A Labor preselection battle sparked an examination of Parliament,which critics say is “stuck in the White Australia era”. Making it more multicultural will take some effort.
The Parliament’s own treaties committee has made a bipartisan call for the costs and benefits of trade deals to be calculated and made public.
Scott Morrison says Australia is “keeping a close eye” on a high-tech Chinese surveillance ship that is monitoring war games by Australian and American forces.
Parks and beaches were filled with joggers,cyclists,swimmers and surfers on the first day of Sydney’s lockdown.
City-based Coalition backbenchers are leading a push to reopen faster and give vaccinated people more freedom to travel.
A file containing highly sensitive personal information about a government employee was lost while it was being transported by a courier.
Former ambassador Dave Sharma says Australian security agencies should harness the Chinese community in the same way they have cooperated with Muslim leaders.
More than 827,000 people have died with the virus since it emerged in China late last year,according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.
DFAT will slash 60 jobs across Canberra and overseas postings as concern grows about Australia's flailing diplomatic footprint in the Indo-Pacific region.
Liberal MPs across the country are backing changes to allow workers to tap into their superannuation balances to buy a first home.
Of all the distractions to come across the desk of a first-term MP,presumably,court action would be the least welcome.