Federal Politics

LNP establishment hits out at gay MP Trevor Evans

Coalition MPs Dean Smith, Trent Zimmerman, Tim Wilson, Trevor Evans and Warren Entsch.

The President of the Queensland LNP has excoriated MP Trevor Evans for flagging that he could cross the floor to support gay marriage, saying the issue is 'peripheral' and MPs should abide by the party's policy.

Lofty ambitions persist among jihadists

Extra security at Sydney Airport is causing lengthy waits for passengers.

In the post-9/11 era of tight security in which the so-called Islamic State has urged followers to grab whatever they can find as a weapon and just go for it, public attention has been diverted to low-tech, unsophisticated terrorism plots.