Church, 'sloppy' lunch policy, cost of living: Key moments from parliament's 2025 return
Senators and members of parliament have returned for the first sitting week of the year. Here's what was on the agenda.
Australia news LIVE: Laos waives AFP help in methanol deaths investigation; PM to make major funding announcement in Alice Springs
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is visiting Alice Springs today, where he will announce $840 million in funding to support ...
Back flips on both sides of politics as hate laws and civil liberties clash
The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they would otherwise abhor.
Parliament returns as election countdown begins
Parliament is back for a fortnight in what could be the final sitting before the federal election is called. Prime Minister ...
Political donations data show who’s funding whom in Australia – but they are coming out far too late
While there’s plenty of information in the latest data disclosure, Australians are still in the dark about exactly who funds ...
Federal government 'surprised and disappointed' by Queensland decision to end support for hydrogen project
Energy Minister Chris Bowen says he has been left "surprised and disappointed" by a Queensland government move to dump ...
Sound the alarm: ABC at risk of Coalition’s Trump-style policies
Parliament has yet to pass a law ensuring five-year funding for the ABC. That leaves the broadcaster at risk should the ...
Australia’s Top Conservative Follows Trump’s Playbook, Up to a Point
Peter Dutton, who wants to be prime minister, has been taking aim at “wokeness.” But Australia’s electorate isn’t America’s, ...
MPs condemn anti-Semitism as parliament resumes
Independent MP Allegra Spender has kicked off the first sitting week of the year by putting forward a motion condemning ...