Australia’s Ukraine war funding tops $1.7bn while rents soar and housing runs short, raising questions over missed peace talks and local priorities.

One Nation poll surge shifts focus to 25 federal seats. Antony Green explains where 3CP counts show the party can sway outcomes.

Labor won 94 seats on a 34.56% primary vote. AEC data shows preferences, especially Greens flows, pushed Labor to 55.22% 2PP.

Australia’s under-16 social-media ban sparks fears of a hidden Digital ID rollout, as Barbara Mavridis and George Christensen warn of growing control.

One Nation popularity surges in polls and the Senate, squeezing the Coalition from the right and reshaping Australia’s conservative landscape.

Liberals dump net zero and 2030 targets, prioritising power prices. Business, teals and One Nation all challenge the new Liberal net zero policy.

Sarah Game quit One Nation but Pauline Hanson says it was the party brand, not Game’s campaigning, that got her elected in 2022.