
Chancellor Olaf Scholz vows progress and a modern Germany
The new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to modernise Germany, he has told the Bundestag, during his first government statement outlining the...

Police seize a record $3.5 billion drug haul at Australian border
Australian Federal Police have found almost four tonnes of the drug precursor ephedrine — enough to make up to $3.5 billion of...

Tony Abbott and Cory Bernardi trade barbs over future of Liberal Party
A spat is developing between former prime minister Tony Abbott and Senator Cory Bernardi over the future of the Liberal Party. Mr...

Green fail: lit–up Opera House cost nearly $200,000, achieved nothing
Taxpayers spent close to $200,000 to turn the Sydney Opera House green to promote the 2016 census, without any clear reference to...

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions rising, Government figures show
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to go up, but the Government insists Australia can still meet its climate change targets. The...

Access to Qantas lounge tops parliamentary gift register
Australia’s national airline Qantas is the biggest gift giver to politicians, parliamentary records show. The airline has given at least 105 MPs...

Most Australians have completed census, as deadline looms
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will have a “high-quality census”, despite the website’s collapse on census night, according to the national...

Foreign political donation ban ‘virtually impossible’
Banning foreign donations could be “tricky” and the Government would have to be very careful if it wants to avoid a High...

Barnaby Joyce issues warning over skin cancer
Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says he is a “lesson to all” on why you should wear a hat to avoid skin...