The prime minister's warning that independent parliamentarians are a threat to Australia's security is a "shameful slur", Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie says. Â
The prime minister has moved to freeze the deeming rate for almost 900,000 social security recipients in the wake of the central bank raising interest rates for the first time in more than a decade.
The Greens plan to reform cannabis laws and demand a ban on offshore gas drilling in Bass Strait if they secure the balance of power at the federal election.
Independent ACT Senate candidate, Kim Rubenstein was last night alerted to some of her ‘Kim for Canberra’ coflute campaign signs being defaced with two printed pieces of paper attached with anti-Semitic slurs.
An impending interest rate rise and a new opposition shared equity plan to get thousands of people into homes has intensified the spotlight on property affordability.
Big tech will be required to enhance devices with safety controls that are easy for parents to use and hard for children to bypass, if the coalition is returned to government.
Free undergraduate education and thousands of new university jobs could be a reality if the federal government lifts spending on higher education, a landmark report says.Â
Australia's economic recovery has been faster and better than expected, with stunningly low unemployment and soaring commodity prices, but what comes next is unclear.
The ABC would get $8 million a year to deliver Australian content to Pacific nations under a Labor plan to lift engagement and challenge China's expansionism.
