Australian Federal Police to Deepen Ties With PNG Law Enforcement Amid China Competition

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Aug. 4, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas Australia’s policing footprint in the Pacific is set to deepen further, with AFP...

Major work change for one group of Aussies

Australian parents grieving the loss of a child will have added workplace protections after a landmark parental leave law passed parliament. Baby Priya’s Bill, dubbed Priya’s Law, is an amendment to the Fair Work Act that ensures parents grieving...

Australian Families Face 2-Year Wait for ADHD Diagnosis

Families in rural and regional areas often face much longer waits for ADHD assessments due to limited specialist services. Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Australian families are enduring waits of up to two years for an...

Australia’s first Indigenous treaty passed in Victoria’s parliament

SYDNEY, Oct 31 — Australia’s state of Victoria has passed the country’s first treaty with Indigenous peoples, a landmark act of recognition long denied to the nation’s first inhabitants. Cheers and applause rang through Victoria’s parliament as...

Australian politician gets more than five years for rape, assault

An Australian judge on Friday (October 31, 2025) sentenced a former state lawmaker to more than five years in jail for rape and sexual assault. The New South Wales right-leaning politician, Gareth Ward, was convicted in July of abusing two men,...

Australia’s first treaty passes in Victorian parliament

Australia’s first treaty legislation has been passed, marking a historic milestone following a late-night parliamentary debate. The landmark legislation passed in the upper house of Victorian parliament late on Thursday, leading to cheers and...

Live: Optus boss rejects that telco misled minister on day of triple-0 outage

5m agoSun 2 Nov 2025 at 10:56pm The bells are ringing! You know what that means! It's the start of the parliamentary day. It's a Monday, so private members business will take up much of the morning in the House of Reps. Calare MP Andrew Gee will...

Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria

The Australian state of Victoria has taken a historic step towards reconciliation, passing the nation’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners. After two days of debate, the upper house of Victoria’s parliament passed the statewide...

Australian MPs defend education reforms as Bill progresses through parliament

Australia’s Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 has cleared its second reading in the House and will progress without amendment. Following the government’s unsuccessful attempt in 2024 to pass reforms through a...

Australia FINALLY getting a public registry of child sex offenders: What parents need to know

By AAP and DAILY MAIL Published: 19:48 EDT, 30 October 2025 | Updated: 22:05 EDT, 30 October 2025 A new register of child sex offenders will launch in December, allowing parents to access the name, photograph, and year of birth of convicted...

Australian-first treaty legislation passes Victorian parliament

Legislation to enshrine a democratically elected body for First Peoples has been passed in Victoria’s parliament. Thursday night, Treaty was passed in the Upper House of Victorian Parliament. This is the first negotiated Statewide Treaty Agreement...

Australian-first treaty legislation passes in Victorian parliament

Australian-first treaty legislation passed in Victoria's parliament to applause and tears late on Thursday night. The Statewide Treaty Bill enshrines a democratically-elected body for First Peoples. The Gellung Warl body will be consulted on laws...

NGO trains journalists on effective coverage of Abuja’s original inhabitants

Ibrahim Zikirullahi, executive director of the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), has advocated for a renewed call for justice, compensation, and political recognition for the Abuja original inhabitants (AOIs)....

Australia's Cannabis Import Quota Slashed Amid Surging Local Production

Australia’s Office of Drug Control (ODC) said that the country’s 2025 cannabis import quota has officially been reduced by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) from 101 tonnes to 88 tonnes, Business of Cannabis reported on Tuesday...

Australian YouTube stars announce move to UK to avoid coming social media ban

Beck said the family also had a “massive UK audience” and were excited for the change, but was also quick to point out that they were not against the Australian ban. “We understand that it’s very important, that there’s young people that are...

Nationals quit net zero, placing pressure on Libs to follow suit

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s decision on net zero has just become tougher after the Nationals abandoned the policy commitment. Photo: Instagram. The Nationals have formally dropped their support for the net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 goal,...

Australia marks 50 Years of the landmark Racial Discrimination Act

The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA) was passed in June 1975, came into full force on 31 October 1975, less than a fortnight before the dismissal of the Whitlam Government. This landmark Australian law makes it unlawful to discriminate against...

Voluntary assisted dying is here but loss of capacity is the next big issue

Attorney-General Tara Cheyne, Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith and Oversight Board chair Darlene Cox. Photo: Ian Bushnell. Voluntary assisted dying is now available to eligible Canberrans with a terminal condition, but there is unfinished...

Sussan Ley confident Coalition will ‘come together as mature parties’ after breakdown over net zero

Opposition leader Sussan Ley says the Nationals are “entitled” to make their own decision on abandoning net zero and expressed confidence the parties can work together as “two mature parties”. Ms Ley’s confidence on Monday morning came amid...

Australian women deserve better than this

Not just Brighton It is becoming tiresome to repeatedly hear about Brighton residents’ opposition to the Allan government’s huge planning changes as if it is the only suburb with major concerns. Many other communities and councils are also voicing...