There will no doubt be endless factchecks of Hanson’s speech (if someone could check it for a fact, that would be a great start) but it won’t matter. We are in a post-fact world and Hanson, like Trump, like Nigel Farage, and like Joh Bjelke-Petersen before her, excels in that environment.
In 2023-24, according to the ATO, 90 Australians who earned more than $1m in income paid no tax. The figures also reveal that the changes in the budget targeting the reductions in the discount for capital gains tax and trusts are very much affecting the richest Australians.
Public education advocate Jane Caro has warned Australia’s education system is on a ‘disastrous’ path, arguing the nation’s school funding system is driving growing inequality and segregation. Ms Caro said successive governments had spent decades 'turbocharging' the divide between advantaged and disadvantaged students.
The United States and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their conflict in the Middle East, but fears remain that a frustrated President Donald Trump could soon turn his attention to Cuba.
The Greens have backed the Australia Institute’s call for a national plebiscite on taxing gas exports, with leader Larissa Waters urging voters to remind the Prime Minister “who his real boss is”.
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Almost nine in 10 Australians support access to abortion, according to new research released as South Australia makes a third attempt to introduce new restrictions on terminations after 25 weeks.
The Queensland Museum is facing scrutiny from the state’s information watchdog over its handling of a right-to-information request seeking details about its partnership with Shell’s Queensland Gas Company (QGC) business.
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has called for major environmental reforms, warning Western Australia's biodiversity is under growing threat as more than 128,000 hectares of native vegetation is subject to clearing applications. According to CCWA’s newly released report, WA has already lost 16 flora species and 23 fauna species to extinction.
The destruction of a historic raintree in Cairns has reignited calls for governments to recognise urban greenery as an essential public health measure. After months of campaigning and a discontinued legal challenge, devastated locals watched on as the tree was cut down on Tuesday.
Former foreign minister Gareth Evans has described AUKUS as “one of the worst defence and foreign policy decisions” in Australia’s history, telling a public inquiry the submarine project may never be delivered and will “profoundly limit” the country’s freedom to make its own strategic decisions.
The start of the FIFA World Cup would normally be a travel boom for the host countries. The impact of Donald Trump’s regime and the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has, however, led to numerous reports that travel to the USA (which co-hosts the World Cup with Canada and Mexico) is well below expectations.
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More than $70 billion in potential revenue has been forgone since Labor took office, according to new analysis that is fuelling calls for the Albanese Government to hold a national plebiscite on a gas export tax.
Australia has backed an ambitious global electrification target, with Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen declaring “the world is having an electrification moment”. Greenpeace welcomed the initiative but said limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels, alongside greater electrification.
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
