Category: The New Daily

Pauline Hanson has labelled one-time Labor leader turned One Nation MP Mark Latham’s homophobic slur toward a fellow MP “disgusting”, and urged him to apologise. Ms Hanson, who appeared at an anti-transgender rally last week in Canberra, took to Twitter on Thursday to condemn Mr Latham’s homophobic attack.  “I want

Milton Orkopoulos used his position as a councillor and government minister to gain the trust of young boys before giving them drugs and sexually abusing them, jurors have heard. During her closing address in the former Labor MP’s trial on Thursday, crown prosecutor Cate Dodds said one victim had been enticed

A series of deserted railway tunnels running beneath Sydney’s CBD will soon transform into an electronic dance music and light extravaganza.  The 900-metre underground labyrinth will open to the public for the first time for this year’s Vivid festival set to kick off in May. “Secret passageways will be lit,

The Albanese government has announced five union-linked appointments to the industrial umpire in a bid to “restore balance”. The former Coalition government made 27 permanent appointments to the Fair Work Commission – 26 coming from an employer background. As a result, there are now 29 commission members with an employer

People on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and in western Sydney are being urged to watch for measles symptoms after three cases of the highly infectious respiratory illness were diagnosed. Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service Public Health Unit issued a public health alert over two cases of measles in a family

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has refused to say if he was making a political statement against the Indigenous Voice when he and most of his Coalition colleagues were absent when it was introduced to parliament on Thursday. The constitutional amendment bill introduced on Thursday morning was the “first step” towards

The country’s top doctor has warned more COVID waves are on the way, as the government ramps up efforts to increase booster rates before winter. The latest figures have shown one million people have received 2023 booster doses, with seven in 10 of those being over the age of 60.

More than 10 lenders have cut fixed interest rates in the past 10 days, with ING moving to slash its offerings ahead of the Reserve Bank’s next interest rate decision. The bank has trimmed its fixed rates for new customers by as much as 0.25 per cent, lowering its best fixed rate

Watch: Union bosses are pushing for millions of low-paid Australian workers to receive a pay rise of 7 per cent to keep up with inflation as the fair work commission conducts its annual wage review. The estranged wife of Victorian union identity John Setka has been charged with allegedly plotting

Controversial union boss John Setka and his estranged wife have fronted court after Emma Walters was charged over an alleged plot to kill him. The pair arrived separately at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday on a matter unrelated to the charges against Ms Walters. On Wednesday night she was charged

A new carbon pollution cap on big emitters will apply from July 1 after laws cleared the Senate. Changes to the safeguard mechanism, which was initially brought in by the coalition government, will force the nation’s 215 biggest emitters to reduce their emissions by 4.9 per cent each year. This

The King has surprised well-wishers on his first overseas tour as monarch – a whistle-stop visit to Germany. He and his wife, Queen Camilla, were greeted with military honours at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate early on Wednesday (local time). Then came a glittering state banquet in the German capital, hosted by