary network fails seven out of eight basic cyber checks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A damning report from the auditor-general reveals deep vulnerabilities across critical federal government safeguards, amid warnings the system may no longer be fit for purpose against sophisticated foreign espionage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/national-security-risk-as-parliamentary-network-fails-seven-out-of-eight-basic-cyber-checks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/national-security-risk-as-parliamentary-network-fails-seven-out-of-eight-basic-cyber-checks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation has six more months to raise uncapped political donations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobody can see detail of who donated what to Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s party this financial year until February 1.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-has-six-more-months-to-raise-uncapped-political-donations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-has-six-more-months-to-raise-uncapped-political-donations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers mocks Taylor for ‘failing upwards’ in most impassioned defence of budget yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Treasurer has justified his contentious tax changes on the basis that &ldquo;not everybody is born already at the top of the ladder like Angus Taylor&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-mocks-taylor-for-failing-upwards-in-most-impassioned-defence-of-budget-yet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-mocks-taylor-for-failing-upwards-in-most-impassioned-defence-of-budget-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t blow this opportunity’: Labor legends split over AUKUS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor&rsquo;s longest serving foreign minister says the submarine plan is likely to be regarded as one of Australia&rsquo;s worst foreign policy and defence errors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-blow-this-opportunity-labor-legends-split-over-aukus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/dont-blow-this-opportunity-labor-legends-split-over-aukus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Significant risk’: Disability ministers defy Butler’s NDIS overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[State and territory ministers say NDIS participants will be left in inappropriate settings under Mark Butler&rsquo;s reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/significant-risk-disability-ministers-defy-butlers-ndis-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/significant-risk-disability-ministers-defy-butlers-ndis-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor shoots down One Nation seat-sharing deal as PM dismisses $1.5m fundraising surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher Tony Pasin has urged his party to negotiate with Pauline Hanson so that Liberal and One Nation candidates do not cannibalise each other&rsquo;s vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-shoots-down-one-nation-seat-sharing-deal-as-pm-dismisses-15m-fundraising-surge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-shoots-down-one-nation-seat-sharing-deal-as-pm-dismisses-15m-fundraising-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor luminary says AUKUS has turned country into ‘compliant cash cow’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor&rsquo;s longest serving foreign minister says the submarine plan is likely to be regarded as one of Australia&rsquo;s worst foreign policy and defence errors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-luminary-says-aukus-has-turned-country-into-compliant-cash-cow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-luminary-says-aukus-has-turned-country-into-compliant-cash-cow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor rules out One Nation seat carve-up as party raises $2m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition leader Angus Taylor says the Coalition has no plan to share the seats the party targets at the next federal election with One Nation as Pauline Hanson's party says it has raised $2 million since launch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-rules-out-one-nation-seat-carve-up-as-party-raises-2m/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-rules-out-one-nation-seat-carve-up-as-party-raises-2m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor rules out One Nation seat carve-up as party raises $1.6m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition leader Angus Taylor says the Coalition has no plan to share the seats the party targets at the next federal election with One Nation as Pauline Hanson's party says it has raised $1.6 million in a day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-rules-out-one-nation-seat-carve-up-as-party-raises-16m/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-rules-out-one-nation-seat-carve-up-as-party-raises-16m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor rules out non-compete agreement with One Nation as party raises $1.6m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition leader Angus Taylor says the Coalition has no plan to share the seats the party targets at the next federal election with One Nation as Pauline Hanson's party says it has raised $1.6 million in a day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-rules-out-non-compete-agreement-with-one-nation-as-party-raises-16m/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-rules-out-non-compete-agreement-with-one-nation-as-party-raises-16m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No plan’: Taylor shoots down One Nation seat-sharing deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberal frontbencher Tony Pasin has urged his party to negotiate with Pauline Hanson so that Liberal and One Nation candidates do not cannibalise each other&rsquo;s vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-plan-taylor-shoots-down-one-nation-seat-sharing-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-plan-taylor-shoots-down-one-nation-seat-sharing-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: One Nation fundraising drive receives $1.6m in donations]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation says it has received $1.6 million in donations after launching a drive in response to a Labor fundraising campaign. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-fundraising-drive-receives-16m-in-donations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-one-nation-fundraising-drive-receives-16m-in-donations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hanson adviser says One Nation 'stole' donation slogan from Sky News host]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Pauline Hanson's closest advisors says One Nation "stole" its donation campaign slogan from Sky News host Peta Credlin. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-adviser-says-one-nation-stole-donation-slogan-from-sky-news-host/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-hanson-adviser-says-one-nation-stole-donation-slogan-from-sky-news-host/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Angus Taylor says 'no plan' for Liberals to carve up seats with One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says the Liberals have "no plan" to carve up seats with Pauline Hanson's One Nation at the next election. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-says-no-plan-for-liberals-to-carve-up-seats-with-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-says-no-plan-for-liberals-to-carve-up-seats-with-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson adviser says One Nation 'stole' donation slogan from Sky News host &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Pauline Hanson's closest advisers says One Nation "stole" its donation campaign slogan from Sky News host Peta Credlin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-adviser-says-one-nation-stole-donation-slogan-from-sky-news-host-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-adviser-says-one-nation-stole-donation-slogan-from-sky-news-host-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Wendy Askew won't seek re-election. Liberals, One Nation eye seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Tasmanian senator will not recontest her seat in 2028, meaning it is up for the taking by Liberal colleagues and possibly a resurgent One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senator-wendy-askew-wont-seek-re-election-liberals-one-nation-eye-seat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senator-wendy-askew-wont-seek-re-election-liberals-one-nation-eye-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator Wendy Askew resigns with fellow Liberals, One Nation eyeing seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Tasmanian senator will not recontest her seat in 2028, meaning it is up for the taking by Liberal colleagues and possibly a resurgent One Nation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senator-wendy-askew-resigns-with-fellow-liberals-one-nation-eyeing-seat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/senator-wendy-askew-resigns-with-fellow-liberals-one-nation-eyeing-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality is coming fast for Angus Taylor. The next step for the Liberals is extinction]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a majority of voters have considered the Coalition, they&rsquo;ve found it difficult to determine what it is they&rsquo;d be supporting. In other words, based on past performance, what&rsquo;s the plan?