#theguardian.com. Jonathan Powell rejects overtures to replace McSweeney as Starmer’s chief of staff. Exclusive: National security adviser previously held the role under Blair but is considering plans to step down this year
#Feb.15.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Anthony Albanese taunts new Liberal leaders in first comments since Sussan Ley’s ousting. ‘Angus Taylor presents us with a new question: can a soufflé rise once?’, the prime minister said in a speech to a Labor conference
#Feb.14.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Once demoted, now deputy leader: what will Jane Hume do for the Liberal party?. The Victorian senator’s elevation may help mitigate the effects of the party dumping its first female leader after only nine months. It also suggests the moderates still hold influence
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Agreement to allow Muslims to finish prayer at Isaac Herzog protest didn’t reach officers, NSW police say. Men praying were grabbed at Sydney town hall rally against Israeli president’s visit
#Feb.12.2026 ×
#bbc.com. Sussan Ley: Does Liberal Party drama show Australian politics still has a problem with women?. The Liberal Party elected its first female leader at a time of crisis. She lasted less than a year.
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. NSW police watchdog to investigate alleged police brutality at Sydney protest against Isaac Herzog. Despite premier Chris Minns’s objection to an inquiry, Law Enforcement Conduct Commission says it is in public interest to investigate ‘alleged misconduct’
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#bbc.com. Angus Taylor ousts Sussan Ley as Australia's Liberal Party leader. Sussan Ley, plagued by poor polls, was deposed by Angus Taylor after just nine months in the job.
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Sussan Ley to quit politics after being deposed as Liberal leader, triggering contentious byelection. Ley said she would step away ‘completely and comprehensively from public life’ after losing leadership ballot to Angus Taylor
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Angus Taylor becomes opposition leader after defeating Sussan Ley in Liberal party leadership ballot. Former shadow defence minister wins partyroom vote, ending Ley’s tumultuous nine-month reign as the first female leader of the Liberals
#Feb.12.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Anthony Albanese raises bulldozed Australian war graves with Israeli president. Prime minister stresses importance of repairs to graves in Gaza being conducted as soon as possible in meeting with Isaac Herzog
#Feb.12.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. NSW premier won’t apologise to Muslims after police grab men praying at rally against Isaac Herzog. Chris Minns doubles down on support for NSW police, stating officers would ‘never have disrupted a prayer service … unless it was in the middle of a riot’
#Feb.12.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Fears former Canberra boy has been executed in Iran, as Australia makes representations to Tehran. ACT government confirms it raised reports of boy’s fate with foreign affairs department, amid unverified claims he died last week
#Feb.12.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Rebel Queensland LNP MP urges colleagues to ‘put on the full armour of God’ and speak against abortion. Nigel Dalton says he sought to redeem himself ‘in the eyes of God’ by crossing the floor in an attempt to overturn the LNP’s abortion debate gag order
#Feb.12.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Angus Taylor launches bid for Liberal party leadership after spill motion delivered to Sussan Ley. The call for a leadership ballot followed a wave of resignations from the shadow frontbench on Thursday morning
#Feb.11.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Albanese to address ‘shock and fear’ over alleged Invasion Day terror attack in annual Closing the Gap speech. PM to use address to call out ‘white supremacy ideology’ behind alleged bombing attempt, as annual report shows 15 targets still off track
#Feb.11.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. PM tells Isaac Herzog Australia wants transparency over Zomi Frankcom’s death as pair meet in Canberra. Israeli president’s visit met with protests outside Parliament House, with at least one independent MP boycotting question time
#Feb.11.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Labor group voices ‘distress and disgust’ at police response to anti-Herzog protests. Exclusive: Friends of Palestine calls for independent investigation of actions of NSW police amid ‘terrible erosion of civil liberties’ at Sydney rally
#Feb.10.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Queensland’s new gun laws ‘ignore’ Wieambilla inquest call for mental health checks, Labor says. Police minister points to ‘issues’ with similar system in WA but shadow attorney general claims the LNP ‘buckled to the gun lobby’
#Feb.10.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Woman, 69, in hospital with four broken vertebrae after interaction with police at Sydney Herzog protest. Jann Alhafny says she feared there could be a stampede or that she might suffocate after she was allegedly pushed to the ground
#Feb.10.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Sussan Ley warns Liberals ‘disunity is death’ as speculation mounts Angus Taylor will launch leadership challenge. Victorian backbencher Jane Hume challenged opposition leader at closed-door meeting to outline how she planned to turn things around
#Feb.10.2026 ×
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