Australia’s war on words – 2024 or 1984?

John Lawson on Anthony Albanese’s full-frontal assault on free speech.
African thug, 20, charged with stabbing a cop in the chest after a brawl and police chase in Sydney

The officer was stabbed arresting one of five knife and machete-wielding suspects.
Liberals under fire for mass migration industry links after opposing international student caps

Key Liberal MPs met with migration and education agents.
Heroin addict, 53 and Israeli, 57, charged over alleged murder of missing Melbourne teenager

Marat Ganiev, 53, and Eyal Yaffe, 57, were arrested on Tuesday.
Elon Musk calls Australia’s under-16s social media ban a ‘backdoor way to control internet access for all’

There has been huge pushback against the Labor bill.
Trump’s second term: What to expect on foreign policy

Joseph Jordan on how Trump’s second administration is likely to act on the world stage.
Most Ukrainians want quick end to war, poll shows as Biden pushes Zelensky to strike Russia

Biden has also approved the provision of antipersonnel land mines.
Modern cars are surveillance devices on wheels with major privacy risks, research reveals

New research reveals serious privacy flaws with new cars.
Baby killer jailed for just two years for trying to kidnap another child in Sydney

The woman was jailed in 2005 for fatally scalding her baby daughter in a hot bath.
Two massive solar farms approved for Victoria – endangered native vegetation to be cleared

The projects were approved by the state and federal Labor governments.
Hundreds rally to oppose renaming of Melbourne’s Berwick Springs Lake after Sikh religious figure

Local residents were not consulted about the name change, and want it reversed.
Corporate press gushes over baby being deprived of a father

They want you to think that two lesbians “having a baby” is normal and good.
Cthulhu turns right: The arrival of right-wing postmodernism

P.C.M. Christ on why the right must become a creative force.
Indian taxi driver accused of hitting four-year-old boy riding his bike in Adelaide

Bahal Singh Chahal, 51, said he denies the allegations.
Aussies celebrate as major sponsors pull out of homosexual festivals in country towns

Coles is among the large companies to withdraw support.