A major,sophisticated,state-based cyber attack has targeted key Australian organisations across industry,government and essential services.
Victoria's booming population is set to hand it another MP in Federal Parliament while the Northern Territory appears likely to have its lower house representation cut in half at the next election.
The Greens,One Nation and Senator Jacqui Lambie will stonewall progress in the Senate until the major parties back down on a proposal that would limit crossbench motions.
Hundreds of potentially explosive letters that shed light on what the Queen knew in the lead-up to Gough Whitlam's dismissal will be released next month.
Weeks after the High Court ordered the potentially explosive letters be released,the agency holding them won't say when they will be made public.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia has a genuine issue with high Indigenous incarceration levels but he doesn't want that issue hijacked.
Historian and author Bruce Pascoe says there was slavery in Australia post-colonisation,and Scott Morrison saying otherwise is"an insult".
An increase in racism complaints has seen a coalition of 30 community groups join to demand a bipartisan national anti-racism strategy.
Within two minutes,tears. Within five,anger. On Q+A,politicians were sidelined by heartbroken Indigenous Australians urging change. First:"Do not kill us."
Mike Pezzullo has been been at the peak of the public service for the past seven years.
Australia's leading anti-China racism survey has so far documented 386 racist incidents,including abuse,physical intimidation and spitting.