Bishop warns of escalation as Trump and Korea trade threats
Australia has called on "all parties" to calm tensions over North Korea's nuclear program.
Australia has called on "all parties" to calm tensions over North Korea's nuclear program.
Lobbyists on both sides of the marriage equality debate will be free to distribute misleading and deceptive material ahead of the same-sex marriage postal vote, because the usual campaign rules have been discarded.
Pauline Hanson is planning to personally move the motion referring her embattled senator Malcolm Roberts to the High Court.
Millions of Australians will be warned by power companies when their discount electricity plans are set to expire.
Justice Kirby has lashed out at the "Mickey Mouse" postal proposal, which said was unprecedented, disrespected Australians and discriminated against marginalised voters.
The revelation that former Coalition government minister Bruce Billson received undisclosed payments from a business lobby group while still a serving MP have raised eyebrows among his party colleagues, according to a Liberal MP.
Parliament will today debate whether to hold a national plebiscite on same-sex marriage - again.
Accustomed to covering matters of grave importance, the High Court suddenly finds itself overrun with accident-prone politicians.
Foreign Minister declines to comment on the 'fire and fury' rhetoric used by US President Donald Trump.
You talk about unifying moments? It is not a unifying moment. It is exposing our children to that kind of hatred.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has kicked off his campaign for a 'no' vote in a postal plebiscite.
Marriage equality advocates have also refused to say whether they would encourage supporters to vote in the plebiscite.
Strong leaders don't need to tell you they're strong leaders.
The Victorian Liberal Party is probing an influx of new members in the seat of Menzies, following extraordinary allegations by MP Kevin Andrews.
Canberra's Labor MPs are leading community consultations on ways to better address gender inequality in Australia, in a bid to close the entrenched gender pay gap and improve female community participation.
How will the government conduct a voluntary postal plebiscite?
Liberal MPs who support same-sex marriage warn the postal vote must have a high turnout to be legitimate.
The government's attempts to force a postal plebiscite "looks like a bit of a stretch" to constitutional expert George Williams.
The Islamic State has begun urging Australians to join the group's fight in the Philippines as an alternative to travelling to Syria.
The Greens believe they have the numbers to have One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts sent to the High Court, putting his political future in doubt.
Read an edited extract of a press conference from Malcolm Turnbull and Mathias Cormann following the Coalition party room meeting.
Deregulation of electricity prices has failed and it's time to introduce a cap on tariffs by the end of the year, the Australian Greens say.
Some key details remain missing in the Turnbull government's revised same-sex marriage policy.
A new report warns foreign intelligence attacks at Australian embassies are not being well managed.
On a practical level, the ABS is the worst-placed organisation to conduct a postal plebiscite. Remember the census debacle?
The Turnbull government will hold a people's vote on same-sex marriage by November, almost certainly in the form of a $122 million postal vote.
'Rebel' MPs have shelved the option of crossing the floor to force a parliamentary debate on same-sex marriage this year.
The sister of former prime minister Tony Abbott has questioned whether the party she loves "could actually ever see fit to do the right thing".
People at high risk of HIV could soon get cheap access to a breakthrough preventative drug.
The political spotlight will now turn to a group of MPs and whether they will cross the floor.
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