Australia

The legendary music personality who nurtured and protected a generation of new Australian talent, has died at 79.

Anthony Albanese is being lobbied by east coast premiers and the Productivity Commission to scrap a costly GST deal that stops Western Australia being punished for its iron ore riches.

The party representing regional Australia wants more babies and has developed a policy to ensure men are present for life's big moment.

The most prominent AUKUS sceptic in the Trump administration says the United States has been ‘very clear in private’ with the Albanese Government about what is expected from 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.