Law

Aerial view over the Aburrá Valley near Medellín in Colombia, with the built-up areas of Bello and Copacabana spread across the valley floor below green mountains and a blue sky, and a road curving through the hills at the lower right; photographed in December 2014. A general view of the place, not from the detention reported in the article.

Alleged WA Drug Kingpin ‘The Kid’ Arrested in Colombia

Sophie Lennox / October 2, 2026

Arash Ebrahimi Far, the Australian-Iranian dual national wanted by Australia over an alleged drug network, has been detained in Colombia,

Parliament House in Canberra seen from the front across its mosaic forecourt, with the flag on the central flagpole above the entrance and the building's curved white walls on either side; photographed in March 2022. The building's exterior, not a scene from the Senate vote of 18 August 2026.

Health, Politics

NDIS Overhaul Passes Senate as Labor Strikes Coalition Deal

Arjun Deshmukh / August 18, 2026

The Senate passed the federal government’s NDIS overhaul on Tuesday evening, with the Coalition voting for the bill alongside Labor

A view along The Northern Road at the Londonderry and Llandilo boundary in western Sydney, with a car ahead on the two-lane road, eucalypts on both sides, powerlines overhead and paddocks to the left; photographed in 2023. Illustrative, not the property or the scene of the seizure.

Australia, Sydney

Record 2.7-Tonne Cocaine Seizure at a Londonderry Property in Western Sydney

Arjun Deshmukh / June 22, 2026

The Australian Federal Police have seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine from a semi-rural property at Londonderry, in Greater Western Sydney,

Three cooling towers and a tall chimney of the Yallourn power station venting white steam above dry grassland and a line of trees under a heavy grey sky.

Australia, Business

EnergyAustralia’s ‘Go Neutral’ Program Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Greenwashing Claims

Sophie Montgomery / May 21, 2025

EnergyAustralia settled a greenwashing case over its Go Neutral program, apologising and conceding offsets were not the most effective way to cut emissions.