Government and Politics

In an interview with Stateline WA, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt insists the federal government's $107 million transition package is "significant", but says discussions will continue with the state government to determine what is needed. 

The marine park that includes the subantarctic Heard and McDonald Islands is set for a massive expansion, with the federal government planning to protect an extra 300,000 square kilometres of ocean.

A Darwin barrister has raised the alarm on the NT's community legal sector, saying it is 'collapsing', and will only get worse if a nation-wide funding shortfall for community legal centres isn't filled.

The campaign says the federal government has been weak on the Palestinian issue and warns Muslim voices should not be taken for granted.

Fatima Payman has quit the party, unable to accept its position on recognition of a Palestinian state.

National Political Lead David Speers sits down with WA Senator Fatima Payman on her decision to quit the Labor party.

The worst sewage spill in Queensland history was caused by corrosion and a local government’s over-reliance on the public and another council to detect leaks, an independent investigation has found.

Fatima Payman's split with Labor happened slowly, then suddenly. Her move has angered former colleagues, but her loss will be felt heavily.  

Senator Fatima Payman was once held up by colleagues the modern face of both Australia and the party she represented. On Thursday, she joined the crossbench. 

This week the Coalition announced a plan to break up Australia's big supermarkets, to fight price gouging - divestiture powers. But it's been questioned not only by Labor, but by one of its supporters, former ACCC Commissioner Graham Samuel, who has slammed it as shock populism.

The federal government will go to tender next month seeking the rights to up to 70 gigalitres of water from farmers in the southern Murray-Darling Basin, through the first major water entitlements buyback program since new laws were introduced last year. 

A NSW councillor suggests her referral to the Independent Commission Against Corruption could be politically motivated ahead of local government elections.

ABC Political Lead David Spears says Senator Fatima Payman won’t be joining any Muslim community linked party.

Israeli ambassador Amir Maimon is reportedly summoned to a meeting in Canberra and warned his nation could not expect Australia's support if it goes to war with listed terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Just hours after walking away from Labor and taking her place on the crossbench, Fatima Payman reveals what led her to quit.

A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.

Disability groups say federal budget funding cuts will leave them less able to support vulnerable Australians as the government rolls out widespread changes to services and supports. 

The last week of parliament before the winter recess can often be messy — and this week proved to be no exception for either Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton. 

Seoul MP Jeong Jun-ho says the trash-filled balloons which North Korea sent over the border to South Korea affected thousands of travel plans.

The Head of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, Warren Pearce says it's crucial The Future Made in Australia legislation is passed. The 23-billion-dollar centrepiece of the May budget has taken its first step to being enacted, being introduced into the lower house today.

Peter Dutton's plan to force large supermarkets to sell stores has prompted a fierce internal debate, with some objecting to the potential cost of court cases.

Protesters have been torching cars and clashing with authorities in Nairobi and Mombasa, with at least 39 reportedly killed in unrest.

Anthony Albanese says he expects Fatima Payman to make an announcement in the coming days about her future with Labor.   

Grassroots Labor members are warning the government it could face a backlash at the next election unless it strengthens its position on the Israel-Gaza conflict.

A last-minute deal has been struck to keep the NSW Coalition together following a public dispute over the demotion of a Nationals MP.