This was an ultramarathon with a final sprint at the end.
Is Julian Assange capable of actual,ethical journalism,and how will he repay the Australian government for its intense efforts in his cause?
Payman is not the first young woman of colour to have crossed the establishment and sparked fury. And there will be more like her in the party’s future.
Penny Wong has rebuked senator Fatima Payman for crossing the floor,with the foreign minister pointing out she had had to vote against same-sex marriage before Labor changed its position.
The prime minister will insist that serious disagreements will not disappear simply by being treated as taboos.
Even at a diplomatic encounter as soft and fluffy as a trip to a panda enclosure,the harsh realities of the China-Australia relationship broke through.
Few people could work the same job for 65 years and not get bored. But Jeremy Hearder did – and he got to criss-cross the world doing it.
The foreign affairs minister accused Greens politicians of encouraging violent pro-Palestine protesters in fiery scenes at Senate estimates.
Australia is offering a multi-billion-dollar lifeline to fast-track an offshore gas project the government hopes will keep Beijing at bay.
As the government called for Israel to stop its military campaign in Rafah,a global medical charity urged Australia to implement sanctions on Israel.
An Israeli airstrike triggered a fire that killed 45 people,including women and children,in a tent camp in the Gazan city,officials said,prompting an outcry from Israel’s closest allies.