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Political influence and powerful allies: how relative unknown Sam Rae catapulted himself into Laborโs ministry
The 38-year-oldโs rapid rise through the Victorian right faction has raised some eyebrows โ but former colleagues say the new aged care minister is no political hackAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMoments after securing a landslide victory...
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From punk rocker to tax policy expert: who is Sussan Ley, Australiaโs first female opposition leader?
Longtime MP for rural electorate of Farrer cut her teeth in politics by converting the familyโs caravan into a rolling campaign headquartersAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe only time Sussan Ley ever pointed a gun at anyone was when she...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The Liberals have a long road to relevance โ and Sussan Leyโs slim victory means she begins on shaky foundations
Appointing a woman with moderate Liberal values sends a message, but that wonโt be enough to win over lost voters Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Liberal MPs trudged into the opposition party room to choose a new leader, Anthony Albanese and his euphoric Labor frontbench were being sworn in to their portfolios at Government House.There are just 6km between the corridors of Parliament House...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Sussan Ley makes history, but faces unprecedented levels of difficulty
The first female leader of the federal Liberal Party has vowed to drag the Coalition back to the centre. But Sussan Ley faces big challenges on multiple fronts.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Price says some Liberals still back nuclear โ as it happened
This blog is now closedSussan Ley leaves possibility open of Coalition abandoning net zero targets but insists โthere wonโt be a climate warโGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRyan speaks after winning re-election in KooyongThe freshly re-elected teal independent Monique Ryan has just been speaking on RN. She said she won because of her on-the-ground approach in her electorate:Over the last...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:View from The Hill: Ley says Liberals must โmeet the people where they areโ, but how can a divided party do that?
With both the Liberal and Nationals leadership contests over work begins now to rebuild. But what form the parties will now take remains an open question.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Itโs a hard job being environment minister. Hereโs an insiderโs view of the key challenges facing Murray Watt
Laborโs whopping majority doesnโt mean environmental reform will be any easier. When economy and environment clash, the economy usually wins.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The US and China have reached a temporary truce in the trade wars, but more turbulence lies ahead
Negotiations will continue while lower tariff rates are in place for 90 days. But free trade belongs to a bygone era.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Sussan Ley elected first female Liberal party leader and leaves possibility open of Coalition abandoning net zero targets
Ley narrowly defeats Angus Taylor to be elected new opposition leader, with Ted OโBrien as deputyAustralia news live: latest politics updatesSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley has left open the possibility the Coalition could abandon net zero emissions targets, but insists she is not interested in restarting Australiaโs bitter climate...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Sussan Ley becomes the first female Liberal federal opposition leader โ video
Sussan Ley has become Australia's first female federal opposition leader and the first woman to lead the Liberal party, beating Angus Taylor in the race for the Liberal leadership. She won against Taylor 29 votes to 25. Queensland MP Ted O'Brien has won the deputy leader position in the Liberals, with 38 votes. Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley explains Sussan Ley elected first female Liberal party leader, narrowly...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold โ by accident
The ancient dream of turning lead into gold is now a reality โ but itโs not quite what the alchemists might have hoped for.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Australia chose the nice guy over the tough guy. But Labor is going to need momentum to meet the challenge | Peter Lewis
Many voters want the Albanese government to stick to the policies it took to the election, but there is appetite among progressives for Labor to be more ambitiousAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has consummated a second man date with the prime minister. Now itโs time to clear the air about what we have consented to and the nature of the...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:From nuclear to nature laws, hereโs where new Liberal leader Sussan Ley stands on 4 energy and environment flashpoints
Past policy positions and musings of new Liberal leader Sussan Ley offer insights into future directions on renewable energy, environment laws, and more.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The dreaded beep test: outdated or still a valid assessment of your fitness?
