Vikki Campion, News Corp columnist and wife of Barnaby Joyce, begins role with NSW One Nation 13. October 2026 (05:02) Media adviser who married federal One Nation MP in 2023 confirms she has started working part-time for the party’s state executiveGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastVikki Campion, the News Corp columnist and wife of the federal One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce, has begun working as an adviser for the party in New South Wales in the lead-up to the March state election.Campion, who helped the NSW One Nation leader and candidate for Cessnock, Mike Newman, with a press conference in the Hunter electorate on Tuesday, told Guardian Australia she had started working for the party’s state executive as a contractor, providing media advice on a part-time basis this week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bullet hole in door and DNA evidence scrutinised in Beau Lamarre-Condon double murder trial 13. October 2026 (04:52) Defence also cross-examines witness over postmortem examinations of Jesse Baird and Luke DaviesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA bullet hole left in a bedroom door and DNA found in the barrel of the firearm have been scrutinised in court as Beau Lamarre-Condon’s double murder trial continues in Sydney.Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home in on 19 February 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Clear and present danger’: fuel prices could rise by 30c a litre across Australia under IMF scenario 13. October 2026 (04:00) IMF’s World Economic Outlook shows how a worsening Middle East crisis could affect global growth and inflationFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn International Monetary Fund scenario where global oil prices jump to US$130 a barrel over coming months could push Australian petrol prices up by another 30 cents per litre and pile pressure on the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates, economists say.In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF modelled the impact on global growth and inflation from a worsening Middle East crisis that extended into next year, highlighting the “clear and present danger” to a resilient global economy from turmoil in commodity and bond markets. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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