Attorney general’s move to pay back part of $22,000 travel cost makes her the first minister to reimburse taxpayers in growing expenses scandal * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The attorney general, Michelle Rowland, will repay part of the cost of taking her family on a holiday to Western Australia after the independent watchdog found her spending breached the rules. Rowland confirmed on Sunday she would repay part of the almost $22,000 cost for the travel, first reported by the Australian Financial Review last week. The move makes her the first minister to repay taxpayer funds in the growing expenses scandal. Continue reading...

Natasha Ugle says ‘nothing has changed’ since her husband Wayne’s death in 2023, as a national report found 33 First Nations peoples died in custody last year * Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The widow of a Noongar man who died at a maximum security prison in Western Australia two years ago says “nothing has changed” for Aboriginal people, after a damning report revealed that more Indigenous people died in custody last year than any year since 1980. The national deaths in custody report by the Australian Institute of Criminology, released on Wednesday, showed there were 113 deaths in custody recorded in 2024-2025, including 33 First Nations people. Indigenous Australians can call 13YARN on 13 92 76 for information and crisis support; or call Lifeline on 13 11 14, Mensline on 1300 789 978 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 Continue reading...

Jacinta Allan’s apology for the ‘actions and inactions of the state’ arose from Victoria’s treaty negotiation process * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Victorian government has apologised for past injustices inflicted on Aboriginal people since the time of colonisation through the “actions and inactions of the state, and the colony that came before it”. In a formal statement issued before the parliament, the premier, Jacinta Allan, said decisions made in that building over its history “have long denied the First Peoples of this land their rights and their self-determination”. Continue reading...

Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal has given misleading evidence to the Senate over her response to last month's neo-Nazi rally.

The PM becomes the first Australian leader to celebrate a wedding while in office with a private ceremony in Canberra, followed by a reception at his official residence, the Lodge * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has married his partner, Jodie Haydon, in Canberra, making him the first Australian leader to tie the knot in office. The ceremony took place on Saturday afternoon, witnessed by a small group of close family and friends, including Albanese’s son, Nathan, and Haydon’s parents, Bill and Pauline. Continue reading...

A group of Jewish organisations has labelled Envoy Jillian Segal's "Antisemitism Report" an attack on Australia's “democracy” and “freedoms”, and say it must be rejected.

A fight has broken out in a crowd attending a speech by the One Nation leader during the Put Australia First rally in Flagstaff Gardens.