In short: $1.1 billion will be spent over five years on initiatives such as HECS relief, addressing "poverty placement" and better access to courses.A "needs based"…
Alison Scott's beloved sister Jessica was murdered by her husband five years ago.On Tuesday, she will be one of several women who have lost female…
In short: Australia and South-East Asian nations have endorsed the so-called Melbourne Declaration at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Victoria.The statement calls for "peace, security and stability"…
In short: Singapore's prime minister has defended a deal made with singer-songwriter Taylor Swift to make his city-state the only stop in South-East Asia as part…
In short: The government's amendments to stage three tax cuts have passed the Senate.The overhaul will bolster the benefit of tax cuts for those on lower incomes.What's next? The…
In short: Labor Party members from all of NSW met in Nowra over the weekend for the party's country conference, which included a visit from…
In short: Anthony Albanese is accusing his counterpart Peter Dutton of politicising a boat arrival and undermining Australia's border protection regime.On Friday, a boat carrying…
A week before the 1983 election, Bob Hawke rang economist Ross Garnaut to talk about whether Garnaut would work for the likely next prime minister…
PNG Prime Minister James Marape will make an historic address at Parliament House after arriving in Canberra yesterday. He's set to become the first Pacific…
The Australian economy is at a turning point. When the Reserve Bank meets this week for the first time in 2024, it will be assessing…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given the strongest indication yet that the stage 3 tax cuts will be expanded to benefit lower-income earners.The prime minister…
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil meant it as a compliment."When this law was passed in the parliament, Australian Border Force did not own an electronic…
A top Chinese official has warned Australia that its naval vessels need to act "prudently" in waters anywhere near China in the wake of a…
It was only a fortnight ago that Anthony Albanese was rubbing shoulders with the Chinese leadership, including powerful President Xi Jinping, and being hailed with…
Leading economist Chris Richardson has called on the Australian government to cap some migration as he labelled the nation's housing crisis a decades-long "misery machine"…
It's helpful for the Albanese Government to have all mainland states in Labor hands – but only up to a point.This week we've seen the…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Australia during a "very successful" meeting in Beijing.Mr Albanese is the first Australian…
For a while there, not being Scott Morrison was one of Anthony Albanese's greatest assets.It helped the new prime minister bank early wins, especially on…
The family of an Australian writer Yang Hengjun, detained for more than four years in China on suspicion of spying, has penned a letter to…
Indigenous leaders who supported the Yes case at last week’s Voice referendum have written to the prime minister saying the No vote was a “shameful…