What One Nation’s Rise Means for Labor in Queensland

What One Nation’s rise means for Labor in Queensland

The surge in Pauline Hanson’s party has typically resulted in a slump to the LNP. But in Queensland, Labor has taken the biggest hit.

Rachel Reeves labelled ‘genocide supporter’ by heckler whilst on visit to Sainsbury’s

This is the moment that Rachel Reeves was heckled by a member of the public during a visit to Sainsbury’s. On Wednesday (18 February), the Chancellor paid a visit to a Sainsbury's Superstore in Sydenham, south-east London where she received a tour of the supermarket. As she was speaking to a cashier, an individual walked past her and called her a “genocide supporter”, in what appears to be a reference to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. It come…

Pauline Hanson's poison is rewarded with airtime and rising support. But fearmongers must be called out

For years the radical right has been pushing the limits of acceptable language. Now, as the One Nation leader proves, hateful, demonstrably wrong things can be said without qualificationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere is hate speech and then there is hate speech. It depends a lot on who does the speaking.Chanting “from the river to the sea” with a crowd could lead to criminal charges in Queensland, while down the…

Pauline ‘apologises’ in fiery interview

Pauline Hanson has “apologised” while doubling down in a fiery interview over comments about Australian Muslims.

Stallholder at Yuhua Place hawker centre seen in video cleaning tables with 'broom', clarifies and apologises

A stallholder at Yuhua Place Market and Hawker Centre has apologised after a video of him cleaning the tables with a broom sparked hygiene concerns.On Feb 15, a netizen posted a few videos of the man using what looked like a broom to scrub the tables and stools in front of the Wellcome Food cai fan stall.Netizens were split, with...