Attorney-General George Brandis is facing an embarrassing defeat as Labor and the crossbench unite to block a controversial move by him to restrict access by his colleagues to the government's chief legal adviser.
Some of Australia's wealthiest private schools are running multi-million dollar surpluses with the help of more taxpayer funding than they're entitled to.
The government is considering extra funding for mental health groups in the event of a plebiscite, an admission it could harm LGBTI people's mental health.
If you have just had the biggest failure in the history of Australia's electricity market it makes sense to bring those responsible for it together to talk.
The United Nations has delivered a blistering indictment of Nauru and Australia's failure to help children in detention-like conditions, especially those driven to attempt suicide and se
Australia's navy and airforce should be "fully authorised" to conduct freedom of navigation exercises in the South China Sea, including within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built by China according to Labor defence spokesman Richard Marles.
The recent power blackout in South Australia was a "wake up call" federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg has told a meeting of his state counterparts.
The long-running investigation into who leaked what to whom has finally run into the sand.
Fresh from flogging the iconic Jackson Pollock artwork Blue Poles, Liberal senator James Paterson has prescribed a much more dramatic medicine for budget repair: ending all arts and sports funding.
Last ditch attempt to keep industrial umpire out of public service pay dispute.
The federal government will establish a new tribunal for victims of perceived banking bastardry, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed on Friday.
One Nation Senator Rod Culleton has attacked the judiciary in a rambling press release after his latest court loss, demanding the civil matter be heard by a jury.
Queensland remained committed to a 50 per cent renewable energy target, despite conservative backlash as a result of last week's South Australian storm that plunged the entire state into darkness.
Palmer United could soon be no more, but party founder Clive Palmer said that did not mean it was dead, despite the mounting evidence to the contrary.
A toxic row between the country's two most senior lawyers escalated after Attorney-General George Brandis rejected advice on the same-sex marriage plebiscite from the government's chief legal adviser and instead sought the opinion of his predecessor in the Howard government.
Victorian Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio has accused her federal counterpart Josh Frydenberg of pulling a political stunt by calling an emergency meeting of ministers in the wake of the South Australian blackout.
The federal government will push ahead with a new tender for Australia's triple-zero emergency call service, despite an official review warning changes should be delayed until location capability technology is implemented and co-ordination problems are resolved.
Australia's first annual banks probe has wrapped up. And now we know the men who hold the money also hold the power.
National Australia Bank boss Andrew Thorburn says his bank stopped giving money to Australian political parties "to be clean" and to avoid public perceptions of impropriety or graft.
The Paris climate accord negotiated last year has been ratified by enough countries for it to go into force, but Australia has missed out on being part of the historic moment.
Hotel owners, bakers and florists who object to same-sex marriage would have their legal cases bankrolled by a new fighting fund quietly set up by the Australian Christian Lobby.
Westpac Chief Executive Brian Hartzer said a "trust gap" had opened up and banks need to to work harder to win back customers faith.
Coalition's hardline industrial policy is at risk of collapse as arbitration ordered.
The Sydney silk and St Patrick's College Strathfield old boy enjoyed relative anonymity before his public brawl with Attorney-General George Brandis.
Former mining magnate-turned-politician Clive Palmer has sparked speculation about a potential post-political career as a weight loss salesman following a series of social media posts spruiking a diet company.
Attorney-General George Brandis has refused calls to resign amid an extraordinary and escalating brawl engulfing the country's top lawyers.
The RSL will hold an independent investigation of consulting fees paid to national president Rod White and three NSW colleagues while they held voluntary positions.
Federal Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg believes a meeting of the COAG energy council in Canberra on Thursday "couldn't come at a more important time" just one week after South Australia experienced a statewide blackout triggering a federal political war in its aftermath.
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott has been challenged to justify his million-dollar pay packet, which was unaffected despite falling profits and lower customer satisfaction at the bank.
Aboriginal leaders are urging Malcolm Turnbull to abandon the plebiscite on same-sex marriage, convinced an ugly campaign by opponents of equality will damage their prospects for constitutional recognition.
Save articles for later.
Subscribe for unlimited access to news. Login to save articles.
Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.