State and Territory Parliament

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. 

Landlords in New South Wales say a looming policy change by the state government to ban a practice known as "no-grounds evictions" will erode the rights of property owners and reduce the amount of rental stock on the market. 

A public dispute between the NSW Coalition partners broke out after Nationals Upper House MP Wes Fang was sacked from the shadow ministry. Liberal MPs were called to a meeting to discuss the future of their alliance with the Nationals.

Both major parties promised at the last election to end no-fault evictions, but new legislation is yet to be put forward.

NSW Liberal MPs will meet to discuss the Coalition's future on Tuesday after opposition leader Mark Speakman sacked Nationals MP Wes Fang after Mr Fang criticised him on Facebook. Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders refused to accept that decision.

Fifteen months after both major parties in NSW promised to end no-fault evictions, the government is yet to put forward new legislation, as more renters are pushed out of their homes amid a rental crisis.  

Thousands of families fail to claim the WA Student Assistance Payment during a cost-of-living crisis and the question the state government needs to answer is — why?

The WA government is set to fork out millions destroying around 19 million expired rapid antigen tests that are sitting in a warehouse, but is defending the move and the purchase of the tests as "a good use of taxpayers' money".

It's estimated about one in six Australian children grow up in poverty but, without an official poverty line, advocates say the government is flying blind on a crucial issue.

The ACT government has committed an additional $58 million towards paediatric services.

WA politicians have recently been promised a pay rise to bring them in line with other states and territories, but some say it's not enough for an "unstable, unforgiving job".

Moree solicitor Brendan Moylan is New South Wales' newest MP, in a week where two senior Coalition members announced their resignations from politics.

An investigation into unreported deaths at the Launceston General Hospital has found an additional 16 cases that should have been referred to the coroner. It follows allegations a senior staff member edited death certificates so the cases were not referred.

The WA Nationals should be heading into parliament's winter break chock-full of confidence, but the latest in a long line of departures from the party raises serious questions over its leadership and unity. 

The Tasmanian members of the Jacqui Lambie Network had a vision to transform parliament. But is the trio living up to its name — shaking things up, bringing hard truths and keeping others accountable? 

Australia is known for strict gun laws implemented after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, but states and territories still have different ways of treating gun ownership. Here's a guide.

South Australia's police commissioner has released a statement to "correct the public record" regarding comments made about Inspector Wade Burns.

Perth's embattled Safe Night Space for vulnerable women will reopen after a six-month closure, putting an end to a tense political row between the state government and Perth Lord Mayor.

The WA Nationals leader Shane Love says he "absolutely" denies allegations of bullying raised by one of his now former members, upper house MP for the South West region Louise Kingston.

Nationals WA MP Louise Kingston resigns from the party, telling parliament it was because of bullying by party leader Shane Love.

Dramatic sighs, sarcastic laughter, rhetorical questions. Parliamentary performances aren't new, but with multiple non-government bills passed this week, Tasmanian politicians showed they can collaborate — well, sort of. 

State political reporter Lucy Macdonald explains what happened in Tasmania's parliament when two different bills not supported by the government passed the lower house.

Populations in WA’s Wheatbelt have long been in decline because of a shrinking agricultural workforce. Local communities fear the impending live sheep export ban may be the final blow.

The WA government says its new firearms laws are the toughest in the country, “making explicit that the possession and use of a firearm is a privilege but not a right”, according to the police minister.

Your guide to the new WA laws about coercive control and the use of ankle monitoring GPS trackers by family and domestic violence perpetrators being introduced by the WA government.