Politics

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing a push from within Labor to reconsider how reliable the US is an ally and stick by a pledge he made nearly a decade ago to join a ban on nuclear weapons.

One of the world’s best-known gay rights campaigners has taken aim at Penny Wong for Australia’s failure to respond to anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation in a Commonwealth country.

WATCH: US president Donald Trump has received a largely negative reaction amid an appearance at an NBA Finals game that saw security ramped up in New York City.

As support for Pauline Hanson's One Nation continues to surge, both major parties are pledging to reduce migration as voters abandon them in the polls.

Australia and Germany are deepening defence and security cooperation as concerns grow over Iran, Ukraine and instability in the Indo-Pacific.

Cost-saving measures to target the National Disability Insurance Scheme are likely to put responsibility back on families.

Letting pharmacists write medication scripts could save $1 billion in health costs and free up 10 million GP visits a year, a report has found.

US President Donald Trump warned that ‘ignorance or stupidity’ could derail peace efforts as Iran and Israel agreed to halt fresh attacks.

When asked about the IDF’s occupation in Lebanon, a former Israeli general was blunt: “Is it going to last 10 years or more? I don’t know.”

Iran’s military has announced that ‌its first wave of attacks on Israel since a ceasefire in April is over, although it has threatened to resume the strikes if Israel continued attacks on Lebanon.

Monday’s latest missile attacks marked the most serious crossfire since the increasingly tenuous April 8 ceasefire was reached as Yemen’s Houthi rebels also re-entered the fray.

EDITORIAL: A flat economy, low growth and the spectre of a per capita recession is weighing heavily on the minds of hardworking Australians.

So dire is the Coalition’s standing that Labor MPs are starting to feel sorry for their opponents and are genuinely worried that One Nation will soon take their place as the formal opposition. 

Former Liberal senator Hollie Hughes has revealed the personal connection that enabled her to switch to One Nation, which is now the leading party for the first time in Newspoll’s four-decade history.