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Palaszczuk’s increasingly unpopular leadership was the biggest impediment to a Labor victory in 2024. That hurdle has now been removed.

Palaszczuk’s increasingly unpopular leadership was the biggest impediment to a Labor victory in 2024. That hurdle has now been removed.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has endorsed her deputy, Steven Miles, to replace her after she resigned yesterday, but Health Minister Shannon Fentiman and Treasurer Cameron Dick are also expected to run, and the federal government’s fastest growing economic pain will be paying down debt.

The Albanese government enforces military submission, market rule and progressive obsessions. No wonder the polls are tanking.

A recent cancelled meeting between the UK and Greek prime ministers has highlighted how tensions still simmer over the removed cultural artefacts.

Gazans continue to tell tales of unfathomable misery and crushed histories. But with Israel renewing its bombardment, some Palestinians are asking: what’s the point of telling our stories if it doesn’t keep us safe?

From the Matildas’ remarkable run at the FIFA World Cup to massive pay deals for cricketers, 2023 saw a fundamental shift in the landscape of women’s sport.

It has been a typically hectic and contradictory year in America. But despite Trump’s possible second term, is there hope for the Democrats?

Religious opposition to consent education often argues for the ‘protection’ of children. But many may consider such education as consistent with Catholic teachings about the dignity of the human person.

Internal chat logs show how Defence staff crafted the perfect fake monster picture to share on social media this Halloween.

Brittany Higgins received a settlement of $2.4 million from the Commonwealth with no admission of liability, contrary to what she told the Federal Court in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation suit, and broadcaster Alan Jones says he will sue over Nine newspapers’ allegations he indecently assaulted young men.