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 ...

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.

A new audit of Australia’s democracy finds it generally in good shape, but with pressing issues that need addressing.

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

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

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

Hopes for environmental law reform during the current term of federal government have been dashed, so what lies ahead for ...

Peter Dutton, who wants to be prime minister, has been taking aim at “wokeness.” But Australia’s electorate isn’t America’s, ...