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

A Victorian man has been charged with making death threats and antisemitic comments to a federal member of parliament. He's ...

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

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

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.

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 ...

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

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

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

The government has slapped first-of-their-kind counter-terrorism sanctions on the Terrorgram online network as part of a ...

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