23 August 2026
Hanson support plunges in new poll Capital Brief
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24 August 2026
The man was stabbed on Saturday afternoon in the Auckland suburb of Blockhouse Bay and died last night in hospital.
24 August 2026
‘Could see myself sitting here’: One Nation MP Farley gatecrashes Liberal meeting SMH. com. au
24 August 2026
One Nation is trying to explain a discrepancy over migration figures after different numbers — 130,000 and 230,000 — have been cited. SBS reported the party is facing questions about which figure is correct. The gap between the two totals has become the focal point of the discussion, with the party expected to clarify which number it intended to put forward. The conflicting figures have raised immediate questions about the scale being reported and what the correct migration count should be. No further details have been provided in the report.
Community angle
Conflicting migration figures can confuse public debate and affect perceptions of migration policy.
24 August 2026
Radio host’s indecent assault and sexual touching trial enters fourth week, with shock jock Jason Morrison telling court complainant C appeared ‘stuck’ beside Jones Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Morrison, who often filled in for Jones, told the court a fellow guest made the “sarcastic” remark about the two men at the event on the lower north shore 20 years ago.
24 August 2026
Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of children New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon has said his party will introduce a bill in parliament that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10% of a platform’s global revenue for non-compliance. The bill would require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users’ ages, including by utilising existing account information, facial technology and digital identity documents.
24 August 2026
A second seal has contracted the virus in South Australia, as Phillip Island rushes to vaccinate its iconic bird population.
24 August 2026
The comments were made at the coroner's inquest into the 2023 drowning of primary school teacher Isaac Levings.
