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Liberals and Nationals grappling with surging support for Pauline Hanson’s party, which threatens to replace them as Australia’s main conservative partyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe new Liberal president, Tony Abbott, has backed preference deals with One Nation as he declared the party wouldn’t win the next election by being “slaves to focus groups” and just a “little less woke than Labor”.The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, all but confirmed he was open to such deals with Pauline Hanson, declaring the party was prepared to cooperate with “whoever we can to get rid of this rotten Labor government’”. Continue reading...

• A revival of Arthur Miller's *Death of a Salesman* dominated the Tony Awards, securing a total of six awards. • John Lithgow and Lesley Manville were among the night's top individual winners for their performances. • Other notable winning productions included *Ragtime*, which explores the American dream, and the Apple TV adaptation *Schmigadoon!*.

• The 2026 Tony Awards will honor the best in Broadway theater, with "The Lost Boys" and "Schmigadoon!" emerging as the primary frontrunners for top prizes. • The ceremony will be available for viewers to stream live from any location, though specific broadcast platforms and timing details are pending. • These awards are critical for the theater industry as they determine the most prestigious accolades of the season and influence future production success.

Joe Mantello’s stark revival of Arthur Miller’s classic drama takes home six awards, while Ragtime and Schmigadoon! pick up musical winsTony awards 2026: red carpet looks and the best of the show – in picturesTony awards 2026: full list of winnersA stripped-back take on Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman dominated this year’s Tonys, winning six awards, while Lesley Manville and John Lithgow took home lead acting trophies.Death of a Salesman was named best revival of a play, with the award-winning director Joe Mantello praising Miller’s story as one that “still talks to us through time”. Star Nathan Lane accepted the award on behalf of the cast, and called it a play that “continues to teach us who we are as humans and Americans”. Continue reading...

This year’s Tony awards have already seen wins for musicals Schmigadoon! and Cats: The Jellicle Ball Kevin Adams, Chess Jane Cox, The Rocky Horror Show Donald Holder, Schmigadoon! Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), RagtimeJen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys – WINNER! Continue reading...

Lincoln Folo has been tasked with helping rebuild after two federal election defeats. Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to the live blog for Sunday 7 June. I’m Josh Taylor and I’ll be bringing you the news for today.The Liberals have appointed a new top strategist as the new federal president, Tony Abbott, begins to make his mark on the party. Continue reading...

• Pop star Pink will host the 2026 Tony Awards, featuring a nominee list that includes high-profile actors such as Daniel Radcliffe, Carrie Coon, and Luke Evans. • The ceremony will feature special anniversary tributes, including a 30th-anniversary celebration of *Chicago* and a 15th-anniversary reunion of the original *The Book of Mormon* cast. • Notable performers scheduled for the event include Queen Latifah, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and original cast members like Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad.

Angus Taylor believes the former PM is uniquely placed to help the party as its new president, but some fear he will render it even more unelectableGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastImmediately after ousting Sussan Ley, Angus Taylor used his first press conference as opposition leader to debut a slogan he hoped would define a new era of Liberal conservatism.“The door must be shut,” Taylor said of his approach to prospective migrants who didn’t subscribe to Australia’s “core beliefs”. Continue reading...

Liberal insiders concerned former PM could pull party even further to the right by appointing Advance allies to prominent positionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Abbott will step down from his role advising the rightwing advocacy group, Advance, as the conservative ideologue prepares for his high-profile role as the Liberal party’s new federal president.Liberal insiders have also shared concerns Abbott is considering Advance’s director, Matthew Sheahan, or Steve Doyle – who runs Whitestone Strategic, the consultancy group that supports its operations – to fill the vacant federal director position, warning it could dismantle what is left of the party’s identity. Continue reading...

Former PM urges party to take a step back and ‘analyse the world’ amid speculation over Keir Starmer’s leadershipUK politics live – latest updatesTony Blair has continued his attack on the Labour government, saying it should be about “policy first, politics second”.Hours after he published a scathing essay in which he warned that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” meant it was likely to lose the next election, the former prime minister said it should “take a step back, analyse the world.” Continue reading...

