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Sexualised, violent threats: female Victorian MPs fear for their safety as they fight more than just next month’s election

12h ago

‘Nunchucks’ wielded by agitated man in Hannah Beazley’s office may have been drumsticks, court told

14h ago

Economy set to worsen, with higher unemployment and weaker growth on the way, Jim Chalmers reveals

14h ago

Man arrested for allegedly making threats at Hannah Beazley’s electorate office while armed with nunchucks

23h ago

Australian politicians say they are paying thousands for their own security upgrades amid rising threats

Wed

Soft-spoken David Pocock has big ambitions – but first he wants politicians to ‘double down’ on kindness

Wed

Helen Haines has lost both legs after alleged attack but ‘her heart and mind are in good shape’, husband says

Wed

AFP warns Australia of ‘tsunami of youth crime’ and radicalisation accelerated by AI

Wed

No bail for alleged Helen Haines attacker as police chief warns of Australia’s ‘febrile’ political environment

Wed

Brendan Nugent facing three charges over alleged attack on MP Helen Haines

Tue

Brendan Nugent named as driver apprehended over alleged attack on Helen Haines

Tue

‘I don’t want to be known as a hero’: barber who rushed to help Helen Haines praised by PM

Mon

Car allegedly did U-turn and struck Helen Haines twice, in what some believe was targeted attack against MP

Mon

Helen Haines was chatting with locals at a dog park on Monday morning. By the afternoon, she was fighting for her life

Mon

Helen Haines: independent MP in critical condition in Melbourne’s Alfred hospital after being struck by car in Wangaratta – follow updates

Mon

David Shoebridge responds to Jordon Steele-John’s explosive statement as Greens hold emergency meeting

Mon

Kylie Minogue songs already used to train AI as tech firms ‘strong-arm’ Australian government, music body warns

Mon

Jacqui Lambie condemns One Nation cartoon mocking her struggle with vaginal prolapse

Sun

Jordon Steele-John says ‘I’m not on leave’ and accuses Greens leader of making ‘bad call’ regarding complaints

Sun

Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland

Sun

Mimicking populists will not ease cost of living or boost productivity, Mathias Cormann warns

Sat

Greens leader denies knowledge of ‘secret dossier’ on how to handle Jordon Steele-John misconduct allegations

Fri

One Nation proposes $2,000 baby subsidy in Victoria but says it won’t touch state abortion laws

Fri

Exclusive Brethren head denies knowing church members were volunteering for Liberal party during 2025 election

Fri

Firearms manufacturer standing for One Nation in NSW opposes post-Bondi gun laws that ban his rifles

Fri

‘Manosphere’ podcasts and moon-landing conspiracy theories to remain online under new laws, Wells says

Thu

Greens senator Jordan Steele-John takes leave amid investigation into complaints

Thu

Labor and Coalition set to reject bill to stop incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth

Oct 15

Australian politics live: Victoria Labor promises free abortion care if re-elected; Albanese criticises Hanson’s ‘monoculture’

Oct 14

Labor’s bill to cut private health insurance rebate blocked by Greens over pensioner carve-out

Oct 14

Australian industry reliant on gas for ‘foreseeable future’, resources minister tells press club

Oct 14

Jim Chalmers denies Anthony Albanese rolled him over credit card payments for tax bills

Oct 14

Australian politics live: Chalmers urges against mocking, cancelling or talking down to One Nation supporters

Oct 13

Anne Aly reveals she has received 19 death threats in the last week alone

Oct 13

The return of the prodigal son? Why speculation is rising over Josh Frydenberg’s future

Oct 13

Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say

Oct 13

Vikki Campion, News Corp columnist and wife of Barnaby Joyce, begins role with NSW One Nation

Oct 13

Australia politics live: Labor’s $630m funding boost for charities; Greens at odds about Ukraine weapons

Oct 12

Julie Inman Grant may be able to limit Australians seeing a livestreamed US execution – but it could start a diplomatic incident

Oct 12

‘What planet is she on?’: the Seekers take aim at CPAC over use of I am Australian

Oct 12

Australian Greens call for ‘barbaric’ US execution live stream to be blocked

Oct 12

Politics live: Greens call for US execution live stream to be blocked; Flydubai pilot’s Australia links ‘disturbing’

Oct 11

Greens gear up for fight with Labor as Sarah Hanson-Young pushes to strengthen laws to rein in big tech

Oct 11

Australia has never driven migration into reverse by design. Would slamming the brakes on be calamitous?

Oct 11

A Trump impersonator and opera singers: CPAC was a spectacle, but the right still can’t agree how to take down Labor

Oct 11

Hanson seems more and more like the de facto opposition leader. At CPAC, Angus Taylor warmed the seat for her

Oct 10

Albanese wants universal childcare to be his legacy. But paying for it isn’t as easy as ABC

Oct 10

Falling international student numbers create ‘massive problems’ for Australian universities, expert warns

Oct 10

New spate of stabbings, overdoses and fires at Australian immigration detention centres run by ICE-linked US prison firm

Oct 9

Jim Chalmers delays ATO’s controversial ban on credit card payments following business outcry

Oct 9

One Nation’s AI video is vile and tired – but the ensloppification of Australian politics doesn’t stop there

Oct 8

OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites

Oct 8