Tony Burke

Later in the evening, they were reunited with their five teammates who had made the same decision the night before. They will be safe here. They will be at home here. They are welcome here in Australia.

Two people, one player and one member of the support team asked to stay in Australia & I signed the paperwork for them to be issued with humanitarian visas which were processed overnight.

Last night I travelled to Brisbane and Sydney in case any additional members of the Iranian women’s football team wanted to seek assistance from Australia.

Last night I was able to tell five women from the Iranian Women’s Soccer team that they are welcome to stay in Australia, to be safe and have a home here.

Statement on arrest in WA.

I will not repeat her words, but last night and today's comments from Pauline Hanson are wrong and cruel. They are comments not worthy of someone who holds public office. Please just apologise.

Everyone will wish we still had Rob but his music, his kindness and his instinctive warmth will never disappear. My thoughts are with his wife Leslie, his daughters and everyone who’s part of the Midnight Oil family.

A couple of years ago I ran into a friend who I hadn’t seen since we were teenagers at a Midnight Oil concert. I reminded him that he’d caught one of Rob Hirst’s drum sticks during the gig, and even though it was 40 years later he said “and I still have it”.

For me, Rob Hirst was characterised by three words: genius, generous and genuine. Whether I saw him performing to stadium sized crowds with the Oil’s or at the back of a festival with “The Break” he never stopped giving.

@MiltonDickMP Luch’s popularity was possibly the only thing every member of the House of Representatives could agree on. His warmth and sense of humour were second to none. His smile was a perpetual invitation to friendship in a room that gravitates to conflict. May he rest in peace.

It is with a heavy heart that I inform all those who have had the privilege to work in the House of Representatives that Lupco (Luch) Jonceski, a long-serving and highly respected member of staff, and my personal Attendant passed away on 31 December 2025.

Wishing for your 2026 to be a year of safety and peace. Happy New Year. A special thank you to students Anaam and Jonathan for their incredible artwork.

The thoughts of all Australians are with the community and federal agencies stand ready to offer whatever assistance Vic Police need in their investigation. All Australians have the right to be safe and feel safe in their communities.

The firebombing of a car in St Kilda overnight is a horrific assault on a community trying to recover from the attack in Bondi.

The first priority of our government is keeping Australians safe and we will use all our powers to ensure our communities can be safe and feel safe.

This is an ongoing WA Police investigation but as with any matter concerning threats to social cohesion or national security they will have the full support of federal agencies.

I’ve been briefed by AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett and Director General of ASIO Mike Burgess on the arrest made by WA Police this afternoon as part of Operation Dalewood.

I encourage everyone in Sydney to listen to the directions of the NSW Police as they conduct their investigation.

I’m horrified by the news from Bondi. The Prime Minister is being briefed directly by all security agencies. All Australians stand together with the victims and against this appalling act of violence

If you are on a visa you are a guest. If you’re a citizen you’re a full member of the Australian family. Like with any household, if a guest turns up to show hatred and wreck the household, they can be told it’s time to go home. smh.com.au/national/nsw/t…