In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next electionAnalysis: Tony Blair’s essay on Labour failings gets full marks for being unhelpfulTony Blair has accused Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting of putting Labour’s future at risk by abandoning the centre ground, warning that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” means it is likely to lose the next election.In a scathing 5,700-word attack on the prime minister and his would-be successors published on Tuesday night, Blair argued that the party’s agenda should move firmly to the right, calling for the government to crack down on welfare spending, abandon net zero goals and support Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Intervention by former PM almost feels designed to inflict maximum annoyance on his partyTony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and cut benefitsDid Tony Blair ever mention he was quite good at winning elections? If you happened to miss it, then his 5,700-word opus on where Labour, Keir Starmer and the UK more generally have gone wrong is here to remind you. Several times.“I led the Labour party for 13 years and through three general elections,” goes the second sentence. Further on, Blair laments that when the party tries to puzzle out how to win a second term, the one thing ruled out was “learning from the only time in the party’s 120-year history it has ever done so”. Continue reading...

Unopposed nomination comes seven years after Abbott lost his Sydney seat of Warringah at the 2019 electionTony Abbott will become the new federal Liberal party president in a return to the political frontlines for the conservative former prime minister.Abbott was the only nominee for the presidency after the other contender – former foreign minister Alexander Downer – chose to instead run for one of the vice-president’s positions. Continue reading...

Catalano’s lawyer says press attention ‘potentially detrimental’ to Australian Community Media co-owner’s mental healthA media mogul charged with assaulting his wife has avoided facing court in person over concerns growing media attention could be detrimental to his mental health.Antony Catalano, 59, was charged with assault, false imprisonment and making threats to kill over an incident in the early hours of March 13. Continue reading...

Home affairs minister says government continues to refuse to assist the group of 13, who are expected leave Syria soonThe Albanese government has confirmed that four Australian women and nine of their children who were linked to suspected Islamic State fighters in Syria are set to travel home.The group of 13 were expected to fly into Australia very soon, the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Nominations also include recognitions for actors including Nathan Lane and Luke Evans while stars such as Lea Michele and Ayo Edebiri were snubbedThe Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead this year’s Tony nominations with 12 nods each.The original musicals, based on the 80s vampire movie and cancelled Apple TV comedy respectively, will face off against each other in the category of original musical up against Titanique and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Continue reading...

State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government financesLabour has been urged by Tony Blair’s thinktank to scrap the pensions triple lock amid mounting pressure on government finances.With the Iran war threatening to derail public spending plans, the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) said the “unaffordable” manifesto pledge to maintain the triple lock should be torn up as part of a wider overhaul of the state pension. Continue reading...

• Representative Eric Swalwell announced his resignation from Congress following sexual assault allegations, with the announcement coming on Tuesday of this week. • Representative Tony Gonzalez also announced his resignation the same day after admitting to sexual misconduct with a staffer earlier in the year. • Both Democrats stepped down within hours of each other amid mounting calls for them to leave office due to the serious allegations against them.

Departures came after lawmakers from both parties threatened to introduce resolutions expelling the two menUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDemocratic congressman Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzales submitted their resignations to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, abruptly ending their political careers amid bipartisan furor over allegations of sexual misconduct against both.Swalwell resigned at 2pm eastern time, while Gonazales’s resignation will take effect at 11.59pm on Tuesday evening, according to the House clerk. Continue reading...

Gonzales, who admitted affair with aide who later died by suicide, says he will file retirement from office on TuesdayRepresentative Tony Gonzales, a Republican from Texas, announced on Monday he was stepping down from Congress after acknowledging an extramarital affair with a staffer.Gonzales, who was facing a growing threat of expulsion by his colleagues, admitted last month that he had an affair with an aide who later died by suicide. Continue reading...

Former Australian PM, who has been associated with pro-Orbán Danube Institute since 2023, praises ousted Hungarian leaderGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Abbott has likened Viktor Orbán to “[Donald] Trump with brains” and labelled him Hungary’s “greatest modern leader”, as the future of his work for the ousted leader’s pet thinktank hangs in the balance.Orbán’s 16-year grip on power in Hungary has ended after the rightwing populist leader conceded his Fidesz party had lost to the opposition Tisza party led by Péter Magyar, which won at least 138 of the 199 seats in the country’s parliament. Continue reading...

The artist will follow in the footsteps of Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo and Kevin Spacey this JuneThe Tony awards have turned to a singer with a reputation for a high-energy, physical live show to be the next telecast host – Pink.The three-time Grammy award winner will make her debut as emcee for the awards on 7 June at its familiar home of Radio City Music Hall. Continue reading...

Australian Community Media says employee ‘wellbeing’ top priority amid ‘shock and deep concern’ over 59-year-old’s chargesAustralian Community Media will hold a staff meeting on Monday afternoon to share the regional media group’s response to the arrest of its part-owner Antony Catalano who is facing charges of assault of a woman.On Sunday the board and executive leadership team of ACM distanced itself from the 59-year-old newspaper mogul, saying they were “shocked and deeply concerned” about the charges. Continue reading...