King Charles III has been anointed and crowned in a display of pomp and pageantry that sought to marry 1000 years of history with a monarchy fit for a new era. In front of a congregation including about 2000 people and a television audience of millions, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, slowly placed the …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been branded ‘the baby whisperer’ by his girlfriend Jodie Haydon after he shared a bellylaugh with Kyle Sandilands’ son Otto. Beaming from ear to ear Mr Albanese held Mr Sandilands and Tegan Kynaston’s first child after the ceremony, with baby Otto appearing to love every bit of it. Ms Haydon called her PM partner ‘the baby whisperer’ which sparked Ms Kynaston …

The Federal Opposition has slammed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his plan to DJ at Kyle Sandilands’ wedding this weekend. During a press conference on Friday, Mr Albanese confirmed that he will attend Sandilands’ nuptials to Tegan Kynaston on Saturday, alongside the likes of Today Show host Karl Stefanovic and wife Jasmin, Kings Cross nightclub identity John Ibrahim, singer Guy Sebastian and NSW Premier Chris …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has put housing and health on the agenda as he prepares to host a national cabinet meeting with a difference. State and territory leaders will join Mr Albanese for a dinner in Queensland on Thursday night, ahead of Friday’s meeting. It will mark the first national cabinet where every mainland state’s first minister is a Labor …

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has broken her silence after a video emerged of her engaged in some spirited, early-morning badinage with patrons outside a Melbourne gentleman’s club. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese questioned Ms Thorpe’s mental wellbeing after an incident in which she delivered a serve to a group of men standing outside Maxine’s, an adult entertainment venue in Melbourne’s Brunswick. …

Wages for temporary skilled migrants in Australia will be raised by about $16,000 from July 1, and thousands will be eligible for permanent residency by the end of the year. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil announced the major policy reforms in her National Press Club address on Thursday as part of her overhaul of the  migration system. “These two changes …

The Kremlin has rejected what it said were lies that President Vladimir Putin had lookalike body doubles who stood in for the 70-year-old leader and that he spent much of his time shielding in a nuclear bunker. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov listed what he said were fabrications about Russia in a speech that touched on the country’s history since the …

US President Joe Biden says he will seek a second White House term in 2024, a decision that will test whether Americans are ready to give the 80-year-old Democrat another four years in office. Mr Biden made his announcement in a slickly produced video released by his new campaign team, in which he declares it is his job to defend …

The National Defence Statement 2023 is nothing if not predictable, going all the way with the USA, quickly rubber stamping the nuclear-powered submarines in particular, and AUKUS in general. The review’s outcome was set before it started by the politics of Labor signing up in a matter of hours to carry Scott Morrison’s Anglophone burden. Paul Keating’s charge remains unanswered …

The Greens will use their balance of power to block the government’s signature $10 billion housing package unless it agrees to enforce a national rent freeze. Leader Adam Bandt will use a National Press Club address on Wednesday to push for support for renters in the May budget. Mr Bandt says a two-year rent freeze is not only legal but …