Law and Government trends in Australia

Top searches in Law and Government collected from Google Trends every 15 minutes, with the news behind each one.

Updated 20 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC · 18 min ago · 255 topics · Full Google Trends source · Collected every 15 minutes

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helen haines

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200,000++1000%19 Oct 2026, 06:20 UTC

When horror came to Wangaratta, this is how locals rushed to help · ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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When horror came to Wangaratta, this is how locals rushed to helpABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
If we’re going to make the country safer, it starts in the building where Helen and I workSMH.com.au
Broke, in chronic pain and anger at ‘pathetic’ Albo: inside the mind of Brendan NugentThe Australian
Car allegedly did U-turn and struck Helen Haines twice, as ‘hero’ local barber praised for apprehending driverGuardian Australia
‘It was crazy’: Australian barber hailed as hero after rushing to lawmaker’s rescueCNA
Anti-government violence is growing. The response needs to be more than just increased policingThe Conversation Australia
Haines suspect ‘broke’ and in ‘chronic pain’News.com.au
Ex-NYC mayor pays tribute to HainesThe Age
Haines loses leg, MPs say death threats now ‘part of job’AFR
Sad twist emerges in link between Brendan Nugent’s stepmum and Helen HainesHerald Sun

royal family news

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10,000++1000%19 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC

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Harry and Meghan hate phrase ‘working members of royal family’ · The Times

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jim chalmers trust tax changes

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10,000++1000%18 Oct 2026, 05:20 UTC

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Could Labor's trust tax be as much as 60 per cent? Yes, but there's a reason · ABC News Australia

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Could Labor's trust tax be as much as 60 per cent? Yes, but there's a reasonABC News Australia
Death tax trap: Why your loved ones could still face 30pc trusts tax unless you redraft your willThe Australian
Both the Greens and Labor’s trust stances could cost charitiesAFR
Jim Chalmers faces ‘double tax hit’ trusts warning on construction, investmentWilson Asset Management
Businesses set to fork out in upcoming trust tax changeThe Canberra Times
Aussie businesses face up to 77pc tax hit under Labor planThe Nightly
Trust issues: NT builders battle Fed Govt 30% tax hikeNT News
The government wants trusts to pay a minimum 30% tax. What’s behind the changes?The Conversation Australia
Tax changes to discretionary trusts are likely – what is happening and why are some Australians upset?Guardian Australia
Greens warn of private school fees loophole in Labor's trust taxABC News Australia

the gentlemen

Entertainment · Law and Government

2,000++1000%19 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC

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‘Oldest trick’: Meghan film drama erupts · News.com.au

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queenstown

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2,000++700%19 Oct 2026, 21:50 UTC

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Police scale back search for missing Queenstown surgeon after four weeks · Stuff

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Police scale back search for missing Queenstown surgeon after four weeksStuff
Search for missing woman Erika Coelho moves to recovery phase1News
Search for missing Queenstown woman moves to recovery phaseOtago Daily Times
Police believe missing woman dead as Queenstown search enters recoveryNewstalk ZB
Police Move To Recovery In Erika SearchWhat’s On Invers
Dogs join search as police enter recovery phaseWanaka App
Aquaman lands in Queenstown: Jason Momoa snaps up $15m lifestyle estateNZ Herald
Hollywood star Jason Momoa splashes $15m on Sir Sam Neill’s former Queenstown homeOtago Daily Times
Creative Spaces Project returns for 2026Queenstown Lakes District Council

andy burnham

Law and Government · Politics

2,000++600%19 Oct 2026, 02:40 UTC

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Hegseth wrong to say most non-US Nato forces in Afghanistan did not fight, says No 10 · The Guardian

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canadian military base fire

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2,000++400%18 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC

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Deadly military base fire among Canada's worst peacetime tragedies, PM says · ABC News Australia

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deportation

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1,000++600%19 Oct 2026, 04:30 UTC

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US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan · The Guardian

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child

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1,000++400%19 Oct 2026, 19:10 UTC

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Breaking: Kumanjayi Little Baby review finds extensive failings · ABC News Australia

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Breaking: Kumanjayi Little Baby review finds extensive failingsABC News Australia
Kumanjayi Little Baby: damning report finds ‘heartbreaking’ child protection failures before five-year-old’s deathGuardian Australia
Kumanjayi Little Baby was subject of 16 alerts before her deathNT News
Shameful details emerge about 5yo’s deathNews.com.au
‘Case closed, no further action’: review details the tragic life of Kumanjayi Little BabyThe Australian
Girl's outback death prompts child protection reformsThe Canberra Times
Review finds Kumanjayi Little Baby subject to 'extensive failings'SBS News
NT senator says child protection 'needs to change' after niece's alleged murderABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Alice Springs and Katherine local news briefing, Tuesday, October 20ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
‘Confronting’: Bombshell after 5yo’s murderNews.com.au

australian economy

Health · Law and Government

1,000++1000%19 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC

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Workplace mental health to cost $27bn without action · The Australian

