Politics

The Prime Minister has hit back after being asked about excluding Australia’s domestic spy chief from National Security Committee meetings.

Federal ministers should be forced to testify at a royal commission into the Bondi attacks, the Opposition leader has urged, as senior Jewish figures give the inquiry chair their support.

President Donald Trump promises to rebuild Venezuela ‘in a very profitable way’ after ordering its leader's capture but won't say how long US oversight will be.

ANDREW GREENE: Those close to the Prime Minister believe he finally came to the realisation late last week he could no longer resist calls to establish a Commonwealth royal commission.

From former High Court judge to a barrel girl with the comedy alter-ego ‘Ginger De Winter’ — the woman appointed to lead the royal commission into Australia’s worst terror attack has had a colourful career.

JENI O’DOWD: In October 2024, the Government promised to ban debit card surcharges from January 1, 2026. Why are we still waiting?

After weeks of denying one was required, Anthony Albanese has finally bowed to pressure and announced a royal commission into anti-Semitism and social cohesion after the deadly Bondi Beach terror attack.

LATIKA M BOURKE: The US seizure of an oil tanker Bella 1, from the Caribbean over Venezuela and Iran to the Atlantic with UK support, delivered a sharp new reality, and a scratch in Russia’s face.

Colombia's leader has been invited to the White House by US President Donald Trump after both leaders spoke harsh words over the Venezuela intervention.

Labor’s 5 per cent deposit scheme for first-home buyers regardless of income has fuelled demand for cheaper homes, and worsened housing affordability, new data shows.

Shannon O’Connor is facing court over accusations she hosted wild teen parties, supplied alcohol to minors, and watched as intoxicated high schoolers had sex.

The United States’ childhood vaccine schedule has been overhauled, with routine vaccination against six diseases that can be serious or even deadly, not recommended.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to call a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack imminently after resisting mounting pressure, but outrage has erupted over his tipped choice to lead it.

Outrage has erupted in the US after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in a vehicle, with US President Donald Trump saying it appears to be her fault.

Secret hearings could be among the mechanisms used to ensure a possible royal commission into the Bondi attack does not compromise criminal proceedings.