Fatima Payman claims she has been “exiled” and believes Labor members are working to “intimidate me into resigning” from the Senate following her suspension from caucus at the weekend. The West Australian was suspended indefinitely after vowing to continue crossing the floor in support of Palestinian statehood. On Monday, the rogue senator said she had … Read more
Labor senator Fatima Payman has been indefinitely suspended from the Labor caucus following her defiance over Palestine. Senator Payman was barred from a Labor caucus meeting after crossing the floor to support a Greens motion supporting Palestinian statehood. The first-term senator says she will not quit the party but is refusing to back down regardless … Read more
More than 2 million Australians will get a boost to their government payments, as Monday marks the beginning of a new financial year. Families and pensioners are set to be the beneficiaries of the boost, which is due to routine indexation. About 1.3 million people on family payments — including the Family Tax Benefit, Newborn … Read more
Pierre Poilievre is the only federal leader whose staff won’t answer questions about whether their chief intends to participate in Pride events this summer. Officials for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May all responded to queries to confirm they will attend various … Read more
A new generation will be spared the “death and dislocation” of nicotine addiction, the health minister says, after world-leading vaping reforms passed federal parliament. Under the changes, which come into effect from Monday, vapes will only be able to be sold at pharmacies. Pharmacists will be able to sell vapes with limited nicotine content over … Read more
Former NSW Liberal Treasurer Matt Kean has been named the new chair of the federal government’s Climate Change Authority. Kean, who quit state politics earlier this month, will lead the independent statutory body which advises the Commonwealth on climate change policy. Often outspoken on climate change policy within the NSW Liberal Party, Kean takes over … Read more
The heads of Australia’s three biggest media companies have taken aim at Meta for “threatening to blackmail” the country, warning journalism jobs will be on the chopping block if the social media behemoth doesn’t renew its commercial deals. Appearing before a parliamentary committee placing tech giants under the microscope, the trio lashed social media more … Read more
Australians have just weeks left to claim a $500 cash boost to their super. To get the cash boost deposited in their super fund after tax time, eligible Australians will need to fork out their own voluntary contributions by the new financial year on July 1. But “there are some strings attached”, UniSuper advice team … Read more
Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the early stages of the Gaza war, a United Nations inquiry has found, saying that Israel’s actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses. The findings were from two parallel reports, one focusing on the October 7 Hamas attacks and another on Israel’s … Read more
Embattled Nine Entertainment chairman Peter Costello has resigned suddenly, two days after being involved in an altercation with a journalist. The ASX-listed media group said on Sunday he had been succeeded by his deputy Catherine West. His resignation came after a long meeting of the Nine Entertainment (NEC) board on Friday night. Know the news … Read more
