Australia hopes to put a years-long trade dispute with China in the rear-view mirror as the trade minister prepares to head to Beijing. Don Farrell is travelling to China on …

A Liberal frontbencher who was instrumental in building the foundation of the Indigenous voice has resigned from the coalition’s shadow cabinet to campaign for a ‘yes’ referendum vote. Shadow attorney-general …

An esteemed activist says a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice would benefit all Australians and help close the disadvantage gap. Jack Beetson, who co-founded Aboriginal education initiative Literacy for Life and …

One of the leaders of the campaign against a national Indigenous voice has backed the Liberals’ policy to establish local and regional bodies. Warren Mundine says a constitutionally-enshrined national voice …

Cheaper power prices have been flagged as a result of more renewable energy investment as the government lauds an increase in project approvals. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said she has …

The Liberals are licking their wounds and are trying to figure out what went wrong after unexpectedly losing the Aston federal by-election, despite rising living costs. The loss of the …

Australia will command a fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines within the next three decades under a fast-tracked plan that will cost up to $368 billion. In a bid to deter …

Australia will give $10 million in humanitarian assistance to help response efforts following Turkey’s devastating earthquake. The death toll from Monday’s quake has risen to more than 4400. Foreign Affairs …

Dating apps are being weaponised by criminals, including alarming rates of revenge porn and sexual extortion, with politicians and police joining forces to stamp it out. More than three million …

Two National Disability Insurance Scheme providers and five people associated with them have been banned from providing services to people with a disability, following fraud claims. Millennium Disability Care and …