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Pauline Hanson has announced a listening tour of the nation to decide One Nation’s policies for the next election, as she declared she is capable of being Prime Minister.

Speaking in front of a sold-out crowd at The West Australian’s Leadership Matters breakfast, the Queensland Senator was quizzed about her recent comments about the White Australia policy, her trip to Italy with WA mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, and her podcast appearance with far right British activist Tommy Robinson.

The political veteran — whose minor party has surged in opinion polls over the past six months — was also questioned over her economic policies and claims Australia is going backwards, but declared she wants to hear from the nation before announcing her election platform.

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EXCLUSIVE: A representative from Taiwan has been invited to observe this week’s National Labor Party conference for the first time, in a move likely to annoy China which considers the self-governing island to be a rogue province.

The Nightly can reveal a member of Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Canberra will attend the three-day event which formally begins on Thursday, despite Australia not having formal diplomatic relations with the democratic nation claimed by Bejing.

Anthony Albanese on Tuesday evening touched down in Adelaide for a full day of preparation ahead of his party’s triennial gathering, amid criticism the milestone event will run to more of a stage-managed script than real debate.

The Prime Minister is hoping to avoid messy dissent among rank-and-file members, unions, and party elders as he aims to tackle a string of new policy pressures since the ALP’s last gathering to determine the party platform in Brisbane back in 2023.

Key policy demands include drumbeats for a gas export tax, implementing workplace artificial intelligence protections, and cracking down on online gambling inducements.

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Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has denied being caught up in a physical altercation with the Northern Territory’s Administrator over the weekend and described allegations of an assault as “ridiculous”.

Police on Tuesday interviewed the Territory’s vice-regal representative David Connolly at his office after he claimed Mr Gosling had physically assaulted him at the Darwin Thai Festival on Saturday.

The alleged altercation has emerged a month after revelations that fellow Albanese government MP Josh Wilson was suspended for punching a soccer opponent in the face during an amateur match in Perth.

The Nightly does not suggest that Mr Gosling is guilty of any misconduct, only that police are investigating the claims.

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Earlier today, One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson addressed Leadership Matters hosted by The West Australian, in which she discusses her upbringing, immigration and why she believes the skilled migration program is a farce.

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A five-year-old girl was let down by the child protection system which failed to identify and assess multiple and escalating indicators of domestic and family violence before her death, an interim report has found.

The five-year-old, known for cultural reasons as Kumanjayi Little Baby, was abducted from the Old Timers camp at Alice Springs on April 2025.

Her body was found five days later.

Jefferson Lewis, a man unknown to Kumanjayi Little Baby, was charged with her murder and is awaiting trial.

The case sparked a review of the Northern Territory’s child protection system, led by former NSW police commissioner Karen Webb and public servant Greg Shanahan.

In an interim report published on Tuesday, they identified “systemic issues which have broader implications for the Department of Children and Family’s operations”.

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Public school teachers will walk off the job for the second time in months after rejecting a revised pay offer.

Victorian members of the Australian Education Union voted to turn down the state government’s updated offer of a 28.3 per cent pay rise over the next four years.

The union on Tuesday revealed almost 49 per cent of members voted to accept the deal and more than 51 per cent of members rejected it.

The union’s Victorian president Justin Mullaly said the outcome sent an undeniable message to the government that change was needed.

“Members have been telling the Victorian Labor government for years that the under-resourcing of public schools in Victoria is making their work untenable,” he said in a statement.

“When just three in 10 public school teachers plan to stay working in public schools in Victoria, it is obvious there is a problem.”

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A mother has been killed and a young girl seriously injured in what police believe to be a family violence incident at a Perth home.

Police have taken the deceased woman’s 16-year-old son into custody.

Officers rushed to a property in Bentley — about 10 kilometres southeast of the Perth CBD — at approximately 6.15am where they found a 35-year-old female dead.

The 12-year-old girl was found with serious injuries about 600 metres away after fleeing the home and managing to call police.

Members of the public stepped in when they saw the girl, who was found near Albany Highway during peak-hour traffic.

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Albanese government backbencher Luke Gosling has emphatically denied assaulting the Northern Territory’s administrator during a weekend altercation in Darwin.

In a statement David Connolly said “the matter has been referred to the Northern Territory Police Force.”

“As the matter is under investigation, no further comment will be made regarding the incident or the parties involved.”

In response, the federal MP for Solomon has rejected any suggestion of wrongdoing.

“These are ridiculous allegations that I categorically deny,” Mr Gosling said in a statement.

“I’ve had no dealings with the Administrator since congratulating him following the announcement of his appointment late last year.”

Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has denied being involved in a physical altercation with the Northern Territory Administrator David Connolly.

In a statement the NT Administrator says the incident has been referred to police and is now under investigation.

Asked by Sky News if he had been involved in a run-in with Mr Connolly, the Federal Member for Solomon responded “no”.

When asked again Mr Gosling said: “no mate”.