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Australia Backs New Zealand after China Sanctions Four MPs Over Taiwan Visit

China has banned four New Zealand MPs from entering China and its territories for a year after they ...

Australian Politics News June 4, 2026

Meta Warns Labor’s New Media Tax Could Trigger US Trade Action

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, argues news outlets are being protected from real market pressures.

Australia News June 4, 2026

Officials Silent On How Labor Plans to Find $10 Billion in Defence Savings

Senators repeatedly pushed Defence officials on transparency during a recent estimates hearing.

Australia News June 4, 2026

Vice-Admiral Expects Used AUKUS Submarines to Have 20-year Lifespan

The Australian Submarine Agency has revealed that discussions about changes to the AUKUS programme began 18 months ago.

AUKUS June 3, 2026

Arming Police Does Not Lead to Increase in Shootings, Study Finds

The research by Monash University is likely to fuel ongoing debate over how training, tactics and police culture ...

Crime and Public Safety June 3, 2026

New Solomons PM Orders Review After Gaining Access to Secret China Security Deal

Matthew Wale hopes to turn around ties with Australia and to eventually sign a 'comprehensive security' deal.

Asia & Pacific June 3, 2026

Bank Records Show Australians’ AI Subscriptions Up Nearly 13-Fold

The number of Westpac's customers with AI subscriptions has grown from around 11,000 a month to more than ...

Australia News June 3, 2026

Defence Yet to Calculate Savings From Switch to 2nd-Hand AUKUS Submarines

On the weekend it was revealed Australia would now receive 2nd-hand Virginia-class submarines from the US.

Australia News June 2, 2026

Footpaths Built Over Veterans’ Graves, Hundreds of Commemorations ‘Destroyed’: Inquiry

A lack of coordination between states and territories and the federal Office of War Graves means veterans's graves ...

Australia News June 2, 2026

Australia Raises Minimum Wage to Over $1,000 Per Week

The lowest wage rate in the modern award system will be $1,004.90 per week or $26.44 per hour.

Cost of Living June 1, 2026

New Zealand Raises Defence Spending by $1.6 Billion Amid CCP Aggression

The bulk of the latest tranche of money will be spent on drone systems, critical ship maintenance and ...

Asia & Pacific June 1, 2026

New Consumer Protection Laws Will Increase Airfares, Airlines Tell Inquiry

The airline sector cited examples from the EU and Canada where airfares increased following the introduction of consumer ...

Australia Top News May 29, 2026

AI and Data Centre Boom Pushes Australian Business Investment to Record High

Money is pouring into technology infrastructure, with spending on equipment jumping 96 percent on the March quarter.

Australia Top News May 28, 2026

Senators Press ABC Over News Director Exit as One Nation Claims Bias

The chiefs of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation faced a range of questions during an Estimates hearing.

Australia News May 28, 2026

Westpac Fined $26 Million Over Failure to Respond to Customer Financial Hardship Requests

The bank failed to respond to more than 200 online financial hardship requests within the required timeframe between ...

Australia News May 27, 2026

Brereton Says Personal Scrutiny Impacting Anti-Corruption Body’s Work

'We now have a commission in which staff are terrified of making any mistake of fact or law,' ...

Australia News May 27, 2026

Anti-Semitism Escalated After Bondi Attack, AFP Tells Inquiry

'We saw protest activity—which is a legitimate part of functioning democracy—turn into violent protests,' said AFP Assistant Commissioner ...

Crime and Public Safety May 25, 2026

ASIO Chief Says Espionage Threat Shifted Focus Away From Terror Before Bondi

'We were pivoting resources across because that's where the leads took us and where we were required to ...

Australia News May 25, 2026

Trump’s Pick for Australia to Focus on Defense, CCP Challenge

'We think [the United States has] a China problem here, they got a real China problem there,' said ...

Australia News May 25, 2026

Audit Criticises Collins Sub Program After 53 Contract Amendments and Ballooning Costs

Planned to align the 1980s vintage Collins-class submarines with their French replacements, the project failed to change strategy ...

Australia News May 25, 2026

The Solomon Islands Has a New Leader—What Does It Mean for China and Australia?

Matthew Wale has been critical of Beijing in the past, but will this stance continue?

Asia & Pacific May 21, 2026

Mining Sector Relieved to See No New Taxes in Australian Budget

The Minerals Council of Australia also said the treasurer was 'optimistic' in his ability to control inflation.

Australia News May 21, 2026

Australia Spending About $150,000 Per Migrant on Infrastructure, Inquiry Hears

An academic has warned high population growth is creating longer commutes, smaller homes, and less green space.

Australia News May 21, 2026

Government Backs All 14 Bondi Attack Royal Commission Recommendations

The federal government will accept all the recommendations in the interim Royal Commission report into the Bondi Beach ...

Australian Politics News May 21, 2026

Australian, NZ Universities Produced 6,500 Research Papers With CCP Military-Linked Institutions

It also found the most prolific partnerships were with the Chinese Communist Party's so-called 'Seven Sons of National ...

Australia News May 20, 2026

Australia Losing $104 Billion in Economic Value Due to Migrant Workforce Barriers: Education Giant

Pearson's research found a 91 percent employment rate among international students and skilled migrants.

Australia News May 19, 2026

Registered NDIS Providers Struggling Against Unregulated Competition, Inquiry Hears

Providers say the current funding model for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is broken, and urge that ...

Australia News May 18, 2026