The country’s arts sector will get a support boost after laws setting up two creative bodies passed parliament. Music Australia will aim to boost the country’s contemporary music sector, while …

A Liberal backer of the Indigenous voice says he fears the proposal could be “lost to history”. Senator Andrew Bragg, who has indicated his support for the constitutional proposal, has …

Australia was willing to walk away from a possible free trade deal with the European Union despite there being a “lot at stake”, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has admitted. The …

The man accused of stealing Nick Kyrgios’s car from the tennis star’s mother at gunpoint has pleaded not guilty over the incident. The man, who is not being named for …

A new multi-million dollar anti-scam centre will be the latest tool in the government’s arsenal to crack down on fraud. More than $86 million was set aside in the recent …

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has promised the relief measures won’t worsen already high inflation, treading a delicate balance as he handed down his second budget in Canberra on Tuesday. An increase …

National cabinet has agreed to a suite of health measures in an effort to make medical services more accessible. State and territory leaders met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in …

He may have been out of the job as governor-general for four years, but Sir Peter Cosgrove is set to return for a brief stint at his old stomping ground …

Pharmacy peak bodies have been accused of scaremongering on changes to prescription medicines. Up to six million Australians will be able to pay less for medicines, with the government to …

More than $50 million will be spent on research into long COVID, after an inquiry into the condition called for a national database on the coronavirus. The funding will allow …