Warming limit of 1.2 degrees needed to save reef: panel
Australia and the rest of the world must keep global temperature increases to 1.2 degrees to save the reef.
Australia should take Trump's trade threats against China 'very seriously'
Australia will be forced to choose between the military security of the US and the economic opportunity of China, experts warn.
Malcolm Turnbull caught out by scorching postal plebiscite quote from 20 years ago
Despite once arguing a postal vote would unfairly disenfranchise millions of voters, the PM refused to rule out the proposal on Wednesday.
'Outrageous exploitation': Company fined record $660,000 for underpaying worker
Newly arrived Afghan refugee underpaid $25,000 in just four months of work at a Melbourne fruit market.
'All I'm asking for is to have a bloody vote': Liberal MP
Government MP has criticised colleagues for "ratcheting up the bullshit" over a push for a free vote on same-sex marriage
'We should all be shocked' leader of university with worst results comforts students
Australian universities have been hammered by the results of the world's largest survey into sexual assault on campus after the Human Rights Commission labelled its findings "unacceptable".
Household finances in reverse as job prospects worsen
The typical Australian family takes home less than when Kevin Rudd was prime minister.
LNP establishment hits out at gay MP Trevor Evans
The President of the Queensland LNP has excoriated MP Trevor Evans for flagging that he could cross the floor to support gay marriage, saying the issue is 'peripheral' and MPs should abide by the party's policy.
Australia issues strong denial it was rushed into raids by British travel warning
The Turnbull government has vehemently denied that police were rushed into arresting alleged plane bomb plotters.
Marriage debate spins beyond Malcolm Turnbull's control
No matter how this proceeds, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has lost control. It is a bizarrely weak position for a prime minister.
Zed Seselja defends Australia's resettlement of 12,000 refugees
Some local councils have called for more assistance in resettling new refugee arrivals in Australia.
Search how every university ranks for sexual harassment and assault
Explore the data from the Australian Human Rights Commission's investigation into sex abuse at 39 Australian universities.
PM lashes out at media as ministers push to retry failed same-sex marriage plebiscite
Conservatives are scrambling to head off an uprising by moderate Liberal MPs over same-sex marriage next week.
One in five students sexually harassed at university, landmark report reveals
University students are experiencing an "alarming" rate of sexual assault on campus, a survey of 31,000 Australian students has found.
The four Liberals and six steps for a same-sex marriage revolt
Long talked about as a potential last resort, the conditions now appear set for a parliamentary ambush by a small group of Liberal MPs that could see same-sex marriage become law within weeks.
'All the hallmarks of an infomercial': ABC under fire over timing of Sam Dastyari episode
The ABC is facing questions over whether an Australian Story episode was connected to the PR blitz for Sam Dastyari's new book.
Alcohol a bigger problem than meth but being overlooked: doctors
Doctors have criticised state and federal governments over their new drug policy blueprint, accusing them of putting too much emphasis on methamphetamine and not enough on a much more damaging and deadly substance: alcohol.
How your department will benefit from new $500m APS spending
How is the new $500 million public service "modernisation fund" being spent?
Adani loan high risk for taxpayers, independent study finds
A $1 billion public loan to the controversial Adani Carmichael mine project would expose taxpayers, according to analysis.
Crossbench poised to refer 'thankful' One Nation senator to High Court
Malcolm Roberts' case looks set for the High Court, while the One Nation senator delights in "unbelievable" spike in public profile
Labor's trust tax crackdown to hit 200,000 small businesses
About 200,000 of the 315,000 trusts to be whacked with a new tax are related to small businesses.
Turnbull says MPs have right to cross floor on same-sex marriage
The issue could flare up as early as next week when Parliament resumes after a long winter break.
Court urged to release 'Palace letters' on 1975 Dismissal
Gough Whitlam's eldest son has appeared in court to fight for the release of letters that would shed light on the Dismissal.
Labor tobacco donations referred to anti-corruption body
Federal Labor leader Bill Shorten insisted he had no knowledge of the money.
Coalition puts brakes on public service royal commission idea
Would a new public service royal commission suggest there is a crisis or serious wrongdoing in Canberra?
Lofty ambitions persist among jihadists
In the post-9/11 era of tight security in which the so-called Islamic State has urged followers to grab whatever they can find as a weapon and just go for it, public attention has been diverted to low-tech, unsophisticated terrorism plots.
New MP speaks out as chances grow of gay marriage in Australia by end of the year
"I am talking with colleagues, quite a number of colleagues, about different options that sit in front of us at the moment."
Shorten channels Howard, Costello and Hockey
Every living Liberal treasurer but the latest has wanted to tighten the tax treatment of trusts.
Two inquiries needed to audit MPs' citizenship: Greens
Parliament should run run two parallel inquiries into MPs' citizenship, say the Greens.
PM wants national review of Murray Darling water theft
The Turnbull government has announced plans for a national independent review of the Murray Darling Basin Plan in a bid to restore confidence in the system in the wake of water theft allegations.