21 August 2026
The evolution of Pauline Hanson’s fashion style The Saturday Paper
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21 August 2026
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine the two deals made this week between the Coalition and Labor on gambling advertising and the NDIS. They also look ahead to the upcoming byelection in the WA electorate of Secret Harbour, which is also within Andrew Hastie’s electorate. Could One Nation again emerge victorious and if so how much of a threat would that pose to the federal Liberal MP? And they take a question from Neil in Bendigo, a super fan of the show, about when Albanese is likely to go and who could take the leadership Controversial NDIS bill passes Senate with ‘substantial’ amendments as Labor and Coalition strike deal David Pocock condemns Labor-Coalition deal on gambling bill as ‘betrayal of all Australians’
21 August 2026
Andrew Hastie is effective in attacking One Nation, unlike his Liberal colleagues. So why won’t they use him? The Guardian
21 August 2026
The Bush Deep podcast furore was more than a cringeful moment for the prime minister – it was a display of how political satire has shifted with the fracturing of the media landscape.
21 August 2026
Joint statement issued after IDF said it will not pursue criminal investigations into April 2024 strike that killed seven humanitarian workers Britain, Australia and Canada have called the decision of the Israeli military authorities not to open a criminal investigation into the April 2024 airstrikes that hit a convoy of aid vehicles in Gaza “shameful”. The strikes killed seven humanitarian workers from the US-based World Central Kitchen (WCK) organisation. WCK staff from the three countries were among the casualties of the attack, which prompted global outrage.
21 August 2026
Global battery-storage capacity surged to more than 300 GW in 2025 as China, the U. S. and other markets rapidly expanded grid-scale storage.
21 August 2026
Meghan Markle found an unexpected reason to move forward with the idea of returning to the U. K. , and the idea may have been sparked by her April trip to Australia with Prince Harry. While many media ...
21 August 2026
British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly is set to face a retrial on three sexual assault charges in Australia after they were unable to reach verdict.
