US reliance threatens defence capability, Liberals warn
Australia is being urged to ramp up investments in its own national security in a bid to balance the relationship with the US and ensure the alliance will last.
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Evidence from Treasurer Chris Steel to an ACT Legislative Assembly inquiry has raised questions about the government’s budget processes, including the use of retrospective appropriation adjustments.
The ACT and federal governments have struck a deal to build 4900 new homes in Canberra, including more than 1700 set aside for first home buyers.
ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury has announced he will retire from politics, ending a 17-year career in the Legislative Assembly.
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One Nation slips from historic peaks in latest polls
Pauline Hanson's party has dropped in support among voters in two major opinion polls as the fuel crisis and war in the Middle East hit.
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Drivers’ fuel spend finally drops as oil channel shuts
Australian motorists are caught between the US and Iran as the Islamic republic backflips on a promise to reopen a critical shipping route.
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Parton pledges suicide prevention laws
The Canberra Liberals will introduce a dedicated Suicide Prevention Bill, promising a more co-ordinated, long-term approach to what they describe as one of the territory’s most pressing public health issues.
Dozens of oil tankers are on their way to Australia through the Strait of Hormuz as an international mission gets under way to ensure the waterway remains open.
Australia will soon spend the most it ever has on defence outside of wartime, but the opposition says it's only an artificial boost.
The ACT Government is spending more than twice as much incarcerating First Nations people as it does funding Aboriginal community-controlled services, according to new figures raised in the Legislative Assembly.
The Canberra Liberals have created two new shadow cabinet portfolios focused on men’s and women’s health, in a move they say will strengthen policy responses across wellbeing, safety and social issues in the ACT.
Australia and Brunei have used bilateral talks to commit to working together on fuel and energy supply against the backdrop of the Middle East conflict.
Senior Labor figures have labelled the coalition's immigration plan as divisive, while others have been more direct, branding it racist.
Labor ministers have hit out at a hardline coalition plan to end non-discriminatory migration based on acceptance of 'fair go' Australian values.
Drone and other autonomous military capabilities will be one of the central features of the 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program to be unveiled by Defence Minister Richard Marles.
Anthony Albanese's visit to Malaysia and Brunei to shore up Australia's fuel stocks comes as the government prepares for a prolonged disruption to supply.
Australia has not been asked to help stop ships travelling through the critical Middle East waterway and doesn't expect to be, the prime minister says.
Marathon talks between the US and Iran have broken down as Australia's foreign minister urges the nations to uphold a ceasefire.
Australia's largest supplier of refined fuel will continue to provide petrol and diesel amid global uncertainty as part of a new agreement.
