They make headlines, divide communities and define elections. And they are all connected. The thread that links them is arguably the most important, and most sensitive, factor in Australian politics.
Hundreds of the Prime Minister's public servants could be moved from Canberra to Australia's red centre, under a plan proposed by Regional Development Australia.
The Turnbull government has sought to allay fears it will cut taxpayer-subsidised sick leave for living organ donors from the federal budget.
In a scene-setting pre-budget speech on Monday, federal Treasurer will argue Labor's proposal to pare back negative gearing tax breaks will not help Australians looking to buy their first home – and it will drive up the cost of renting.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will fly into India on Monday and look to capitalise on Australia's fastest growing education market that has only now recovered from the damage inflicted by a series of racial attacks.
Syria is a Russian 'client state' and has to help bring Bashar al-Assad into line, Malcolm Turnbull has said.
Three out of five of Victoria's electricity distributors and two out of three of its gas distributors would be controlled by single Hong Kong-based infrastructure business under a $7.4 billion takeover proposal being considered by the Turnbull government.
Labor would retire coal fired power plants and never fund new ones under recommendations from a Senate committee to be released on Monday, forcing thousands of workers to transition into new jobs while pushing towards and emissions intensity scheme.
Australia must provide better incomes and opportunities for the working class if it is to avoid the same anti-trade backlash that helped sweep Donald Trump into the White House, a Labor frontbencher has warned.
Asylum seekers on Manus Island who are suing the Turnbull government for false imprisonment will be able to watch the proceedings live from Papua New Guinea.
Malcolm Turnbull rejects claims that he has interfered with domestic politics in Papua New Guinea by visiting Port Morseby on the eve of national elections.
The Turnbull government is considering new measures to encourage more migrants to settle in regional or remote areas to relieve pressure on house prices and infrastructure in Sydney and Melbourne.
The wisdom of a campaign by the Turnbull government emphasising the risks of moving too rapidly to renewable energy has been thrown into question by polling that suggests a majority of its supporters don't agree.
A Palestinian political activist has been prevented from speaking in Australia after the Turnbull government cancelled his visa on the grounds that "members of the public will react adversely" to him.
Malcolm Turnbull has refused to rule out sending asylum seekers who are not included in the resettlement deal with the United States from Manus Island to Nauru.
The Turnbull government could improve its budget bottom line by nearly $3 billion a year if offshore petroleum companies were forced to pay a flat royalty on the gas they extract and export, new research suggests.
 With one massive question of war demanding an answer, Malcolm Turnbull found himself reflecting on another moment in time, three quarters of a century ago, when the response of a relative few determined the fate of two nations.
The real challenge for Australia is to see India not for what it was or even is now, but for what it will be in the future.
Dictator ÂBashar al-Assad has disqualified himself from any role in a political settlement in Syria and should be placed on trial for his "horrendous" war crimes, Malcolm Turnbull has declared.
The Turnbull government has ramped up pressure on Russia to stop further war crimes by the Assad regime in Syria.
Relocation rules target seats Coalition holds or wants to win.
Pension changes by successive governments have hit some of the poorest Australians the hardest, with single-parent families who rely on welfare up to $6000 worse off over the past decade.
Peter and Bon have seen almost every barrier of discrimination collapse. But one is still in their way.
Anti-halal certification campaigner Kirralie Smith has joined Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives.
Turnbull government abandoned plans to allow universities to set their own fees for "flagship" courses.
An Indian trade official has warned Australia not to get too optimistic about signing new deals with the sub-continental giant.
Government to take stab at reducing annual $22 billion in 'overclaimed' tax deductions for work expenses.
Questions have been raised about Liberal MP David Gillespie's ownership of a shopping complex in Port Macquarie.
The PM has carefully sidestepped questions about what action Australia might take against the regime.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has backed away from a key argument for rolling Tony Abbott in 2015, denying that consistent poor polling should represent a trigger for a leadership challenge.
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