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Unless the government pulls up its political socks, Anthony Albanese could find himself spending a good deal of time in his  spectacular new home, with its uninterrupted ocean views, sooner than he wishes.

Foreign affairs minister filmed walking away from podium as moderator asks some audience members to leave University of Tasmania venue

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Anthony Albanese says he is ‘better off as prime minister’ but understands ‘struggle’ of Australians

Queensland Premier Steven Miles this week declared his party would hold a plebiscite on nuclear power if it returns to office at the forthcoming state election.

The government says it wants to ban surcharges for using debit cards as a way of easing financial pressures, and King Charles has been ‘snubbed’ by state premiers.

More than a year after the eruption of conflict between Hamas and Israel, the escalating war in the Middle East is roiling Australian society and politics.

PM says Steven Miles’s plan to hold plebiscite on nuclear if Labor wins 26 October poll is a ‘matter for Queensland’ but he supports the stance

Queenslanders could vote twice at the next federal election with nuclear in the mix, after Premier Steven Miles vowed to hold a plebiscite if re-elected.

A national Newspoll, conducted October 7–11 from a sample of 1,258, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. After three 50–50 ties in a row, this is the first time this term the Coalition has led in Newspoll.

It’s been a year since the failed vote to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament into the constitution, and Australia is preparing for the deadly H5N1 bird flu.