An anti-corruption investigation has found staff in the Daniel Andrews’ government exerted pressure on health department officials to award a $1.2 million contract to a health union. The Independent Broad-based …

Former Tasmanian Liberal premier Peter Gutwein has ­accused federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of dividing Australians over the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament. Mr Gutwein, who passed the premiership to …

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has unveiled a wider-than-expected frontbench reshuffle, with Jacinta Price the new Indigenous Australians spokeswoman. Mr Dutton announced the appointment of Senator Price, who was first elected …

Nine out of 10 people experiencing homelessness in the Northern Territory are Aboriginal. In an attempt to solve the housing crisis, Aboriginal Housing Northern Territory is hosting a three-day conference …

Australia’s mortgage-belt heartland has shifted its political allegiances from the Liberals to Labor and the coalition has lost support among younger voters, a Newspoll analysis shows. The analysis, conducted for …

A human rights advocate says she wants every Australian to understand that the heart of the voice proposal will empower Indigenous people to have a say on matters that affect …

Communities in the path of Tropical Cyclone Ilsa are beginning to assess the damage from its potentially record-breaking winds as the severe storm system works its way inland. The cyclone …

New developments in the AN0M drug-bust saga have come to light, owing to proceedings outlined in court documents seen by The Sydney Morning Herald. Among those, that NSW police allege …

Debt collection for welfare payments will no longer be outsourced, with all outstanding debts to be considered in-house within the next few months. Contracts with debt collection agents ARL Collect, …

Pruning back stage-three tax cuts, raising the GST and cutting wasteful spending on major defence and transport projects are among a suite of options the government could consider to rein …