This week, one politician compared the government’s proposed misinformation laws to those imposed by the totalitarian government in George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984. A bill attempting to tackle misinformation online has stirred widespread controversy, with critics from across the political spectrum claiming it will infringe on freedom of speech. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has said the bill — which passed …

A new study has found the groups of people most likely to be diagnosed by a GP with Long COVID. But they aren’t necessarily those most likely to develop it. A new study has shown that women, those in middle age and those who are wealthier are among those most likely to be diagnosed by a GP with Long COVID. …

Republican candidate Donald Trump has won 295 Electoral College votes, surpassing the 270 needed to become president. Republican candidate Donald Trump was elected 47th president of the United States on Wednesday after securing the swing state of Wisconsin. At the time of publication, Trump had claimed 295  electoral votes while Harris won 226, according to the Associated Press (AP). Trump …

Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the Oval Office will be a clear message for Australia’s major parties and certainly influence their plans to win votes at the next election. As the United States map flashed red and the blue wall fell in this week’s elections, the realisation began to dawn on Canberra that economic issues were at the heart of …

The UN Human Rights office has criticised what it called a “systematic violation” of international humanitarian law, while Israel rejected the report’s findings. The United Nations Human Rights Office has said nearly 70 per cent of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, condemning what it called a “systematic violation of the fundamental principles …

Commonwealth leaders have agreed “the time has come” for a conversation about making amends for slavery, as well as backing a major Oceans Declaration and calling for “urgent, ambitious and collective” action on climate change. Discussions over slavery reparations have brewed on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, with some Caribbean and African countries …

The LNP is projected to form government in Queensland, wresting power from Labor for the first time in almost a decade. David Crisafulli will become the 41st premier of the state after defeating the Steven Miles-led Labor Party. ABC election analyst Antony Green said the LNP would likely form a majority government. “It’s certainly not the landslide everyone thought a …

Two soldiers were killed in Israeli air strikes on military installations in Iran on Saturday, according to the Iranian army. “The army of the Islamic Republic of Iran lost two of its fighters during the night when they faced projectiles from the criminal Zionist regime in defence of its territory,”  the army said in a statement carried by state television. …

Israel’s military says a Hezbollah drone killed four soldiers at one of its northern bases, as it expanded its bombardments of Lebanon and troops battled militants across the border. The attack on a military training camp in Binyamina, near Haifa, is the deadliest such assault on an Israeli base since September 23, when Israel increased its attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon. …

Peter Dutton has plenty to smile about. It’s not that long ago that reports of his premature death as opposition leader were being greatly exaggerated. But with an election now just months away, the Queensland cop turned career politician has suddenly found himself leading a party that has surpassed a psychological milestone. The latest Newspoll shows his party ahead of …