Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for a hot-microphone incident at the UN climate talks in Turkey, characterising his exchange with Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen as "light-hearted banter" between friends. The Opposition criticised the remarks as inappropriate for an internation...
3 min readNew Zealand's election delivered a historic result with record voter disillusionment. Labour and National deadlocked at roughly 29% each, while the centrist Opportunity Party made history by entering Parliament for the first time. Voters expressed exhaustion with politics amid economic hardship, ...
9 min readNational and Labour are deadlocked at 29.7% each as New Zealand counts votes in its 2026 election. The Opportunity Party has emerged as a potential kingmaker, while several senior National figures face losing their seats.
5 min readFormer police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has provided detailed testimony in his double murder trial, claiming he shot Jesse Baird in self-defence during a struggle over his service weapon and that the second shot was accidental.
6 min readReddit challenges Australia's under-16 social media ban in High Court, arguing the hastily drafted legislation unjustifiably restricts teenagers' political communications. The case will also hear a separate challenge from the Digital Freedom Project.
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