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Workplace mental health to cost $27bn without actionThe Australian
Australian consumer confidence falls faster than almost anywhereAFR
Bad news for Aussies as financial pain tipped to linger for yearsNine.com.au
We’re picking up the tab for public servants WFH while the economy spiralsThe Courier Mail
Australia’s Quiet Economic Decline: How We Went From Boom Nation to Also-RanProperty Update
$500bn of household wealth disappears in Labor budget abyssThe Australian
Australia faces steep consumer confidence declineTicker News
ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence up 0.9pts to 68, small recovery after three weeks of fallsRoy Morgan Research
‘Has the ship sailed?’: Warning lights ‘blaring’ over Australia’s economic futureNews24
Australian consumer confidence drops quicker than nearly anywhere 0 / 70Nine.com.au

ryan kevin murfet launceston sentencing

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500++600%19 Oct 2026, 09:20 UTC

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Driver jailed over fatal red-light crash · The Mercury

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Driver jailed over fatal red-light crashThe Mercury
'Innocent pedestrians': Speeding driver sentenced after killing man in crashThe Examiner

iran

Law and Government · Politics

500++200%18 Oct 2026, 07:40 UTC

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‘Enormous damage’: Iran’s threat to Trump · News.com.au

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‘Enormous damage’: Iran’s threat to TrumpNews.com.au
Who is Mehrdad Akhlaghi, Iran’s new tech-focused defence minister?Al Jazeera
Architect of Guards' missiles becomes Iran's defense ministerIran International
Top Iranian General Urges Expansion of Strategic Technologiesتسنیم
Iran's defense minister warns Trump against new attacksBreakingthenews.net
Shafaq News..Iran warns of broad response to US, Israelشفق نيوز
'We are ready for war': Iran's new defense minister threatens US and IsraelYnetnews
Iran's newly appointed defence minister threatens WashingtonWION
‘Enormous damage’: Iran’s threat to TrumpNT News
‘Enormous damage’: Iran’s threat to TrumpThe Daily Telegraph

lawyers weekly

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500++300%20 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC

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‘Deeply concerning’: Lawyer criticised for misleading magistrate, exaggerated submissions · Lawyers Weekly

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‘Deeply concerning’: Lawyer criticised for misleading magistrate, exaggerated submissionsLawyers Weekly
Strike-off looms for lawyer who levelled explosive claims against peersLawyers Weekly

vietjet worldwide freezing order

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500++300%18 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC

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Regulator probes Vietjet over financial viability · The Daily Telegraph

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Regulator probes Vietjet over financial viabilityThe Daily Telegraph

%s

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500++500%18 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC

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O.J. Simpson, a Secret Informant and a Decades-Old Mystery · The New York Times

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O.J. Simpson, a Secret Informant and a Decades-Old MysteryThe New York Times
New evidence points to alleged O.J. Simpson accomplice in 1994 murdersCBS News
Times’s investigation adds more intrigue to infamous OJ Simpson caseGuardian Australia
O.J. Simpson Associate’s Brother Claimed He Dumped a Mystery Bag on Murder Night—Then Tried to Retract His Story After Asking for MoneyYahoo
Video New claim adds more intrigue to OJ Simpson caseABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Criminal defense lawyer calls new OJ Simpson info an ‘interesting postscript’NewsNation
Mob Informant Could Have Played Role in OJ Simpson CaseTODAY.com
Mob informant may have helped O.J. Simpson at murder sceneOrange County Register
N.J. mobster may have had role in O.J. Simpson murder case, shocking new report saysNJ.com
Explosive New Claim Emerges in O.J. Simpson CaseThe Daily Beast

hmas leeuwin

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500++300%19 Oct 2026, 08:40 UTC

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Navy member stood down with pay after recording device found · ABC News Australia

