#BREAKING 🚨 Labor has won the Stafford by-election in Brisbane, with Luke Richmond elected to the state parliament following the death of Jimmy Sullivan last month Queensland premier David Crisafulli has conceded defeat, but says he was "humbled" by a swing towards the LNP

#BREAKING 🚨 Tasmanian senator Tammy Tyrrell, who was elected in 2022 as a member of the Jacqui Lambie Network before leaving and forming 'Tammy Tyrrell for Tasmania', has joined the Labor Party It brings Labor to 30 senators in the 76-member upper house

FULL INTERVIEW: Greens leader Larissa Waters speaks to 6 News with her reaction to the federal budget, saying it delivers for the "ultra-wealthy" instead of ordinary Australians WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X22q...

🚨 NEW: Non-Liberal/National voters are near evenly split on whether they would be more or less likely to vote for them if they entered into a coalition with One Nation In a split sample, the poll showed 42% of Australians preferring a combined LIB/NAT/ONP government after the next federal election

NEW VIDEO: Greens candidate Jess Lane, who's running in this weekend's Stafford by-election, has hit out at the Queensland LNP's hate speech laws, describing them as part of a "fascist creep" that encroaches on freedom of speech WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqDI...

Having won its first federal lower house seat, can One Nation hold the party together and grow? Or is this peak Pauline? www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/11/o...

#BREAKING 🚨 One Nation has won a House of Representatives seat for the first time, winning 42% of first preferences and nearly 60% of the two-candidate-preferred vote in the Farrer by-election WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cY...

#BREAKING 🚨 6 News projects One Nation will win a House of Representatives seat for the first time, defeating the Liberals in tonight's Farrer by-election David Farley leads independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe with a two-candidate-preferred vote of 60% to 40%

NEW VIDEO: Tasmania continues to perform strongly in the VFL – but it's Geelong that leads the pack following round 6 WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N2R...

Farrer has a chance of electing a One Nation member to the House of Representatives for the first time – or it could be second time lucky for Michelle Milthorpe Here's our predictions for tomorrow's by-election – but what's yours? Let us know ⬇️

🚨 NEW: A majority of Australians think Donald Trump is the greatest threat to world peace, according to a YouGov poll commissioned for The Australia Institute released today Last year, a Dynata poll (also for The Australia Institute) saw 31% rate Trump as the greatest threat

🚨 NEW: 42% of Australians blame the US and Israel for the ongoing fuel crisis, with 32% blaming the federal government and 17% blaming Iran

#BREAKING 🚨 Vic premier Jacinta Allan has overturned a Melbourne Arts Precinct decision not to host World Cup public screenings at Fed Square Allan says despite the “risk of bad behaviour from a few dickheads”, the government will “ensure Fed Square has the support it needs”

NEW VIDEO: Richard Hendrie, who's running for the Greens in Farrer this Saturday, has told 6 News that One Nation spreads 'outrage politics' WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZtu...

🚨 NEW: 21% of voters say they are hesitant to vote for One Nation because of Pauline Hanson's support for Donald Trump, according to the latest RedBridge/Accent federal poll 19% say they will never vote for One Nation, but 15% have no hesitations about supporting them

#BREAKING 🚨 One Nation's James Ashby has told Sky News that Pauline Hanson "might step down from the Senate and run for the [lower house] seat that she lives in" at the next federal election His remarks followed reports Barnaby Joyce was considering recontesting New England

NEW VIDEO: Victorian Greens MP Dr Tim Read has renewed a push to dump group voting tickets for Victoria's upper house, following the announcement of several new parties that intend to direct preferences from left-wing voters to right-wing parties WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw1G...

#BREAKING 🚨 The final results from the South Australian Legislative Council have been confirmed, with Labor winning a fifth seat as expected It leaves them with 10 upper house seats, while the Liberals have 6, One Nation has 3, the Greens have 2 and Fair Go has 1

#BREAKING 🚨 The Liberal Party has retained Nepean in tonight's Victorian by-election, despite suffering a swing against them on primary votes with both Tracee Hutchison and One Nation receiving around 20% of the vote each RESULTS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ozU...

#BREAKING 🚨 6 News projects Anthony Marsh will retain Nepean for the Liberals, despite the party suffering a 12% swing away on primary votes Independent candidate Tracee Hutchison is set to reach the two-candidate-preferred count, with One Nation's Darren Hercus in third place

NEW VIDEO: Michelle Milthorpe speaks to 6 News about why she's running in the Farrer by-election, why she doesn't consider herself to be a 'teal' and her views on key policies including water, net zero and a new hospital WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sifL...

