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Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives
9+ hour, 6+ min ago (334+ words) August 17, 2026 — 5:00am Some might find this heavy-handed. But to me, this is smart and sensible – saving the blushes of those who would otherwise be chastised by other filmgoers and saving everyone else the distracting glow of someone on their phone in…...
As melon-gate raged, Albanese quietly cut deals in parliament. The PM should make some noise this week | Josh Butler
9+ hour, 1+ min ago (877+ words) With gambling, the news bargaining incentive and NDIS reform all set to pass, the PM needs to get the focus off fruit and on to policy Last week’s melon-gate controversy was a pretty unedifying spectacle for everyone involved. There’s much…...
Yemeni armed forces intensify strikes on Saudi-backed positions in Marib, Mocha
14+ hour, 46+ min ago (306+ words) Yemeni armed forces have launched a fresh wave of precision strikes against Saudi-backed military positions in the governorates of Marib and the Red Sea port city of Mocha, escalating pressure on the Riyadh-backed faction as the war enters a new…...
'This time we won't stop:' Coalition chairman's vow on judicial reform
19+ hour, 9+ min ago (230+ words) Coalition Chairman MK Ofir Katz has declared that if Likud forms the next government, one of its central tasks will be to complete the judicial reform that was halted during the current Knesset term. According to Katz, the coalition did…...
Ask me anything: ‘melon-gate’, One Nation’s media ban and the PM’s ambition - podcast
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (142+ words) Federal parliament has returned from winter break with a frenetic start to the second half of the political year. There were days of commentary and squirming over ‘melon-gate’ and, with Labor planning to make a deal with the Coalition to…...
Saudi-linked targets come under fresh heavy strikes by Yemen’s Armed Forces
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (233+ words) Yemen’s Armed Forces have announced subjecting Saudi Arabia-linked targets to fresh heavy strikes. “The Armed Forces were able to target concentrations and weapons belonging to the Saudi enemy,” spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said in a statement on Friday. Additionally,…...
Winston Peters - “The Labour Party You Once Knew, Is No More”
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1756+ words) You may have noticed there was a slight distraction that happened in a flurry in Wellington earlier this week. As already stated – after days of speculation and guesswork, it ultimately boiled down to quote Shakespeare ‘much ado about nothing’. That…...
Coalition split on Andrew Bragg speech as South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan urges colleagues to ‘follow his lead’
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (678+ words) Senior colleagues dismiss Bragg’s migration figures as ‘personal views’ while others say critical response is an ‘overreaction’ Liberal senator Andrew McLachlan has publicly backed Andrew Bragg and urged colleagues to “follow his lead” after a public speech that has split…...
Column: Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkey deal provides an opportunity
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (313+ words) The Middle East hasn’t been kind to the United States. The United States hasn’t been kind to the Middle East either. Frankly, both could use a break from each other, which is why last week’s big news from three of…...
Turkey courts Egypt on defense pact
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (452+ words) Welcome to AL-MONITOR Turkey, where we wrap up the leading stories of the week. This week, Turkey has ramped up regional diplomacy following the Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Pakistan trilateral defense pact, as Ankara sought to bring Egypt into the fold. Wishing you…...