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reality-is-coming-fast-for-angus-taylor-the-next-step-for-the-liberals-is-extinction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/reality-is-coming-fast-for-angus-taylor-the-next-step-for-the-liberals-is-extinction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brittany Higgins returns to frontline politics to fight ‘rising tide’ of misogyny]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Liberal staffer has been appointed executive director of the progressive Vida Fund, launching a direct campaign against One Nation and the &ldquo;new right&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brittany-higgins-returns-to-frontline-politics-to-fight-rising-tide-of-misogyny/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/brittany-higgins-returns-to-frontline-politics-to-fight-rising-tide-of-misogyny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese's frustration with Trump is becoming harder to hide]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Albanese government is paying an economic and political toll for an ongoing and deeply unpopular war. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-frustration-with-trump-is-becoming-harder-to-hide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albaneses-frustration-with-trump-is-becoming-harder-to-hide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor counters Chinese threats to sea cables, as it creates hacking ‘human firewall’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Office workers who fall for hacking attempts are to blame for nearly two-thirds of all successful online attacks, which cost the economy $25 billion per year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-counters-chinese-threats-to-sea-cables-as-it-creates-hacking-human-firewall/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-counters-chinese-threats-to-sea-cables-as-it-creates-hacking-human-firewall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds protest against Pauline Hanson as WA Labor seats on 'hit list']]></title><description><![CDATA[A crowd of roughly 400 protesters demonstrates against One Nation's Pauline Hanson as she speaks at a sundowner event in Perth's eastern suburbs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hundreds-protest-against-pauline-hanson-as-wa-labor-seats-on-hit-list/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hundreds-protest-against-pauline-hanson-as-wa-labor-seats-on-hit-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-11-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-11-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor to force data centres to wind down energy use at peak times]]></title><description><![CDATA[As US states block data centre construction, Labor&rsquo;s AI guru Andrew Charlton says Australia&rsquo;s approach should be &ldquo;neither boosterism nor alarmism&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-to-force-data-centres-to-wind-down-energy-use-at-peak-times/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-to-force-data-centres-to-wind-down-energy-use-at-peak-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson’s fundraising blitz raises more than $1 million on day of launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s latest fundraising play underscores her surging popularity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-fundraising-blitz-raises-more-than-1-million-on-day-of-launch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-fundraising-blitz-raises-more-than-1-million-on-day-of-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modi wants Australia’s uranium to power India’s data centre boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia and India struck a historic deal to allow uranium exports in 2014, but there have been only negligible shipments since. That might be about to change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/modi-wants-australias-uranium-to-power-indias-data-centre-boom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/modi-wants-australias-uranium-to-power-indias-data-centre-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The short-term stay that tax reform may make permanent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The short-term rental market may be shaken up by the federal government&rsquo;s property tax changes with investors looking back to permanent rentals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-short-term-stay-that-tax-reform-may-make-permanent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-short-term-stay-that-tax-reform-may-make-permanent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson’s fundraising blitz raises more than $945,000 on day of launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s latest fundraising play underscores her surging popularity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-fundraising-blitz-raises-more-than-945000-on-day-of-launch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-fundraising-blitz-raises-more-than-945000-on-day-of-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Affairs could pay out tens of millions to former detainees, criminals, after High Court ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The judgment could pave the way for more cases against the government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/home-affairs-could-pay-out-tens-of-millions-to-former-detainees-criminals-after-high-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/home-affairs-could-pay-out-tens-of-millions-to-former-detainees-criminals-after-high-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Bunnings moving a store 10km down the road has caused such a stir]]></title><description><![CDATA[A plan by hardware giant Bunnings move its Bunbury store 10km to a neighbouring shire has angered and concerned residents and businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-bunnings-moving-a-store-10km-down-the-road-has-caused-such-a-stir/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-bunnings-moving-a-store-10km-down-the-road-has-caused-such-a-stir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the relocation of a Bunnings store ignited a furore in this town]]></title><description><![CDATA[A plan by hardware giant Bunnings move its Bunbury store 10km to a neighbouring shire has angered and concerned residents and businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-the-relocation-of-a-bunnings-store-ignited-a-furore-in-this-town/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-the-relocation-of-a-bunnings-store-ignited-a-furore-in-this-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson’s fundraising blitz raises over $600,000 in eight hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation leader Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s latest fundraising play underscores her surging popularity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-fundraising-blitz-raises-over-600000-in-eight-hours/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-fundraising-blitz-raises-over-600000-in-eight-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson’s fundraising blitz raises half a million in eight hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s latest fundraising play raised more than half-a-million dollars in just eight hours, underscoring the renegade politician&rsquo;s surging popularity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-fundraising-blitz-raises-half-a-million-in-eight-hours/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hansons-fundraising-blitz-raises-half-a-million-in-eight-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel lashes Australia for ‘disgraceful’ sanctions on extremist settlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her counterparts from France, the UK, Canada, and Norway said: &ldquo;For too long, violent settlers have been able to act with near impunity.