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

Home and office safety a common concern in Australian federal police and Asio safety briefings with politicians following alleged attack on MP Helen Haines

The Guardian - AU · 4h ago

Queensland farmer reports cloudy well amid 96-million-litre water extraction plan

For generations, a Queensland farming family relied on a well that had supplied water for around 140 years. But in 2019, farmer Keogh says the water turned muddy and cloudy after a neighbouring property began test-pumping groundwater. Now, plans for a commercial bottling and processing facility near Warwick have intensified…

The Times of India · 13h ago

Australian democracy is usually peaceful. But there’s a homegrown history of political violence

Like other features of our public landscape, both good and bad, political violence has a history in Australia – one from which we may learn

The Guardian - AU · 15h ago

Australia’s $10bn EU trade deal has stalled again. What is it and what’s gone wrong?

Trade minister warns there is no room to renegotiate, saying ‘we’ve got to either accept or reject this offer’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20

Australian democracy is usually peaceful. But there’s a homegrown history with political violence that bears on the future

The attack on Independent MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta has shocked a nation whose politics is normally peaceful even by the standards of mature democracies. A hardworking, decent parliamentarian with a strong moral compass and a gift for achieving consensus, Haines seems an especially unlikely figure to attract the kind…

The Conversation · Oct 20

'Best possible person': love, praise for stricken MP

Politicians have expressed adoration for independent MP Helen Haines, who has lost a leg and remains in a critical condition after being hit by a car.

AAP · Oct 20

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Ed Husic urges brakes on data centres ‘swamping’ Australia

Australia is “going too fast” in building data centres and “been swamped by US tech” expanding here to avoid growing American community opposition, former industry minister Ed Husic has warned.

The Conversation · Oct 20

Voters hungry for change embrace One Nation

Voters hungry for change gathered at a pub on a city's outskirts to hear from a party leader during a campaign appearance, as the state election race heats up.

AAP · Oct 19

Former Labor attorney-general to be new head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission

A former Labor attorney-general in the Rudd and Gillard governments, Robert McClelland, has been chosen as the new head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

The Conversation · Oct 19

From comedy skits to podcast gaffes, what’s Anthony Albanese’s social media strategy?

Labor won the 2025 election in a landslide victory that many attributed, at least in part, to a savvy social media campaign that prioritised influencers.

The Conversation · Oct 19