The sails of the Sydney Opera House are illuminated with the artwork 'River Life' by Wiradjuri artist James P Simon on Australia Day in Sydney on 26 January, 2025. Photo: AYUSH KUMAR / AFP
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the start of the political year with a plunge in the polls for Labor with an election due by mid-May.
Australia Day was celebrated on Monday, but there's no celebration in some quarters with increasing calls each year to change the public holiday because it represents 'invasion day' to indigenous Australians.
There are fears of a rise in antisemitism after a rally in Adelaide at the weekend, notorious underworld figure Sam 'The Punisher Abdulrahim has been shot dead and warnings over the toxicity of vitamin B6 supplements.
Karen Middleton is Political Editor of the Guardian Australia