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-lashes-australia-for-disgraceful-sanctions-on-extremist-settlers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/israel-lashes-australia-for-disgraceful-sanctions-on-extremist-settlers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A pile of crap': Premier's mea culpa over Ogilvie scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he "dropped the ball" regarding the allegations against a former minister, likening it to a "pile of crap" he has to clean up from "time to time".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-pile-of-crap-premiers-mea-culpa-over-ogilvie-scandal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/a-pile-of-crap-premiers-mea-culpa-over-ogilvie-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With no end in sight to US-Iran war, Australia is getting oil from some unlikely places]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global trade is trying to rebalance due to the economic carnage of the US and Israel&rsquo;s war with Iran. That means Australia is getting oil from some very unlikely places.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/with-no-end-in-sight-to-us-iran-war-australia-is-getting-oil-from-some-unlikely-places/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/with-no-end-in-sight-to-us-iran-war-australia-is-getting-oil-from-some-unlikely-places/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Latham to pay MP $140k over homophobic tweet as appeal fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal against a judgement which ordered New South Wales MP Mark Latham to pay $140,000 to independent MP Alex Greenwich over a homophobic tweet in 2023.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mark-latham-to-pay-mp-140k-over-homophobic-tweet-as-appeal-fails/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/mark-latham-to-pay-mp-140k-over-homophobic-tweet-as-appeal-fails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge throws out appeals over homophobic tweet judgement]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal against a judgement which ordered New South Wales MP Mark Latham to pay $140,000 to independent MP Alex Greenwich over a homophobic tweet in 2023.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/judge-throws-out-appeals-over-homophobic-tweet-judgement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/judge-throws-out-appeals-over-homophobic-tweet-judgement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberal Party needs to give Australians a ‘better product’: Abbott]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking in Washington, former prime minister and new party president Tony Abbott said he thought the Liberal Party had &ldquo;quite a long way to go&rdquo; if the polls are to be believed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-party-needs-to-give-australians-a-better-product-abbott/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/liberal-party-needs-to-give-australians-a-better-product-abbott/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW and federal government tension over hospital bed backlog — as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has aired his frustrations over the issue of people stuck in hospital beds waiting for a spot in aged care or an NDIS placement.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nsw-and-federal-government-tension-over-hospital-bed-backlog-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/nsw-and-federal-government-tension-over-hospital-bed-backlog-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Tony Abbott says Liberal voters feel 'let down' by successive Coalition governments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former prime minister Tony Abbott has told a book launch in Washington that Liberal voters feel "let down" by successive Coalition governments. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-tony-abbott-says-liberal-voters-feel-let-down-by-successive-coalition-governments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-tony-abbott-says-liberal-voters-feel-let-down-by-successive-coalition-governments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Tony Abbott says his government was a 'let-down' to many Liberals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former prime minister Tony Abbott has told a book launch in Washington that his government was a "let-down" to many Liberals. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-tony-abbott-says-his-government-was-a-let-down-to-many-liberals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-tony-abbott-says-his-government-was-a-let-down-to-many-liberals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM 'very worried' about the impact of fresh attacks in Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese wants to see a "de-escalation" following the latest strikes in the Middle East. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-very-worried-about-the-impact-of-fresh-attacks-in-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-very-worried-about-the-impact-of-fresh-attacks-in-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: NSW and federal government tension over hospital bed backlog]]></title><description><![CDATA[NSW Health Minister Ryan Park airs frustrations over the issue of people stuck in hospital beds waiting for a spot in aged care or an NDIS placement. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nsw-and-federal-government-tension-over-hospital-bed-backlog/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nsw-and-federal-government-tension-over-hospital-bed-backlog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Canavan says Nationals not seeking coalition with One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationals leader Matt Canavan says his party is not seeking a coalition with One Nation. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-canavan-says-nationals-not-seeking-coalition-with-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-canavan-says-nationals-not-seeking-coalition-with-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are voters cranky enough to turn to Hanson? I have a theory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both major parties are losing votes to One Nation, but I know whose problem I&rsquo;d prefer to have.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-are-voters-cranky-enough-to-turn-to-hanson-i-have-a-theory/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-are-voters-cranky-enough-to-turn-to-hanson-i-have-a-theory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capital gains tax outcry is sad and predictable, fuelled by vested interests. This is a bold push for change]]></title><description><![CDATA[As sure as night follows day, within a few months the predictions of doomsday currently dominating sections of our media will have proved to be illusory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/capital-gains-tax-outcry-is-sad-and-predictable-fuelled-by-vested-interests-this-is-a-bold-push-for-change/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/capital-gains-tax-outcry-is-sad-and-predictable-fuelled-by-vested-interests-this-is-a-bold-push-for-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalmers eyes old CGT for start-ups, as Labor MPs say budget politics being won at auctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor MPs in key inner-city marginal seats say younger voters in the street and at less-competitive auctions are giving the government credit for its tax overhaul.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-eyes-old-cgt-for-start-ups-as-labor-mps-say-budget-politics-being-won-at-auctions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/chalmers-eyes-old-cgt-for-start-ups-as-labor-mps-say-budget-politics-being-won-at-auctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ll miss the AI boom’: Nation’s top scientists warn of missed opportunity]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the nation grapples with how to extract economic uplift from AI investment, 640 of Australia&rsquo;s top researchers have united.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/well-miss-the-ai-boom-nations-top-scientists-warn-of-missed-opportunity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/well-miss-the-ai-boom-nations-top-scientists-warn-of-missed-opportunity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 10, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-10-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-10-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation defence plan could blow out budget by $400b and require conscription]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation&rsquo;s polling surge, which has pushed it above Labor and the Coalition, has focused attention on the right-wing populist party&rsquo;s policy platform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-defence-plan-could-blow-out-budget-by-400b-and-require-conscription/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-defence-plan-could-blow-out-budget-by-400b-and-require-conscription/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long does Angus Taylor have to save the Liberal Party?