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Headlines: Greens elect new leader

This afternoon's headlines: The Greens have unanimously elected a new leader, Larissa Waters, after former leader Adam Bandt lost his seat at the federal election. The Israeli Defense Forces have lau…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

The bill that reignited NSW's abortion debate

A new bill in NSW’s Parliament re-ignited a debate around abortion, six years after the state decriminalised the procedure. Parties allowed their members to choose how they vote, protesters gathered …

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Headlines: PM's first trip overseas since election

This afternoon's headlines: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is travelling to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, in his first overseas trip since his decisive victory at the federal election. Wages in…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Diddy's trial begins

The high profile sex trafficking case of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ has begun in court this week, with both the prosecution and defence laying out their arguments. The 55-year-old rapper and producer was ar…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Headlines: Liberal Party elects first female leader

Sussan Ley and Ted O'Brien have been elected as Liberal leader and deputy leader. A Queensland mother has been charged with the murder of three of her children following a “suspicious” house fire in …

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is the Labor Party fighting?

Yesterday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his Cabinet for the next term of Parliament. It followed a week of very public in-fighting in the Labor Party about who should be elevated to the …

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Headlines: David Littleproud retains Nationals leadership

Today's headlines include:

Four more closely contested seats have been called, while David Littleproud will stay on as leader of the National Party after a failed challenge from Matt Canavan.

An Aust…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

The politicians who'll get paid for life

Did you know that some politicians still get paid an annual salary (or in this case, a ‘pension’) upon retiring from Parliament?

The scheme no longer exists, but politicians who were in Parliament pr…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Headlines: PM to prioritise legislating HECS debt cuts

Today's headlines include:

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says cutting student debts by 20% will be, "the first piece of legislation that we will introduce into the new parliament".  

Proceedings in…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Could India and Pakistan go to war?

Earlier this week, India fired missiles at Pakistan, reigniting a long-simmering conflict over a disputed region in the Himalayas. Pakistan said India’s strikes killed at least 31 people, mainly civi…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago