Politics

Pauline Hanson’s crackdown on international students could make it harder for everyday Australians to get an Uber, even if it eased the rental crisis.

The architect of a scathing British report on AUKUS says a high-profile rescue mission by leaders would reinvigorate the agreement — but one retired Admiral describes that as ‘putting lipstick on a pig’.

An explosive parting shot by former foreign minister and ex-Australian National University chancellor Julie Bishop has been revealed.

A controversial MP has been left with a hefty legal bill after a years-long legal tussle with a political adversary over a sexually explicit social media post.

JENI O’DOWD: For years, voting for a minor party or an independent was a way of sending a message without really thinking that they would ever hold any significant power. But what happens when they do?

The Commonwealth could be exposed to compensation claims for hundreds of foreign-born criminals after another landmark NZYQ decision in the High Court.

Australia is unlikely to extend the temporary halving of the fuel excise, as conflict in the Middle East breaks out ending the fragile ceasefire.

Anthony Albanese insists his Government’s proposed cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme are ‘sensible’ as a three-day inquiry hears concerns over the changes.

Authorities are calling for calm as groups called for anti-immigration protesters to take to the streets of Belfast following a serious stabbing.

A push to get Australians more comfortable talking about death is aimed at boosting the number of donations to charities.

Stamp duty for first home buyers will be abolished in an Australian first as part of a territory budget devoted to improving housing affordability.

An inquiry is set to hear calls for sweeping government changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be pushed back.

Donald Trump has vowed the US will respond after claiming Iran shot down an American Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.

A rare public rift is emerging between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu as the US president asserts unprecedented control over Israel’s military and diplomatic decisions on Iran.