Federal Parliament has passed what the government calls Australia’s toughest laws against hate speech and hate crimes. Labor ...

Minimum jail sentences are planned as part of a crackdown on hate crimes by the federal government.Amid an escalation of ...

Displaying hate symbols, funding terrorism and terror crimes will now carry mandatory minimum sentences federally after the laws successfully passed parliament on Thursday.

The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they would otherwise abhor.

Senators and members of parliament have returned for the first sitting week of the year. Here's what was on the agenda.

Parliament is back for a fortnight in what could be the final sitting before the federal election is called. Prime Minister ...

Energy Minister Chris Bowen says he has been left "surprised and disappointed" by a Queensland government move to dump ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is visiting Alice Springs today, where he will announce $840 million in funding to support ...

While there’s plenty of information in the latest data disclosure, Australians are still in the dark about exactly who funds ...

The first day of the last days of Parliament followed a well-worn template both in format and substance as leaders attacked each other over the cost of living.

Parliament has yet to pass a law ensuring five-year funding for the ABC. That leaves the broadcaster at risk should the ...