#BREAKING 🚨 Sussan Ley says she can ‘guarantee’ that she will lead the Liberal Party to the next federal election Ley told the ABC that she is “absolutely” going to remain opposition leader, despite ongoing rumours of a spill

#BREAKING 🚨 Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin is set to face a leadership spill tomorrow, with Kew MP Jess Wilson set to challenge him The move is despite the Coalition leading in multiple recent state polls and Battin being ahead in preferred premier polling

The Greens are pushing for a rent freeze on the Gold Coast as an "emergency measure" amid the housing crisis, saying that "unsustainable rent increases" are forcing the working class out of the city WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-JM...

#BREAKING 🚨 Dugald Saunders has announced his resignation as NSW Nationals leader after two years Saunders says it is "the right time to allow a new leader to take up the fight" ahead of the 2027 state election, but will remain in parliament

🚨 NEW: One Nation has climbed to a record 18% in the latest RedBridge poll, while the Coalition has fallen to 24% Sussan Ley is losing to "neither" as preferred prime minister, with just 10% supporting her

Former Katter's Australian MP Nick Dametto – who is no longer a member of the party – has easily won a by-election to become Townsville mayor, 6 News projects Dametto leads with 62% of primary votes, while previous mayor Troy Thompson is fifth out of nine candidates with 5%

🚨 NEW: Anthony Albanese's net favourability is minus 7, according to the latest Freshwater poll Sussan Ley's net favourability is minus 5, while Andrew Hastie is at plus 4 (although he has a higher "never heard of" rating at 29% to Ley's 18%)

Sussan Ley says reaching net zero "would be welcome" if Australia can "get there with technology", but has stressed the Liberals aren't actively pursuing the target "We remain committed to Paris and we made it very clear – it isn't our policy to set long-term targets"

#BREAKING 🚨 The Liberal shadow ministry has agreed to dump the 2050 net zero target, but will remain in the Paris Agreement The move could see some moderate Liberal MPs resign from the shadow ministry, with 17 members (including backbenchers) in favour of retaining net zero

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has called on the federal government to impose penalties on Victoria, after Jacinta Allan announced laws that could see children face life sentences for serious offences "If we continue to see inaction and abuse, I'll be taking this to the UN"

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Tim Wilson says "today is going to be a great day" ahead of federal Liberal MPs meeting in Canberra to develop their position on net zero "We can be Nationals-lite & outsource our emissions policy to globalists...or we can choose hope" "Welcome to Liberal country"

🚨 6 NEWS PROJECTION (based on latest Resolve poll): Labor retains a large majority despite some seat losses, while the Coalition only manages a net gain of three 🟥 ALP: 33% 🟦 L/NP: 29% 🟩 GRN: 12% 🟧 PHON: 12% ⬜️ IND: 7% ⬛️ OTH: 6% Two-party-preferred 🟥 ALP: 53% 🟦 L/NP: 47%

#BREAKING 🚨 Mark Parton has emerged from a partyroom meeting as the new leader of the Canberra Liberals, with first-term MLA Deborah Morris named as deputy leader It follows the resignations of Leanne Castley and Jeremy Hanson hours ago, only one year on from the ACT election

#BREAKING 🚨 Canberra Liberals leader Leanne Castley and deputy leader Jeremy Hanson have announced they have both resigned "to give the party the best possible chance of success in 2028" "We will not be commenting publicly on the circumstances that have led to this decision"

🚨 FIRST ON 6 NEWS: New polling from DemosAU shows the Coalition holding its lead in Victoria, while Brad Battin has increased his standing as preferred premier The Greens are just 7% behind Labor in statewide upper house polling, while One Nation has risen from 2% to 11% since the last election

#BREAKING 🚨 Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani has been elected New York City mayor, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ Mamdani defeats Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa with around 51% of the vote, with 36% counted so far

#BREAKING 🚨 Former US vice-president Dick Cheney has died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, aged 84 In a statement, Cheney's family said he was surrounded by his wife Lynne, daughters Liz and Mary, and other family members

🚨 NEW: A majority of Australians say they have little to no interest in today's Melbourne Cup, according to polling from Essential 39% of people say the race normalises animal cruelty, including 63% of Greens voters

🚨 NEW: 64% of people want Australia to accept fewer immigrants than now, compared to just 10% who want more Almost all One Nation voters want a lot fewer immigrants, while Greens voters are the most supportive of more immigrants

Sussan Ley's leadership remains under pressure after the Coalition hit a record primary vote low of 24% in the latest Newspoll Her net approval rating of minus 33 – after only six months as opposition leader – is worse than Peter Dutton's all-time Newspoll low of minus 28

🚨 6 NEWS PROJECTION (based on latest Newspoll): One Nation is on track to win three seats, while the Coalition loses another eight 🟥 ALP: 36% 🟦 L/NP: 24% 🟧 PHON: 15% 🟩 GRN: 11% ⬛️ OTH: 14% Two-party-preferred 🟥 ALP: 57% 🟦 L/NP: 43%

The idea of a Coalition split has been raised again, with Liberal senator Dave Sharma telling The Australian the agreement "should be reconsidered if they had irreconcilable climate policies" Another Lib MP said the Nationals "are terrorists" and a breakup is a "viable option"

Cricket Australia has released a statement on the death of junior cricketer Ben Austin, saying it is "devastated" at the passing of the 17-year-old Ben died after being struck in the neck by a ball in practice nets earlier this week; he had been wearing a helmet at the time

🚨 6 NEWS PROJECTION (based on latest Essential poll – after removal of 6% undecided) 🟥 ALP: 38.3% 🟦 L/NP: 27.7% 🟧 PHON: 16.0% 🟩 GRN: 9.6% ⬛️ OTH: 8.5% Two-party-preferred 🟥 ALP: 53.2% 🟦 L/NP: 46.8% NOTE: Essential has a low vote for Greens/other, which is an outlier compared with all other polls

Lee Hanson has spoken to 6 News after One Nation recorded 15% in a national poll for the first time ever, with the party preparing for future elections and growing its membership in Tasmania WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgxZ...

