Episodios

  • Parliament recall looms as royal commission pressure mounts

    Parliament recall looms as royal commission pressure mounts
    Jan 5 2026
    Federal politicians are expected to return early to Canberra before Australia Day to pass new legislation on guns and hate speech following the Bondi Beach terror attack. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese continues to resist growing pressure from the Coalition, Teal independents, victims' families, religious leaders, and legal figures calling for a Commonwealth Royal Commission into the attack. The government maintains its position to proceed with a review of federal agencies instead, while alleged Bondi terrorist Naveed Akram has reportedly been transferred from a prison hospital to Goulburn Supermax.

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  • Three-day childcare guarantee replaces activity test

    Three-day childcare guarantee replaces activity test
    Jan 5 2026
    The Federal Government has eliminated the childcare activity test, introducing a three-day guarantee that provides at least three days of subsidised childcare per week to families earning under $500,000 annually. The policy change affects approximately 100,000 Australian families, who will no longer need to prove work hours to qualify for subsidies. Advocates welcome the reform but continue to push for free childcare for low-income families and a $10 fee cap for all others.

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  • 16-year-old boy and his mother held at gunpoint in home invasion in Melbourne's west

    16-year-old boy and his mother held at gunpoint in home invasion in Melbourne's west
    Jan 5 2026
    A 16-year-old boy and his mother have been held at gunpoint in a terrifying home invasion in Melbourne's west. Thugs stole a safe from their Altona North home and are still on the run.

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  • Maduro faces New York court on drug charges

    Maduro faces New York court on drug charges
    Jan 5 2026
    Donald Trump has declared "America is in charge", taking control of Venezuela as US authorities prepare the country's captured ruler for court. Nicolas Maduro is just hours away from facing a New York judge on drug and weapons charges, and the US president has hinted more South American leaders could face the same fate.

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  • Water bottle shatters windscreen in Logan attack

    Water bottle shatters windscreen in Logan attack
    Jan 5 2026
    A driver in Logan, south of Brisbane, threw a water bottle at another vehicle on New Year's Eve, shattering the windscreen. The incident was captured on dashcam footage, with the victim left shaken but uninjured. Queensland Police are investigating the unprovoked attack.

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  • Pink slime washes up on Tasmanian beaches

    Pink slime washes up on Tasmanian beaches
    Jan 5 2026
    A pink slime has washed up on beaches at Randalls Bay in southern Tasmania, prompting an investigation by the Environment Protection Authority. Conservationists, including environmentalist Bob Brown, are raising concerns that it may be an algal bloom potentially linked to nearby fish farms. The EPA is working to determine whether the substance is harmful and whether it poses risks to public safety.

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  • Jumping castle survivor dies in e-bike accident

    Jumping castle survivor dies in e-bike accident
    Jan 5 2026
    Lucas Reid, a 15-year-old survivor of Tasmania's 2021 Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy that killed six students, has died in an e-bike accident on New Year's Eve in Devonport.

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  • Why the US is taking control of Venezuela

    Why the US is taking control of Venezuela
    Jan 5 2026
    Venezuela, home to the world's largest proven oil reserves with 303 billion barrels, has become the target of US intervention despite Donald Trump's commitment to end foreign conflicts. The Trump administration began conducting airstrikes on drug-trafficking boats in September, killing over 110 people, while citing the fentanyl crisis as justification. American oil companies are now set to take over Venezuela's state-run oil operations in a country where 90 per cent of the population lives in poverty, with the US also gaining access to natural gas, iron ore, gold and diamond deposits.

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