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angus Taylor may have a spring in his step and the ammunition from Labor to attack. But he&rsquo;s facing battles on multiple fronts, and a race against time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-long-does-angus-taylor-have-to-save-the-liberal-party/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-long-does-angus-taylor-have-to-save-the-liberal-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Damning report finds WA prisoners subjected to 'cruel, degrading treatment']]></title><description><![CDATA[WA prisoners are being subjected to "cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment" because the state government has allowed prisons to become "almost fundamentally broken", according to the Inspector of Custodial Services.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/damning-report-finds-wa-prisoners-subjected-to-cruel-degrading-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/damning-report-finds-wa-prisoners-subjected-to-cruel-degrading-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking: Damning report finds WA prisoners subjected to 'cruel, degrading treatment']]></title><description><![CDATA[WA prisoners are being subjected to "cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment" because the state government has allowed prisons to become "almost fundamentally broken", according to the Inspector of Custodial Services.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-damning-report-finds-wa-prisoners-subjected-to-cruel-degrading-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/breaking-damning-report-finds-wa-prisoners-subjected-to-cruel-degrading-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of Australia’s biggest banks says interest rate pain is over – for now]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates at its past three meetings. But the NAB believes its next move will be a cut to prop up a struggling economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-of-australias-biggest-banks-says-interest-rate-pain-is-over-for-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-of-australias-biggest-banks-says-interest-rate-pain-is-over-for-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of Australia’s biggest bank says interest rate pain is over – for now]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates at its past three meetings. But the NAB believes its next move will be a cut to prop up a struggling economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-of-australias-biggest-bank-says-interest-rate-pain-is-over-for-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-of-australias-biggest-bank-says-interest-rate-pain-is-over-for-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why reawakened abortion debate won’t help the Liberals or Labor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The major parties must stop trying to capture the &ldquo;women&rsquo;s vote&rdquo; - they might just begin to win women&rsquo;s trust.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-reawakened-abortion-debate-wont-help-the-liberals-or-labor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-reawakened-abortion-debate-wont-help-the-liberals-or-labor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical imaging provider to investigate improper Medicare billing allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Australia's largest medical imaging providers, Integral Diagnostics, says it will look into allegations of improper Medicare billing at a regional WA public hospital where the company operates a clinic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/medical-imaging-provider-to-investigate-improper-medicare-billing-allegations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/medical-imaging-provider-to-investigate-improper-medicare-billing-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incorrect Medicare billing allegations spark concerns of broader issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Australia's largest medical imaging providers, Integral Diagnostics, says it will look into allegations of improper Medicare billing at a regional WA public hospital where the company provides radiology services.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/incorrect-medicare-billing-allegations-spark-concerns-of-broader-issue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/incorrect-medicare-billing-allegations-spark-concerns-of-broader-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition retreats from scheme to give parents vouchers for nannies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fighting for cut-through policies in its battle with both Labor and One Nation, the Coalition will instead consider tax deductions for childcare costs, among other options.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-retreats-from-scheme-to-give-parents-vouchers-for-nannies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-retreats-from-scheme-to-give-parents-vouchers-for-nannies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New leader, old problem for WA Liberals as Zempilas flirts with One Nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Basil Zempilas flirts with One Nation, will the right-wing populist party drag the WA Liberals down again, or will it become a life raft on the way to a political resurrection?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/new-leader-old-problem-for-wa-liberals-as-zempilas-flirts-with-one-nation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/new-leader-old-problem-for-wa-liberals-as-zempilas-flirts-with-one-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: David Pocock demands Labor ensures 'fair return' from AI data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent senator David Pocock says the government needs to ensure a "fair return" for investment in artificial intelligence data centres. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-david-pocock-demands-labor-ensures-fair-return-from-ai-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-david-pocock-demands-labor-ensures-fair-return-from-ai-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Coalition 'indistinguishable' from One Nation, PM says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says the Coalition is at risk of becoming "indistinguishable" from One Nation after the opposition leader did not rule out a preference deal. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-indistinguishable-from-one-nation-pm-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-coalition-indistinguishable-from-one-nation-pm-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Angus Taylor will not rule out One Nation preference deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has left the door open to a preference deal with One Nation, saying he will work with whoever to get rid of Labor.&nbsp; Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-will-not-rule-out-one-nation-preference-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-angus-taylor-will-not-rule-out-one-nation-preference-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition 'indistinguishable' from One Nation, PM says &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says the Coalition is at risk of becoming "indistinguishable" from One Nation after the opposition leader did not rule out a preference deal.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-indistinguishable-from-one-nation-pm-says-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/coalition-indistinguishable-from-one-nation-pm-says-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Taiwan crisis nobody is watching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taipei sits at the physical centre of the global AI economy but remains shut out of the diplomatic rooms where its sovereign rights are negotiated, often by others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-taiwan-crisis-nobody-is-watching/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-taiwan-crisis-nobody-is-watching/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The AI superpower with no seat at the table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taipei sits at the physical centre of the global AI economy but remains shut out of the diplomatic rooms where its sovereign rights are negotiated, often by others.