Politics

Judges have been asked to reconsider prior decisions to keep sealed the grand jury materials from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking cases.

Fresh Israeli strikes have left three Palestinians dead near the control line, threatening to derail already-tense ceasefire negotiations tied to Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan.

One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has followed through on her ‘home-cooked’ dinner offer for renegade Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce, cooking up a storm on a sandwich press in her office.

A federal judge has thrown out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling that Donald Trump’s hand-picked prosecutor had no legal authority to charge them.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will visit China after a discussion with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It is unclear where the new deal is headed. Here is what seven experts in the United States, Europe and Russia think needs to be done. 

The final sitting week of 2025 looks set to be dominated by two different kinds of struggle for power - but both will have huge political ramifications.

Liberal MP Aaron Violi has called on Australian men to stand up and act to end domestic violence in a powerful speech to Parliament to mark the start of 16 Days of Activism.

The food giant’s little-known tech consultancy Quantium is thriving as corporate Australia seeks help to understand artificial intelligence

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been suspended from the Senate after wearing a burqa into the chamber for the second time in her parliamentary career.

CAMERON MILNER: The sun is setting on Anthony Albanese’s era in office. While Tony Burke and Mark Butler are poised to ascend to the top job, there is one other reluctant candidate who could step up.

Lebanon’s state-run news agency said at least five people were killed in the airstrike, which the Lebanese militant group says ‘breaches a new red line’.

Opposition leader Sussan Ley has urged Australia to “maintain the rage” over the scourge of domestic violence as she gave a tribute in Federal Parliament to 74 women killed in the past year. 

Politicians and their staff have been urged to put their phones and iPads in ‘lockdown’ mode during a visit to Parliament House this week by a senior Chinese Communist Party official.