Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, ...

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe has accused the government of a “year of betrayal, delay and deflection” in its commitment to “closing the gap” between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, with ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has delivered his ‘Closing the Gap’ speech to Parliament. “No nation’s story is simple, least of all Australia’s. It is a rich, proud and deeply remarkable story, a ...

Federal Parliament has passed what the government calls Australia’s toughest laws against hate speech and hate crimes. Labor ...

GFG Alliance owes taxpayers at least $15m for unpaid water bills at its Whyalla steelworks, parliament has heard.

Senators and members of parliament have returned for the first sitting week of the year. Here's what was on the agenda.

An upbeat Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has given his cheery outlook for 2025, following the traditional bipartisan church ...

Under the laws, anyone who is seen displaying hate symbols like saluting the Nazi way will be mandatorily imprisoned for at ...

Australia's toughest ever "anti-terror" laws have passed parliament, promising mandatory prison sentences for publicly ...

Australia passed anti-hate crime laws that include minimum sentences for displaying hate symbols like the Nazi salute. It ...

Speaking to the House, Ms Spender said Australia had “offered a safe haven” that was changing because of the recent spate of attacks. Independent MP Allegra Spender has put forward a motion ...

The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they would otherwise abhor.