The new Michael Jackson fans who don’t want to hear the truth

Michael Jackson’s estate has convinced an entire generation the singer was wrongly accused of crimes against children. Now, a Netflix documentary restores some balance.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Review by Nikki Gem…

Furious widow blasts Hanson over ‘witch-burning’ claim

Pauline Hanson says former politicians said she should face a firing squad and be burnt at the stake. Now Tim Fischer’s widow Judy Brewer says she wants evidence or an apology and fears her late husband is being posthumously defamed.  Read more:  Andrew Forrest inks mining deal with Juukan Gorge …

‘Ashamed’: Judge Jackman fires up over court delays

A spectacular legal brawl – between sitting judges. Federal Court judge Ian Jackman is attacking some of his own colleagues, saying their tardiness in handing down decisions is threatening the rule of law. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our Y…

Listeners desert KIIS FM after Kyle & Jackie O exit

The first full radio ratings since the implosion of the Kyle and Jackie O Show are in – and it’s bad news for KIIS FM and its parent network ARN. Plus, Australians push back against the data-centre boom. Read more:  KIISFM’s ratings collapse post Kyle and Jackie ‘O’ era Data centre boom faces ‘i…

Why won’t politicians attack Pauline Hanson?

She dishes out freewheeling critique of just about everyone - but Pauline Hanson isn’t being directly attacked by the parties who should fear One Nation’s spectacular rise the most. Chief political correspondent Greg Brown is here. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the vid…

Belfast burns after alleged attempted beheading

Belfast is in uproar in the latest incident of violent street crime in Britain’s deeply divided political climate. Plus, US President Donald Trump launches a fresh round of attacks on Iran. Read more:  Belfast houses, cars torched as asylum-seeker charged over attempted beheading What happened i…

Did Trump and Netanyahu just break up?

Iran and Israel are firing on each other again – and now Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are at war too. There’s been a huge shift in Middle East affairs and the US President’s desperation to get a peace deal is fracturing what was supposed to be his rock-solid relationship with Israel. So are …

JD Vance wades into the case tearing Britain apart

The US Vice President said on social media the murder of Henry Nowak was the result of European elites prioritising immigration over their own citizens. Plus, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan responds to Pauline Hanson and Donald Trump gets a frosty reception at Madison Square Garden. Read more:  …

The soft-left UK Labour mayor destroying his own PM

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life as a rival Labour superstar comes for his job - and the PM’s latest move is to announce an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s. Today, we look at Andy Burnham, the so-called King of the North, who’s lining himself …

$4bn footy: Inside the bitter Nine vs DAZN war for rugby league supremacy

Australians have fallen in love with the English Premier League’s Ted Lasso-esque mix of emotion and drama - and as Nine prepares for a huge soccer splurge as well as wanting rugby league all for itself, what now for NRL supremo Peter V’Landys’ dream of a record $4 billion rights deal? Read more …