Don’t ditch anti-Semitism fight for gun reform, PM told
As governments contemplate landmark reforms to the nation's gun laws in the wake of the Bondi stabbing, Jewish groups say cultural change is also needed.
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Australia's immigration policy is back on the agenda after two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration taking place at Sydney's most iconic beach.
National cabinet agrees to sweeping overhaul of Australia’s gun laws in response to Bondi massacre.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked the expenses watchdog to look at changes to entitlements as the travel claims scandal deepens.
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Rule-breaking AG to repay taxpayers for family holiday
Australia's top law officer will reimburse taxpayers after a family holiday was ruled outside guidelines, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers says she should not resign.
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PM won’t sack minister as travel expenses saga grows
Federal minister Anika Wells will keep her job in Anthony Albanese's government as more incidents of her travel at taxpayers' expense attract scrutiny.
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‘Classic glass cliff’: women leaders mark Liberal first
The majority of Liberal leaders across Australia are now women - but are they political saviours or placeholders until a male colleague takes over?
The coalition wants a review of the communications minister's spending as she comes under renewed fire for the cost of taxpayer-funded trips.
The rollout of Australia's landmark social media ban will be untidy, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admits, but he says it is already a success.
The band is back together... Canberra Liberals leader Mark Parton has unveiled his shadow cabinet that includes every member of the opposition, except for former deputy leader Jeremy Hanson, who has been elected Assembly Speaker.
An ex-Howard government minister has urged the Liberals to stand by Australia's non-discriminatory approach to immigration as support bleeds to One Nation.
The ACT government is moving on planning reforms, says Planning Minister Chris Steel, announcing initially "a few simple ways we can improve and streamline some of our processes to make things easier for consumers and industry alike."
As the political year draws to a close, a week of Senate estimates is all that's left on the calendar, with a controversial website redesign to be scrutinised.
An overhaul of environmental laws has cleared parliament, with the prime minister toasting the reforms despite the coalition branding them "economy wrecking".
Iran has responded to Australia's 'unjustified' decision to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, making it an offence to deal with the group.
Barnaby Joyce isn't ruling out a Senate tilt with the far-right One Nation after finally confirming his long-speculated resignation from the Nationals.
Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministerial portrait has officially been unveiled, with Anthony Albanese's speech about a vulnerable moment almost moving him to tears.
Rules protecting natural sites will get their first major overhaul in decades under an 11th-hour deal struck between Labor and the Greens.
A senior minister is being accused of playing down concerns over gambling harm stemming from advertising and is being asked to explain a policy go-slow.
