Penny Wong issues statement overnight announcing joint action with western allies to combat ‘ horrific levels of settler violence against Palestinian civilians’ ...

Australia's risk of becoming a "dumping ground" for slave-made goods has been exposed by Washington's "cynical"  tariff ...

The laundry list of former premiers and politicians among the 2026 King’s Birthday honour recipients is in many ways a ...

We confront a crisis of national confidence and the sense that our political order and institutions are not equal to today’s ...

The Albanese government’s announcement that Australia will now receive three used US Virginia class submarines, rather than two used and one new, has put the glare back on the Aukus commitment. Defenc ...

What we have today is tension between leaners – those who depend on or benefit from government favours; and lifters – those ...

The coming period may prove more volatile than anything the founders of the Commonwealth confronted when Deakin’s “three elevens” took the field.

Its members are counting on Mr Abbott and Angus Taylor, the party’s parliamentary leader, to achieve an urgent mission: to ...

Opinion polling shows Australia's two-party political system could become a thing of the past at the next federal election. A survey by polling company DemosAu, answered by 1,502 people between May 15 ...

Australians are clearly seeking something more complex from their political system. Something reflective of a society with array of interests and ideas. With the Australian federal election a week ...

A so-called Australian immigration crisis is a central election issue, but it’s based on misconceptions easily debunked by any examination of the evidence. Immigration has been a pawn for political ...

A Victorian state MP's use of an apparently AI-generated image raises questions about whether AI has any place in politics.