North Korea's missile threat
North Korea's program to develop a nuclear-armed Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile is accelerating.
North Korea's program to develop a nuclear-armed Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile is accelerating.
Watch the Deputy PM have a go at presenting a weather forecast.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defence Secretary James Mattis have vowed to strengthen the Australia-US alliance during AUSMIN talks in Sydney.
Questions have been raised about Malcolm Turnbull's leadership amid backbench angst over the Finkel report into energy security and prices.
The Federal government has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought by 1905 men detained on Manus Island who claimed they were mistreated.
A mistake by Senator Jacqui Lambie has resulted in a re-vote on medical marijuana laws meaning it's now easier for the terminally ill to access it.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Labor leader Bill Shorten have put their differences aside to unite against terrorism. They both say it needs to be tackled stronger than ever before.
Daniel Morcombe's parents Bruce and Denise join Senator Derryn Hinch to relaunch the push for a child sex offenders register.
The government will introduce new citizenship laws this week and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says they'll focus on English language competency and more thorough background checks.
Encrypted messaging on smartphones is a headache for security agencies. The Turnbull government is considering how to stop terrorists "going dark" by hiding their conversations. National Security correspondent David Wroe explains.
Calls from One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to "intern" those on the terror watch list invoke a dark history of detainment that stretches back to World War Two.
New vision has emerged up on Twitter of conservative commentator Andrew Bolt being attacked in Melbourne, shot by the attackers.
The infamous Watergate scandal that undid President Richard Nixon "pales" in comparison to President Donald Trump's links to Russia, says former US intelligence chief James Clapper.
Anyone would think we had all the time in the world to decide which carbon pricing model will work best for us. Artist: Matt Davidson.
See how the PM has changed his language when he talks about terror attacks.
The Reserve Bank leaves the cash rate at 1.5 per cent. Eryk Bagshaw explains the decision.
US and Australian Foreign and Defence ministers make no apology for killing their own nationals if they are fighting for Islamic State.
Sarah Hanson-Young accuses Jacinta Collins of running "a protection racket for the Catholics" as a Senate committee grows heated.
Australia may have enjoyed more than 25 years without a recession, but as Peter Martin explains, it's been a close run thing.
Anthony Albanese was once a question time star - now Barnaby Joyce has taken to ridiculing his absence from the dispatch box.
One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts attempts to rattle the experts by mentioning a hoax study claiming âpenises cause climate changeâ.
The budget lifts the government in the latest Fairfax-Ipsos poll, but Labor still leads, Mark Kenny explains.
The foreign aid budget is now less than half of what was once a bipartisan target. Fergus Hunter explains.
Mark Kenny argues the 2017 budget has recast Canberra politics, and not just for the government.
Australians have been deployed in Afghanistan since 2001, and that doesn't look like ending any time soon.
It's called pumped hydro and it could play a vital part in Australia's energy future.
James Massola has been talking with Treasurer Scott Morrison and reveals the philosophy - and some of the content - of budget 2017.
In a joint press conference with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, US Vice President Mike Pence says the Trump administration will honour a controversial refugee deal with Australia - even though it does not 'admire' the deal.
Fergus Hunter explains the impact of immigration on other major areas of government policy.
A Fairfax-Ipsos poll reveals a vast majority of voters, including coalition voters, support the existing wording of race-hate laws. Matthew Knott explains.
Buying a house is increasingly out of reach for young Australians - Eryk Bagshaw explains the options being considered.
Is power flowing Labor's way? - watch as government ebbs and flows between Labor and the Coalition in the years since world war two.
US foreign aid can't be used to support contraception or abortion - Stephanie Peatling says it may become a political issue in Australia.
Politicians are meant to declare their interests, but Adam Gartrell argues the system is only semi-transparent and lacks oversight.
As Malcolm Turnbull flounders in the polls, Peter Dutton is being mentioned as a possible leader.
A new report may force Malcolm Turnbull to chose between his party's left and right factions. James Massola explains.
The on-going turmoil in the right-wing of Australian politics favours Bill Shorten, says Mark Kenny.