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HONIARA, Monday 8 September 2025 — The 54th Pacific Islands Forum begins today in Honiara, Solomon Islands and will run until Friday, 12 September. The Forum brings together Pacific leaders from 17 of 18 member states (with Samoa absent), including Australia, to discuss and agree on policies to benefit the people of the Pacific region. The … Continued
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Family First Upper House candidate Lyle Shelton has reaffirmed the party’s commitment to introduce legislation in the NSW Parliament restoring the right to pray for anyone who asks for prayer for unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion. Mr Shelton said the New South Wales Government has no business telling people what kind of prayer they … Continued
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Payman asks why a social justice party would side with the government. Western Australia’s only independent Senator, Fatima Payman, is calling out The New Greens for siding with the government to block a crucial inquiry into the illegal tobacco trade and its economic and social harms. Today, the Senator moved a motion to refer important questions about the … Continued
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The following can be attributed to Simon Miller, CEO of Anglicare Sydney: “Anglicare Sydney welcomes today’s announcement from the Federal Government of 20,000 additional home care packages to be released between now and October. “We have been advocating for the urgent release of these packages, as delays have seen thousands of Australians denied the care they … Continued
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Brisbane Radio 4BC uses Extremely Offensive Term Western Australia’s only independent Senator, Fatima Payman, is demanding an apology from Brisbane radio station 4BC for publishing an offensive, misogynistic term in relation to her. The revolting, sexist headline, which the Senator does not want to repeat, can be seen in this link: Gen Alpha slag in the … Continued
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New Test of New Greens’ Independence In the wake of the Greens blocking a Senate motion today that would have taken Parliamentary staffing powers away from the Prime Minister, Senator Fatima Payman is calling on the minor party to finally support a motion to refer the issue to an inquiry. Western Australia’s only independent Senator … Continued
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The 2025 edition of the national My First Speech competition for year 10, 11 and 12 students is open and now accepting submissions. The My First Speech competition seeks to engage young Australians in democracy and speak about the issues that are important to them. Students are asked to write a 90-second speech on a topic they … Continued
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There has been an increase in the number of NSW households still in rental stress after receiving Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA), with almost half still spending more than 30% of their income on rent, new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data reveals. The latest quarterly figures shows the proportion of NSW households in ‘no … Continued
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The Centre for National Security Ethics (CeNSE) has released an intelligence assessment on the likely trend in US Presidential politics in 2026. It concludes that President Trump will likely undertake an armed coup in the months leading up to the mid-term election on 3 November next year. The short article addresses precedents for such a … Continued
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Tax breaks for investors using homes as short-stay accommodation could be costing Australian taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars per year, according to a new report by Everybody’s Home. The Short-Stay Subsidy report estimates that this financial year the budget could be losing between $111 million and $556 million in forgone revenue through negative gearing deductions claimed … Continued
