I was just 16 when I began conversations with a Sydney church leader that would change the course of my life for the following decade. They would lead me to celibacy, shame and, ultimately, to wanting to die.
The former deputy prime minister has urged the Prime Minister to reconsider the decision not to posthumously promote John Monash to field marshal.
Greg Hunt derailed interview by demanding ABC host Patricia Karvelas state her support for freedom of speech.
Commonwealth leaders are being urged to use their combined power to repudiate the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
The Turnbull government's flagship energy policy must address serious concerns from the two big mining states.
After years of debate, Fairfax Media can reveal Sir John Monash will not be elevated to the highest rank in the Australian Army.
Suburbs from Hawthorn and Kew to Templestowe and Box Hill have grown entirely due to a wave of migration over past two decades.
Up to 100 per cent of the population growth in some Australian suburbs over the last 20 years has come from migration.
A new Treasury report has found migrants consume less in government services than they pay in tax
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ruled for 15 years and was re-elected last week with 86 per cent of the vote.
Sir John Monash was so revered by Australians that 300,000 people turned out for his funeral. But he also had enemies.
Hundreds of Australian organisations have been affected in a global campaign of malicious cyber attacks.
It's time to defend both the design and tree choice at the National Arboretum, without pretending that either were perfect.
The Turnbull government has been warned against cutting taxes further instead of finding new ways to raise the revenue needed to fund vital services.
The Greens will become the first party with seats in Parliament to call for full cannabis legalisation, despite criticism from top medical bodies.
The document adds a new dimension to disagreement inside the Coalition over whether Australia's 190,000 annual migration cap is to high.
Pledge from Labor is a departure from the emissions intensity scheme it took to the 2016 election.
Australia's new Chief of the Defence Force comes to the job with a profile earned as Tony Abbott's choice to stop the boats.
Australian women who have access to the NBN are up to 23 times more likely to start their own business at home.
Australia will be asked to endorse plans to build the Commonwealth into a $US1.5 trillion trading bloc.
Malcolm Turnbull has appointed the former head of Operation Sovereign Borders, Lieutenant-General Angus Campbell, as the new chief of Defence.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said it was time for Russia to act responsibly toward its ally in Damascus.
Labor Party with CFMEU has plenty to gain and should stay out of the scheme.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's department has been sitting on a police report for weeks.
"The real debate is whether so-called gay conversion therapy should be regarded as a form of child abuse."
The call comes after the construction of a mammoth port in Vanuatu fuelled concerns about China’s ability to extend its naval power in the region
Defence Minister Marise Payne said the strikes were "not intending to escalate the conflict in Syria".
Mark Latham and Alan Jones join forces to kick up a storm in the kitchen.
A Chinese company offered each of the 52 members of Vanuatu's Parliament a free laptop.
Debate is key test of whether the Queen's position at the head of the Commonwealth should be seen as hereditary.