Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appeared at the Labor Party’s NSW conference  to rally support for an election campaign. While his message to the party faithful was mostly well received, some members of the Electrical Trade Union walked out during Albanese’s speech in Sydney’s Town Hall in protest of the exclusion of the CFMEU’s construction division from the Labor party. Outside, protesters filled the …

Alex de Minaur could not be deflected by either rain showers or a determined compatriot as he began his assault on Wimbledon’s grass citadel with a straight sets victory. James Duckworth provided obdurate opposition, but despite forcing a trio of tie-breaks, Australia’s No.8 could not take a set off the national No.1. With his Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt watching …

Major supermarkets would be broken up if found to be repeatedly price-gouging consumers, under a coalition proposal. Divestiture powers would be introduced as a method of last resort to address anti-competitive behaviour in the sector, according to plans laid out by the opposition should they win the next election. It comes after growing calls to break up the supermarket duopoly …

A New York judge has delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until September 18, after the former US president asked for a chance to argue he should have been immune from prosecution. The sentencing had previously been set for July 11, just days before the Republican National Convention …

According to Abraham Maslow’s famed “Hierarchy of Needs”, human beings will act with urgency to address basic physiological requirements for survival (food, air, shelter, water and so on) before worrying about more existentially trifling issues, like whether they are actually happy or what they think of the Marvel franchise. In Maslow’s theory, you only worry about the next level — …

Suspended Labor MP Fatima Payman has enlisted the advice of a minor party political “whisperer” as her party colleagues brace themselves for the possibility she will move to the crossbench. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese handed Senator Payman an indefinite suspension on Sunday after she said she would continue to defy the party’s position on Palestinian recognition in parliamentary votes. On …

A senior Labor figure has ruled out the expulsion and suspension of first-time West Australian senator Fatima Payman after she voted against the government on a Greens motion recognising the statehood of Palestine. On Tuesday afternoon, the 29-year-old defied her colleagues and became the first Labor member to cross the floor in 18 years. While her move risked expulsion or …

Presenter Antoinette Lattouf has declared she “will not stop” as her unfair dismissal case against the national broadcaster heads to trial. Earlier this month, the Fair Work Commission determined the journalist had been fired by the ABC when she was taken off air after sharing a social media post about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Ms Lattouf was sent home three days …

The Senate has overwhelmingly voted to condemn the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” after a Labor senator used it as she broke ranks with her party to condemn Israel of genocide. Senator Fatima Payman on Wednesday blindsided her party when she questioned how many more Palestinian deaths would be needed before Anthony Albanese declared …

First term senator Fatima Payman has risked expulsion from the ALP after becoming the first Labor politician to cross the floor in more than 18 years when she voted in support of a parliamentary push by the Greens to recognise Palestinian statehood. Defying her party’s official position on the Israel-Palestine conflict, Senator Payman’s intervention comes amid reports she has stopped …