19 September 2026
‘Orange-haired demon’: Masterchef star lashes Pauline Hanson The Daily Telegraph
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19 September 2026
James Campbell: There’s a reason Hanson can speak Liberal — she basically is one Herald Sun
19 September 2026
Premier Ben Carroll vows to legislate new form of manslaughter and increase maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonment Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A re-elected Victorian Labor government will create two new Australian-first offences aimed at closing “loopholes” it says have allowed perpetrators of family violence to escape punishment. On Sunday, the premier, Ben Carroll, will announce an election commitment to legislate a new form of manslaughter covering cases in which a person takes their own life as a result of family violence, as well as a new offence covering perpetrators abandoning a victim in need of medical care. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here
19 September 2026
It can be tempting to blame grievance politics or the rise of One Nation for the tenor of current debate, but these are symptoms of a deeper malaise When the immigration minister, Tony Burke, approached the National Press Club podium on Thursday, the eyes of every migrant in the country would have been fixed on him. But, in fact, Burke’s address was a message for all working people across the country – and a signal of the times ahead for all of us. The past 12 months have seen all sides of politics cohere around the consensus articulated in the introduction to Burke’s address by the press club’s president, Tom Connell: “there is furious agreement over a need for a cut to immigration.” The only difference across the political spectrum is in the detail: who deserves to be cut, and who is valuable or otherwise deserving enough to remain.
19 September 2026
Arson attacks related to illegal tobacco trade are also causing revenue and reputation problems for neighbouring businesses The problem has intensified after a spate of firebombings, which includes a recent Melbourne blaze that destroyed a Richmond tobacco retailer and nearly a dozen neighbouring shops, requiring 80 firefighters to contain.
19 September 2026
The attack on a mosque inside a police compound, killing at least two dozen people, is the latest example of the worsening violence near the Afghan border.
19 September 2026
The Green Party leader opens up about her childhood, her latent desire to be a tradie and why tamari almonds are her go-to road snack in the latest episode of Power Steering.
19 September 2026
Glenn Ridge hosted the most popular game show in the country, then he disappeared.
