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Election-hit-and-run and school-shooting fallout dominate as Hanson warns of migrant surge
Debate about migration was prominent in Australian politics as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson claimed the Labor government was concealing plans for a major increase in arrivals. The available official forecasts do not describe a million-person annual intake: the 2026–27 Budget projected net overseas migration of 295,000 in 2025–26, 245,000 in 2026–27 and 225,000 in…
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Carlson ‘not running for president’: Greene
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is pushing back on suggestions pundit Tucker Carlson could mount a third-party bid for the White House after President Trump leaves office. “Tucker, he’s not running for president,” Greene told Politico Playbook over the weekend. “He said that publicly. He said that privately.” Greene also told the outlet she…
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Live updates: Trump says US-Iran conflict now ‘like a chess game’
President Trump will swear in Todd Blanche as the next attorney general on Monday, following weeks of controversy that ended in the Senate early Saturday morning with a 50-49 vote to confirm the appointment. On the Iran conflict, Trump said Sunday that it is now “like a chess game” and that the U.S. is only…
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Treasury ‘materially contributed’ to star employee’s suicide after failing to tell her she wouldn’t lose her job following anonymous complaint at work, inquest rules
An inquest has found that the Treasury materially contributed to the suicide of a highly regarded employee after it failed to reassure her that she would not lose her job following an anonymous workplace complaint. The finding highlights the potential consequences of inadequate communication and support when staff face serious employment-related concerns. The employee became…
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Ty Cobb: Blanche has demonstrated ‘total fealty’ to Trump
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb said during a weekend interview that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has demonstrated “total fealty” to President Trump. Cobb pushed back when asked during a Saturday appearance on “Mehdi Unfiltered” on Zeteo if Blanche would stand “up to Trump if he’s asked to find some fake evidence of…
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Trump admits rushed job on Reflecting Pool led to ‘contractor error’ as he doubles down on vandalism claims
Donald Trump has acknowledged that a rushed renovation of Washington DC’s Reflecting Pool resulted in a “contractor error”, while continuing to insist that the damage seen at the site amounted to vandalism. The admission marks a partial climbdown after the president had previously suggested the visible marks or damage were the result of deliberate destruction,…
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Senate avoids a shutdown but disappoints Trump: Live discussion
The Senate finished its session early Saturday morning after a long series of votes in which it confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general and funded the government through the beginning of December. But it did not pass the voting security legislation prized by President Trump, as Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) warned. Join the live…
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Alleged rebel leader killed in Colombia as president targets armed groups
A man accused of leading a dissident rebel faction was killed alongside five other alleged armed group members in a Colombian military operation, days after new president Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in with a pledge to crack down hard on illegal armed groups. The killing of Hernando Forero Mosquera, known as “El ruso”,…
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Trump says he’s ‘low keying it’ on Iran: ‘It will work out’
President Trump said in a new interview he is “low-keying it” when it comes to the war with Iran as it nears its sixth month “We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,” Trump told Axios on Sunday. The president also…
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Proportion of voters who think migration ‘mostly bad’ for UK jumps nearly a third over ten years amid ministers’ failure to stop the boats – with more Remainers even agreeing
A new poll finding shows that the proportion of British voters who believe migration has been “mostly bad” for the UK has risen by almost a third over the past decade, according to the Daily Mail. The shift is attributed largely to the continued failure of successive governments to curb Channel crossings by small boats,…