Cameron Gooley
Penny Wong accuses Scott Morrison of stoking China tensions for political gain
Shadow foreign affairs minister Penny Wong has accused the federal government of endangering Australia’s relationship with China by using alarmist rhetoric for...
Virgin CEO warns Australia ‘can’t keep COVID out forever’, needs to consider plan to reopen borders
Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka says Australia cannot keep its borders shut indefinitely despite the risk of COVID-19. Ms Hrdlicka made the...
New natural disaster agency will help rebuilding
More than half a billion dollars will be given to a new agency overseeing national responses to major natural disasters, to help...
Stolen Generations survivors to sue the federal government for compensation
Stolen Generations survivors from the Northern Territory are taking their fight for compensation to the courts, with legal firm Shine Lawyers preparing...
Pat Dodson calls for Peter Dutton to convene police ministers meeting on deaths in custody
A former royal commissioner is calling on Peter Dutton to convene a meeting of state and territory police ministers to act immediately...
Trail-blazing NT Aboriginal cabinet minister John Ah Kit farewelled at Darwin’s state funeral
John Ah Kit, also known as JAK, has been commemorated at a state funeral in Darwin on Wednesday. First entering NT parliament...
Surfer lucky to be alive after Byron Bay shark attack
A man has been attacked by a shark on the New South Wales far-north coast. The 41-year-old was surfing at Belongil Beach...
Clean-up of almost one million rotting dead fish in northern NSW to begin this week
Contractors called in to dispose of up to a million dead fish in a far west NSW river could have a window...
Funnel-web spiders come out in record numbers, triggering Christmas warning
Sydney’s Australian Reptile Park has put out a festive-period warning after reporting a record number of “massive” funnel-web spiders handed in to...