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-ai-superpower-with-no-seat-at-the-table/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-ai-superpower-with-no-seat-at-the-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor blames Albanese’s budget for plummeting Coalition vote as One Nation surges]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a fourth poll showed One Nation inching ahead of Labor, Angus Taylor told this masthead that Labor&rsquo;s budget had &ldquo;further eroded trust in the political system&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-blames-albaneses-budget-for-plummeting-coalition-vote-as-one-nation-surges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylor-blames-albaneses-budget-for-plummeting-coalition-vote-as-one-nation-surges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every generation of Australians thinks life is worse than a decade ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australians, particularly those trying to get into their own home, are increasingly dissatisfied with their lives. And it&rsquo;s hitting the political system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/every-generation-of-australians-thinks-life-is-worse-than-a-decade-ago/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/every-generation-of-australians-thinks-life-is-worse-than-a-decade-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-9-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-9-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As One Nation nips at his heels the PM has no choice but to play the long game]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is playing a long game in responding to the surge of support for One Nation. It has little other choice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-one-nation-nips-at-his-heels-the-pm-has-no-choice-but-to-play-the-long-game-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-one-nation-nips-at-his-heels-the-pm-has-no-choice-but-to-play-the-long-game-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As One Nation nips at his heels, the PM has no choice but to play the long game]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is playing a long game in responding to the surge of support for One Nation. It has little other choice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-one-nation-nips-at-his-heels-the-pm-has-no-choice-but-to-play-the-long-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/as-one-nation-nips-at-his-heels-the-pm-has-no-choice-but-to-play-the-long-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ditch the witch’ is back – a sign of the decline in our political discourse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sign is just a sign. Hopefully, this one won&rsquo;t be around for long. But a sign can be read as a portent too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ditch-the-witch-is-back-a-sign-of-the-decline-in-our-political-discourse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ditch-the-witch-is-back-a-sign-of-the-decline-in-our-political-discourse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese pledges to keep reducing migration as third poll puts One Nation in lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[After politicians from all sides condemned billboards portraying Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan as a witch, Albanese made an impassioned request for media outlets to stop portraying politicians in a personal manner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-pledges-to-keep-reducing-migration-as-third-poll-puts-one-nation-in-lead/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-pledges-to-keep-reducing-migration-as-third-poll-puts-one-nation-in-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albanese pledges to further reduce migration as third poll puts One Nation in lead]]></title><description><![CDATA[After politicians from all sides condemned billboards portraying Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan as a witch, Albanese made an impassioned request for media outlets to stop portraying politicians in a personal manner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-pledges-to-further-reduce-migration-as-third-poll-puts-one-nation-in-lead/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/albanese-pledges-to-further-reduce-migration-as-third-poll-puts-one-nation-in-lead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas says One Nation deserves 'respect']]></title><description><![CDATA[The WA Liberal leader says growing support for One Nation reflects frustration with Labor, and that he is open to finding a way of working with Pauline Hanson's party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-opposition-leader-basil-zempilas-says-one-nation-deserves-respect/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/wa-opposition-leader-basil-zempilas-says-one-nation-deserves-respect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignoring One Nation like 'ignoring will of people', Basil Zempilas warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[WA Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas says One Nation deserves "respect" and he is open to finding a way of working with the right-wing populist party as support for it grows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ignoring-one-nation-like-ignoring-will-of-people-basil-zempilas-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ignoring-one-nation-like-ignoring-will-of-people-basil-zempilas-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan decries sexist Melbourne billboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Jacinta Allan has been joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and former prime minister Julia Gillard, among other politicians, in denouncing the language used to describe her on political signs seen in the Melbourne CBD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-premier-jacinta-allan-decries-sexist-melbourne-billboard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/victorian-premier-jacinta-allan-decries-sexist-melbourne-billboard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Hastie slams Hanson’s ‘MAGA first’ mindset as One Nation leader backs Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coalition strategists believe that linking the rising populist leader to the US president is one of the best ways to diminish her standing among voters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/andrew-hastie-slams-hansons-maga-first-mindset-as-one-nation-leader-backs-trump/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/andrew-hastie-slams-hansons-maga-first-mindset-as-one-nation-leader-backs-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s data centre explosion: Why the surge in NSW, Victoria is now eclipsing the mining boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rapid expansion in global data centres could be the single largest economic lift since the railroad construction boom of the 1880s and 1890s, surpassing even the mining explosion of the 2010s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-data-centre-explosion-why-the-surge-in-nsw-victoria-is-now-eclipsing-the-mining-boom/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australias-data-centre-explosion-why-the-surge-in-nsw-victoria-is-now-eclipsing-the-mining-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising a child today costs as much as a small mortgage – and that’s before you put education on the tab]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is how much kids cost. Even without accounting for private school fees, piano lessons and braces, parents are feeling it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/raising-a-child-today-costs-as-much-as-a-small-mortgage-and-thats-before-you-put-education-on-the-tab/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/raising-a-child-today-costs-as-much-as-a-small-mortgage-and-thats-before-you-put-education-on-the-tab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From migration to AUKUS, more politicians are speaking out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Coalition frontbencher Paul Scarr says inflammatory migration rhetoric is taking a toll on migrant communities. His warning comes as both major parties wrestle with populist pressures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/from-migration-to-aukus-more-politicians-are-speaking-out/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/from-migration-to-aukus-more-politicians-are-speaking-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best of cartoons, June 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-june-8-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/best-of-cartoons-june-8-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese warns against opposition plan to restrict payments to Australian citizens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister says the Coalition and One Nation are chasing each other down a &ldquo;rabbit hole&rdquo; over immigration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-warns-against-opposition-plan-to-restrict-payments-to-australian-citizens/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-warns-against-opposition-plan-to-restrict-payments-to-australian-citizens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Beyond our capacity' to defend sea trade lanes, Shoebridge says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greens defence spokesman David Shoebridge says it is "ridiculous" to think Australia's military could defend the nation's global trade lanes, and acquiring nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS only invites Australia to a conflict between the United States and China.