Paul Osborne
Bob Hawke will be given a state memorial service at the Sydney Opera House
Former prime minister Bob Hawke will be honoured at a state memorial service at the Sydney Opera House on June 14. “Bob...
Senate vote count is dumping more bad news on Labor
Scott Morrison may only need four of six crossbench senators onside to get his laws through the new parliament as vote counting...
Senate position improves for Coalition as figures show it could fall just four votes short of a majority
Scott Morrison may only need four of six crossbench senators on side to get his laws through the new parliament as vote...
High Court to hear Clive Palmer challenge
The High Court is to hear a bid by Clive Palmer to ban the Australian Electoral Commission publishing polling data, including two-candidate...
Tough new laws for social media giants
Australia is to become the first country in the world to introduce jail terms and multi-million-dollar fines for social media giants that...
AEC report finds activist group GetUp not controlled by parties
Activist group GetUp has been declared independent of any particular political party, after an investigation by electoral authorities. The Australian Electoral Commission...
‘Failure to listen’: PM delivers national apology to sexual abuse victims
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia must acknowledge the long and painful journey of sexually abused children and say sorry. Hundreds of...
Facebook banishes Senator Fraser Anning’s anti-Muslim page
Facebook has taken down Fraser Anning’s page, sparking outrage from the Katter’s Australian Party senator. Senator Anning had posted a series of...
Senate panel heads off Liberal Democrat’s bid to legalise pot
A Senate committee has rejected a plan to legalise cannabis, despite an argument it would ease the burden on police and bring...
Productivity Commission releases damning banking report
Australia’s major banks have been sharply criticised in a new report for strangling smaller players in the market and pushing up costs...