#BREAKING 🚨 Northern Territory Police say they have found a body believed to be that of a missing five-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted on Saturday night on the outskirts of Alice Springs The family has asked for the girl to be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby

NEW EPISODE: On 6th Preference, predictions for Saturday's Nepean by-election in Victoria as the Liberals prepare to take on One Nation in the two-candidate-preferred count WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YWJ...

NEW VIDEO: Outgoing ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury sits down with 6 News to discuss his 17 years in parliament, why he's decided to retire, and the future of politics in Canberra WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwKX...

The Liberals believe the Nepean by-election will be between them and One Nation in the final count, according to a campaign update sent to supporters obtained by 6 News This means the Libs will likely be relying on preferences from Tracee Hutchison (independent) voters

#BREAKING 🚨 Donald Trump has been evacuated from the White House correspondents' dinner after possible shots were fired near the event, according to local media The US president was escorted off the stage by Secret Service, with no injuries to Trump or Cabinet members reported

🚨 NEW: With the final South Australian election results confirmed, polls have proven to be largely accurate The two outlier polls with a higher One Nation vote were Roy Morgan (using SMS methodology in February) and Resolve (using "experimental AI" methodology)

#BREAKING 🚨 ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury has announced he will retire from territory politics after 17 years in the Legislative Assembly

#BREAKING 🚨 One Nation’s victory in the South Australian seat of Narungga has been re-confirmed, with Chantelle Thomas’ winning margin increasing from 58 to 74 votes The recount was held following the discovery of ballots missed on election day

#BREAKING 🚨 The Electoral Commission of Queensland has announced that the Stafford by-election will be held on 16 May, following the death of MP Jimmy Sullivan last week

#BREAKING 🚨 The High Court has ruled that Victoria’s political donations laws are unconstitutional The case was brought by The West Party’s Paul Hopper and Hawthorn independent candidate Melissa Lowe, who had argued the laws disadvantaged candidates not from the major parties

Tasmanian Greens members have voted for environmental lawyer Vanessa Bleyer to replace Peter Whish-Wilson in the Senate Whish-Wilson, who is retiring, says he “couldn’t be more thrilled that the membership has chosen her”

"They’re fed up with us, but will never vote Liberal,” a former Labor strategist tells @leopuglisi6.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/14/p...

#BREAKING 🚨 Queensland MP Jimmy Sullivan, who represents Stafford in the state parliament, has reportedly been found dead The Courier Mail reports police were called to a unit in Brisbane overnight and his death is being treated as non-suspicious

NEW VIDEO: Victorian One Nation candidate Darren Hercus says he's committed to the party – which he joined less than three months ago – as he campaigns for an upset win in the Nepean by-election WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHjR...

We may look back on the looming Farrer by-election as the moment the Labor–Liberal duopoly properly began to crumble, @leopuglisi6.bsky.social writes. www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/09/f...

#BREAKING 🚨 Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested over war crimes allegations The arrest relates to ‘multiple counts of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians and prisoners’, Nine reports

#BREAKING 🚨 Donald Trump has hit out at Iran in a Truth Social post: "Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!" "Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

#BREAKING 🚨 The final results from the South Australian House of Assembly can now be confirmed, with One Nation winning Narungga and independent Matt Schultz winning Kavel

NEW VIDEO: Freelance sports journalist Lachlan Sherriff wraps up round 2 of the VFL and takes a look at the continuing Dockerty Cup action WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J03Z...

NEW VIDEO: Following the introduction of free public transport this month, the Victorian Greens have renewed their push for a rent freeze amid the Iran war and cost-of-living pressures WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7sq...

#BREAKING 🚨 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the nation at 7pm AEDT tonight regarding the federal government's response to the Iran war

One Nation has won MacKillop to claim a third South Australian lower house seat, defeating the Liberals and independent MP Nick McBride, who was campaigning while under home detention Two seats remain uncalled by 6 News: Kavel (IND ahead) and Narungga (ONP ahead)

#BREAKING 🚨 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the fuel excise will be halved a three-month period, reducing the cost of petrol and diesel by 26.3 cents per litre

NEW VIDEO: As polling here at home produces historic firsts, UK politics continues to undergo a major shakeup with Reform and the Greens surging in support since the last election WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CLX...

#BREAKING 🚨 Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has lost preselection for the Western Metropolitan Region, with moderate-backed Dinesh Gourisetty defeating her for the upper house seat's top spot at the upcoming state election

The Liberal Party appears set to retain opposition status in South Australia after retaining Heysen to claim a fifth seat, while One Nation only remains a chance in two more seats (having already won two) Morphett has been won by Labor, while three seats are still uncalled

#BREAKING 🚨 More results from the South Australian lower house can now be called, with One Nation winning Hammond from the Liberals 6 News has not yet projected results in Kavel (IND ahead), Heysen (LIB ahead), Morphett (ALP ahead), Narungga and MacKillop (ONP ahead)