🚨 NEW: Labor holds a strong lead in New South Wales, according to the latest state voting intention polling from DemosAU One Nation is now just 6% behind the Coalition in the upper house, while Chris Minns has recorded his highest preferred premier rating in any poll since he became Labor leader

🚨 NEW: Just 13% of Australians think Sussan Ley is the best person to lead the Liberal Party, according to new Essential polling Among Coalition voters, 22% think she is the best to lead, while 20% think Andrew Hastie would be better

#BREAKING 🚨 Canberra Liberals leader Leanne Castley says she has suspended MLAs Elizabeth Lee and Peter Cain from the party room and "will be seeking to remove them permanently" It comes after the pair voted against the party to back a push for an extra parliament sitting week

#BREAKING 🚨 Pauline Hanson's One Nation has posted online that it will change its name – dropping Hanson's name from the title, making the party simply "One Nation" It was previously known as just "One Nation" when Hanson was out of the party between 2002 and 2013

Leo Puglisi and Thinh Nguyen look at the new A-League Men season and launch of the Australian Championship, following a massive fortnight for the round ball game ⚽️ WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cwc...

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Britton, who was disendorsed by the Liberals at the federal election for comments about women in ADF combat roles, has confirmed he's joined "Reform Australia" The yet-to-be-registered party describes itself as "big-tent" and a "direct response to incompetence of the major parties"

🚨 6 NEWS PROJECTION (based on latest Roy Morgan poll): Labor would increase its majority, with the Coalition losing another six seats 🟥 ALP: 35% 🟦 L/NP: 27% 🟩 GRN: 13% 🟧 PHON: 12% ⬛️ OTH: 13% Two-party-preferred 🟥 ALP: 57% 🟦 L/NP: 43%

🚨 NEW: Labor leads in South Australia with a 66% two-party-preferred vote ahead of the March state election, according to the latest DemosAU/Ace Strategies poll One Nation are now only 5% behind the Liberals in upper house polling, while Peter Malinauskas continues to lead as preferred premier

🚨 6 NEWS PROJECTION (based on aggregate of five recent polls): One Nation would win a federal lower house seat for the first time if the election was held today 🟥 ALP: 35.2% 🟦 L/NP: 28.1% 🟧 PHON: 12.5% 🟩 GRN: 11.5% ⬛️ OTH: 12.7% Two-party-preferred 🟥 ALP: 55.1% 🟦 L/NP: 44.9%

JUST ANNOUNCED: After months of work, 6 News is proud to launch an electoral projection model – providing detailed insight into the outlook for every single House of Representatives seat ⬇️ www.6newsau.com/post/6-news-...

#BREAKING 🚨 Ange Postecoglou has been sacked as Nottingham Forest coach after just 40 days, following a 3-0 loss to Chelsea The club says the decision was made "after a series of disappointing results and performances"

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#BREAKING 🚨 The Sydney Morning Herald reports Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce is in "advanced talks" to defect to Pauline Hanson's One Nation When asked, Joyce reportedly declined to comment, while Hanson did not deny that discussions were ongoing

Support for One Nation has continued to rise in polls since the federal election – but will it ever turn into a lower house seat? WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t2N...

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has renewed a push to Close the Gap in the ACT, telling 6 News he wants to see a "massive increase" in government accountability for its commitments around outcomes for Indigenous people WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P30...

🚨 NEW: 58% of people support a "significant reduction in Australia's immigration numbers", according to a new Resolve poll A cut is supported by a majority of Labor, Coalition and One Nation voters, while Greens voters (35% support, 32% oppose, 33% unsure) are split

"Good step forward for Australian football" ⚽️ After last night's Australian Championship thriller between South Melbourne and Sydney Olympic, 6 News' Thinh Nguyen speaks to match-winner Jordon Lampard and inaugural goalscorer Ali Auglah WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fih...

#BREAKING 🚨 Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong have released a joint statement after Israel and Hamas signed off the first phase of a peace plan The federal government said it welcomes the announcement and thanks US president Donald Trump "for his diplomatic efforts"

🚨 NEW: 58% of Australians agree that a genocide is happening in Gaza, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network 88% of Greens voters and 72% of Labor voters were among those who agreed with the UN report on Gaza

Brisbane is cementing its place as the sporting capital of Australia, with fans gathering at Suncorp Stadium to celebrate Sunday's NRL and NRLW triumphs following an AFL premiership just a week before 🏆 6 News chief reporter Roman Mackinnon was there: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgJC...

🚨 NEW: Australians are split on whether house prices should increase, stay the same, or decrease 🏡 A majority of young people want house prices to DECREASE, while more from all other demographics want an increase or no change

Donald Trump has reportedly fired back at Benjamin Netanyahu after the Israeli PM said Hamas' response to the Gaza peace plan was "nothing to celebrate" According to Axios, Trump told the Israeli PM: "I don't know why you're always so fucking negative. This is a win. Take it."