Abbott gives thinly veiled warning over climate change policy shift

Former PM delivers thinly veiled warning on climate change policy to Malcolm Turnbull.

Australia breaks GDP record

Australia has broken the record for the longest run of uninterrupted growth in the developed world, figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed.

Shorten defends Dastyari's China links

Labor leader Bill Shorten has been forced to back Labor senator Sam Dastyari following fresh revelations about his links to and lobbying for an influential Chinese donor to the Australian Labor Party.

Frydenberg hits phones to keep colleagues in line over climate

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Josh Frydenberg has hit the phones to Coalition backbench to calm growing concerns about the federal government's climate change review.

Fears grow for two more Australians caught in London attack

Fears are growing for two more Australians caught up in the latest London terror attacks.

Turnbull government urged to adopt new low emissions target

The Turnbull government should adopt a Low Emissions Target as a fall back option to help Australia reduce its carbon emissions and meet its Paris climate targets, according to the Climate Change Authority.

Morrison sounds warning over growth as GDP forecasts turn negative

The Treasurer has begun preparing the ground for weak or negative economic growth in the March quarter.

Turnbull backbench questions Paris climate deal commitment if Trump pulls out

The federal government expects United States President Donald Trump to walk away from the Paris climate agreement, but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his senior ministers insist Australia will not follow suit – despite pressure from the Coalition backbench.

Albanese is in the question time deep freeze

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Albanese has asked just six of the 511 questions Labor has put to the Coalition in almost a year.