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Former prime ministers Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, whose famous clashes were some of the most hostile in Australian political history, will both be presented with honorary doctorates by Israeli universities this week.

• 46 mins ago

Controversial MP George Christensen says he had no idea "The Dingoes" group was racist when he appeared on their podcast, despite offensive articles vilifying black people and jokes about genocide. He is now calling for their US white supremacist guest speaker to be barred from visiting Australia.

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Cyber Security Minister Dan Tehan says the government can't rule out vulnerabilities to cyber threats.

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott has given the Coalition's second budget a lukewarm endorsement, describing it as "the best the government can do in the circumstances".

Two refugees under Australia's care in Nauru are desperately seeking medical evacuations to Australia to escape a health regime that a government-contracted doctor on the island has admitted is "broken".

Amnesty says expert analysis contradicts Australian government claims after Good Friday shooting.

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The Turnbull government's big-spending second budget has aided their political fortunes.

Voters have given a big tick of approval to four key measures unveiled in Malcolm Turnbull second budget.

The federal government has committed $33.4 million for a national redress scheme.

The NSW government will step in and investigate the RSL's financial scandals, declaring itself "fed up" with the league's own efforts to investigate claims of possible fraud and cover-ups by some leaders.

Mutual obligation are about to become two of the most-heard words for those within the welfare system, as Australia shifts closer to New Zealand's controversial system.

The United States has called for tougher international sanctions against North Korea in the wake of its latest ballistic missile test, which Australia described as a "reckless and provocative" act that would fuel regional instability.

Treasurer Scott Morrison has accused the big banks of having a "whinge" over the government's new levy but has also sought to reassure them he has no plans to lift the impost any further.

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The Commonwealth public service is beginning a push toward gender-neutral bathrooms at its Canberra headquarters, to foster greater inclusiveness of transgender and intersex employees.

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Notorious US white supremacist Mike Enoch has announced plans to visit Australia for an alt-right conference.

It was supposed to be a crucial pillar of the government's border protection policy: so why has the legislation disappeared?

A "cyber weapon" originally belonging to the US National Security Agency has caused devastation in the wrong hands.

"In this world, there are things that you'd like to go and there are things that you've got to do."

When Garth Camac found out a former soldier was threatening to kill himself, he hit the phones, summoned the cavalry and saved his life.

Three senior Queensland senators could be forced out of their seats by the next election, with momentum building for generational change that would shake up the Sunshine State's Senate ticket.

When we send people to war, we ask they prepare themselves to kill or die to defend the nation. But what happens when they return?

The government's hopes overhauling school funding have received a boost.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's proposed $7.8 billion Medicare levy rise looks set to stall in the Senate, with Labor, the Greens and the crossbench all flagging concerns about the hit to low-income earners.

A permanent tax rate of almost 50 per cent for top earning Australians is on the cards as the government looks to negotiate with Labor and the Senate cross bench to fill fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

In one instance, $1.1m in provisions for a military exercise was paid for with a credit card, resulting in more than $18k in interest.

Kim Beazley says the Turnbull government should grant a request for more troops to be sent to war-torn Afghanistan.

Outgoing defence boss Dennis Richardson warns of first signs of extremist influence in Indonesian politics.

The first serous poll since the big-spending budget reveals the Coalition still trails the Labor opposition.

Nearly two years since his election, Tony Smith is widely judged to run a relatively fair-handed and effective regime.