Tasmania Faces Second Election in 14 Months After Speaker's Controversial Casting Vote Topples Liberal Government
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Albanese Pushes Stalled Superannuation Tax Reform After Two-Year Delay
In a possible confrontation with cross-party senators over the $2 million threshold policy, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged Tuesday to move forward controversial superannuation tax reforms that have been sitting in parliament for two years.
Coalition Vows to Block Labor's Superannuation Tax Changes at Every Turn
The federal Coalition has confirmed it will oppose Labor's proposed superannuation tax changes "every step of the way," setting up a major parliamentary battle over reforms that could affect more than 8 million Australians.
Greens Senator Defects to Labor as Albanese Defends Party Switch Amid Bullying Claims
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday defended the Labor Party's acceptance of former Greens Senator Dorinda Cox, saying she chose to join Labor because "the Greens political party have lost their way" while dismissing concerns about bullying allegations through an independent review process.
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METRO & POLITICS
➡️ Pheobe Bishop Murder: Queensland Teen's Housemates Charged After Month-Long Investigation. Two housemates of missing 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop from Gin Gin, Queensland—James Wood (34) and Tanika Bromley (33)—have been charged with murder and interfering with a corpse after the teenager disappeared on May 15 while traveling to catch a flight to Western Australia, though her remains have not been located despite extensive searches including Good Night Scrub National Park.
➡️ Adelaide Man Charged Over Fake Bomb Threat at Fast Food Restaurant That Sparked Police Evacuation. A 44-year-old Adelaide man, Mark Robert Williams, has been charged with intentionally creating a false belief that life was endangered and refused bail after allegedly making a bomb threat at a fast food restaurant in Adelaide's northern suburbs just before 8pm on June 5, prompting a significant police response including the bomb squad and customer evacuation, though no explosives were found in the examined backpack.
➡️ Three Māori MPs Suspended from New Zealand Parliament for Performing "Intimidating" Haka Protest. Three Māori MPs from Te Pāti Māori were suspended from New Zealand's parliament with record-breaking penalties—Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke for seven days and co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer for 21 days—after performing a traditional haka to protest the Treaty Principles Bill that sought to redefine the country's 1840 founding treaty with Māori people, with the MPs claiming they were "punished for being Māori" amid growing tensions between the conservative government and indigenous community.
SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
➡️ Kane Cornes Issues "Unreserved" Apology to AFL Umpires After False Lachie Schultz Concussion Claims. AFL commentator Kane Cornes issued an "unreserved" apology to four field umpires on SEN radio after falsely accusing them of misleading the AFL about the Lachie Schultz concussion incident during Collingwood's Round 9 win over Fremantle on May 8, with the AFL later clarifying that the umpires had truthfully reported seeing the incident and that there had been an internal miscommunication about the handling of Schultz's on-field injury.
➡️ Socceroos Beat Japan 1-0 with Last-Minute Behich Goal, Virtually Secure 2026 World Cup Qualification. The Socceroos defeated Japan 1-0 with a dramatic 90th-minute goal by Aziz Behich, marking Australia's first victory against Japan in 16 years and virtually securing their qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico, with only a five-goal defeat to Saudi Arabia next week capable of preventing automatic qualification.
➡️ Kamasi Washington Brings Fearless Movement Tour to Australia with 4-Year-Old Daughter as Co-Writer. Jazz virtuoso Kamasi Washington is touring Australia in June 2025 with concerts in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, promoting his latest album "Fearless Movement" which features his 4-year-old daughter Asha as a co-writer, alongside his soundtrack work for the anime "Lazarus" directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, continuing his acclaimed collaborations with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus that have made jazz hip for modern audiences.
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