The Latest Breaking News from Kevin Hogan

Bee-killing mite second wave raises food security alarm

Varroa mite, which has invaded Australia's beehives, could pose a major risk to food security by wiping out the pollinators before they can do their work.

AAP · Aug 24

NSW’s deadly one-in-100-years floods could have been slashed by two metres using dams, CSIRO finds

Governments have not committed to measures modelled in report on Lismore’s 2022 floods. Seven people died in the northern rivers region

The Guardian - AU · Jun 30

Afternoon Update: Canavan to lead Nationals; Iranian football squad member changes mind on asylum offer; and the world’s fattest parrot

Matt Canavan wants ‘more Australian everything’ – including babies, farming and fossil fuel-powered barbecues

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11

Man charged over allegedly giving Nazi salute to Jewish students at Melbourne airport – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 2

Rebels benched, jobs swapped in coalition peace offer

The Nationals are weighing a reconciliation deal proposed by the Liberals to restore the coalition after weeks of damaging infighting.

AAP · Feb 2

View from The Hill: Nationals rebel stirs the pot but Littleproud is dug in

A little-known Nationals MP, Queenslander Colin Boyce, who declared on Wednesday he will move for a spill of the party’s leadership, has tossed a grenade but David Littleproud appears firmly dug in.

The Conversation · Jan 28

US tariffs 'second fiddle' to overseas student caps

US tariffs have become one of Australia's biggest economic concerns, but one expert warns the government's student caps could be a bigger issue.

AAP · Jul 6, 2025

Australia engaged in ‘unprecedented’ level of surveillance of Chinese flotilla, Marles says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2025

Australia’s trade minister says Trump plan to double steel and aluminium tariffs to 50% ‘not the act of a friend’

Don Farrell says US president’s latest tariffs announcement ‘an act of economic self-harm’ and he will continue to advocate for their removal

The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2025

Anatomy of a ‘thought bubble’: is the Coalition serious about a referendum on deporting criminals?

Will Peter Dutton take his plan to the election? Comments in public and behind the scenes on Tuesday suggested mixed feelings among the Coalition

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2025