Federal and state politics, policy, and governance
The government's expedited processing of humanitarian visas for Iranian women's soccer players has exposed a stark contrast with lengthy asylum backlogs affecting thousands of other applicants.
Priya Narayanan 
The Australian government has amended the Fair Work Act to allow truck drivers to make emergency applications for contract chain orders, bypassing a six-month wait as Middle East conflicts drive fuel prices to historic levels.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
June 30, 2026 marks the final deadline for unused superannuation contributions from 2020-21. If you have a super balance under $500,000, you could still add thousands to your retirement savings and reduce your tax bill before this window closes forever.
Daniel Kovac 
Former military and intelligence leaders have released a new report warning that disinformation campaigns on social media are becoming a direct threat to Australia's national security and democratic institutions.
Nadia Souris Australia's age restrictions for social media and gaming sound great in policy documents. The reality: kids are using facial recognition exploits, and nearly half of mobile games remain non-compliant.
Jake Nguyen 
Unions and Indigenous advocacy groups are pushing for wage rises to protect Australia's lowest-paid workers as the cost of living outpaces pay growth in both cities and remote communities.
Yuki Tamura 
Remote communities across the Northern Territory are facing fuel costs double those in capital cities, yet federal support payments haven't increased in over two decades.
Meg Hadley 
Queensland government has embraced sweeping e-bike restrictions that could disrupt tourism, food delivery, and transport access for licence-less residents and international visitors.
Riley Fitzgerald 
The NSW Government has introduced legislation that could reverse a major High Court win for Aboriginal land rights, sparking accusations of stealth changes to weaken the land claims process.
Tanya Birch 
The Trump administration has deployed ICE agents to more than a dozen US airports amid a government shutdown that has left 50,000 TSA officers unpaid. Eyewitnesses have already recorded arrests at San Francisco International.
Mitchell Tan 
NASA's Request for Proposals to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery exposes a fundamental tension: Congress allocated $85 million for a project estimated at $120-$150 million, forcing the agency to ask for the impossible.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Portugal's copyright levy on storage devices can add up to €7.50 to laptop purchases. The 1998 law survives despite limited evidence of its benefit to creators.
Priya Narayanan 
As polarisation deepens, some Americans dream of peaceful secession. But every historical precedent suggests nation-breaking requires the very conflict separatists claim to avoid.
Yuki Tamura 
Every month the UK competition watchdog delays its cloud market decision, taxpayers foot the bill for expensive Microsoft and AWS contracts becoming harder to escape.
Sophia Vargas 
Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett has called on the Coalition to consider preference deals with One Nation ahead of November's state election, as the populist party surges in polls.
Kate Morrison 
Britain can forecast solar storms with 96 hours' notice, but has no clear plan for what happens next. A damning audit finds the government unprepared for catastrophic space weather.
Victoria Crawford 
NSW Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane has confirmed the Liberals will back stricter gun laws proposed after the Bondi terror attack, despite political pressure from One Nation.
Aisha Khoury 
While governments across Asia have mandated work-from-home arrangements to conserve fuel, Australia is resisting similar measures, with the federal government saying individual workers should make the call.
Rachel Thornbury 
More than 200 e-bike riders were stopped in a 48-hour Sydney blitz, with 170 fined and five charged. But enforcement alone won't solve the deeper issue of unsafe bikes marketed as legal.
Samantha Blake 
ABC staff will strike Wednesday for the first time in two decades after rejecting a revised pay offer that included minimal improvements to job security and no increase to base salaries.
James Callahan