The new politIcal donation laws will have a dramatic affect on how federal elections are funded in Australia. Could they ...

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Maverick MP Bob Katter has reflected on the power of independents in a minority government, taking credit for the ousting of former prime minister Julia Gillard during the 2013 Labor leadership spill.

Australia’s carbon-intensive smelters are not killing the American aluminium industry – they’re fighting to survive.

Australia complained to Beijing after a dangerous encounter with a Chinese fighter jet and sent a frigate to the Torres ...

The government’s top lawyer has denounced corruption as a “disease” and vowed vigilance after Australia climbed its way back ...

There are certain barriers to entry to becoming an MP — and that's before defeating opponents at the ballot box.

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

The Albanese government has been scrambling to get to the bottom of allegations out of the US Trump administration that Australia has broken a promise on aluminium exports.

"We see a picture of a democracy in Australia under stress, but not in crisis," he said. There were concerns about "the ...