Drafting Barnaby Joyce created a permission structure that has allowed conservative or swing voters to support One Nation: if the bloke who was deputy prime minister thinks the Coalition has lost its way, something in the system must be broken.
An independent review found Tasmania Police received 40,000 more dispatch incidents over the past decade, with family violence calls doubling and youth crime a major pressure. Police are acting as 'catch-all' service due to shortfalls in other sectors, using personal devices for intelligence.
Tennant Creek celebrated the grand reopening of the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Cultural Centre after a $10 million redevelopment. Hundreds marched during NAIDOC Week to the hub, which aims to boost tourism and celebrate Warumungu culture.
Alyssa White, at the centre of UOW corruption allegations, admitted to "entirely lacking in transparency" recruitments, favouring friends and former colleagues. She confessed to "knowingly and repeatedly" breaching university policies and subverting recruitment processes, including providing interview questions beforehand.
Australia's first Centre for Personalised Medicine has opened at Canberra Hospital, offering advanced immune treatments tailored to individual genetic and immunological drivers. The centre, a collaboration between ANU and ACT Health, aims to provide life-changing care for complex immune disorders, inspired by successful patient outcomes.
Australia's antisemitism envoy, Jillian Segal, has proposed an oversight committee for ABC and SBS Israel coverage. Meanwhile, Telstra CFO Michael Ackland defended the triple-zero network amid ongoing fallout from a nationwide outage, and Angus Taylor defended Sarah Henderson's actions during the crisis.
Opposition leader Angus Taylor has strongly criticized One Nation's economic policies, stating they would cost a trillion dollars over a decade and lead to national debt tripling. He warned of inflation and increased mortgage interest rates if Pauline Hanson's party gained power, calling their plan a 'random grab bag' with no credible funding.