The beep test, which aims to measure aerobic fitness, can evoke a sense of dread among amateur and elite athletes alike.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:The โextrovertedโ north and โintrovertedโ south: how climate and culture influence Iranian architecture
Architecture in the north is characterised by open structures; in the south buildings are oriented inward. The houses reflect their environment โ and the role of women.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Liberals elect first woman leader, with Ley defeating Taylor 29-25
Sussan Ley has emerged victorious in the battle for the liberal leadership, while Ted O'Brien, architect of the controversial nuclear power policy, becomes deputy.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Australia mushroom trial: the evidence, witnesses in Erin Patterson's murder trial so far โ video
Erin Patterson faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her house in Victoriaโs Leongatha on 29 July 2023. She has pleaded not guilty to murdering or attempting to murder the relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson. Guardian Australiaโs justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci has been attending the trial since it began, and explains whatโs happened so...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Australia's mushroom trial: the evidence, witnesses in Erin Patterson's murder trial so far โ video
Erin Patterson faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her house in Victoriaโs Leongatha on 29 July 2023. She has pleaded not guilty to murdering or attempting to murder the relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson. Guardian Australiaโs justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci has been attending the trial since it began, and explains whatโs happened so...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Donโt click without thinking โ and 4 other ways to keep yourself safe from scams
Unfortunately, most of us are probably more hygienic in bathrooms than we are online.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Australia news live: Albaneseโs new ministry sworn in; Liberals arrive for meeting to decide new leader
The swearing-in ceremony is conducted by governor general Sam Mostyn in Canberra. Follow todayโs news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRyan speaks after winning re-election in KooyongThe freshly re-elected teal independent Monique Ryan has just been speaking on RN. She said she won because of her on-the-ground approach in her electorate:Over the last three years, since I was elected to...
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Community-run food co-ops can reduce food insecurity and boost healthy diets, research shows
Food co-ops are local groups where people join together to buy food in bulk, usually straight from farmers or wholesalers.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:Kim Kardashian to testify against alleged 'grandpa robbers' who tied her up at gunpoint
The star will come face to face with the gang who allegedly bound and gagged her in a Paris hotel room in 2016 and stole $15 million of jewellery.
Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source:As insurance gets harder to buy, NZ has 3 choices for disaster recovery โ and we keep choosing the worst one
New research shows successive NZ governments keep opting for expensive short-term fixes after floods and other disasters. But there are two other choices available.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Russia responsible for downing flight MH17, UN aviation agency says
It ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine that killed all 298 people on board, including 38 Australians.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Gulf students ask to be taught Gangalidda instead of Japanese
After students asked why they didn't learn their local Gangalidda language, an outback school made a change that is now seen as a model for other schools.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Aussie players facing tough choice with IPL to resume amid ceasefire
Australian players who flew home last weekend could be back in India in a matter of days as the Indian Premier League prepares to resume after a ceasefire between India and Pakistan was announced.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Measles cases across the country highest we've seen in six years
Measles cases have reached the highest number of infections nationwide in six years. Health professionals are urging vaccination to prevent further spread.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Victorian mayor suspended after 'aggressive' misconduct in meetings
Baw Baw Shire Council Mayor Danny Goss will be suspended for 21 days from Thursday after an arbiter found his behaviour in meetings more than a year ago resulted in misconduct.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Beloved Churchill country pub destroyed by fire
The fire broke out at the Churchill Hotel in Balfour Place about 5am this morning sending thick plumes of smoke across the town.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Health concerns after PFAS-contaminated compost sold to public
The premise of the South West's FOGO system was simple โ take food and garden waste from residents, turn it into compost and sell it back to them. But the discovery of PFAS contamination has brought the system to an end.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Trump says it would be 'stupid' not to accept jet from Qatari royal family
The US president has dismissed ethical concerns over accepting a $400-million luxury aircraft from the Qatari royal family.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:'Humbled' Mary Aldred takes Monash for Liberals after complex vote count
The federal Liberal Party will have a new woman in parliament with Mary Aldred claiming Monash after a tight three-way contest in the regional Victorian seat.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Former Philippine president Duterte wins mayoral election from jail cell
With 80 per cent of votes counted in an unofficial tally, Rodrigo Duterte was winning the Davao mayoral contest with eight times more votes than his nearest rival.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:These Canberrans received a home stamp duty concession. Now they owe thousands
Hundreds of Canberrans are having to pay back tens of thousands of dollars at short notice, after finding out they're no longer eligible for home stamp duty concessions.
Published on: May 12, 2025 | Source:Police make arrest after reports of armed man in Brisbane's north
A man has been taken into custody after the emergency declaration this morning, closing off streets in Bridgeman Downs.
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