The musician had a valid visa cancelled by officials in Tony Burke's department after he released a song titled Heil Hitler.

New analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that ten years after gas exports from Queensland began, most of the companies involved have never paid a cent in company tax.

Israel mobilises for a new ground assault on Gaza, even as it resumes ceasefire talks with Hamas in Qatar.

Zelenskyy attacks Kremlin over killing of civilians in minibus as European leaders remain focused on keeping troops out of Ukraine. What we know on day 1,180 US president Donald Trump will speak to Vladimir Putin on Monday to stop the “bloodbath” war in Ukraine, saying the conflict is killing thousands of soldiers a week, “AND TRADE.” Trump wrote on social media he would follow-up that chat with another with Volodymyr Zelenskyy so the war “WILL END,” Oliver Millman reports. The leaders of Germany and Italy said Europe is a long way away from deploying any troops in Ukraine as all efforts remained focused on an unconditional ceasefire deal from Russia. Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, said there was “no reason” to talk about troops, adding “we are far from that.” Zelenskyy called for tougher sanctions on Moscow after a Russian strike on a minibus killed 9 people. Ukraine said the vehicle was evacuating civilians from a town in the Sumy region that has recently come under repeated Russian attacks. “All the deceased were civilians,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. “And the Russians could not have failed to understand what kind of vehicle they were targeting. This was a deliberate killing of civilians.” The Ukrainian president has been meeting with a slate of leaders in Rome as he appeals for support in the ongoing talks. On X, Zelenskyy said he’s focused on a ceasefire, humanitarian commitments from allies and efforts to rebuild Ukraine once the conflict ends. US secretary of state Marco Rubio suggested the Vatican could serve as a future venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, building on Pope Leo XIV’s vow to make “every effort” to help end the war. “I think it’s a place that both sides would be comfortable going,” Rubio told reporters. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, spoke with Rubio and said he welcomed the “positive role” of the US in helping to continue talks between the Kremlin and Ukraine. But Russia’s lead negotiator invoked the Kremlin’s past wars as it threatened the potential for a long conflict in Ukraine, Pjotr Sauer reports. “We don’t want war, but we are ready to fight for a year, two, three – as long as it takes,” Vladimir Medinsky reportedly told his Ukrainian counterparts. “We fought with Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?” Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, reaffirmed the country’s support for Ukraine in his first face-to-face meeting with Zelenskyy. “Canadian people will stand in steadfast and unwavering support,” Carney told the Ukrainian president. “We underscore that there can be no peace without the full support and participation of Ukraine, and that you have our absolute support.” The two met in Rome during the inaugural mass of the newly elected Pope. Continue reading...

Senators accuse US President Donald Trump of engaging in ‘corruption of US foreign policy’ with defence deals.

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Somebody stick a fork in this blunder-spud, he’s done.

Peter Dutton's nuclear power plan would cost more than $4.3 trillion, says a new report, way above the Coalition's touted $331B

Increased spending is just another way of throwing up our hands, refusing to deal with the present and showing our inability to deal with the future Politicians do not do irony well, especially when they are on the ropes. How else can one understand the Coalition’s invertebrate media release two days before Anzac Day – commemorating over 100,000 Australian war dead – which outlines a defence plan that could put Australians at risk in the dystopian world the policy is supposed to fix? Continue reading...

Exclusive: Speaking to Guardian Australia, the prime minister also says Labor’s campaign in Peter Dutton’s seat of Dickson is not an attempt to troll him * Listen: Anthony Albanese on Trump, Gaza and Dutton – Full Story podcast * Polls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverage * Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast America’s “retreat” from its role on the global stage on issues such as climate change and foreign aid is reshaping the world’s political order, Anthony Albanese says, warning it is unclear what the consequences would be for the Pacific region and Australia. In an expansive interview with Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast, Albanese pledged his second-term government would go further on addressing gambling harms and violence against women if re-elected at the 3 May poll. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

However well the 47th president hit ‘em in Florida, he cannot find a green with his tariffs.

With a Federal Election looming, Australians will soon be asked to make a choice about which party they want to lead the nation — whether in majority or minority government — for the next three years.

Advance refused to take down anti-Greens ads quoting sexual assault accusers after being told they didn't consent to the use of their claims.

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Maybe the first time in his political career, Peter Dutton is being tested. And so far he doesn’t seem to be passing.

Majority of staff who leave public sector each year have essential jobs, meaning the Coalition will have to replace them or break election promise * Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign * Polls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverage * Anywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guide * Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina * Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast The Coalition cannot meet its target of downsizing government roles by 41,000 over the next five years without losing positions in departments it has pledged to protect, a Guardian Australia analysis shows. Peter Dutton walked back his pledge to immediately reverse 41,000 jobs, if elected, from the public service on Monday, vowing instead to reduce numbers through “natural attrition” over a five-year period in his bid to wind back “wasteful spending”. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

Australia has joined international demands for an independent investigation into the killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics and emergency workers in southern Gaza after Israeli forces opened fire on the...

Woman who worked with western governments in her home country before fleeing the Taliban told to return