Voters are favouring the coalition over federal Labor, a new poll shows, in a sign the government’s cost-of-living relief may not be enough. The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll published …

Twelve current and former public servants failed to show care, integrity and due diligence when they designed and delivered an unlawful welfare debt recovery scheme. The officials breached their code …

Bill Shorten, the prime minister who never was, has announced his departure from the world of politics. The former Labor leader, who narrowly lost the 2019 federal election, revealed he …

Fewer than one in three Australians want either Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton as their prime minister but the contest between the two parties is heating up. The latest Newspoll …

Australia’s national interests are on the line, leaders have warned, after US President Joe Biden announced he was withdrawing his bid for re-election. The abandoned bid followed growing pressure on …

Women escaping domestic violence will have improved access to emergency accommodation as the federal government delivers hundreds of new safe places across Australia. About one in five Australians have experienced …

Questions are hanging over Julian Assange’s future as he adjusts to ordinary life. The WikiLeaks founder set foot on Australian soil as a free man after 14 years dodging US …

Australians are finally taking to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, with voter ratings of Anthony Albanese continuing to drop as they turn to the coalition for national security and economic management. …

Australia’s alliance with the United States goes beyond individual leaders, says Anthony Albanese after Donald Trump’s conviction over hush money. A New York jury has found the former president and …

Student teachers, nurses and social workers will be paid during their compulsory work placements for the first time. As part of their degrees, these students must work hundreds of hours …