Australia

The Treasurer and his senior Labor colleagues are claiming to be champions of wage growth despite average, full-time salaries failing to keep pace with high inflation, leaving rich and poor with real pay cuts.

The New South Wales Premier has stepped in to shield a stumbling Anthony Albanese from more questions over the Melongate saga.

Andrew Bragg, the Coalition’s housing frontbencher, has declined to confirm if he sought permission from Opposition Leader Angus Taylor to freelance on tax and immigration policy.

‘It’s a critical asset for the country and our manufacturing future.’

ANDREW GREENE: The growth of the two nations’ relationship has been truly remarkable, which makes Anthony Albanese’s crass comments about the country’s female leader so baffling.

The Coalition is proposing to scrap energy efficiency rules and bring in more migrant builders and fewer baristas as part of its plan to solve Australia’s housing crisis. 

The head of the Public Sector Union is poised to succeed Sally McManus as the secretary of Australia’s peak union body.

ANDREW GREENE: Anthony Albanese is learning the hard way that legacy matters more than time served.

Fresh off the five-week winter recess, the Prime Minister offered key concessions on inducements during Monday talks with Opposition leader Angus Taylor to clear the bill for Parliament this fortnight.

The treatment of women in politics is in firm focus again with a current Labor candidate’s past comments appearing to hint at the party’s hidden problems.

The young rugby player was diagnosed with leukaemia straight of high school.

Hancock Prospecting has called for changes to the ABC’s editorial standards after the broadcaster issued a belated apology over a video segment that featured violent references against Gina Rinehart.

The Liberal Party’s only Jewish MP in Federal Parliament says the Census should have included a tick box option for Judaism to reflect the contribution of the Jews to Australia since 1788.

ACT Opposition leader Mark Parton has addressed claims he messaged a sex worker while he was taking part in a Parliamentary Hearing.