South Australia’s 47th Premier Peter Malinauskas has been sworn-in after Labor’s decisive state election victory. Mr Malinauskas took the oath of office at Government House on Monday. Susan Close was sworn in as deputy premier and Stephen Mullighan as treasurer. Mr Malinauskas is yet to reveal other members of his cabinet, though most who served on his frontbench during opposition …

It comes as US and UK defence officials said Russian forces were roughly 30 kilometres outside Kyiv as of Saturday, and that an unspecified number of Russian military sabotage groups had entered the capital. A senior US defence official said Washington estimates that more than 50 per cent of Russia’s combat power arrayed along Ukraine’s borders had entered the country, an …

Flood-hit parts of Queensland have been warned to brace for rising waters on Sunday after another night of incessant rain and even more “intense” downpours forecast for the daylight hours. Flood warnings now span almost 1000km of coastline in NSW and Queensland as the death toll from flooding rises to seven. The “completely unpredictable” extreme rain event has claimed six …

NATO has announced it will take additional steps to strengthen the alliance’s deterrence and defence after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. The defence alliance will also hold an emergency summit of its 30 member nations on Friday. Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday, confirming the worst fears of the West with the biggest attack by …

Australia is comparatively insulated from the direct effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but we have been warned to brace for strategic and economic fallout. Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined leaders from around the world on Thursday, condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as a “flagrant breach of international law”. Mr Morrison declared that “Russia has chosen war” and followed many …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorised a military operation in Ukraine. The imminent invasion follows months of Moscow massing troops near Ukraine. Despite Western states repeatedly expressing fears of just such an outcome, Russia had continued to deny any such plans. The Kremlin had demanded guarantees from the West that NATO would not accept Ukraine and other former Soviet nations as members, halt …

On the face of it, it seems confusing: data shows there are more vaccinated people than unvaccinated people in ICU in Victoria and New South Wales. Taken out of context, it can contribute to misinformation or even give an incorrect picture of how effective vaccines are. But experts say that given the vast majority of Australians are fully vaccinated, the data …

In less than three months’ time, the Prime Minister will head to the Governor General and start the firing gun on a federal election campaign. Already, MP’s and candidates have begun hitting the hustings to win voter support, but in more than a dozen New South Wales seats, the Liberals are yet to settle on candidates. Insiders admit different factions within the party are bickering …

Palestinian advocates in Australia have called on the federal government not to ignore an international report accusing Israel of committing apartheid and have expressed deep disappointment with the Prime Minister’s comments that “no country is perfect”. In a comprehensive report released this week, human rights group Amnesty International said Israel “enforces a system of oppression and domination” against all Palestinians and argued …

Two federal government ministers have denied being the unnamed Liberal MP who allegedly called Prime Minister Scott Morrison a “psycho” in a text to Gladys Berejiklian. Foreign Affairs and Women Minister Marise Payne and Environment Minister Sussan Ley both issued statements this afternoon as speculation grew about the identity of the mystery MP. Their denials came after Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce …