Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has challenged the government to fund changes for prescription medicines following a political standoff on the issue. Changes from September 1 will allow patients to get …

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has defended his role in overseeing the unlawful robodebt scheme, rejecting findings from the royal commission. In his first in-person comments since the release of …

A senior public servant who oversaw the unlawful robodebt scheme has been stood down from her position at the Department of Defence following the royal commission findings. Kathryn Campbell, who …

A pre-trial hearing for a man accused of stealing Nick Kyrgios’s car from the tennis star’s mother at gunpoint has been delayed. Prosecutors for the man, who is not being …

TikTok officials concede “serious changes” were needed at the social media company in the wake of a spying scandal. The admission, from Australian general manager Lee Hunter, came during a …

Trade Minister Don Farrell is heading back to Europe in a bid to break an impasse with the EU over a free trade deal. Mr Farrell will travel to Brussels …

Former coalition ministers have been found to have dismissed or ignored key concerns about the unlawful robodebt scheme. But it is not yet clear which – if any – ex-ministers …

Childcare centres that hike fees to cover subsidy increases have been warned they will be in the sights of the consumer watchdog. The federal government’s childcare subsidy will be increased …

Gambling ads would be banned during live sport matches in a bid to protect families, under a bill introduced to parliament by the coalition. The private senator’s bill, introduced on …

Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie has described actions taken against Senator David Van in the wake of allegations of inappropriate conduct as decisive. Senator Van resigned from the Liberal Party a day before a …