Tag: Australia

United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has issued a strong warning about the over-representation of Indigenous children in Australia's criminal justice system, which indicates systematic racial discrimination, ...

The Victorian Greens have launched a sharp attack on the Allan Labor Government’s 2026–27 state budget, arguing it lacks long-term vision and fails to address what they describe as the ...

Crime Command Detectives have charged four people as part of an ongoing investigation into a Transnational Organised Criminal Syndicate (TSOC) operating in Southeast Queensland. According to the report, TSOC leaders ...

Australia is set to significantly increase defence spending to around 3% of GDP by 2033 under its 2026 National Defence Strategy, as Canberra responds to a rapidly evolving global security ...

Student Accommodation Council has warned that international students are frequently being mischaracterised in Australia’s housing debate, with stakeholders arguing that they are not a significant driver of rental market stress ...

The Albanese Government has expanded the Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) trilateral partnership with a major expansion of the Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification program (AUSSQ), aimed at deepening ...

Senator Matt Canavan has pushed for a sweeping economic revolution, arguing that Australia must fundamentally change its economic direction as living standards decline and structural pressures intensify. Speaking at the ...

The fallout from a deadly meningococcal B outbreak in the United Kingdom has intensified calls in Victoria for urgent expansion of publicly funded vaccines, as the Royal Australian College of ...

The Australian Government has secured new laws to shield Australians from global fuel supply disruptions, following the passage of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Strategic Reserve) Bill 2026 ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has disclosed that Australia’s government will slash petrol and diesel taxes by half amid a surge in fuel prices prompted by the US-Israel war on Iran. ...