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Breathtaking criminality - and a penalty that could have been much, much higher. The casino operator Star has had a huge judgment in the Federal Court with huge implications for the rest of the gaming sector - and for the punters. That’s today’s story. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel . Star Entertainment secures...

Huge claims and no clear winner - yet: that’s the state of play in the high-stakes Israeli elections that have seen Arab Israeli parties emerge as the potential power players.  Also in the Front’s afternoon headlines: inflation’s up - are interest rates next? Read more:  Israel election latest: No clear winner as count continues Israelis vote in record numbers for knife...

Among the many revolting crimes of the failed Islamist movement ISIS was the enslavement and mistreatment of women and girls. They are Yazidis, a long-persecuted ethnic minority.  Now, a Yazidi woman says she was enslaved and raped as a nine year old girl in the house of an Australian woman, Hodan Abby. Abby - who’s not been proven to have done anything wrong - is still stranded in the...

Senior ABC brass have told a Senate committee they’re investigating whether or not a journalist they used to help cover the Israel-Hamas conflict was in fact a Hamas operative. Also in today’s afternoon headlines - the Government denies it is assisting another ISIS bride who is planning to return to Australia. Read more:  ABC investigates whether journalist Roshdi Sarraj was Hamas...

DESCRIPTION: We all furiously agree public discourse is nasty and dangerous. But can politicians really change their ways - or will they just blame the manosphere, social media and their enemies? Dennis Shanahan is here. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel . We’ll tackle the manosphere, says Albo Dennis Shanahan: Echoes o...

Revealed today: the total likely cost to Australians of a climate change conference - in Fiji - to prepare for a bigger climate change conference later this year - in Turkey. Plus, the law firm hunting Jetstar for a voucher travel ‘trap’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marine Le Pen is topping France’s presidential polls as her National Rally party’s anti-immigration, economic nationalist, law-and-order policies are supercharged by student riots and a crippling cost of living. Today - how a woman convicted for embezzlement became a serious contender for President of France. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subsc...

Most critics have Digger down as a dud. But what if they’re wrong? Ben Affleck says Digger’s a “pretty ambitious, interesting movie made by interesting people that have talent”, and our guest Jill Rowbotham, Senior Editor of Culture agrees. With Oscar-darling Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu directing and Tom Cruise leading a cast of heavy hitters, Digger’s pedigree is und...

Labor is on the defensive over a so-called “dirt file” compiled about independent MP Helen Haines just weeks before she was attacked outside her electorate office. Plus, a world-first cancer vaccine delivers astonishing results, and Rebel Wilson’s latest legal win. Read more:  It’s not a dirt sheet, says Marles, as Hanson calls for end to ‘grubby’ politics...

As young men increasingly drift towards conservative political worldviews, young women are becoming more progressive - and they’re increasingly unwilling to consider partners with opposing views. They call it the relationship recession - and Louise Perry has a thesis that notions of love, sex and politics are all being radically redrawn.  Read more about this story at  theaustralia...

Disgraced commando Ben Roberts-Smith told 2GB’s Ben Fordham he doesn’t know if he’ll get a fair trial when he faces court on war crimes charges. He’s consistently denied wrongdoing and has indicated he’ll defend the charges.  Plus, AI detects a bug that could cripple 70 per cent of the internet’s websites.  Read more:  Ben Roberts-Smith breaks sil...

There’s a whole subculture out there of points junkies - the people for whom every purchase is a tactical opportunity. Today - the frequent flyer hacks complicating the Tax Office’s war on plastic - and why there’s a secret points goldmine that’s just opened up thanks to the Government’s bid to manage the problem.  Read more: Card u-turn opens up a points bonanza...

Brendan Nugent, the man accused of deliberately running over independent MP Helen Haines with his car, has a rare neurological disorder. That’s according to his lawyer, who didn’t apply for bail when Nugent appeared in court on Wednesday. Plus, Prince Harry says it’s not about him - it’s the rest of us.  Read more:  Nugent’s lawyer cites neurological disorde...

