Lisa Martin
Labor dismisses republic postal vote call
Federal Labor is not keen to subject Australia to another postal survey, this time on whether to break ties with Britain. Prime...
Malcolm Turnbull announces Germany’s offshore patrol boat-winning design
German ship designer Lurssen has been named the main contractor and designer for Australia’s $3 billion offshore patrol vessel project. Lurssen’s bid...
French energy company ditches proposed wind farm at Bullecourt, where thousands of WWI Australian diggers died
Families of diggers who fell one hundred years ago on the Bullecourt battlefield in France have forced an energy company to abandon...
Crossbench MP Rebekha Sharkie drawn into citizenship crisis
Crossbench MP Rebekha Sharkie has been drawn into the citizenship saga engulfing federal parliament. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull warned the South Australian...
Refugee on Manus collapses, ‘waits four hours’ for treatment
A refugee in the Manus Island detention centre stand-off collapsed with heart pain overnight and reportedly waited more than four hours for...
Not the end of IS fight, defence chief warns
Islamic State is nearing defeat in Iraq and Syria but the self-proclaimed caliphate is fighting to establish a foothold in Afghanistan, a...
Navy joins efforts to evacuate Vanuatu residents from beneath the rumbling Manaro volcanoin Vanuatu
The Royal Australian Navy will join efforts to rescue residents amid a volcanic eruption threat on Vanuatu’s Ambae Island. HMAS Choules departed...
Manus asylum seekers should make the cut under Donald Trump’s reduced refugee quotas
The Trump Administration’s new 45,000 cap on refugees will include people resettled in the US under a deal struck with Australia. This...
Malcolm Turnbull to eyeball energy bosses over bills
Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg hopes the federal government won’t have to threaten legislation to force energy companies to rein in rising power...
Australia to send more troops to Afghanistan
Australia will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan by 30, taking its total number of defence personnel in advisory roles to 300. Defence Minister...