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PM urges renewables shift or risk being left behind

Anthony Albanese has told energy industry leaders Australia must move towards renewable energy or risk being left behind. In a speech and panel discussion at NewsCorp’s Future Energy summit, the …

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Illegal links prompt uni to return artefacts depicting Zeus, Hercules and other warriors to Italy

An ancient two-handed vessel and a red-figure fish-plate will be among items a university returns to Italian ownership after revelations about their underworld links. An Attic black-figure amphora, which was …

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Airbnb reforms in spotlight as housing fight rages on

The Greens are calling on the federal government to put limits around short-term rentals like Airbnb to boost supply and take pressure off rents. Leader Adam Bandt said people were …

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Watchdogs give Victoria hurry-up on corruption reforms

Victoria’s corruption watchdogs have given the government a hurry-up on implementing recommendations from a bombshell report into branch-stacking within the Labor party. A progress report into the joint Operation Watts …

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Carbon credits ‘not the enemy’ of push towards net zero

The purpose of carbon credits is widely misunderstood and critics are putting climate investment at risk, a summit has been told. “I support efforts to give greater integrity to carbon …

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Public consultations called – aimed at making tougher laws against hate speech and hate conduct

Wednesday afternoon, September 13, the Victoria’s Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs, Nathan Lambert, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Justice, Nina Taylor, called on multicultural media to inform communities about the …

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Fire too fast for containment lines near NT town

A mega blaze that has been burning for more than a week is racing towards a remote Northern Territory town, tearing through fire breaks. The Barkly Complex fire broke a …

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Credit card gambling ban expanding to cover online bets

Gamblers will soon be unable to place wagers online using their credit cards in a bid to reduce problem betting. The federal government introduced legislation to parliament on Wednesday banning …

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Ministers Linda Burney and Andrew Giles rally multicultural communities for a ‘Yes’ Vote

Ministers Linda Burney and Andrew Giles fronted multicultural media today to make a case for the Yes case for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Ms Burney, Minister for Indigenous Australians, …

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Qantas’ pandemic-era outsourcing decision was unlawful

Qantas has been found to have illegally sacked more than 1600 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The High Court judgment handed down on Wednesday upheld two rulings made by the …

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