After Senate hearings into Labor gambling ad laws, NRL boss Peter V’landys dismissed it as being run by “publicity-seeking extremists”.

Senator Pauline Hanson's offensive comments, made during an interview in February, had been widely condemned by politicians and Islamic leaders as un-Australian.

Australians, particularly those trying to get into their own home, are increasingly dissatisfied with their lives. And it’s hitting the political system.

In an open letter, opposition MPs including frontbencher Andrew Hastie and deputy Nationals leader Darren Chester said: “Your proposed reforms do not go far enough.”

After years of price rises, power bills are set to fall for millions of households. This is why.

Exclusive: A Senate committee considering the illegal tobacco trade in Australia hears closed-session evidence from cigarette manufacturers

Productivity Commissioner Danielle Wood says Australia will not meet the federal government's 1.2 million new home target, as residential construction rates fall.

Unions representing ABC staff have signalled the possibility of further strike action if a dispute over pay and conditions at the broadcaster isn't resolved.

One Nation is far from world domination in terms of seats won, but its influence on politics is now real, writes Phillip Coorey.

A Senate committee report into the capital gains tax was authored by the Greens but littered with clues about Labor's plans.

Reserve Bank of Australia’s second consecutive increase lifts cash rate target to where it was in February last year

Grace Tame criticises Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's qualified apology after he described her as "difficult", saying "what a patronising cop-out".

Experts say the Morrison-era Jobs Ready Graduates scheme has instead had a ‘devastating impact’ on the very people higher education needs to serve

Supermarket giant Coles is accused of a "planned" campaign to mislead customers over discounts on the first day of a bombshell Federal Court case.

Politically damaging material was stripped from the final report of the corruption buster appointed to help root out wrongdoing in the powerful union.

It could cost less than $300 million over four years to support allied health students doing mandatory practical placements.

Clive Palmer was Australia’s biggest political donor, pouring $53 million into his failed campaign, while Coal Australia donated millions to third-party “grassroots” campaigns.

Three people remain missing and Victoria's premier has declared a state of disaster as fast-moving bushfires threaten dozens of towns.

A spate of collisions involving e-bikes on NSW roads has sparked momentum for a major shake-up of the state’s third-party insurance laws.

Residents on the NSW coast are coming to terms with property loss after bushfires swept through the region on Saturday.

The sovereign wealth fund is under pressure to explain the travel, including flights to assess the quality of hotels where senior management intended to stay.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher commissioned the review in early 2023 after the Coalition was accused of stacking dozens of plum positions.

Australia’s richest person has criticised her company’s joint venture partner, Rio Tinto, for torching shareholder value on the “green altar” of net zero.

Macarthur MP Mike Freelander believes the multi-partisan support for restricting gambling advertising means the reforms will "get there" eventually.

“Last week, I just came to the realisation that it was the right time to stop,” the 71-year-old said.

The decision to greenlight a highly staged Nazi rally outside NSW parliament has left senior police red-faced, politicians fuming, and Sydney’s Jewish community facing fresh trauma.

The Nationals have formally abandoned a commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050, setting a challenge for Opposition leader Sussan Ley whether to follow or risk splitting the Coalition.

Albanese government will need to make major concessions to pass promised federal nature laws as Liberals attack ‘nature positive 2.0’

Australian critical minerals companies could expect more international and domestic investment in producing and processing following the deal, experts say, however, more investment is needed in refine...

The conservationist was renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy.

Sea temperatures off Sydney are up to three degrees above normal for this time of year, making for ideal swimming conditions even as scientists sound the alarm about warming oceans.

The federal environment minister was advised pollution from Woodside's Karratha Gas Plant may be causing irreversible changes to ancient rock art, before granting the company a 40-year extension with ...

TGA confirms drug is safe for use in pregnancy as doctors worry about effect of White House misinformation

What ultimately determines whether the UN's report joins the list of other shocking but overlooked inquiries is whether this latest finding moves any governments, including Australia's, to take furthe...

The Albanese government’s Climate Risk Assessment report makes for horrifying reading – and makes clear the very real implications of inaction.

Australia's biggest gas project, Woodside's North West Shelf, has received final approval to extend operations through until 2070.

Can the Albanese government strike the right balance: set a climate policy that’s strong enough to work, but isn’t branded reckless?

Minns government to create one of the largest national parks in the state as forest advocates welcome ‘historic’ victory

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia has joined the UK, Canada and New Zealand in sanctioning Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians.

‘Palestinian territory must not be reduced nor subjected to any demographic change,’ joint statement declares after Israel announces military expansion