Month: February 2026

Ex-House speaker says at dinner ‘facts are challenged, truth is distorted and press is treated as enemy’ by those in powerThe Democratic former speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, said on Wednesday that press freedom is “under siege” in the United States after the Trump administration arrested a prominent journalist and searched the home of another.The warning from Pelosi comes on the same day that the Washington Post, which is […]

WA premier Roger Cook says police allege the act was motivated by a ‘hateful, racist ideology’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have charged a 31-year-old man with terrorism over the alleged attempted bombing of an Invasion Day protest in Perth.In a joint press conference on Thursday, the Western Australian premier, Roger Cook, said it was the first […]

Joanna Howe says a ‘whistleblower’ sent her the image, which she says was taken inside the hospital’s room for grieving parentsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTownsville hospital is investigating an alleged privacy breach after anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe said a “whistleblower” had sent her an image containing distressing and sensitive abortion content.Howe posted a video on social media that included a picture of a 16-week-old […]

Darcy Tinning, 19, allegedly made threat ahead of Herzog’s planned visit and made remark that constitutes hate speech, court hearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA teenager has appeared in court after allegedly threatening the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, ahead of his contentious visit to Australia.Darcy Tinning, 19, has been accused of threatening to shoot the head of state with a pistol in a 19 January […]

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's probe is latest effort by Trump administration to stymie diversity policies.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article