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Transport Minister Rita Saffioti.

TransportCommentsHuge Perth transport shake up inches closer after trial

Perth public transport users will finally get to use their cards to pay for their trips with the Cook Government confirming it’s on track to roll out the tap’n’go system by the year’s end.

Oliver Lane

Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae. and Minister for Skills and Training, Andrew Giles during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra.

Federal PoliticsPremiumMinister’s warning to aged-care providers ahead of changes

The Aged Care Minister has issued a blunt warning to providers: there are no excuses not to be ready with a new regime that kicks in this week.

Katina Curtis

A train that tests the railway line caught on fire near the Mount Lawley train station. The Midland and Airport line in January 2023.

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Taxpayer’s $15m train sits silent after dramatic blaze

The Cook Government and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti are attempting to distance themselves from the multimillion-dollar purchase of an Italian-made train after the deal literally went up in flames.

Charlton Hart

Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti said some “initial thoughts” had been had on how to ensure all legislation was passed before the years end.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumCook Government pressured to pass four Bills in nine days

The Cook Government is racing against the clock to clear its parliamentary business by the end of the year and could be forced to choose which legislation to prioritise.

Oliver Lane

Long-time critic of the European Union Catherine Connolly is set to become Ireland's next president. (AP PHOTO)

ElectionPremiumLeft-wing independent set to win Irish presidency

Former clinical psychologist and barrister Catherine Connolly is set to become the 10th president of Ireland, her political opponents concede.

Padraic Halpin

More than eight million people are registered to vote in Ivory Coast's presidential election. (AP PHOTO)

ElectionPremiumIvory Coast votes with president's legacy, age in focus

Longtime Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara is seeking a fourth term as president after key contenders were barred from contesting a national election.

Media Coulibay and Robbie Corey-Boulet

WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith said the inquiry would be even more important for his home State.

Federal PoliticsCommentsNon-government parties demand inquiry into Optus outage

Pressure to conduct a Senate inquiry into the disastrous Optus triple-zero outage which contributed to the deaths of two Western Australians is ramping up on the Federal Government.

Oliver Lane

US President Donald Trump has cast fresh doubt on his relationship with Australian ambassador Kevin Rudd, saying he doesn’t “forget” when “bad things” are said about him.

POLITICSComments‘I don’t forget’: Trump throws more shade at Rudd

US President Donald Trump has cast fresh doubt on his relationship with Australian ambassador Kevin Rudd, saying he doesn’t ‘forget’ when ‘bad things’ are said about him.

Fraser Williams

The reactive warnings on sports betting have been legislated from Canberra, but this latest petitions calls on the states and territories to act. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NewsPremium‘Will save lives’: Call for pokie limits

Gambling addicts are calling on every state and territory to make a simple change to pokie rules they say ‘will literally save lives’.

Blair Jackson

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London. (AP PHOTO)

World PoliticsCommentsZelensky urges US to hit Russia where it hurts most

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky is pressing Donald Trump to supply long-range missiles and extend sanctions to every Russian oil firm.

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Waverley Council has agreed to cut down the tuckeroo trees on Myuna Road in Dover Heights. Christian Gilles / NewsWire

NEWSMillionaires win fight for Opera House views

It’s a street filled with multimillion-dollar houses, but some of the residents aren’t happy with a line of trees blocking their Opera House views.

Duncan Evans

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is the latest world leader targeted by Donald Trump's sanctions. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumUS sanctions Colombian president, citing illicit drugs

US President Donald Trump has sanctioned Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, saying he has "allowed drug cartels to flourish".

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New York Attorney-General Letitia James has been a long-time and vocal critic of Donald Trump. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumTrump critic Letitia James pleads not guilty to fraud

Trump adversary and New York Attorney-General Letitia James has pleaded not guilty to bank fraud in charges expedited after pressure from the president.

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US President Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese are expected to attend the ASEAN and APEC summits. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

World PoliticsCommentsAlbanese faces Trump and Xi in Asia power showdown

Anthony Albanese is embarking on a week of quiet diplomacy at the ASEAN and APEC summits, where Donald Trump’s tariffs and China’s growing influence will dominate the agenda.

Zac de Silva

Last weekend’s local government elections confirmed that WA voters have embraced the optional preferential voting system which was introduced at the 2023 polls.

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Peeling back the truth of council elections

Last weekend’s local government elections confirmed that WA voters have embraced the optional preferential voting system which was introduced at the 2023 polls.

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

US President Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese are expected to attend the ASEAN and APEC summits. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumTrump shadow looms large as PM scales regional summits

World leaders including Anthony Albanese will jostle for position at major regional summits as talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping take centre stage.

Zac de Silva

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's ready to resume trade talks with President Donald Trump. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumCanada PM ready to resume trade talks with US and Trump

Trade talks between the US and Canada stalled after Ontario broadcast an anti-tariff advertisement featuring the voice of former president Ronald Reagan.

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US singer Chris Brown was arrested at a hotel in Manchester in May. (AP PHOTO)

Law and orderPremiumChris Brown appears in UK court ahead of trial

Singer Chris Brown has made a surprise appearance at a court hearing in London ahead of his trial for an alleged nightclub attack.

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Australian Resources Minister Madeleine King reacts during a press conference at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C., United States, Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsResources Minister tips Senate spat over EPBC

Australia’s Resources Minister says debate on the reworked environmental laws has ‘gone on too long’ and called for ‘all parties to act in the national interest’ ahead of an expected Senate spat next week.

Caitlyn Rintoul

The Catholic Church has been shaken for decades by scandals involving pedophile priests. (April Fonti/AAP PHOTOS)

Human RightsPremiumAlmost 4400 abused by priests in Italy, group alleges

Italy's largest church abuse victims' group claims almost 4400 people have been abused by Catholic priests.

Alvise Armellini

Housing Australia chairwoman Carol Austin will resign two years after being appointed to the role of leading the Commonwealth agency tasked with improving the nation’s housing crisis.

PoliticsPremiumChair tasked to fix housing crisis resigns

The woman leading an agency tasked with fixing Australia’s housing crisis has resigned weeks before a parliamentary inquiry.

Emma Kirk

Business - Former UK deputy PM Dominic Raab. He is now chairing a specialist global committee on rare earths and security.

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Taxpayers to front bill for minerals expansion: Ex-minister

If Western countries fail to break China’s stranglehold on critical minerals, manufacturers of everything from mobile phones to car batteries would find their business model ‘totally torpedoed’.

Katina Curtis and Caitlyn Rintoul

Illustration: Don Lindsay

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2009 and 2018 repeat: 2050 net zero fear a ‘contagion’

The Liberals and the Coalition as a whole are now in a full-blown crisis over climate policy over net zero by 2050 target, which should be an easier challenge than they faced in 2009 or 2018.

Michelle Grattan

Shadow Energy Minister Steve Thomas.

state politicsCommentsPremiumSynergy offers overcharged customers ‘goodwill’ payments

Synergy will pay at least 10 per cent on top of the money it owes each customer overcharged in a $40m billing bungle — but the Opposition says the company still has not fully explained why it was kept secret.

Jessica Page