#theguardian.com. Nearly 20% fewer lower socio-economic students studying law as Pocock calls to scrap Morrison-era job ready scheme. Experts say the Morrison-era Jobs Ready Graduates scheme has instead had a ‘devastating impact’ on the very people higher education needs to serve
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Is Tim Wilson an ‘inflation nutter’? Why the new shadow treasurer’s RBA comments are making waves. Liberal MP claims the Reserve Bank has been soft on inflation. Labor says questioning the RBA’s dual mandate amounts to a ‘plan for higher unemployment’
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Alleged Australian IS fighters transferred from Syria to Iraq where they could face death penalty. Dfat says it is aware Australians are among 5,704 detainees transferred out of Syrian prisons and into Iraqi custody
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Magistrate rules it’s ‘not proportionate’ to ban Isaac Herzog protester from inner Sydney while on bail. Lawyer tells court there is ‘real doubt’ whether police gave lawful move-on direction during rally against Israeli president that ended in violent clashes
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘The system is broken’: tragedies involving escaped patients expose NSW’s mental health crisis, hospital workers say. Professionals say a lack of resources and an ‘almost insatiable’ demand for services is limiting the ability to pursue long-term care and therapy
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Tim Wilson walks back suggestion Liberals would rethink RBA full employment mandate. New shadow treasurer accused of ‘extreme ideology’ that would result in higher interest rates and unemployment after suggesting RBA’s ‘core purpose’ should be to lower inflation
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Sydney businessman falsely claimed security advice given to Chinese spies came from Kevin Rudd, court hears. The former PM is expected to testify in the foreign interference trial of businessman Alexander Csergo
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#bbc.com. Danika Mason: Australian presenter apologises for drinking before slurred Winter Olympics report. Danika Mason also blamed the cold, after talking about coffee and iguanas in her live cross.
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean. Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in New Zealand
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. KPMG asks Sydney writers’ festival to delete its name from website after Randa Abdel-Fattah confirmed as speaker. Festival confirmed writer and academic would appear in two sessions in 2026 following disinvitation from Adelaide event
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘Opening up worlds’: Linda Burney joins UTS board with a mission to boost Aboriginal participation. Former minister helped develop Australia’s first Aboriginal education policy in the 1980s and brings decades of expertise to embattled university
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Federal MPs accept free sport tickets from gambling companies amid calls to restrict wagering ads. Tabcorp and Sportsbet provided tickets to at least six Liberal and Labor politicians, register of interests shows
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Is it smarter to have a dumb home? ‘We’ve seen clients unable to flush toilets’. Australia experienced a boom in smart-home technology at the start of the 2020s. Years on, some early adopters are experiencing buyer’s remorse
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. With Australian private health insurance premiums set to jump by 4.41%, will policies deliver more or just cost more?. The biggest premium hike in 10 years prompts questions, as government incentives continue to drive people to take out cover merely to avoid tax penalties
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Consumer watchdog concerned by rise of per-item prices at Australian supermarkets. Gina Cass-Gottlieb says one of the regulator’s main priorities is to ensure price claims are ‘clear and truthful’
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘I will do you and him in’: Julian Ingram threatened former de facto partner a decade before Lake Cargelligo murders, court documents say. Exclusive: Man accused of triple murders last month previously sentenced to prison after intimidating another partner
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘You have to find another one’: why children with complex needs are being turned away from childcare. A program to put additional staff in Australia’s childcare centres to support children with complex needs is plagued by funding gaps and delays
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Carmakers face possible heavy fines in Australia for failing to meet climate targets. Companies including Mazda and Nissan face multimillion-dollar hit unless they improve carbon efficiency
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Woman in Syrian detention camp banned from returning to Australia for up to two years. Person among group of 34 women and children who were released from al-Roj camp on Monday but were forced to return
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#bbc.com. Australia temporarily bans citizen from IS-linked group trying to return. The person temporarily banned is among a group of 34 who this week attempted to leave the camp for Australia.
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. Victorian attorney general lambasts integrity expert over ‘unfounded claim’ CFMEU corruption cost taxpayers $15bn. Rotting from the Top report author Geoffrey Watson says ‘personal attacks’ from Labor government ministers have ‘crossed a line’
#Feb.18.2026 ×
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