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

If Labor’s cautious balancing act is aimed at seeming hands-on and productive without giving opponents any more ammunition so ...

Federal parliament returns today for the first sitting day of the election year with the Albanese government hoping to keep ...

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

The families of Australian teens Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have broken their silence after it was revealed Laos authorities investigating their daughters’ deaths are yet to accept Australia’s help ...

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

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 ...

In the latest of a series of escalating incidents, eggs and verbal abuse have been hurled at five women near Bondi Beach and ...

A historic cut to living standards has occurred, mostly since Labor scraped into office in May 2022, fuelling a political ...

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

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