Minns government to spend $47.1m to recommission part of Silverwater jail while PSA says prison alone will not end violent behaviour

As the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a record El Niño will push global heating beyond 1.5 degrees this year, the government still refuses to publicly detail the national security threat.

The next general consul to New York chairs Australia Post and is a former News Corp executive

One Nation's superannuation policy looks very similar to the Coalition's previous ones, which only serve to transfer wealth from younger people to older asset owners. It's bad news for productivity…

If prices were to take a 10% fall from the March 2026 peak, as CBA has suggested, that would still only mean prices were back where they were at the end of 2024

Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed

Social services minister says social media was playing a role in the increase of sexual violence among teenagers

Shift comes after Chris Bowen said Labor would use constitutional powers to override states resisting rules on sustainable energy

This week, the Albanese government, in goose-stepping sync with the Liberals and One Nation, will push into law the “ASIO...

Labor’s legislation to restrict gambling ads is set to pass this week, with the Greens calling the agreement ‘cowardly’

The leftwing commentator has been invited to appear on the Planet America program on Monday night

The new measure falls short of calls for gambling ads to move to an opt-in model, or for an outright ban

Scheme announced in wake of Bondi beach terror attack will launch in November, with costs shared between NSW and commonwealth

The corruption watchdog is looking into allegations about Catholic conservative Liberals – but others are getting caught up in the hearings

Former Liberal, ‘anti-woke’ film animator and councillor who says he used to work on Daniel Andrews’ security team among lineup for November’s state poll

US former top health official, who was subpoenaed to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19, says Markson’s reporting about virus’s origin ‘does not make any sense’

The NSW anti-corruption watchdog has begun a public inquiry into allegations of branch stacking, illegal donations and interference with preselections

The imminent rebranding of Sky News Australia is less a makeover than the consolidation of a long-sighted strategy that’s secured a far-right base.

Government’s response to 54 recommendations made by Aftab Malik includes new education taskforce and federal police social cohesion team

The New South Wales premier warns of rising threat of Pauline Hanson’s party as he addresses party conference

Reserve Bank of Australia decision on Tuesday comes after three consecutive cash rate hikes this year

Keir Starmer says operation involving UK armed forces has delivered ‘yet another blow’ to Russia and Putin

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Migrants are generally younger than the average Australian, are skilled and more educated. And they typically pay more tax than they receive in benefits

Brereton says ‘ongoing focus on matters relating to me personally’ is undermining ‘commission’s core purpose of strengthening integrity’

Ahead of a promised reforming budget, MPs say the exceptional discipline in the Labor caucus is the result of cultural changes within the party.

The newly revealed $40B blowout on Snowy 2.0 is shocking, but not surprising. Former senator Rex Patrick on management and oversight failures.

The party’s activist wing has probably never held such power, yet the PM offers uncritical support for Aukus and refuses to criticise Trump’s acts of war

In the first of a two-part series, Labor insiders weigh up the competing stresses on the government in what was meant to be its central year to deliver change

PM tells Guardian Australia government focused on ‘delivering what matters’ to voters in interview marking first anniversary of landslide reelection

Prime minister says the middle of a global fuel crisis is ‘the worst possible time to jeopardise’ Australia’s partnerships with Asian trading partners