The Federal Government is considering introducing mandatory skills testing for Year One students, a move which Labor says will not help improve Australia's international education ranking.
US President Donald Trump confirms his administration will continue to honour the refugee resettlement deal Australia made with the Obama administration late last year.
A protester arrested outside the Indonesian Embassy is fined and released from police custody after being held for almost 24 hours, under what his defence lawyer describes as unusual circumstances.
A small internet provider helping to end the data drought in regional Queensland says it could soon be outbid by big telcos on digital spectrum access due to a proposed rule change by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
Treasurer Scott Morrison brushes off calls from within the Coalition for the Government to consider curbing negative gearing in order to control the growth of house prices in capital cities.
An historical documentary featuring the Indigenous community on Palm Island in far north Queensland will shed light on a relatively unknown aspect of Australia's colonisation where Aboriginal people were stolen, stripped and exhibited as attractions in a human zoo.
Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull calls for more bollards to be installed in Melbourne to prevent a repeat of the Bourke Street rampage that killed five people, saying the attack exposed concerning weaknesses in city planning.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warns the United States against retreating into isolationism under President Donald Trump, saying most Asian nations want to see it take more leadership in the region despite concerns about tensions in the South China Sea.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he is confident the Government's refugee resettlement deal with the US will go ahead despite concessions from senior cabinet ministers that the arrangement is not set in stone.
Those opposed to Australia Day do so because of the historical significance, but I celebrate on January 26 for a quite different reason — because Australia is a great country to live in, writes Anthony Dillon.
Malcolm Turnbull and Barnaby Joyce are among Government figures to dismiss calls to change the date of Australia Day, despite comments by the Prime Minister's Indigenous advisor and a former cabinet minister.
A nurse who has served at international disaster zones and former prime minister Julia Gillard are among the list of 958 people recognised on the Australia Day honours list for 2017. Here is what some of the recipients had to say.
If you wouldn't celebrate the September 11 attack on the twin towers, why would you celebrate Australia Day on January 26? That is the question being asked by a new Invasion Day ad campaign inspired by a famous anti-piracy campaign from the 2000s.
"Unrelenting" attacks on the credibility of the Human Rights Commission and lack of a federal corruption watchdog are among the reasons Australia failed to improve its global corruption ranking, according to Transparency International.
The Turnbull Government is confident the future of Australia's one-off refugee deal will not be affected by US President Donald Trump's expected temporary ban on most refugees.
Bill Shorten accuses the Government of being out-of-touch on housing affordability after Barnaby Joyce suggests people move to the country if they want to purchase a home.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten accuses the Federal Government of being out of touch on housing affordability after the Deputy Prime Minister suggests people should move to the country if they want to purchase a home.
There are concerns that exploitation and abuse of older people is being allowed to flourish in NSW because the state is delaying introducing safeguards to protect the rights of the elderly.
Treasurer Scott Morrison outlines an "Australia first" trade policy after US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to leave the Trans-Pacific Partnership using similar language.