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SA farmers on track for bumper harvest, but fuel costs curb profits 11.10.2026 6:18 ↓

Record winter rain across South Australia has put farmers on track for their strongest harvest in years, after one of the worst droughts on record.

Breakfast Wrap: Coalition's migration plan under the microscope 08.10.2026 24:06 ↓

Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

The Friday Political Panel 08.10.2026 11:33 ↓

Our Friday political panel discuss the week that was.

AFP chief says better safety nets needed to protect children online 08.10.2026 8:53 ↓

One in three Australian children who are sexually victimised online either tell no one, or turn to an AI chatbot for help.

Business groups repeat calls for ATO to reverse credit card ban 08.10.2026 6:52 ↓

Business groups are repeating their calls for the Australian Taxation Office to reverse its decision to stop accepting credit card payments, saying it's the final straw for many small businesses.

Steph Hodgins-May reacts to High Court ruling in Hunter Valley coalmine case 08.10.2026 5:52 ↓

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Matt Canavan defends the Coalition's new immigration policy 08.10.2026 11:51 ↓

The leader of the Nationals is heading to Muswellbrook in the NSW Upper Hunter Region this morning just days after the High Court ruled in favour of a Hunter Valley climate group in a landmark coalmine case.

Oil prices surge amid fresh shipping fears and Houthi attacks 08.10.2026 9:12 ↓

Oil prices have surged 5% amid renewed fighting in the Middle East.

The World Health Organization requests more details on Russian plague situation 08.10.2026 6:09 ↓

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Temporary visa holders are essential to Australian workforce says migration expert 08.10.2026 5:17 ↓

The Coalition's migration policy has left several sectors warning it would leave them under-staffed. We unpack the complexities. 

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor wins court battle over police search warrants 08.10.2026 5:33 ↓

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has won a court battle with police over the warrants used to search his homes in February.

Breakfast Wrap: What next for US execution survivor Christa Pike? 07.10.2026 24:28 ↓

Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

Australia step closer to building first commercially viable quantum computer 07.10.2026 6:11 ↓

The US Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency has confirmed the Australian computing company Diraq will move to the final stage of its program.

Changing Australia: Andrew Collins on ending tech-facilitated abuse 07.10.2026 13:47 ↓

For most of us smart phones have become an essential tool in our everyday lives.

Greens seek to amend private health reforms in Senate 07.10.2026 6:08 ↓

The federal government's proposed private health insurance changes look all but doomed, with the Greens saying they won't back the bill in its current form.

Too soon to provide definitive skilled jobs list, Jonno Duniam says 07.10.2026 11:40 ↓

The Shadow Minister for Immigration says that the skills list is 'dynamic.' 

Andrew Charlton says government supports RBA's credit card surcharge ban 07.10.2026 7:45 ↓

The tax office decision was made in response to the Reserve Bank of Australia's reforms to ban card surcharges from October first. 

Ageing Australia CEO says aged care sector 'couldn't exist' without migrant workforce 07.10.2026 9:30 ↓

The Aged Care sector says any changes to immigration that affect its workforce would leave a devastating impact.

Israel commemorates the third anniversary of October 7th 07.10.2026 5:47 ↓

Hundreds of ceremonies have been held in Israel today marking the third anniversary of the October 7th attacks. 

Judge rules evidence from attempted Christa Pike execution be preserved 07.10.2026 6:09 ↓

Pike's legal team now want the state's governor to commute her death sentence — to life without parole.

Australia should have had cross-parliamentary presence at pre-COP, Zali Steggall says 07.10.2026 5:13 ↓

The pre-COP summit hosted by Australia and Pacific nations in Fiji is coming to a close today as negotiators prepare to settle on the next climate agreement at COP31.

Breakfast Wrap: Coalition defends migration policy 06.10.2026 24:30 ↓

Coverage and analysis of national and international events.

Changing Australia: Professor Helen Marshall on the fight against Meningococcal B 06.10.2026 12:35 ↓

Professor Helen Marshall is one of Australia's most celebrated vaccination researchers.

Jane Hume defends the Coalition's new immigration policy 06.10.2026 10:35 ↓

The Coalition's migration plan, would cut net overseas migration  to 100,000 for two years through cuts to graduate, refugee and bridging visas.

'Important' that Open-AI executive apologised for Medicare breach, inquiry chair says 06.10.2026 6:27 ↓

A top Open-AI executive used an appearance before a federal parliamentary inquiry on AI to apologise over the company's Medicare hack, promising to rebuild trust.