Australian Politics News

Questions have arisen around freedom of speech after an American Israeli was barred from entering Australia.

Albanese deflects on labelling China a threat, backs strategic diplomacy, and says Australia alone will decide defence spending based on need.

Prue Car said she would take leave to undergo treatment.

The Labor government is pushing to double the tax rate on retirements funds with over $3 million.

‘The question of gun ownership in Australia has been a taboo,’ said Libertarian MP John Ruddick.

Whyalla steelworks owner, OneSteel Manufacturing, is in administration, but the government says its package is designed to support jobs and the local economy.

The NT’s Country Liberal government has pledged $500 million to expand prison capacity and infrastructure.

‘Our first priority is biosecurity,’ said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

The FSC found that if the threshold were indexed annually at 2.5 percent, the number of people hit by the tax at retirement would plummet to just over 64,000.

One real estate research firm says based on current predictions, South East Queensland property values could double—twice—in the next 10 years.

The no-confidence motion passed 18-17, with Speaker Michelle O’Byrne casting the deciding vote.

Australia’s Labor government is pushing through a higher tax on individual retirement savings.

Senior Liberal leader Alan Stockdale said women in the party were now ’so assertive' that men may need special rules to get preselected, sparking backlash.

Google, Meta, Apple, TikTok, Microsoft reveal that they have removed thousands of fake profiles and posts from their platforms.

UNSW senior lecturer Scott French said less than 1 percent of Australian steel and aluminium were exported to the United States.

The regulator says unlicensed staff, poor oversight, and lack of controls at RAMS—owned by Westpac—led to widespread legal breaches.

The latest accounts showed low figures all round with low private and public investment.

Boele edged out Liberal contender Gisele Kapterian, overturning an earlier eight-vote deficit recorded in the initial count.

The changes close a gap in current disciplinary powers, which are limited to on-campus incidents.

Labor labelled the Liberals ‘extremists’ for pushing to dump net zero.