Pauline Hanson has used an interview with the far-right British activist Tommy Robinson to blame the end of the White Australia policy for creating what she sees as problems with migration – and said her daughter, Lee Hanson, was the future of One Nation.
The party’s leader, who is visiting the UK for a series of conference appearances and a holiday with her billionaire benefactor Gina Rinehart, appeared on an episode of Robinson’s podcast on Friday, repeating unsubstantiated claims about the spread of sharia law and accusing Muslim communities, without evidence, of rorting the national disability insurance scheme.
Top News
Family devastated by ‘unacceptable’ charges over methanol deaths of Australian teenagers in Laos. Alleged rape victim wanted to take well-connected Melbourne man for ‘all that he’s worth’, court hears. Trump makes unverified claims of China ‘election meddling’ as critics fear ploy to challenge midterm results. Cyclist Rohan Dennis pleads guilty to driving with suspended licence after crash that killed wife. Gina Rinehart’s estimated A$700m profit from SpaceX IPO wiped out as stock price dips. As the UK and Europe battle deadly wildfires, what lessons can Australia offer?
World Cup 2026
The next World Cup game is the third place play-off between France and England on Sunday at 7am AEST. The final between Spain and Argentina is on Monday from 5am AEST. Off the pitch, a Guardian analysis has found the climate crisis is making extreme heat more frequent and intense, raising new questions about whether the conditions in which major tournaments are played can remain safe for players and supporters.
In Pictures
George Eid was 12 years old when he first played foosball – table football – in war-torn Beirut. Decades later, while running a casual challenge at a Manchester casino, he beat the UK’s top-ranked player 10-0, propelling him into the world of international competitive table football.
What They Said
“I would love to be able to sit here and say there will be zero outages – the reality of a complex network environment with fast evolving technology, you just can’t.” – Vicki Brady, Telstra CEO, told a Senate inquiry that the mobile network’s nationwide outage last week was caused by a neglected software update on a key time-keeping system, with its maintenance teams also unaware of a design change that affected how it would reset.
Podcast
Paul Kelly speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about his new book on the turbulent era of the Liberal party under prime ministers Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison. In The Twilight of Exceptionalism, Kelly writes about how the Liberal leadership changed hands from a conservative, to a progressive and then a transactional centrist. The Australian’s editor at large argues that this period demonstrated the party was fractured over its values and confused about its identity in a changing world.
Before Bed Read
Four years after the success of his huge hit Bad Habit, alt-pop star Steve Lacy has returned with his highly anticipated third album, Oh Yeah?. In an interview with the Guardian, Lacy opens up about the pressure of following up a massive record, reflecting on the deep-seated heartbreak, anxiety, and childhood trauma that shaped his new music.
Daily Word Game
Today’s starter word is: ISMS. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
