Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Hastie

Abbott gets access to Hastie’s fans, streaming services in no rush on Brand, and Fox’s wonderful ad for drugs

Australia’s streaming services are in no rush to do anything about Russell Brand, and what if Fox threw a crime spree and no-one came?

Crikey

Coalition no campaigners spending four times more on voice Facebook ads than counterparts

Exclusive: Coalition MPs who oppose the voice to parliament have spent thousands in taxpayer-funded expenses to boost no campaign ads

The Guardian - AU

Nick McKenzie’s book on Ben Roberts-Smith is a master class in investigative journalism

The award-winning reporter’s book is a testament to tenacious journalism and should be read by every Australian.

Crikey

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The whistleblower and the war criminal: David McBride and Ben Roberts-Smith

The conflicting stories of David McBride and Ben Roberts-Smith paint a bloody battle for the nation’s soul.

Crikey

Australia seeking to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons

Australia’s House of Representatives has passed legislation to prevent Russia from building its embassy near Parliament House on security grounds

The Independent UK

Ben Roberts-Smith breaks his silence after returning to Australia

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has broken his silence after returning to Australia for the first time since a damning court verdict.

The New Daily

Tony Abbott and John Howard join Jordan Peterson-led group looking at ‘meaning of life’

Alliance for Responsible Citizenship includes prominent Brexit voices and Bjørn Lomborg, who has questioned the urgency of the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Quote, unquote, misquote

Six Coalition MPs are being blasted for misquoting former High Court judges’ opinions on the Voice to Parliament, and the defence force chief says Australia’s military will be stronger for dealing with the Brereton inquiry’s report into alleged war crimes.

Crikey

‘I’m no longer proud’: the Liberal MP who gave evidence against Ben Roberts-Smith

One of the few SAS veterans who could be identified during the defamation trial was opposition defence spokesman Andrew Hastie.

Crikey

Australia may use defence exchanges with Pacific countries to tackle ADF recruitment crisis

Government says its $50,000 retention bonus is just ‘a start’ in addressing workforce problems raised by defence review

The Guardian - AU

Australian army chief urges soldiers to adapt amid dispute over Labor’s defence overhaul

Lt Gen Simon Stuart says troops will face ‘opportunities and challenges’ but shadow defence minister says army will be weakened by changes

The Guardian - AU

Beijing says don’t ‘hype up the so-called China threat narrative’ after Australian criticism

Call comes after Australia’s defence review says activities in South China Sea ‘threaten rules-based order’

The Guardian - AU

Defence Strategic Review concludes WA's northern coast a 'primary area of military interest'

Australia's first major defence force review in a generation says the nation's geographical benefits are "radically reduced", with WA's north now a "primary area of military interest".

ABC News

Liberals lament infantry vehicle cuts for more missiles

The Australian Defence Force is being urged to boost investment and acquisition of long-range and more accurate missiles to deter threats into the future.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Australia to accelerate missile build-up as defence industry anxiously awaits review recommendations

The public version of the Albanese government's long-awaited Defence Strategic Review will confirm funding to immediate priorities that deliver "impactful projection" well beyond Australia.

Crikey

Reserve judgment

No longer will the Reserve Bank board set the country’s cash rate if the recommendations of an independent review are adopted, and WA Premier Mark McGowan wants Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to hold a national cabinet meeting in China.

The New Daily

War of words erupts after WA Premier’s hot mic blunder

A war of words has erupted between the WA Premier and a federal opposition frontbencher after an embarrassing hot mic episode.

ABC News

WA Premier Mark McGowan ignites war of words with shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie

WA Premier Mark McGowan is caught on camera disparaging shadow defence minister Andrew Hastie, who fires back a verbal salvo of his own accusing Mr McGowan of lacking character.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Speaker calls out ‘disgusting’ behaviour by Coalition MPs that left parliament worker hurt

Politicians apologise for pushing past attendant to avoid a vote as she tried to lock a door

The New Daily

Coalition MPs sorry after staffer injured in hasty exit

House Speaker Milton Dick has blasted coalition MPs for their conduct during a vote which left a chamber attendant injured.

ABC News

Liberal MPs apologise for injuring attendant in rush to avoid vote, after being reprimanded

Speaker of the House Milton Dick reads the riot act to a group of Coalition MPs, saying he was "disgusted" after they injured a female parliamentary attendant while trying to avoid a vote on Tuesday afternoon.

The Guardian - AU

ACTU digs in on nuclear-free policy in headache for Labor over Aukus subs

Coalition seizes on Michele O’Neil’s comments, claiming they send a ‘confusing signal’ on $368bn nuclear submarine acquisition

The New Daily

Defence Minister lays out need for nuclear subs

Protecting Australia's vital trade routes is at the heart of the need for nuclear submarine capability, the defence minister says.

AAP

PM stares down raucous caucus over nuclear subs deal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing questions from within his party over the government's deal with the US and UK to buy nuclear-powered submarines.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s super changes will affect three times as many people as Labor’s plan, modelling shows

Jim Chalmers says figures based on Treasury projections reveals opposition’s ‘deception’

1 2 3 4

People

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.