Senators and members of parliament have returned for the first sitting week of the year. Here's what was on the agenda.

Peter Dutton, who wants to be prime minister, has been taking aim at “wokeness.” But Australia’s electorate isn’t America’s, ...

Labor says the coalition's so-called long lunch tax break for businesses will cost taxpayers more than a billion dollars a ...

Independent Allegra Spender spearheaded a condemnation of antisemitism by federal parliament – but the debate was mired in partisanship. The opposition tried to prevent the government bringing on the ...

The price of food will continue to remain high because the food industry, farmers, suppliers, distributors, retailers are all ...

An ecumenical church service held at St. Christopher’s Cathedral in Canberra marked the beginning of the new parliamentary ...

JOURNALIST: When it comes to the Bible verse that you said today, you talked about, you know, people shouldn't see any evil in people that do good. Do you expect that this will be a more kind campaign ...

Federal parliament returns today for the first sitting day of the election year with the Albanese government hoping to keep the focus on cost-of-living relief. Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Peter ...

The nation's political leaders gathered at a service hours before parliament resumed for 2025, which could be the last time ...

The Albanese government and Coalition have engaged in a bitter dispute over the opposition’s proposed $20,000 tax break for small business meals and entertainment.