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.

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 first sitting day of the year saw both houses of parliament voting unanimously to denounce antisemitism in the country.

While there’s plenty of information in the latest data disclosure, Australians are still in the dark about exactly who funds ...

Gender equality is a "stronger predictor of peace than a nation's wealth or political system", Wong said in a speech at a U.N. Women event at parliament house. Australia's new International Gender ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A former West Australian Nationals MP, ruled ineligible to remain in parliament after being convicted and jailed for nearly three ...

“Australia is not such a poor country that ... musicians and artists who have signed an open letter to be read in parliament this morning, calling for funding to repair the dilapidated home ...