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Sep 16, 2026 - World

Latin American governments have begun taking more forceful action against Russia-linked recruitment networks drawing their citizens into the war in Ukraine.

Sep 16, 2026 - World

This blog is now closedGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastSports precinct funding report reveals a ‘pattern of behaviour’, Wilson saysTim Wilson says there are questions for Labor to answer over an ABC report which says health minister Mark Butler’s office asked an Adelaide council to put forward a $6m sports precinct upgrade for federal funding before any detailed costings or formal planning had been done.I think what we’re now seeing is a pattern of behaviour. The prime minister gave a grant to a golf course in his electorate just around the corner from his home, of which he was a member, which he failed to declare. Now we have the health minister, the next wannabe prime minister, doing exactly the same thing.That’s a difficult thing to do. However, I think one way to do it is to ensure that Muslim leaders are at the centre of any such discussion and guide that discussion in a way that Australian Muslims as a whole do not feel targeted.Because there is a real risk when you have a discussion about extremist Islam, you have a real risk that Muslims as a whole feel under pressure. Equally, if you don’t have that discussion, you play into the hands of extremists at the other end of the spectrum. Continue reading...

Sep 16, 2026 - World

A Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in southern Ukraine has killed five people and wounded at least seven

Sep 16, 2026 - World

The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against whites and other minority groups in South Africa

Sep 16, 2026 - World

Hong Kong's leader has unveiled a five-year plan to broaden the city's identity beyond finance