The Latest Breaking News from Pauline Hanson

A defamation hearing into a "hateful" tweet by Pauline Hanson should not rake through the past 30 years of her public statements, her lawyers say.

With only four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets on track to be met, a range of senators put forward different ideas on how best to address Indigenous inequity.

Pauline Hanson has made a wide-ranging legal attack on a defamation suit by Mehreen Faruqi which could strip the Greens deputy leader of most of her witnesses.

Italian Jannik Sinner came from behind to demolish Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open’s men’s final 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, and working-class communities in Coalition regional and rural seats will be the biggest winners from Labor’s changes to the stage three tax cuts.

The opposition leader is prepared to fight for tacky Australia Day items for all – as if nothing is more patriotic than an Australian flag bikini

Today’s party struggles to present any concrete identity – though heir apparent James Ashby may put his own modernist populist stamp on its tired and faded image

Officials say conflict will have lengthy timeline; Spaniard withdraws from Melbourne tournament after injury; Matildas captain ruptures ACL

Pauline Hanson’s controversial chief of staff attracts cash and clout to Queensland state campaign – with speculation he is positioning himself as party’s heir apparent

You don’t need to believe in God to engage in shared rituals that simply bring you most happiness

Crikey is going to make you earn your break this year, with another rundown of the dumbest moments in the politics of 2023.

Steven Miles to become new Queensland premier as Tropical Cyclone Jasper approaches state’s coast