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Navy member stood down with pay after recording device foundABC News Australia
Navy member stood down over hidden deviceNews.com.au
Hidden video recording device found in cabin of Australian navy shipBBC
'Despicable betrayal of trust': The direct warning after a secret device is found9Now
Navy bosses condemn hidden camera incidentBrisbane Times
Navy member stood down over recording deviceThe Canberra Times
Defence member stood down with pay after recording device found in women’s bathroomNine.com.au
Hidden camera on warship: Navy audits fleet bathroomsNT News
ADF member ‘person of interest’ after ‘despicable betrayal of trust’ on Navy ship where camera found in women’s shower – as it happenedGuardian Australia
Breaking: Person of interest identified after recording device incident on navy shipABC News Australia

soldier

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200++300%19 Oct 2026, 10:40 UTC

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Ukrainian drone flies wounded soldier from front line · ABC News Australia

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Ukrainian drone flies wounded soldier from front lineABC News Australia
Ukraine says it carried out first drone airlift of wounded soldier from front lineBBC
Ukraine claims world’s first drone evacuation of wounded soldierNBC News
Ukraine pulls of world's first battlefield drone rescueNine.com.au
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine evacuates wounded soldier from front line by drone for first time, military saysThe Kyiv Independent
Ukraine Uses Drone For Medical EvacuationAviation Week
First Evacuation by Hexacopter: Soldiers from the 92nd Assault Brigade and 30th Mechanized Brigade Rescue Wounded FighterМілітарний
Video. Ukraine unveils flying ambulance drone that could save lives in minutesEuronews.com
Ukrainian drone rescues wounded soldier on frontline in ‘world first’Nine.com.au
Ukraine conducts ‘historic’ drone evacuation of wounded soldierStars and Stripes

allegra spender

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200++900%19 Oct 2026, 08:50 UTC

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The cost of putting off an economic reckoning is looming · ABC News Australia

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The cost of putting off an economic reckoning is loomingABC News Australia
Huge plan to hike GST and slap it on foodNews.com.au
Budget reboot: How to fix Australia’s finances and fund its futureGrattan Institute
Spender and Chalmers’ reform adviser back GST change to offset tax cutsSMH.com.au
Frydenberg is right. Raise the GST and cut income taxAFR
If we want a better Australia, we need to raise the GST – and cut income taxesThe Conversation Australia
The higher-tax proposal experts say could 'secure' Australia’s futureSBS News
Calls for increased tax on all grocery staples to wipe $76 billion a year off Australia's debtYahoo Finance Australia
Spender and Chalmers’ reform adviser back GST change to offset tax cutsWAtoday
Think tank CEO calls for GST raise to fund income tax reliefThe West Australian

bell

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200++200%19 Oct 2026, 21:10 UTC

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Man denied bail after alleged sexual assault of 13yo west of Brisbane · ABC News Australia

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Man denied bail after alleged sexual assault of 13yo west of BrisbaneABC News Australia
Indecent treatment of a child charges, BlackstoneQueensland Police News
Named: Man allegedly sexually assaulted 13yo girl in bushlandToowoomba Chronicle
Teenage girl ‘sexually assaulted by a stranger on a suburban bushland trail’News24
Man charged over alleged assault of teen in Blackstone7NEWS
BLACKSTONE| Man charged over assault of teenage girl in bushlandRiver 949
Indecent treatment of a child charges, BlackstoneQueensland Police News
Indecent Treatment Of Child Charges, BlackstoneMirage News
Legends fume at KO punch after the bell, Aussie dudded in VegasNine.com.au
‘I would like to see more’: Terence Crawford reacts to Sebastian Fundora’s winBad Left Hook

melbourne sydney population migration regional

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200++500%18 Oct 2026, 20:30 UTC

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Tropics attract city dwellers in regional migration trend · ABC News Australia

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Tropics attract city dwellers in regional migration trendABC News Australia
‘Mass exodus’: Aussies fleeing capital cities for the regionsThe Weekly Times
Regional moves match June quarter record despite winter lullMortgage Professional America
Regional life shifters look to north Queenslandhttps://newsreel.com.au/
Regional migration reaches equal-record June quarter high as Northern Queensland emerges as a growth hotspotCommBank
Migration from Australian cities to regions reaches pandemic level — ABC News AustraliaUA.NEWS
Melbourne families flee as regional Victoria boomsHerald Sun
Regional migration surges: Sunshine Coast leads as top destination, regional Victoria is a growth hotspotMi-3.com.au.
Regional migration hits pandemic-era high as new Queensland hotspots emergeElite Agent
‘Mass exodus’: Aussies fleeing capital cities for the regionsNews24

prince harry meghan markle public engagements

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200++400%19 Oct 2026, 04:10 UTC

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The success of Harry and Meghan’s return to popularity will hit the royals smack in the face · Nine.com.au

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kim jung un

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100++300%20 Oct 2026, 00:10 UTC

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