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/beyond-our-capacity-to-defend-sea-trade-lanes-shoebridge-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/beyond-our-capacity-to-defend-sea-trade-lanes-shoebridge-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump battles historians for ownership of US presidential records]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is pushing for a return to pre-Nixon days when US presidents could do whatever they wanted with presidential records.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-battles-historians-for-ownership-of-us-presidential-records/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/trump-battles-historians-for-ownership-of-us-presidential-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India's 'cockroach' political movement spills onto Delhi's streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[India's largest online youth movement has taken to the streets for the first time, calling for the resignation of the education minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/indias-cockroach-political-movement-spills-onto-delhis-streets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/indias-cockroach-political-movement-spills-onto-delhis-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women voting with their feet: This One Nation shift shouldn’t shock us]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rapid drift to Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s party has been from the Coalition alone, but from Labor too &ndash; and the government should be very afraid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/women-voting-with-their-feet-this-one-nation-shift-shouldnt-shock-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/women-voting-with-their-feet-this-one-nation-shift-shouldnt-shock-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Uber in 90 seconds, health appointment in nine months’: Why voters are turning to populists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaign mastermind Isaac Levido says the rise of Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson is not an unexpected phenomenon, but a direct consumer backlash against sluggish governments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/uber-in-90-seconds-health-appointment-in-nine-months-why-voters-are-turning-to-populists/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/uber-in-90-seconds-health-appointment-in-nine-months-why-voters-are-turning-to-populists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like Thatcher, Hanson won’t use the F-word. But it’s central to her appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative female politicians are slow to champion feminism, but none more so than populist strongwomen such as Pauline Hanson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/like-thatcher-hanson-wont-use-the-f-word-but-its-central-to-her-appeal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/like-thatcher-hanson-wont-use-the-f-word-but-its-central-to-her-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some say Australia&rsquo;s new deal is akin to forfeiting a deposit on a new Renault to get a top-of-the-range Tesla, but receiving a second-hand model with 200,000 kilometres on the clock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lets-not-pretend-that-new-or-old-submarines-are-what-aukus-is-really-about/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/lets-not-pretend-that-new-or-old-submarines-are-what-aukus-is-really-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia, NZ back friendship to endure 'volatile world']]></title><description><![CDATA[Global volatility and economic turbulence have dominated annual talks between the leaders of Australia and New Zealand, Anthony Albanese and Christopher Luxon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-nz-back-friendship-to-endure-volatile-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/australia-nz-back-friendship-to-endure-volatile-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CGT would be a ‘wrecking ball’ for Kiwi economy, NZ PM tells Albanese]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister and his Kiwi counterpart have traded light-hearted barbs in Noosa, masking a deep divide over capital gains tax as both leaders face looming domestic battles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cgt-would-be-a-wrecking-ball-for-kiwi-economy-nz-pm-tells-albanese/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cgt-would-be-a-wrecking-ball-for-kiwi-economy-nz-pm-tells-albanese/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CGT a ‘wrecking ball’ for our economy, NZ PM tells Albanese]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister and his Kiwi counterpart have traded light-hearted barbs in Noosa, masking a deep divide over capital gains tax as both leaders face looming domestic battles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cgt-a-wrecking-ball-for-our-economy-nz-pm-tells-albanese/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/cgt-a-wrecking-ball-for-our-economy-nz-pm-tells-albanese/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Victoria's upper house voting regime leaves much to be desired]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria's democratic system is a bit dodgy. That's not a view from a keyboard warrior, but one shared by many across the political spectrum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-victorias-upper-house-voting-regime-leaves-much-to-be-desired/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/why-victorias-upper-house-voting-regime-leaves-much-to-be-desired/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Liberals turn to Nationals boss to help revive party’s fortunes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Liberal president Tony Abbott said the appointment of Lincoln Folo was part of an urgent organisational renewal effort to combat the rising threat of minor parties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-liberals-turn-to-nationals-boss-to-help-revive-partys-fortunes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/federal-liberals-turn-to-nationals-boss-to-help-revive-partys-fortunes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even kids want gambling ads banned, so why won't the government do it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's proposed crackdown on gambling ads doesn't go as far as most Australians want. When you run the numbers, it's a win for the betting industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/even-kids-want-gambling-ads-banned-so-why-wont-the-government-do-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/even-kids-want-gambling-ads-banned-so-why-wont-the-government-do-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Very troubled project': Hospital cost blowout concerns treasurer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Women's and Children's Hospital was priced at $3.2 billion in 2022, before inflation and other pressures sent costs in the construction industry soaring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/very-troubled-project-hospital-cost-blowout-concerns-treasurer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/very-troubled-project-hospital-cost-blowout-concerns-treasurer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One grievance above all is fuelling the rise of Hanson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both Labor and the Coalition are losing support to One Nation. But desperate voters are sending a clear signal to the other major parties. They want hope.