1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1218+ words) Vice-president wears religion on his sleeve but winding spiritual path could alienate evangelicals and Catholics US vice-president JD Vance has worn his religion on his sleeve since converting to the Catholicism in 2019. He recently published a book, Communion: Finding My…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (271+ words) Prime minister’s office tells families of those missing ‘the nation stands with you’ as search and rescue efforts continue One person has died and more than 30 are missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the country’s government…...

4+ hour, 16+ min ago   (130+ words) Around the globe, rightwing politicians pushing nationalist and anti-immigration policies are on the rise. The Populist explores the growing appeal of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation – a party that has imported the modus operandi of the populist right, including Trump-style attacks…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago   (453+ words) Screen limits will become mandatory in NSW schools from 2028 as federal education minister says students may need a ‘digital detox’ Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales government has announced it will…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (581+ words) Liberal MP says One Nation leader is ‘not the person I thought she was’ and he feels ‘sorry’ for Joyce Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Andrew Hastie has vowed to go “all the way…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (543+ words) Group no longer faces voter misconduct case over wrongly marked box after appeals court throws out felony charges Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago   (412+ words) The energy minister says Australia has 41 days’ worth on petrol in strategic reserve. Follow today’s news live Western Australian police have said a man had been shot at a residence on Owen Place in Hamilton Hill, around 4.35am this morning. In…...

10+ hour, 26+ min ago   (799+ words) The message from strategists was blunt: do not, however tempting, personally attack Pauline Hanson or call her a racist. The request has been made to progressive campaigners and unionists who have been asked to start one-on-one conversations with One Nation…...

10+ hour, 26+ min ago   (818+ words) Without laws requiring transparency or a right of review, our human rights will be rationed away by algorithmic and automated decision-making tools As we hurtle towards a post-human future, the absence of a human rights act in Australia will put…...

10+ hour, 26+ min ago   (776+ words) Local council and state government attempting to move on residents living in an encampment by the river in Wagga Wagga The New South Wales government paid for a homeless man in Wagga Wagga to be sent back to New Zealand…...