Month: February 2026

Malcolm Turnbull says government is ‘engaged in an exercise of denial’, as defence minister insists $368bn deal is ‘full steam ahead’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s submarine agency insists the Aukus agreement is progressing “at pace and on schedule”, but skeptics of the $368bn deal argue the chances of the US ever selling promised Virginia-class submarines to Australia are increasingly remote.The former prime minister Malcolm […]

Mining, resources and big fossil fuels donated more than $10m, or $62m if Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy donation to his Trumpet of Patriots party is includedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTechnology, fossil fuels and financial sector donors gave millions to Australian political parties ahead of the 2025 election, while lobby groups, gambling firms and hotels companies also chipped in.Analysis of Australian Electoral Commission data from the […]

The donations were disclosed through the Australian Electoral Commission on 2 February – but not through the state-level disclosure systemGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdani donated more than $600,000 to the Liberal National party of Queensland before the 2024 state election, making it the party’s largest single federal donor.But the donations were not disclosed for a year, with the Greens blaming a loophole in federal […]

Errors led to boys aged as young as 13 going to adult maximum-security jails in WA, before being quietly released and sent back to IndonesiaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal attorney general has used her mercy powers to pave the way for two Indonesian children to overturn a shocking miscarriage of justice that caused their wrongful imprisonment as adult people smugglers.The boys, both aged […]

As fighting rages, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators continue US-brokered talks in UAE after 'productive' first day.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Russian state news agency RIA reports that Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 157 prisoners of war each.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

India will send team for February 15 game against Pakistan despite boycott by confirmation.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

UK questions leader's judgement amid revelations of envoy Mandelson's close ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article