The Lebanese Muslim Association warns Islamophobic comments made by One Nation's leader is proof Australian politicians are letting hatred and bigotry go unchecked and unfettered.

Senator Pauline Hanson has been condemned for claiming there are "no good Muslims" on Sky News earlier this week.

She's offered a conditional apology about the remarks, but has stopped short of walking them back altogether.

Mazda has incurred a $25.4 million liability in the first results of the Federal government's emission laws for cars, alongside liabilities for Subaru, Nissan, and Hyundai.

The New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, which began in July, becomes stricter each year, pushing car makers to sell more cleaner cars or else risk heavy fines.

Car makers will have to meet stricter emissions rules for 2026 - with those facing penalties required to buy credits from greener companies or sell cleaner cars to escape a fine.

The federal government has temporarily banned one of the so-called "ISIS brides" from returning to Australia.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has confirmed one of the 34 Australians, linked to the Islamic State, has been issued with a Temporary Exclusion Order, preventing that individual from returning for up to two years.

The group of women and children left their camp in Syria this week with the intention of returning to Australia but were turned around by local authorities.

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says about 80 people have put their hands up as candidates for a by-election in the New South Wales seat of Farrer.

The party has surged in recent opinion polls, passing the Coalition.

The leader of the far right populist party has also given a partial apology for suggesting there's 'no good Muslims' in a recent interview, following fierce backlash.

However she says will not apologise for speaking out against what she calls radical Islam and the threat she believes it poses to Australia.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has repeated his call for the temperature of political debate to be lowered after a speech in Canberra was reportedly disrupted by a rock thrown through a window.

The Chief of Navy was delivering the speech in Canberra when the incident took place, prompting panic.

A report from the Housing Industry Association has found land prices have grown by more than 500 per cent since 2000... that's about three times more than construction and labour costs.

The report says the cost of making the land ready for housing was the largest contributor to increased housing costs and government policies were also impacting prices.

It comes at a time when more and more people are having trouble finding affordable housing.  

Pauline Hanson, who leads One Nation, says about 80 people have applied to be candidates for a by-election in the rural New South Wales seat of Farrer.

One Nation's surged in the polls, roaring past the Coalition, so the by-election will be a test of whether the latest numbers are reflected in reality.

Today Pauline Hanson also gave a much qualified apology for saying there's 'no good Muslims' in a recent interview which caused outrage.

Controversial author Randa Abdel-Fattah will feature at this year's Sydney Writers' Festival, which says it's not in the business of cancelling writers.

It comes after Dr Abdel-Fattah was uninvited from Adelaide Writers' Week, after pressure from the South Australian government.

That decision caused authors to pull out in protest, resulting in the event being cancelled.

Randa Abdel-Fattah's inflammatory social media posts have been heavily criticised by Jewish leaders and some state premiers.

Iran's announced the temporary closure of a key shipping lane, the Strait of Hormuz, for live fire drills, as the US continues to threaten the regime over its nuclear program.

It's the first time Iran's announced the closure of the international waterway, where about a fifth of the world's oil passes.

It's not clear if the strait's actually shut.

U-S president Donald Trump's been amassing firepower in the region and gulf nations warn an attack could spiral into another middle east conflict. 

For the next few weeks, our Muslim community and two billion Muslims worldwide will be fasting from dawn to sunset for Ramadan... but it's more than fasting. 

Health authorities say there will be a formal review into the care and treatment of a man who's been charged with murder over a stabbing in western Sydney.

One man died at the scene and two others are in a critical condition after the daylight stabbing rampage in the suburb of Merrylands.

Health authorities say the man allegedly involved in the stabbing, escaped care ten days before the incident.

A United Nations international law expert says the federal government must allow Australian wives and children of dead or captured Islamic State fighters to come home.

The group's been stuck in a camp in Syria and their attempts so far to come back to Australia have failed.

Aid organisations say conditions there are dire.

The Albanese Government says it won't actively help the wives and children return.

But the opposition wants to stop them entering Australia by using special orders to delay their return, while national security checks are carried out.

