Politics

The ACT's 99-year leases are expiring — what does that mean for home owners?

The ACT's 99-year leases are expiring — what does that mean for home owners?

The ACT is the only jurisdiction in Australia that operates under a leasehold system, meaning every home owner is actually a lessor. With the first of those leases coming up for renewal, there are questions about the leasing system's…

RNZ

National promises wider access to low-deposit home loans if re-elected

National wants to lift the income cap on the First Home Loan scheme to $300,000 combined if it wins re-election.

RNZ

Bangkok Post

Anutin shrugs off debate threats

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has dismissed concerns that opposition MPs will use the upcoming budget debate to attack the government, saying parliamentary scrutiny is part of MPs' rights and responsibilities.

Bangkok Post

More voters identifying as Democrats and not calling themselves Republican

The Guardian

More voters identifying as Democrats and not calling themselves Republican

Latest data from Gallup, showing 49% leaning Democrat and 39% Republican, marks sharp reversal from 2024 More voters are identifying as Democrats and shying away from calling themselves Republican, according to the latest quarterly data…

The Guardian

Trump’s MAGA Inc. super-PAC funnels $10 million into Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign

The Hill

Trump’s MAGA Inc. super-PAC funnels $10 million into Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign

President Trump’s super-PAC MAGA Inc. gave $10 million to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) Senate campaign ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings published Saturday. The $10…

The Hill

Calls to preserve largest Australian World War II prison camp

Calls to preserve largest Australian World War II prison camp

The camp housed Italian, German and Japanese prisoners between 1941 and 1947 and a portion of the former site is now on the market.

The unexpected way China is accused of exerting influence in the Pacific

The unexpected way China is accused of exerting influence in the Pacific

As Palau draws China's ire again, its president has turned to Australia to help “diversify” its most significant economic contributor: tourism.

China is accused of ‘weaponising tourism’ to this island paradise. Australia is stepping in

China is accused of ‘weaponising tourism’ to this island paradise. Australia is stepping in

As Palau draws China's ire again, its president has turned to Australia to help “diversify” its most significant economic contributor: tourism.

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Sara Duterte posts bail: ‘I don’t trust the court’

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Sara Duterte posts bail: ‘I don’t trust the court’

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday posted a P360,000 bail before a Quezon City court, securing her provisional liberty a day after a warrant was issued for her arrest on charges that she issued grave threats…

The 'loyal foot soldiers' who sought to reshape the NSW Liberal Party

The 'loyal foot soldiers' who sought to reshape the NSW Liberal Party

Take a look inside the workings of the right-wing Liberal faction at the centre of NSW ICAC's Operation Rosny.

US envoys Witkoff, Kushner meet Putin for talks on Ukraine war

Al Jazeera

US envoys Witkoff, Kushner meet Putin for talks on Ukraine war

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

2027: NDC names gov candidates in 12 states, denies regional party claims

The Punch