Pauline Hanson charged taxpayers thousands for travel and accommodation to attend a Sydney court case where she was found to have racially discriminated against Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi ( SMH ).

Australia admits around 185,000 migrants each year, largely skilled workers, and allocates about 20,000 humanitarian visas each year for asylum seekers. Despite briefings from Washington, the Albanese ...

Dutton and the Liberals broke several records for unpopularity, particularly among women and young people, as voters said Labor is the best party to manage the economy. Shadow treasurer Ted O’Brien ...

Labor is targeting public service savings of up to $5.6bn annually in an attempt to reign in growing budget blowouts. The Albanese government is covertly asking bureaucrats to trim and reprioritise ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signalled support for US President Donald Trump’s contentious peace plan with Russia, seeking to narrow points of difference (ABC). US and Russian officials met ...

Trump administration officials have warned US ambassador Kevin Rudd against plans to enforce more local content on American streaming services, including hinting at tariffs. Rudd was contacted by ...

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson donned a black burqa on the Senate floor in a bid to have the Islamic covering banned on national security grounds. In a repeat of a 2017 stunt, Hanson attempted to ...

Australia’s four largest super funds have invested in an Indian refining company, profiting from sanctioned Russian oil. The funds have invested a combined $110m in Reliance Industries, which refines ...

Environment Minister Murray Watt is negotiating with the Coalition and Greens to pass the Environment Protection and ...

Environment Minister Murray Watt has pledged to pass an update to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act this week “with whichever of the Coalition and the Greens is willing to ...

Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina has smashed Darwin, toppling rainfall records and damaging schools and infrastructure before heading out to sea. Darwin was battered by gale-force winds in the strongest ...

Labor and the Greens are edging towards a deal on nature reforms in the final sitting week of parliament this year, as ...