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Trump vows to help Republicans campaign for midterm elections as he urges candidates to run on his record in White House
Donald Trump has pledged to spend the final month before November’s midterm elections campaigning intensively for Republican candidates, telling party members at a White House Rose Garden dinner that he will focus on 35 key races and warning that a Democratic takeover of Congress could trigger fresh impeachment efforts against him. The pledge comes as…
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Beabadoobee Sets First Arena Run of Australia
Filipino-British indie-pop artist Beabadoobee has announced her first arena shows in Australia as part of her 2027 “The Powerlines Tour”, promoting her forthcoming fourth studio album, Pylon. The east coast run marks her biggest venues in the country to date and supports an album described as louder and grittier than her previous work, expanding her…
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RICHARD EDEN: Night Oasis Noel gave The Sun’s editor a slap
This gossip column recounts several snippets of Westminster and celebrity news, headlined by an anecdote from Dominic Mohan’s new book about David Yelland, former editor of The Sun, being mocked and slapped by Oasis’s Noel Gallagher at a 1990s London party after Yelland bluffed about being a fan and a Manchester City supporter. The story…
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Coalition proposes 80 per cent cut to tobacco excise
Australia’s Coalition, led by Angus Taylor, has unveiled a plan to cut tobacco excise by 80 per cent, closely following One Nation’s earlier proposal to slash it by 75 per cent, prompting accusations that the move is aimed at outflanking Pauline Hanson’s party as much as tackling the illicit tobacco trade. The policy responds to…
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Trump $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century
Donald Trump’s portrait now appears on a US $1 coin, making him the first living president featured on American currency in a century. Launched by the US Mint to mark America’s 250th anniversary, the coin bears Trump’s likeness alongside the words “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST” and sold out on the Mint’s website within…
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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit challenging California policy allowing biological males in girls’ sports
A US federal judge has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit that sought to force California to bar transgender girls and women from girls’ and women’s school sports, allowing the state’s existing policy to remain in place. This matters because it marks a setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to use Title IX enforcement to…
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Cigarette prices to drop $30 under radical Coalition plan – as Angus Taylor denies lifting policy from One Nation
The Coalition, led by Liberal leader Angus Taylor, is pushing to cut Australia’s tobacco excise by 80 per cent, which would slash roughly $30 off the price of a pack of cigarettes to levels last seen in 2013. Taylor argues that making legal cigarettes more competitively priced would undercut the booming illicit tobacco trade, which…
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Bank of America VP remembered by loved ones as deeply devoted mom in heartbreaking tribute after murder by maniac in Times Square
Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America vice president from Chester, New Jersey, has been remembered by her family as a devoted mother after she was killed in a random stabbing in Times Square, New York. She died on Monday afternoon after being attacked with a knife by Pamela Cisneros Lopez, 49, on her first…
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GOP senator issues brutal takedown of Pete Hegseth with subtle dig at Defense chief’s alleged drinking habit amid leadership turmoil at Pentagon
Republican Senator Thom Tillis has publicly criticised US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling his leadership “inept” and appearing to allude to previous reports about Hegseth’s alcohol consumption. The remarks came in a lengthy social media post urging President Trump to replace Hegseth, following the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who had reportedly clashed with…