Oil and gas companies are making such obscene superprofits that even Donald Trump thinks they should share them.

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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The AI genie is out of the box & we have to protect our kids from its potential harms. A new report, Talking to machines: Children’s experiences with AI assistants & companions, found that almost almost 4 in 5 🇦🇺 children aged 10-17 have used an AI assistant & 1 in 5 were using them at least daily.

Join my campaign today to fix HECS! 🎓 moniqueryan.com.au/fix-hecs

“There’s absolutely 0 duty of care, absolute 0 care for you as a human. There’s 0 care for your well-being, for your mental state. Absolutely nothing of that.” Massive respect for lived experience advocates like Luke who've bravely shared their experiences at the Senate inquiry.

Luke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies supplied him with cocaine and alcohol

Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1m

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Big congratulations to all the wonderful athletes representing Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow! It's fantastic to see so many talented Kooyong locals representing Australia and doing us all proud. 👏🇦🇺 Sarah Billings, Kate McDonald, Isabella Andueza, Jo Weston and Kiera Austin

80% of Australians support a complete ban on gambling advertising. It’s time the government got on board. Join the campaign today to call on the federal government to protect young Australians from the predatory gambling industry and free our feeds from gambling ads.

“Revenue is up, prices are up," according to Woodside's boss. What's not up? Our tax revenue.

Oil and gas giant becomes one of Australia’s biggest winners from Iran war

Australia’s largest gas producer has emerged as a major beneficiary of the conflict in the Middle East, earning $6 billion last quarter amid surging prices.

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Australian women living with breast cancer or endometriosis should feel secure that they will have continued access to life-changing medications like Zoladex.

Pharmaceutical company bows to pressure, offers life-saving drug for free

Breast cancer patients were considering removing their ovaries until the maker of Zoladex 3.6mg said they would give the drug away rather than list it on the PBS.

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A new report out today points to the importance of being proactive and strategic in dealing with how AI will change our workplaces. There's already anxiety in communities like Kooyong about graduate underemployment, career progression, and how AI's productivity gains will be distributed.

Where AI could reshape Australia politics

A new report released today from the University of Sydney Business School has created Australia’s first AI Exposure Index for all 150 federal electorates, revealing where AI-driven changes to work cou...

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The devastating reality of the climate crisis in a single image. The Gironde fire in this photo has destroyed 42,000 hectares of vegetation and forced evacuation of more than 200,000 people, in scenes of destruction reminiscent of Victoria's Black Saturday and Black Summer. 📸 AFP/Maximilien Lamy

Today at 2pm, the govt will test AusAlert, Australia's new national emergency warning system. A loud siren alert will be sent to all mobile devices in 🇦🇺 including most phones and some tablets and smartwatches at 2pm (AEST). Putting your device on silent or Do Not Disturb will not stop the alert.

The test coming to all mobile devices and what to know before it lands

Australia is about to get its first taste of a new nationwide emergency warning system, where millions of devices across the country are expected to sound off simultaneously later today.

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Does it make sense that all states have passed laws supportive of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) services, but the federal government won't allow advice to be given by telehealth, or scripts be sent by text or email? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Albanese personally opposed to Labor push on voluntary assisted dying

The prime minister says he is unconvinced Australians should be allowed to access voluntary assisted dying via telehealth, holding concerns over its "misuse".

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The NT govt is throwing its support behind 12 new data centres and gas fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. Fracking Beetaloo threatens the NT's water and river systems, and could release up to 1.4bn tonnes of greenhouse gases… www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...

NT government opens door to AI industry powered by Beetaloo gas

The Northern Territory government wants to develop the "data centre capital of the globe" and says natural gas will be key to succeeding.

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The Labor Party has received more than $4 million in donations from the gambling industry over five years, including $1.5 million during the last election campaign.

Labor’s millions in gambling donations revealed amid last-ditch push for reform

The Labor Party collected more than $4 million in gambling donations over the last five years, including $1.5 million around the last election.

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On Monday I attended a Council meeting with over thirty Kooyong residents. Every person who spoke supported Council's 2025 approval of a new 8 storey apartment building in Hawthorn. The developer is now asking for expedited approval to increase the building to 16 storeys.

