Politics

A dedicated, full-time Counter-Terrorism Coordinator has been appointed within the Home Affairs Department as part of the government’s response to the anti-Semitism Royal Commission.

The Opposition Leader used his budget reply to outline a vision for a country where life was affordable, parents could afford to take time off work, and Australians had confidence in their future.

The Liberals have intensified their attacks on Anthony Albanese’s broken promises but Labor has returned fire with a wealth check on Angus Taylor.

Labor could potentially introduce other radical policies rejected by the electorate in 2019, with Tuesday’s Budget just the beginning. A former Labor MP warned it could exploit its huge parliamentary majority.

New figures show that Australians wait a year on average for aged care services.

In his first formal Budget reply Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will detail the bold and expensive pledge as One Nation claims credit for coalition’s policy of cutting welfare for migrants.

A rarely seen vehicle, said to have remarkably sophisticated technology inside, has been spotted travelling with Donald Trump’s intense motorcade. 

The Israeli PM “paid a secret visit” to the United Arab Emirates to meet its leader. The UAE denied the visit had taken place.

AARON PATRICK: The Liberal leader hopes his reply to the Budget will electrify conservatives and win back millions of upset, bewildered and alienated voters.

Tasmanian Senator Tammy Tyrrell will jump from the crossbench to government ranks, announcing her shift to Labor in the upper house.

MARK RILEY: Anthony Albanese told disenchanted voters he would be a prime minister who kept his promises. With that now exposed as a lie, what does he have to offer them?

The critical summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping could frame relations between the US and China for years (but don’t mention the war).

The summit between the leaders of the United States and China in Beijing this week represents an important moment for a global economy that has been upended by war and trade tension.

US President Donald Trump has arrived in China for a historic and high-stakes trip to meet President Xi Jinping, with trade, tariffs, Taiwan, Iran and weapons deals all on the agenda.