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Nick Newling

Nick Newling

Nick Newling is a federal politics reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

The White House released this footage of the sinking of an Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka. The torpedo was fired from a US fast attack submarine.

Albanese confirms three Australians on US sub that sank Iranian ship

The prime minister insists “no Australian personnel have participated in any offensive action against Iran”. Greens senator David Shoebridge says both things cannot be true.

  • Matthew Knott and Nick Newling

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The US-Iran conflict has entered a fourth day.

US-Iran war live updates: US temporarily lifts sanctions on Russian oil; Three Australians on US submarine that sank Iranian ship, PM confirms; People ordered to evacuate southern Beirut

The conflict in the Middle East is intensifying, as reports of drone strikes spread across the region, and Iran vows revenge after a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship. Follow our rolling coverage.

  • Emily Kaine, Ellen Connolly, Josefine Ganko, Nick Newling and Alexander Darling
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.

Australia bans Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir under new hate group laws

The Albanese government has enacted its first listing of a prohibited hate group, following reforms lodged after the Bondi massacre.

  • Nick Newling and Max Maddison
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses parliament.

Question time as it happened: Canadian PM Mark Carney addresses parliament, Labor’s FOI bill ditched in Senate

Question time returns to the House of Representatives after Canadian leader Mark Carney addressed a joint sitting of parliament earlier today.

  • Nick Newling
Opposition spokesman for housing Andrew Bragg.

Labor offered Coalition more staff to support dead FOI bill, says Bragg

Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has revealed a negotiating tactic from the government in seeking support for the controversial bill that was shelved on Thursday.

  • Nick Newling
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor departing the Red Hill SupaExpress supermarket on Wednesday.

Champagne solutions: Taylor holds cost-of-living press conference in Canberra’s wealthiest suburb

Asked why he was talking bill shock in a suburb where the median house price is $2.1 million, the opposition leader said “nobody was immune”.

  • Nick Newling
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during question time on Tuesday.

Question time as it happened: Wilson sings about ‘inflation fire’ as Coalition take aim at Labor’s economic management

Question time returns to the House of Representatives with the new Coalition frontbench put to its first test.

  • Nick Newling
Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong during a press conference.

Wong dispatches crisis squads to Middle East to help stranded Australians - but no rescue planes yet

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has warned of the historic challenge of repatriating Australians from the Middle East, with the ADF standing ready to support the operation.

  • Nick Newling and Daniel Lo Surdo
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during question time on Tuesday.

‘Frightening’: Labor luminary hits out at Australian support for Iran strikes

The former foreign minister’s comments came after opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie said he was comfortable with the US demonstrating its strength as a deterrence to adversarial nations.

  • Matthew Knott and Nick Newling
The reshuffled opposition benches following Sussan Ley’s removal.

Question time as it happened: Albanese tables Liberal election review, as Coalition probes Labor over ISIS brides

Question time returns to the House of Representatives as the war between the US, Israel and Iran rages on.

  • Nick Newling