Politics

The prime minister and senior lieutenants have delivered sharp responses to suggestions Labor hasn't done enough to reduce gambling harm.

AARON PATRICK: China’s third-ranked political leader, Zhao Leji, helped oversee a vast purge of officials designed to entrench Xi Jinping’s power.

Sussan Ley has declared she wants to meet Anthony Albanese one-on-one to sort out a deal on the environmental law overhaul, accusing his minister of dropping the ball.

Donald Trump is set to continue a 78-year tradition when he pardons this year’s National Thanksgiving Turkeys.

Xi Jinping pressed Donald Trump on the status of the self-governing island of Taiwan and urged his counterpart to maintain improved ties, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Charlie Kirk’s wife stuns audiences with a deeply personal admission about the aftermath of her husband’s assassination in an emotional interview with Megyn Kelly.

A cryptocurrency exchange and its founder are being sued by victims of the October 7 attack on Israel for allegedly allowing millions of dollars to go to Hamas.

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.