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-grievance-above-all-is-fuelling-the-rise-of-hanson/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-grievance-above-all-is-fuelling-the-rise-of-hanson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor looks to housing supply after budget criticism as PM questioned on broken promises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese, probed about his overhaul of negative gearing and the CGT discount, said the need to &ldquo;deliver real change for the better&rdquo; justified changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-looks-to-housing-supply-after-budget-criticism-as-pm-questioned-on-broken-promises/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/labor-looks-to-housing-supply-after-budget-criticism-as-pm-questioned-on-broken-promises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Hanson became the de facto leader of the opposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s decision to speak at the National Press Club this month shows the political landscape in Australia has changed. Has Hanson changed with it?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-hanson-became-the-de-facto-leader-of-the-opposition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/how-hanson-became-the-de-facto-leader-of-the-opposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese understands the Westminster system]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week the Coalition's weakness in Question Time reminded onlookers of Albanese's command of the Westminster system, while Labor insiders expressed their anxieties about One Nation's polling surge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-understands-the-westminster-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-understands-the-westminster-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese has shown he understands the Westminster system]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week the Coalition's weakness in Question Time reminded onlookers of Albanese's command of the Westminster system, while Labor insiders expressed their anxieties about One Nation's polling surge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-has-shown-he-understands-the-westminster-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anthony-albanese-has-shown-he-understands-the-westminster-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew made money subletting cottages on his almost rent-free estate, watchdog finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former prince Andrew pocketed income from cottages on the Windsor estate while living at Royal Lodge under a lease that required virtually no rent, a watchdog report has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/andrew-made-money-subletting-cottages-on-his-almost-rent-free-estate-watchdog-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/andrew-made-money-subletting-cottages-on-his-almost-rent-free-estate-watchdog-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew earned rental income from royal estate while paying token rent, watchdog finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former prince Andrew pocketed income from cottages on the Windsor estate while living at Royal Lodge under a lease that required virtually no rent, a watchdog report has found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/andrew-earned-rental-income-from-royal-estate-while-paying-token-rent-watchdog-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/andrew-earned-rental-income-from-royal-estate-while-paying-token-rent-watchdog-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM admits One Nation's rise influenced decision to overhaul tax system]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rise of One Nation is partly behind the government's decision to take on tax reform in this year's budget, the prime minister has admitted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-admits-one-nations-rise-influenced-decision-to-overhaul-tax-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-admits-one-nations-rise-influenced-decision-to-overhaul-tax-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multiple One Nation MPs are unclear about their party's housing policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Barnaby Joyce needed a do-over interview to explain One Nation's housing policy, a senator's interview was terminated after it turned into a 'train wreck'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/multiple-one-nation-mps-are-unclear-about-their-partys-housing-policy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/multiple-one-nation-mps-are-unclear-about-their-partys-housing-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson is supremely confident, but her podcast interview reveals flaws Taylor can attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ordinary Australians would likely be surprised by the collection of right-wing forces, particularly online, barracking for Hanson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-is-supremely-confident-but-her-podcast-interview-reveals-flaws-taylor-can-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-is-supremely-confident-but-her-podcast-interview-reveals-flaws-taylor-can-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation MPs caught in back-to-back ‘train wreck’ housing interviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inclusion of permanent residents in One Nation&rsquo;s foreign home ownership policy needed clarification after a series of confused interviews on Thursday and Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-mps-caught-in-back-to-back-train-wreck-housing-interviews/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-mps-caught-in-back-to-back-train-wreck-housing-interviews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very blunt approach’: eSafety Commissioner questions social media ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outspoken comments by the bureaucrat in charge of implementing the federal government&rsquo;s ban have stirred up opposition to the scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/very-blunt-approach-esafety-commissioner-questions-social-media-ban/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/very-blunt-approach-esafety-commissioner-questions-social-media-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson steps in to mop up Joyce’s ‘train wreck’ housing interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inclusion of permanent residents in One Nation&rsquo;s foreign home ownership policy needed clarification after a series of confused interviews on Thursday and Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-steps-in-to-mop-up-joyces-train-wreck-housing-interview/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-steps-in-to-mop-up-joyces-train-wreck-housing-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex discrimination commissioner slams gender definition proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's sex discrimination commissioner condemns a proposal to reinstate biological definition of sexes as a "step back" for women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sex-discrimination-commissioner-slams-gender-definition-proposal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sex-discrimination-commissioner-slams-gender-definition-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex discrimination commissioner slams bid to reinstate biological gender definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's sex discrimination commissioner condemns a proposal to reinstate biological definition of sexes as a "step back" for women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sex-discrimination-commissioner-slams-bid-to-reinstate-biological-gender-definition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/sex-discrimination-commissioner-slams-bid-to-reinstate-biological-gender-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barnaby Joyce trips up on Sky News over foreign ownership ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce was caught short on Sky News last night when Andrew Bolt pressed him for details of the party&rsquo;s call to outlaw foreign ownership of housing in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barnaby-joyce-trips-up-on-sky-news-over-foreign-ownership-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/barnaby-joyce-trips-up-on-sky-news-over-foreign-ownership-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM says he won't engage in 'drawn out' changes to tax reform plan &mdash; as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese says the government's tax reforms are proof it is "not here to simply occupy the space or pass the time".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-says-he-wont-engage-in-drawn-out-changes-to-tax-reform-plan-mdash-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/pm-says-he-wont-engage-in-drawn-out-changes-to-tax-reform-plan-mdash-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Shadow minister says he wants to see 6pc drop in entry-level house prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg says he wants to see a 6 per cent drop in entry-level house prices. Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-minister-says-he-wants-to-see-6pc-drop-in-entry-level-house-prices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-shadow-minister-says-he-wants-to-see-6pc-drop-in-entry-level-house-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM tells summit economic shocks 'are not passing storms']]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused the biggest spike in petrol and diesel prices in history. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-tells-summit-economic-shocks-are-not-passing-storms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-tells-summit-economic-shocks-are-not-passing-storms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM speaking at summit, where he’s expected to defend tax reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is addressing a summit, discussing the federal government's controversial tax reform measures. Follow live.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-speaking-at-summit-where-hes-expected-to-defend-tax-reform/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-speaking-at-summit-where-hes-expected-to-defend-tax-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: PM says he won't engage in 'drawn out' changes to tax reform plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government's tax reforms are proof it is "not here to simply occupy the space or pass the time". &nbsp;Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-says-he-wont-engage-in-drawn-out-changes-to-tax-reform-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-pm-says-he-wont-engage-in-drawn-out-changes-to-tax-reform-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Budget measures are an attempt to push back on 'economic dislocation', PM to tell summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese is expected to tell a summit today that the federal government's budget measures are an attempt to push back against "economic dislocation". Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-budget-measures-are-an-attempt-to-push-back-on-economic-dislocation-pm-to-tell-summit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-budget-measures-are-an-attempt-to-push-back-on-economic-dislocation-pm-to-tell-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WA's Ebola risk is low, chief health officer says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare Huppatz, the first woman to be appointed WA's chief health officer, takes up her role at a time when Ebola, diphtheria and the flu are public health concerns. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/was-ebola-risk-is-low-chief-health-officer-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/was-ebola-risk-is-low-chief-health-officer-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another pandemic 'something we need to prepare for', WA's public health chief says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare Huppatz, the first woman to be appointed WA's chief health officer, takes up her role at a time when Ebola, diphtheria and the flu are public health concerns. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/another-pandemic-something-we-need-to-prepare-for-was-public-health-chief-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/another-pandemic-something-we-need-to-prepare-for-was-public-health-chief-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debate over house prices 'invokes terror' in politicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians have been hesitant to say whether prices should rise or fall, as both sides of politics feel the pressure of trying to appease voters who own and voters who are trying to buy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/debate-over-house-prices-invokes-terror-in-politicians/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/debate-over-house-prices-invokes-terror-in-politicians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation resurgence feels like 'recurring nightmare' for former Qld premier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Nationals premier of Queensland Rob Borbidge says alarm bells are ringing within conservative ranks over surging support for One Nation, but he believes there is still time to prevent what some opinion polls suggest could be an electoral wipe-out.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-resurgence-feels-like-recurring-nightmare-for-former-qld-premier/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/one-nation-resurgence-feels-like-recurring-nightmare-for-former-qld-premier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The case against it is overwhelming’: Howard joins Coalition MPs demanding tougher gambling laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an open letter, opposition MPs including frontbencher Andrew Hastie and deputy Nationals leader Darren Chester said: &ldquo;Your proposed reforms do not go far enough.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-case-against-it-is-overwhelming-howard-joins-coalition-mps-demanding-tougher-gambling-laws/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-case-against-it-is-overwhelming-howard-joins-coalition-mps-demanding-tougher-gambling-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big, unspoken issue that drives our strong feelings about second-hand submarines]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a fundamental frustration that AUKUS seems to be something that just happened. We woke up one morning and there it was. A surprise to the Australian people, a surprise to France, a surprise to Labor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-big-unspoken-issue-that-drives-our-strong-feelings-about-second-hand-submarines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/the-big-unspoken-issue-that-drives-our-strong-feelings-about-second-hand-submarines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disunity is death, but here’s why more friendly fire might help the PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &ldquo;sheep&rdquo; on Labor&rsquo;s backbench will become lambs to the slaughter if they can&rsquo;t find their voice before the next election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/disunity-is-death-but-heres-why-more-friendly-fire-might-help-the-pm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/disunity-is-death-but-heres-why-more-friendly-fire-might-help-the-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson takes the stage as Chalmers's budget woes roll on]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Labor is increasingly concerned about the long-term threat of One Nation, this week its attention was squarely on more immediate problems.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-takes-the-stage-as-chalmerss-budget-woes-roll-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-takes-the-stage-as-chalmerss-budget-woes-roll-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson takes the stage as Chalmers' budget woes roll on]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Labor is increasingly concerned about the long-term threat of One Nation, this week its attention was squarely on more immediate problems.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-takes-the-stage-as-chalmers-budget-woes-roll-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-takes-the-stage-as-chalmers-budget-woes-roll-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson takes the stage as budget woes roll on]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Labor is increasingly concerned about the long-term threat of One Nation, this week its attention was squarely on more immediate problems.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-takes-the-stage-as-budget-woes-roll-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/hanson-takes-the-stage-as-budget-woes-roll-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-slavery tsar says Trump tariff a distraction from human rights issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anti-slavery commissioner Chris Evans said the Trump administration had conducted a &ldquo;show trial&rdquo; before proposing its new tariff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anti-slavery-tsar-says-trump-tariff-a-distraction-from-human-rights-issues/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/anti-slavery-tsar-says-trump-tariff-a-distraction-from-human-rights-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton to admit retaining classified documents, US media reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former national security adviser, who served in Donald Trump's first administration, is now a prominent critic of the president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-trump-adviser-john-bolton-to-admit-retaining-classified-documents-us-media-reports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/ex-trump-adviser-john-bolton-to-admit-retaining-classified-documents-us-media-reports/</guid></item></channel></rss>