Iran says it temporarily closed a vital international shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz as it entered a new round of talks with the US over its nuclear capabilities.

20 per cent of the world's oil passes through the strait.

The move was widely seen as a message to the US, which is continuing to amass firepower in the region, and has threatened to strike Iran if the countries cannot reach a deal.

There's also been recent global outrage directed at Iran over a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters.

The steepest rise in health insurance premiums in years is on its way.

In April, premiums will increase, on average, 4.41 per cent

Private Healthcare Australia chief executive Rachel David says health funds are working to balance the affordability of health insurance with the rising cost of providing care to an aging population that has more complex needs.

A group of women and children linked to Islamic State fighters remain in limbo after their attempt to return home from Syria was blocked by local authorities.

They've been living in a detention camp with limited health services and food and water

It's unclear when they will try to travel again; a United Nations expert is now criticising the Australian government's refusal to help them.

Shadow Defence Minister James Paterson says that it's possible that some of these individuals were directly and personally involved in crimes of terrorism.

Palestinian-Australian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah will be a featured writer at this year's Sydney Writers' Festival.

A statement from festival executives says Dr Abdel-Fattah is a "significant Sydney writer", adding the festival holds "freedom of expression as a core value".

It comes after Dr Abdel-Fattah was uninvited from Adelaide Writers' Week, part of the Adelaide Festival, last month.

That decision set off a chain of events resulting in the resignation of the Adelaide Festival's entire board, and the writing event being cancelled.

Private health insurance premiums are set to rise on average 4.41 per cent from April, and that's above inflation at a time the cost of living is hurting many Australians.

It's the biggest hike since 2017, and is supposed to cover the rising costs of the private hospital sector, which jumped about five per cent last year.

Every year the federal health minister must approve annual premium rises and Mark Butler says he ordered insurers back to the drawing board on multiple occasions before landing on the agreed increase.

There's been a big development regarding the weedkiller 'Roundup' which is widely used in Australian agriculture.

The German drugs giant Bayer is proposing to pay more than $14 billion to settle claims over the weedkiller, which has been linked to cancer in the US.

The plaintiffs say they developed a type of lymphoma and other forms of cancer from using the weedkiller.

In 2024, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed a major class action against Bayer regarding Roundup.

And some tough news for the cricketing community, Australia's been dumped out of the T-20 Cricket World Cup.

After disappointing losses to Zimbabwe and then Sri Lanka, the Australians needed Ireland to beat Zimbabwe to keep their hopes alive.

However, that match has been washed out without a ball being bowled, putting an end to Australia's title hopes.

It's the first time Australia's been knocked out of a world cup at the group stage, since 2009.

American civil rights activist and former politician, Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84.

The Baptist minister ​a ‌close associate of fellow civil rights icon, Martin Luther ​King Junior and ran for ‌the Democratic ‌presidential nomination twice.

In a statement, his family says Jackson was a leader "⁠to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the ⁠world".

Private health insurance premiums are about to jump by their highest rate in a decade marking another cost of living blow for Australians.

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says the 4.41 per cent average increase reflects the rising costs of medical and hospital services.

But for everyday people it's still above inflation.

The opposition says the premium increase is another "hit families cannot afford".

Dozens of Australians who are the wives and children linked to former Islamic State fighters appear to be stuck in Syria after their recent attempt to come home appears to have failed.

They tried to leave a camp where they've been detained for years but their travel was blocked by Syrian authorities and it's not clear whether they'll attempt again. The Australian Government insists it won't help them, but aid agencies say the conditions in the camp are dire and a solution needs to be found.

The case has sparked debate as the government tries to balance national security concerns with its obligations to protect its own citizens seeking help.

The civil rights advocate who helped transform America, Jesse Jackson, is being remembered by leaders in the US, after his death aged 84.

He was a Baptist minister raised in the segregated south who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.

He advocated for the rights of black Americans and other marginalised communities and was an integral figure in the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

Thirty-four Australian women and children - linked to former Islamic State fighters - appear to be stuck in north-eastern Syria after their attempt to come home on Monday.