👤 Tom McIlroy Political editor

2026-10-21 · The Guardian · Politics

Helen Haines has lost both legs after Monday’s alleged attack but ‘her heart and mind in good shape’, husband says

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2026-10-19 · The Guardian · Politics

Helen Haines was chatting with locals at a dog park on Monday morning. By the afternoon, she was fighting for her life

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2026-09-06 · The Guardian · Politics

Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’

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2026-10-07 · The Guardian · Politics

Coalition MPs concede immigration pledge not fully costed by independent watchdog

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2026-10-06 · The Guardian · Politics

Taylor’s hardline immigration plan drags Australian politics further to the right – and it’s all upside for One Nation

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2026-10-05 · The Guardian · Politics

Coalition set to unveil dramatically deeper cuts to overseas migration as it fends off One Nation’s rise

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2026-09-06 · The Guardian

🔮 The communications minister, Anika Wells, is expected to release draft legislation creating a digital duty of care for social media users in Australia as parliament returns this week. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Guardian

🔮 Monday’s intergenerational report showed that more Australians will be dying than being born in 40 years’ time, a point already reached by countries including South Korea, Italy, Germany and Japan. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Guardian

🔮 Parenthood chief executive, Georgie Dent, will address the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, arguing that having children reduces the earnings of Australian women by an average of 55% over the first five years of parenthood. assertive

2026-09-23 · The Guardian

🔮 “We’ve said our job is to get rid of the socialists, so we would offer supply and confidence to the Coalition, and obviously on the premise of solid policy outcomes that we would want to happen,” Joyce said. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Guardian

🔮 Greens leader Larissa Waters has announced she will step down due to ill health, with a party room meeting scheduled for next week to choose her successor. assertive

2026-09-29 · The Guardian

🔮 High-profile Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has confirmed she will run for the party’s leadership, promising to bring the fight to Labor and One Nation after Larissa Waters’ shock resignation. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Guardian

🔮 Modelling by Sydney airport’s air traffic control operators predicted elevated fatigue risks for staff at the time of a series of major safety incidents, with a review identifying runway incursions and near misses at 20% above national averages. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Guardian

🔮 Hanson-Young said it would take a huge effort to defeat One Nation and its leader, Pauline Hanson, and warned “the radical right” would wreck the country if it wins power. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Guardian

🔮 More than 200 Coles and Woolworths supermarkets would be nationalised, and hundreds of government grocery stores opened, under a $25bn plan being put forward by former Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Guardian

🔮 The Coalition is expected to reveal deep cuts to immigration today which the party says would maintain working holidaymaker places and prioritise skills as part of attempts to dent growing support for One Nation. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Guardian

🔮 Taylor’s plan will cut 60,000 more people from net overseas migration (Nom) than the reductions proposed by Peter Dutton just before the 2025 election. assertive

2026-10-07 · The Guardian

🔮 Announced on Tuesday, the policy would see net overseas migration rates of 130,000 in the third year and 160,000 in the fourth. assertive

2026-10-11 · The Guardian

🔮 The Greens will push Labor to dramatically toughen new laws designed to rein in big tech, calling for individuals to have the right to take platforms to court and win financial compensation. assertive

2026-10-14 · The Guardian

🔮 After sustained criticism of the government’s handling of the ban on tax bills being paid by credit card, Chalmers last week announced new funding for the ATO to ensure card payments could continue until the end of the financial year. assertive

2026-10-19 · The Guardian

🔮 Paul Brereton, the first boss of the commission, quit in May, saying criticism of him was “drawing attention away” from the body’s purpose. assertive

2026-10-19 · The Guardian

🔮 What happened will urgently change how MPs assess their personal safety, not least because local settings are no longer free from danger. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Guardian

🔮 “She is a determined person who will do her best with our support and love to recover, and that is what we hope for,” he said. assertive

2026-10-22 · The Guardian

🔮 The cost of Snowy Hydro 2.0 has blown out to as much as $25bn, with a major reassessment finding the long-delayed renewable energy project will not be completed until the end of the decade. assertive