Harsh new bail laws have forced a big funding boost to a territory's prison system to ensure enough beds are available for a burgeoning jail population.
Lloyd Jones
A Liberal and Greens senator have traded insults as they clashed over energy policy during an appearance on Q+A.
Georgie Kibel
Under pressure from Britain's right wing, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is vowing to cut immigration numbers and make it harder to settle in the UK.
Andrew MacAskill and Sarah Young
Anne Aly has emerged as a big winner from the post-election reshuffle, taking on three portfolios and joining Madeleine King to double Western Australia’s representation in Cabinet.
Katina Curtis
David Littleproud will remain leader of the Nationals Party, after he saw off a challenge from fellow Queenslander Matt Canavan.
Ellen Ransley
Transport infrastructure for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics will cost "billions", prompting an urgent funding plea to Canberra.
Savannah Meacham
Two of the tightest races between the teals and Liberals in the federal election appear to have been resolved, nine days after Australians voted.
A mother has launched legal action against a state government after her child and other minors were denied gender-affirming hormone treatments.
Russia has vowed to respond after Poland's foreign minister ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in Krakow over an arson attack blamed on Moscow.
Barbara Erling
The US and China have agreed to suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods in a move that shows a thawing of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
Sam Meredith
Anthony Albanese is eyeing meetings with a number of world leaders when he travels to Rome to attend Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass.
Tess Ikonomou
Australia’s biggest conglomerate is getting a piece of the State Government’s support package for the languishing lithium industry.
Adrian Rauso
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Rome to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass and meet with foreign leaders.
Emma Kirk and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A former colleague of a school infrastructure boss central to a corruption probe has denied she was friends with him but admits she reviewed his resume.
Jack Gramenz
Australia has deployed one of its most capable warships on a mission targeting North Korea.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti admits she is ‘always’ on high alert when she walks alone after an investigation revealed the extraordinary lengths women were taking to feel safe on WA streets.
Jessica Evensen
The Victorian government will set aside $727 million to run services through the $15 billion Metro Tunnel as part of a state budget cash injection.
Callum Godde
Questions remain about the premature retirement of NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb as taxpayers stump up for two top cops until she leaves in September.
Alex Mitchell
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new-look Cabinet for his second term after the spectacular dumping of Ed Husic and Mark Dreyfus.
Ellen Ransley and Nicola Smith
Anthony Albanese has revealed his new frontbench picks after factional fighting pushed out two senior ministers, with some surprise winners.
Fresh faces are joining Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's 30-person cabinet following Labor's landslide election victory.
Dominic Giannini
Even though he is detained in The Hague, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is vying for a mayoral seat in midterm elections - and he's tipped to win.
Teresa Cerojano
Angus Taylor has rejected a shock claim levelled at him a day before he is set to contest the Liberal Party leadership.
Several MPs have clung on to their electorates by a whisker after days of counting following the May federal election, but the fate of others is less clear.
Kat Wong