Turn the temperature down - that’s the refrain from Anthony Albanese as independent MP Helen Haines battles to survive injuries sustained in a shocking vehicle attack. But what does that actually mean? What did Haines’ alleged attacker believe in? Can we draw reason and meaning from online rants or a grab-bag of grievances - and even if we can, how does it help us? And when the target...

What could motivate someone to mow down a grandma, nurse and widely respected MP? Although no charges have been laid, questions emerge about the alleged grievances of Brendan Nugent.  Read more:  ‘Plant person’ and ‘pro-Gaza’ radical Brendan Nugent arrested over Helen Haines attack Helen Haines attack sparks political rivals to rally behind ‘one of the fines...

It’s the most French of stories: a public grievance blows up into a major conflagration with town halls burnt and synagogues ransacked. This time, anger over classroom conditions in history’s hottest summer has become a public order catastrophe. So who’s really to blame? Greg Sheridan is here.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribi...

Backflipping and confusion over credit card surcharges seem to have left points junkies able to pay their tax on plastic and reap a one-time-only points haul. Plus, Vladimir Putin’s plan for Ukraine peace that doesn’t involve Ukraine.  Read more:  Taxpayers pocket free frequent flyer points as government subsidises ATO credit card fees Putin floats summit with Trump and Xi to...

Nobody thought Benjamin Netanyahu could survive the Hamas onslaught, a scandal over unheeded warnings and the sprawling Gaza-Iran-Lebanon-Houthi conflicts that have arisen. As Israel’s October 28 elections near, rivals Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid say it’s time to end the Bibi era - but there is a wild possibility Netanyahu could survive yet again. Julie Szego is here....

French DJ Florent Hugel has a monster global hit on his hands - and now he’s frantically trying to refute claims the whole thing came from artificial intelligence. Today, Claire and Jasper Leak peel the layers off ‘Movin’ to the Sun’ to work out what’s real and what’s audacious spin.  Read more about this story at  theaustralian.com.au and see the vide...

The media mogul accused of attacking his wife, Anthony Catalano, now says he wants to move overseas with her and their children. Plus, the jury in the double-murder trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon visits the scene of the alleged crime, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make their first public appearance since returning to the UK.  Read more:  Australian media mogul Antony Catalano to move...

Fear, exhaustion and elation combine on the 96-kilometre Kokoda Track, where trekkers honour one of our greatest military victories. But is this ultimate immersive experience being forgotten by Australians, as tourist numbers dwindle and PNG is gripped by extreme poverty and violence? Our own John Ferguson reports, fresh from his own Kokoda adventure - and 5 kilos lighter than when he set out.&nbs...

Accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon asked a friend to dispose of a mobile phone connected to two men he’s accused of murdering. Plus, taxpayers foot the bill for Michelin stars in South Australia.  Read more:  Beau Lamarre-Condon asked friend to dump phone in WA after murders, court hears IBAC exposes $285m Covid government cover-up in Victoria 11 Michelin-star winners in South...

Snowy 2.0 was supposed to be the renewable energy dream made real right here in Australia. But a decade of catastrophic delays and blowouts have the whole project literally at risk of getting squeezed to death by Australia’s ancient geology - and now, The Australian is revealing the Commonwealth government considered sacking the builder that was meant to save this enormous project.  Rea...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he wasn’t undercut by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on a controversial Tax Office plan to ban credit card payments. Plus, China’s first foreign military base and Powerfinger’s tour ticket frenzy sparks new shows.  Read more:  Chalmers rejects claim PM undercut him on credit card backdown Anthony Albanese admits overruling Chalmers on ATO cr...

In a post-negative gearing world, property investors have to find a completely different kind of property to buy - and they’re shaking up the entire market. Today - what it means for renters, owners and the price of all our places. Mackenzie Scott is here.  Read more about this story at  theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel . Property investo...