by Scott | Feb 14, 2026 | ENERGY SECURITY
Australian snowboarder Scotty James secured the silver medal in the men’s snowboard halfpipe final at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, with Japan’s Yūto Totsuka taking gold and Ryusei Yamada bronze.
by Scott | Feb 13, 2026 | GOVERNMENT & POLICY
The federal Liberal Party elected former energy minister Angus Taylor as its new leader in a partyroom ballot, defeating incumbent Sussan Ley 34 votes to 17 and ending her nine-month tenure; Victorian senator Jane Hume was elected deputy leader by party members.
by Scott | Feb 12, 2026 | ENERGY SECURITY
On the final run in the men’s final for Moguls, Cooper Woods has laid down the run of a lifetime to finish first on the podium winning the first gold medal in Australia’s Olympic campaign at Milano Cortina 2026.
by Scott | Feb 11, 2026 | NATIONAL SECURITY
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has released its 2024–25 Consular State of Play report, detailing more than 26,000 consular assistance cases involving Australians overseas. Thailand recorded the highest number of country-specific cases during the reporting...
by Scott | Feb 11, 2026 | HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
New first home buyer loan commitments increased 6.8 per cent in the December 2025 quarter to 31,783 loans, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on 11 February 2026. This is the highest quarterly volume in approximately four...