Lebanon's Prime Minister: Israeli airstrike kills three paramedics
Lebanese authorities said three paramedics were killed in an Israeli attack on a fire truck in the southern town of Faroun.
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Israel will not leave border area until it is safe: Prime Minister
According to official sources, Israel will not withdraw its troops from the border area between the southern Gaza Strip and Egypt until there is a guarantee that Hamas cannot use this area.
Police Minister Yasmin Catley and top police officers still need to get their magic wands before Jack's Law launches
It is not yet known when new police powers to combat knife crime will come into force in NSW. Although the laws were passed in June this year, the police still have to acquire the necessary equipment.
Barnaby Joyce reveals former Prime Minister Scott Morrison vetoed nuclear plans due to poor poll results
National Party MP Barnaby Joyce says former Prime Minister Scott Morrison failed to put his nuclear energy policy forward because it was unpopular.
Resources Minister Madeleine King backs Pilbara union initiative as IR laws ‘work as intended’
Resources Minister Madeleine King has denounced the “hysteria” surrounding the union initiative in the Pilbara region and stressed that the federal government's controversial industrial relations laws are “working as intended”.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese explains the joke about live exports to Prime Minister Roger Cook
Western Australian Premier Roger Cook has said Anthony Albanese “clarified” his joke about live exports when the two spoke ahead of a state visit next week. But although Cook demanded an apology from the Prime Minister for the comments at a farmers' dinner last week – saying that the Labour Party had ensured that live … Read more
Former Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, delivers her farewell speech
Linda Burney says the referendum to create an Indigenous voice in Parliament will be “looked upon more favorably by history,” even if it ultimately failed to win public support. In her farewell speech to Parliament on Wednesday, the former Minister for Indigenous Australia said The Voice would be a “catalyst for progress and positive change”, … Read more
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten secures premiers' support for controversial disability insurance plan
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has reached an agreement with Australia's premiers to support controversial legislation to begin overhauling the troubled system.
Territorial minister in trouble due to letterbox posting
A Northern Territory minister may have ruined the Labor Party's chances of staying in government after an election brochure was found to be in breach of electoral law. Labour's Ngaree Ah Kit has held the Karama seat for the past four years, but it emerged that she had misled voters by distributing a leaflet saying … Read more
Former Prime Minister Mark McGowan will become chairman of publicly listed solar energy company Frontier Energy
The former Premier of Western Australia will continue his foray into the corporate world after politics with a position as non-executive chairman at Frontier Energy.