Opposition Leader Sussan Ley on Friday allocated responsibilities formerly held by the Nationals to existing Liberal shadow ministers on a temporary basis. This will get the opposition through the next parliamentary week, starting Tuesday. It also gives the Nationals a chance to rethink their split of the Coalition, if they choose.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired after major world powers rejected U.S. aspirations for it to have a larger international mandate beyond the Gaza ceasefire and recommitted their support for the over 80-year-old global institution.
Queensland's public health system has recorded its worst financial result on record, with a near-$1 billion deficit driven by population growth, rising costs and ageing infrastructure. The Queensland Audit Office says Queensland Health and the state's 16 hospital and health services posted a combined $960.6 million deficit in 2024-25, up from $14.1 million the year before.
Federal and state governments have resolved their standoff on public hospital funding. The deal struck at National Cabinet on Friday includes a A$25 billion boost to hospital funding, and state government commitments on disability services for children. But while public hospitals will get more money, there's no clear plan to manage surging costs and rising demand.
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Leo XIV told the Vatican’s doctrine office on Thursday to uphold truth, justice and charity when deciding clergy sex abuse cases, confirming a calibrated approach to dealing with a scandal that has tarnished the Catholic Church’s credibility worldwide.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has reaffirmed his government's decision not to join a proposed national gun buyback scheme, arguing it would fail to address the underlying drivers of antisemitism, extremism and violent crime. Speaking to media on Wednesday, Mr Crisafulli said a buyback alone would not prevent firearms from falling into the hands of terrorists or organised criminals.
Is governing harder in the 2020s than in earlier decades? The instinctive, and popular, answer would be "of course it is". While that's also a correct answer, we should insert some qualifications. Making the right or best decisions, especially in times of actual or looming crisis, has always been difficult.
President Donald Trump gathered his Cabinet for a video broadcasted meeting. Since returning to office, the president has used these meetings to review his administration’s accomplishments and provide Cabinet members with an opportunity to shower him with superlatives.
A 24-year-old Bellbowrie man has been charged following a counter-terrorism investigation into alleged online activity, Queensland Police say. Detectives from the Counter-Terrorism Investigation Group allege the man was making plans for acts of violence, after concerns raised by a member of the public were reported to Crime Stoppers.
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