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One Nation won the Secret Harbour byelection in Western Australia, flipping a previously Labor-held seat, raising questions about Labor's position ahead of the Victorian state election.
One Nation has had another electoral win, having flipped the Labor seat of Secret Harbour in a Western Australian byelection on Saturday. So what does this signal for the upcoming contest at the Victorian state election?
Guardian Australia political reporter and live blogger Krishani Dhanji speaks with Essential Media chair Peter Lewis about how Pauline Hanson’s party is tapping into low social engagement, and how Labor can better respond during this time of technological and global uncertainty.
Former CFMEU leader John Setka called union administrators 'ALP hacks' and vowed to fight charges after a Melbourne Magistrates' Court hearing, where he faced allegations of threatening posts and family violence offences.
Less than two months before a parliamentary vote on Tasmania's $875 million Macquarie Point stadium, coordinator-general John Perry published a 3,000-word opinion piece in The Mercury projecting over six times the government's economic return estimate. Emails obtained by the ABC reveal that drafts were shared with the Tasmania Devils AFL club and Master Builders Tasmania for feedback, and Perry sought to brief key upper house members, raising questions about his impartiality under the State Service Act despite government claims of independent work.
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor announced a Coalition plan to cut tobacco excise by 80%, legalise and tax vapes and nicotine pouches, and spend $260 million on law enforcement and public awareness to dismantle the illicit tobacco market, which accounts for over half of tobacco consumption in Australia.
Australian political leaders including Angus Taylor, Tim Wilson, Richard Marles, and Jim Chalmers discuss policies on tobacco taxation, education curriculum, defence spending with the US, and economic challenges, amid debates over black market tobacco, AI sovereignty, and housing market trends.
Pauline Hanson claims Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's rhetoric incites threats to her safety, as Australian MPs see a 10% rise in reported threats and political violence.

Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating recounts a private meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle, where he urged Australia to become a republic, reflecting on his legacy, vision for national independence, and views on leadership, AI, and foreign policy in a conversation with historian James Curran.