Do not call her a racist: anti-Pauline Hanson strategists tell campaigners character attacks won’t work in Victoria 12. September 2026 (22:00) Exclusive: strategic rethink urges progressive activists to respectfully steer one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters towards economic concernsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe message from strategists was blunt: do not, however tempting, personally attack Pauline Hanson or call her a racist.The request has been made to progressive campaigners and unionists who have been asked to start one-on-one conversations with One Nation supporters before the Victorian election in November. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Labor has had 12 years to fix Victorian roads. Turning to ‘pothole populism’ now may be too late 12. September 2026 (22:00) Potholed roads are ‘devastating political advertising’ for the Victorian government – but Ben Carrol’s made them the focus of his campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt a press conference to celebrate the sold-out NFL match played at Melbourne’s MCG on Friday, the Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, was heckled on one issue.“Fix the potholes,” a punter called out as they walked past the Victorian premier’s press conference. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NSW government paid for homeless man to be sent back to New Zealand instead of offering housing 12. September 2026 (22:00) Local council and state government attempting to move on residents living in an encampment by the river in Wagga WaggaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government paid for a homeless man in Wagga Wagga to be sent back to New Zealand instead of offering him temporary accommodation, in an attempt to move on residents living in an encampment by a river.The local council and state government have been attempting to clear out the encampment for several months after a newborn baby died in May when its mother gave birth to twins in a tent. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Small price to pay’: The young homeowners welcoming falling house prices even as it hurts them 12. September 2026 (22:00) Some buyers say they are ready to absorb the fallout of housing weakness if it means boosting home ownership across the boardGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFalling property prices have come at the worst possible time for Alex Hogan and his partner. They are now weighing up whether they can afford to have another child.Locked out of the established housing market, the Queensland couple resorted to buying a block of land to build a family home. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump asks Smithsonian to install ‘Colossus statue’ of George Washington with exhibit 12. September 2026 (21:32) Trump, again trying to curate museum, says exhibit would stay until 2032 for 300th anniversary of Washington’s birthDonald Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution to install a 30ft “Colossus statue” of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History, and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president, in a social media post late on Friday.The president requested that the exhibit continue through February 2032, the 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former US detention officer charged with 20 counts of felony forgery 12. September 2026 (20:56) Michael Diehl allegedly forged magistrates’ signatures in North Carolina to allow enough time for ICE to take custody of prisonersA former Guilford county detention officer in North Carolina faces forgery charges in connection to 20 alleged forged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainment documents, according to a Guilford county sheriff’s office (GCSO) news release.Guilford county’s sheriff, Danny H Rogers, reported that on Friday the Guilford county magistrate’s office notified the GCSO of a potentially forged court document submitted by GCSO detention officer Michael Diehl, 40. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
