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Nationals leader Matt Canavan has announced plans to move to the lower house.
The senator will run in the next federal election for the central Queensland seat of Capricornia.
It has been vacated by Coalition MP Michelle Landry, who announced last month that she will not recontest the seat.
Matt Canavan's bid for a House of Representatives seat is being widely seen as dodging a difficult battle to hold onto his Senate seat against a surging One Nation.
But Mr Canavan says it's about making whatever contribution he can to help Angus Taylor become the next Prime Minister of Australia.
"That's what I am passionate about doing now. So I am happy to put my political future on the line to deliver that, to take our country back. Who knows, I may not be successful. My political career may die. But I am not going to die wondering."
Australians' trust in politicians and governments has taken a dive.
The 2026 McKinnon Index has found trust in state and territory politicians has declined by 6.1 per cent since 2025, while their faith in federal politicians is down 5.4 per cent.
McKinnon's interim head, John Thwaites, says the results show the connection between people and politics is under increasing pressure.
Associate professor of politics at Deakin University, Josh Roose, says the survey findings also point to the role of social media.
"There's also been a concerted effort online by not only platform providers, but also potentially other states to undermine confidence in democracy, particularly amongst younger users. We've seen the emergence of new forms of extremism such as nihilism. Platforms like X continue to allow extreme anti-government sentiment. Now that's a democracy, people have the right to share that, but it's proliferated often without an adequate understanding of who's funding it, who's supporting it."
In the US, a business jet with nine people on board has nose-dived into a neighbourhood in South Florida, killing everyone on board.
Video recorded by people inside their cars has captured the terrifying moment the Bahamas-bound aircraft plunged from the sky before striking near the Palm Beach County roadway and exploding.
Witnesses say the plane narrowly missed homes before crashing.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says the Federal Aviation Administration is sending a team to support the National Transportation Safety Board's inquiry.
"There will be some folks here. Obviously, they do an investigation in situations like these. As you see here, a military trail, there's road closures, and those would likely be something that are going to continue for the foreseeable future."
A Far North Queensland council is seeking more than 100 million dollars from the federal government to address a chronic housing shortage.
First Nations residents in Seisia and Bamaga in the Cape York region fear a lack of housing could force their communities and culture out, and that further migration from nearby climate-impacted islands will exacerbate the housing issue in coming years.
Local resident Rebecca Williams lives in a storage yard with no power, and says she's been on a waiting list for social housing for 11 years.
She says the lack of adequate housing is a sign of deeper systemic issues impacting First Nations people in the region.
"I see it as structural violence. Maybe a bit of racial, but more structural violence, with not just my generation, but many generations of my family."
Pressure continues to build on King Charles to apologise for the past practices of slavery, as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting gets underway in the Caribbean.
The Transatlantic Slave Trade Database indicates that at least 12.5 million Africans were abducted and sold by European traders from the 15th to the 19th century, with Britain transporting an estimated 3.2 million people across the Atlantic to become one of the biggest slave-trading nations.
Buckingham Palace has indicated Charles will not say sorry on behalf of Britain, which has repeatedly ruled out financial reparations over its role in the slave trade.
University of Sussex historian Alan Lester says talking about reparations at CHOGM would be a step forward in and of itself.
"There's just been a complete refusal to even begin discussions. At the last heads of government meeting, Keir Starmer managed to sort of put off discussions but rule out financial reparations, which is where we are now. But there will be discussions at this heads of government meeting and at some point, I think Britain will have to accede to actually talking about what it is CARICOM (Caribbean Community) really want."
Fans are celebrating after Italian driver Kimi Antonelli won his debut F1 title, becoming the youngest champion in Formula 1 history.
The 20-year-old finished third at the Mexico City Grand Prix - behind Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
"To be here now. It is an incredible moment, an incredible feeling. And I am very grateful for all the opportunities - that I was given all the support. The family, the friends that I have. And this will be a point to build on and to try to get better because we just want to keep winning because that is the best feeling in the world."