Political heavyweights join campaign against 16-storey tower

The proposed building is four storeys above government-mandated height limits for the activity centre around Hawthorn.

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Australia has warmed by 1.59°C since the early 20th century, and the impact of that change is impossible to ignore.

Australian ski resorts smash July climate records with temperatures 12C above average

Resorts in New South Wales and Victoria face a warm and dry start to the season with only sporadic falls of natural snow in many alpine areas

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While the conservative parties in this country scapegoat and vilify specific ethnic and national groups, most Australians would like their leaders to engage in respectful, inclusive, evidence-based policy-making on our workforce, housing, and immigration.

Our PBS has for decades secured us affordable medicines and devices. But it's too slow to approve new medications, and it's under threat from Donald Trump’s attacks on international pricing.

The 18 important medicines that Australians are missing out on

Pharmaceutical companies warn Australia’s complex approvals process is turning off drug companies, as the Trump administration stokes global pricing pressures.

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Today, we secured a big win. The government and Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) have listened to the MS community, with the Health Minister confirming that Ocrevus, Kesimpta and Lemtrada will remain available on the PBS.

Life-changing MS drugs to stay on the PBS. So why are others under threat – and how is Trump involved?

Health minister Mark Butler confirms Ocrevus, Kesimpta and Lemtrada will stay subsidised amid questions about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

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Great AIHW data out today shows that smoking rates are at a historic low, tracking well ahead of national targets, and vaping rates have stabilised. 2/3 of Australians aged 14 and over have never smoked- that's a first!

Next year, 285,000 students will pay more than $54,000 for arts, law and commerce degrees, and more than $90,000 for double degrees. The government has long been critical of the Job-ready Graduates scheme, but it's been in place longer under Anthony Albanese than Scott Morrison.

‘Not fair at all’: Hundreds of thousands more students to be slugged with high fees

A government body will deliver its verdict on the cost of university education in mid-2027. Meanwhile, students continue to pay up to $50,000 for an arts degree.

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Four Australian women have been killed in four days by men known to them. This is heartbreaking. My thoughts are with the families, friends, and communities grieving the loss of loved ones.

Violence against women under national spotlight after four deaths in four days

Experts are calling for more research and better funding for domestic violence prevention after four women and girls were killed in separate incidents last week.

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This severe and widespread heatwave - the hottest June in Western Europe on record -was worsened by the burning of fossil fuels. When I launched my campaign calling on the government to name heatwaves and save lives in January, it was 44°C in Melbourne.

Last sitting week, I introduced a Private Member’s Bill to make the HECS system fairer by changing the date of indexation so graduates aren't saddled with interest on debt they have already paid down when they are hoping to buy a home or start a family. Read my piece in The New Daily 👇

Would you like a cost-of-learning crisis with that?

Australia has a cost-of-learning crisis, just as much as we have a cost-of-living crisis. And it’s all our governments’ work.

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The Federal Government is facing criticism from all sides over the weak half-measures in its proposed gambling reforms. Crossbench MPs are calling on Labor to adopt the landmark Murphy Report in full, including a blanket ban on gambling advertising.

Labor rank-and-file unites to force tougher line on gambling ads

Anthony Albanese faces an internal party revolt as members push for a harsher crackdown on gambling inducements than current plans.

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Half the Aussies watching our heroic Socceroos this morning did so on a streaming service, the latest figures showed that 0.12% of people opt out from gambling ads on streamers. Under the govt’s new gambling laws, streaming services will be allowed more gambling ads - unlimited ads - not fewer.

Streaming platforms to show unlimited gambling ads under Labor’s new laws

Critics say streaming services will be flooded with gambling ads when Labor’s “opt-out” model starts allowing them to show ads in quarter-time and half-time breaks.

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Really concerned to be hearing from constituents about potential cuts to funding for medicines for MS. I’m writing to the Minister today asking for ongoing funding of ocrelizumab and ofatumumab. 13,000 Australians (three-quarters of whom are women) rely on these therapies.

It's infuriating that our government still refuses to tax our national oil and gas resources adequately. That inaction is costing us all.

Gas giants to reap $18 billion war windfall, reviving export tax calls

Australia’s gas companies are poised to cash in on a huge revenue surge in the fallout from the Iran war, intensifying calls for higher taxes.

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