The Treasurer has warned economic growth may have weakened in the March quarter.

The Immigration Minister has come to the aid of the ASIO head.

Former Blair spin doctor says British politics has abandoned the middle ground.

Public servants should face the sack if they if they refuse to work in Darwin, former minister says.

• EXCLUSIVE

ANU modelling finds Coalition's Medicare levy plan hurts hip pockets more than Labor's alternative.

The stoush between actor Paul Hogan and the Commissioner of Taxation, Chris Jordan, has escalated.

Bird-sized drones will hover over a battlefield feeding vital intelligence to Australian soldiers.

• EXCLUSIVE

Several Labor MPs from party's left oppose federal government's proposed changes to citizenship.

• Exclusive

The budget's housing solution is a toxic wasteland that will be uninhabitable for years.

Centrelink users who need an urgent cash advance may soon find it easier to get one – up to a point.

Media bosses urge Senate to support scrapping of "outdated and increasingly irrelevant" restrictions on media ownership.

Alex Gallacher apologises for asking whether Julie Bishop spent taxpayers' money on decorations.

AFP commissioner says he hopes to see James Comey during an upcoming visit to the US.

Australia is on the verge of making history. But there are some contentious and confusing elements. Here's what it all means.

Islamic State issues a chilling call to its followers to use online classified websites to lure unsuspecting people to their deaths.

Liberal MP Tim Wilson has blamed his colleagues' unwillingness to act on same-sex marriage for the "national silliness" that has erupted over tennis legend Margaret Court's boycott of Qantas.

Australia's domestic spy chief has been forced to expand on comments he made rejecting a link between refugees and terrorism, after days of intense pressure.

Paul Hogan has threatened to "extract revenge" from the Tax Office, after its commissioner Chris Jordan implied the actor had paid tens of millions of dollars to avoid going to court over tax evasion.

Crocodile Dundee star and his long-term collaborator appear to have settled their long-running dispute with the tax office, a parliamentary committee has heard.

• COMMENT

The ATO and federal government want us to think its business as usual at the agency, but it's not.

The Turnbull government to allow green bank to invest in carbon capture and storage.

Treasurer Scott Morrison has written into law the rate that Australia's big five banks will be charged under the $6.2 billion major banks' levy.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will launch a strident defence of the tax rises in his government's second budget.

Counter terrorism experts have overwhelmingly backed spy boss Duncan Lewis in his assessment there was "no evidence" linking refugees to Islamic terrorism.

The exercise groups Australia with the countries at the coalface of the North Korean nuclear threat.

In an extraordinary address, Republican giant John McCain begged an Australian audience for patience and even leadership to sustain the alliance between the US and Australia during the Trump presidency.

Andrew Hastie has weighed in on the heated debate over the use of Australian Defence Force special forces in the event of a future terrorist attacks.

• ANALYSIS

Getting the green bank to invest in carbon reduction measures is not entirely mad.

Jordan knows "nothing" of fresh Cranston allegations, Senate told.