The Latest Breaking News from Jerome Laxale

'Not about religion': Liberals told to condemn sect

Leaders of the secretive Exclusive Brethren church will be compelled to speak at a federal inquiry, after it was reported they harassed MPs and voters.

AAP · Sep 16

Ugly scenes at polling booths spark calls for reform

Electoral staff would get bouncer-like powers under a proposal to arrest a rise in antisocial behaviour at polling places.

AAP · Jul 1

Church may be forced to front election influence probe

A Christian sect and a conservative action group could be compelled to front a parliamentary inquiry over their influence on the 2025 federal election.

AAP · Jun 25

Major parties 'off the mark' in key battleground

Voters are unsure who to back in one of the nation's most marginal seats, pointing to an uninspiring campaign and misgivings about a contender.

AAP · Apr 20, 2025

Chinese celebrities ‘voluntarily’ provided character references in 2019 WeChat videos, Liberal candidate says

Exclusive: The party’s Bennelong candidate Scott Yung was described as ‘young Chinese talent’ in the videos that are still live on his page

The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2025

Candidates using influencers to bypass ‘shadow ban’ on campaigning by Chinese social media app Rednote

Exclusive: Interviews with influencers who usually post about food or real estate published on platform, which officially discourages political content

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2025

Hazy outlook fuels Reserve Bank caution on disinflation

Caution has been urged over future cash rate changes as uncertainty looms large over global policy, the impacts of rate decisions and the labour market.

AAP · Feb 20, 2025

Electoral shake-up leaves awkward questions for the teals – and headaches for the major parties

Liberal party now has candidates preselected for seats that no longer exist while Labor dealt a blow in the seat of Bennelong

The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2024

Anthony Albanese faces internal revolt from inner-city Labor MPs over gas strategy

Resources minister Madeleine King released party’s future gas strategy, which says new sources will be needed ‘to 2050 and beyond’

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2024

Labor’s gas strategy: what is it and why do critics call it ‘Back to the Future’?

New gasfields are key to the Albanese government strategy. Climate groups say this will be ‘devastating’ to emissions reduction targets

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2024