The federal government's housing affordability package is a "sham", Labor's Chris Bowen says, and the measures set out in the 2017 budget will simply drive up prices.

Only people "ordinarily resident" in NSW could access proposed euthanasia laws.

New figures are expected to show real wage growth has fallen into negative territory.

Federal funding for some of Melbourne's most prestigious private schools will soar under the Turnbull government's school funding changes

National RSL president Robert Dick has sent a blistering email to his NSW counterpart, John Haines, demanding he and the rest of the state council "stand down" immediately or face fresh charges of bringing the league into disrepute.

He was the senator whose vote was pivotal to the Coalition's crusade to stamp out lawlessness in the building sector through the re-establishmnet of the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

The Medicare rebate thaw will not apply to 93 per cent of scans, including the X-rays, MRIs and ultrasounds used to diagnose some of the most common forms of cancer.

Drug users who return a positive test as part of a welfare crackdown will not be referred to police, the government says.

PM indicates Australia might consider the ban on some international flights.

The government has hit back at Ken Henry, after the NAB chairman and former Treasury secretary lashed the government's $6.2 billion bank levy, describing it as damaging to the tax system and criticising the lack of consultation with the banks.

Don't understand superannuation law? Neither do many Tax Office "experts", internal survey reveals.

Asylum seekers on Manus have been told to "consider their options".

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'.

Education minister Simon Birmingham has been confronted by student protesters after the government proposed to cut funding to universities while raising student fees.

The federal Parliament should assume that there is more corruption yet to be exposed, a governance and public policy expert says.

The dream of a naval shipbuilding industry will need an army of skilled workers.

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

The ATO has released new transfer pricing guidance as it chases hundreds of millions of dollars in tax bills from companies using dubious tax schemes.

Influential Coalition MP George Christensen has called on the government to bar US white supremacist Mike Enoch from spreading hatred in Australia, despite having appeared as a guest of the racist group hosting Mr Enoch.

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

Division within the Greens is threatening to derail the Turnbull government's hopes of overhauling the school funding system.

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'Some of the shots were fired through the compound and some of the bullets penetrated through the walls,' Manus Province police commissioner said.

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The Coalition is set to use its numbers on a powerful parliamentary committee to approve the Immigration Department's controversial plan to spend a quarter of a billion dollars on an office upgrade.

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.

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.

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.

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.