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Long before Mehreen Faruqi entered Australian politics, became a Greens senator and rose to the party’s deputy leadership, she was a little girl in Lahore learning what war sounded like. Faruqi has described Lahore as the “best city in Pakistan”, a place for which she retains enormous affection. But some of her earliest memories of … Read more

When Kiara Duprey, then 24, and her partner Javier Floreniani learned during a 12-week pregnancy scan that their unborn daughter’s arms and legs were not developing as expected, they were faced with news no parent is ever prepared to hear. Doctors initially suspected Roberts syndrome, a rare genetic condition, and warned that the baby might … Read more

SHE DID IT!   Zoey’s Brain Surgery Went Well There’s an encouraging update on 9-year-old Zoey Jones, who underwent brain surgery at Children’s of Alabama. Zoey lives with Sickle Cell Disease, an inherited blood disorder, and Moyamoya Disease, a rare condition that can narrow the arteries supplying blood to the brain. According to her mother, Erin, … Read more

Pauline Hanson has accused Anthony Albanese of misleading Australians after the luxury Japanese melons at the centre of an extraordinary diplomatic controversy failed to appear on the Prime Minister’s parliamentary register of interests. But the latest attack on the Prime Minister comes with an important qualification: the absence of the fruit from the register does … Read more

Tanya Plibersek has again defended Anthony Albanese over his controversial comments about Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “melons”, rejecting a former ambassador’s interpretation of the episode as the Coalition intensifies demands for a personal apology. The Social Services Minister has pushed back against former Japanese ambassador to Australia Shingo Yamagami, who has argued Albanese’s words … Read more

Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi has openly encouraged school students to leave class and join a nationwide protest against Pauline Hanson and One Nation, injecting federal politics into an already contentious student walkout planned across Australia on Thursday. Faruqi used a social media post on Wednesday to endorse the August 13 demonstrations, which organisers say … Read more

From Straight-A Student to Childhood Cancer Survivor: Noah’s Journey Back to School Noah had always loved school. A straight-A student, he enjoyed learning and was doing well academically. But shortly after beginning fifth grade, his family noticed a sudden and troubling change. His grades began to fall, his handwriting changed, and his vision became blurred. … Read more

💔🙏 Just Two Weeks After Her Cancer Diagnosis, 3-Year-Old Harlow Faces Another Devastating BattleAt only 3 years old, Harlow is facing a heartbreaking medical journey that has tested her family in ways no parent should ever have to experience. Harlow’s family first learned that their little girl had leukemia, a devastating diagnosis that immediately changed … Read more

Labor is facing an unusually broad parliamentary alliance demanding an immediate fix to the so-called “widow tax”, with the Coalition, One Nation, Greens and influential crossbench senators joining forces to push their own legislation through the Senate. The revolt brings together parties that rarely agree on major tax policy and increases pressure on the Albanese … Read more

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has become embroiled in a fierce dispute with former academic and business executive Peter Balan after challenging him over “stolen land”, whether he “pays the rent” and his opposition to race-based Indigenous policies during a federal parliamentary inquiry into racism. The heated exchange occurred during a Brisbane hearing of the Joint … Read more