Politics

October will mark 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Australia and Russia, but relations have often been frosty.

The Senate clerk recognises concerns the DHS's release of personal information to a journalist could have a "chilling" impact on sources in the Centrelink investigation.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is using blunt language to describe the fight against the Islamic State group, declaring Australia is "destroying Daesh" in the Middle East as he marks the arrival of the first Joint Strike Fighter in Australia.

The Prime Minister's department confirms 54,997 penalty notices were issued from July 1 to September 30 last year for participants in the Community Development Programme.

NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn faces tough questions over the bank's financial planning arm and its practises.

The economy may be the best avenue for the Right and the Left to take as they try to tackle the emergence of One Nation and other political alternatives.

The number of people joining the National Disability Insurance Scheme is rising dramatically, according to official figures, but disability advocates say in the race to meet enrolment targets, people entering the NDIS are losing out.

US President Donald Trump has created a more volatile global security situation, which could spell trouble for Australia's energy supplies, experts say.

From the penalty rates debate to 18C and Pauline Hanson, the Government has found itself struggling to take the political lead this week, says Insiders Host Barrie Cassidy.

Foreign aid spending is at its lowest level in eight years under the Turnbull Government and charities are calling for an urgent increase amid warnings of famine across the Middle East and North Africa.

The Human Services Minister has been referred to the Australian Federal Police, but what does this actually mean? ABC News political reporter Stephanie Anderson explains.

A publicly owned electricity grid is the only way to put a cap on costs, keep energy competitive and solve the country's energy crisis, according to one economics expert.

The Federal Opposition seemingly switches its position on a bill that would allow the Government to release the personal information of veterans, saying strict safeguards need to be in place to protect the data.

It's been making headlines since summer, but how does Centrelink's controversial debt recovery system actually work?

The agency set up to improve online government services never worked on Centrelink's automated debt recovery system.

The retirement of LNP stalwart and former deputy premier Jeff Seeney makes it harder for the party to ward off One Nation in the central Queensland seat of Callide, political analysts say.

The medical clinic at Australia's detention centre on Manus Island may be shut down because its operator did not comply with medical registration laws, Papua New Guinea's Government says.

The Federal Government refuses to bow to a parliamentary committee's calls for a royal commission into alleged abuse, neglect and violence against people with disabilities.

The Federal Government is pushing for new powers that would allow it to release a veteran's personal information should it wish to correct public statements.

Five thousand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders will be hired over the next decade as part of one of the country's biggest employment drives for Indigenous workers, with mining magnate Andrew Forrest's GenerationOne overseeing the project.

The governor of Papua New Guinea's Hela province is calling for an Australian Federal Police intervention to quell an outbreak of lawlessness he says has reached crisis point.

Labor MP Linda Burney asks the Australian Federal Police to determine whether Human Services Minister Alan Tudge broke the law by disclosing a welfare recipient's personal information to a journalist.

Jeff Seeney is retiring from politics at the next Queensland election after a 18-year career, which saw him rise to opposition leader and deputy premier.

Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce says cane growers would "rip" his head off if he prioritised changes to Section 18C over resolving a major foreign ownership dispute in George Christensen's electorate.

There is a widening of inequality between younger Australians whose parents own a home and those who do not, leaving children without wealthy parents with less opportunities over their lifetime, a new report shows.