Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Liberals must find votes in the centre rather than “chasing One Nation down that right wing populist burrow”. Mr Turnbull has lamented his old party’s shift to the right since he left politics, saying it has stopped talking policy and become preoccupied with culture wars. He said on Friday the bid to stop …

US President Donald Trump has singled out Australia while accusing a string of allies of failing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. “Australia was not great. I was a little surprised by Australia,” the US president told a lengthy cabinet meeting in Washington. The criticism, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has brushed off, came …

Panic took hold in a section of a Canberra shopping centre on Friday evening after a group of teenagers brandished knives and a hammer. ACT police were called to the Canberra Centre, one of the city’s major shopping centres, about 6:20pm after reports of youths involved in a disturbance. One witness told the ABC he saw four or five young …

Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has been awarded a key to the city and a lifetime beach parking pass for his bravery during the December 14 terror attack. The 43-year-old went viral after footage showed him sneaking up behind one of the two gunmen shooting at attendees of a Jewish event and wrestling a long-barrelled gun away from him. He …

Fuel companies will soon face bigger fines for ripping off motorists,  as senior government figures distance themselves from secret advice suggesting a $40 cap at the petrol pump to combat shortages. Legislation doubling fines for false and misleading conduct and cartel behaviour to a maximum of $100 million has been introduced into parliament. While the bill applies across all areas …

Two teenage boys are facing a string of terrorism charges over separate incidents, including one involving the alleged importation of an ISIS flag. Police charged a 17-year-old boy on Tuesday with allegedly collecting manuals, guides and material promoting ISIS-inspired terrorism. An investigation was launched after intelligence indicated an ISIS flag, destined for an inner city Melbourne address, was imported into …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been booed and heckled at Australia’s biggest mosque on one of the most important dates on the Islamic calendar, with police removing one protester. Thousands of people lined the streets surrounding Lakemba Mosque in Sydney’s west on Friday morning as they took part in morning prayers ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Albanese was invited to …

The Matildas will take on a tough opponent in their Women’s Asian Cup semi-final against China, the nine-time champions now coached by ex-Matildas boss Ante Milicic. Milicic led the Matildas to the Round of 16 at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, but he’s been in charge of China since 2024. He previously assisted Ange Postecoglou with the Socceroos, Tony Popovic …

A fifth member of the Iranian women’s football team who Australia granted humanitarian visas to has left the country to return to Iran. On Sunday night, Iranian state media reported that team captain Zahra Ghanbari had withdrawn her asylum bid. Ghanbari would travel from Australia to Malaysia, and from there fly back to Iran, the state-run IRNA news agency said. …

The Israeli Embassy in Canberra has raised concerns over comments by former Australian of the Year Grace Tame about reports of sexual violence by terrorist group Hamas. On Monday, Ms Tame appeared on ABC Radio Sydney to discuss her interpretation of the phrase “globalise the intifada”. In the interview, Ms Tame said she understood the phrase “to be a call for widespread …