Labor and the Coalition are closing in on a deal to pass a trio of controversial migration bills. What is in them?
Government accused of enabling a form of ‘human trafficking’ by the campaign group Labor for Refugees NSW Follow our Australia…
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Australia politics live: Labor rejects Greens’ compromise offer on housing bill; NSW reveals master plans for 60,000 homes
The Help to Buy bill faces a final vote in the Senate scheduled for Tuesday. Follow today’s news live Get…
Australian government drops misinformation bill
The Australian government has withdrawn a bill that would have fined online platforms up to 5 percent of their global…
Victorian Labor considering push to retake Prahran after surprise resignation of former Greens MP
Sam Hibbins announced resignation from parliament three weeks after confessing to consensual relationship with staff member Get our breaking news…
Labor dumps misinformation bill after Senate unites against it
Communications minister Michelle Rowland will also not unveil any gambling ad ban legislation in the last sitting week of the…
Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor
The announcements showed how Trump was fleshing out the financial side of his new administration.
Greens and some independents are biggest winners from Labor’s proposed donation cap, data shows
Labor and Coalition would have missed out on $4.1m and $4.7m in donations after public funding boost, while the Greens…
Australia introduces a bill that would ban children under 16 from social media
Australia’s majority party has introduced a bill in Parliament that would ban children under 16 from social media. The legislation,…
More than 80,000 at risk of deportation from Australia under Labor bill likened to UK’s failed Rwanda plan
Bill gives authority to the Australian government to pay third countries to accept unlawful non-citizens on a removal pathway Get…
Lettuce, sausages and ‘simps’: Bill Shorten’s most memorable zingers
Exiting politics after 17 years, the former Labor leader leaves behind a legacy of important reforms – and some immortal…