Australian Politics News

The Victorian government has rejected a recommendation to cap legally owned firearms at four per licence holder.

Simon Gordon, group manager for strategy at the NIAA, said he needed to confirm if Price’s claim of $22 billion was accurate.

Nationals MP Alison Penfold has introduced legislation to amend the Sex Discrimination Act that would define “man” and “woman” in law based on biological sex.

Chris Bowen is due to spend more than $150 million (US$107 million) on the United Nations’ 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) meeting.

A Yazidi-Australian says his village trekked through mountain terrain under the cover of darkness to escape ISIS.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed seven women and 12 children have made plans to travel from Syria to Australia.

Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash pressed officials on what they knew about the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith.

‘We think [the United States has] a China problem here, they got a real China problem there,’ said the chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Planned to align the 1980s vintage Collins-class submarines with their French replacements, the project failed to change strategy when the order was cancelled.

‘There are conversations, that’s about all I can say at this point. There’s a lot of speculation in the media, not all of it correct,’ said Zali Steggall.

Polling from RedBridge Group and Accent Research shows Pauline Hanson’s One Nation could win up to 59 lower house seats if a federal election were held today.

Albanese defended federal Labor’s proposed negative gearing changes.

‘The point that many start-up founders, the point that many small businesses have been making is valid,’ said Labor Cabinet Secretary Andrew Charlton.

‘What concerns us is that over-servicing claims are made without references to individual participant need,’ said Allied Health Professions Australia.

The Nolans Rare Earths Project is expected to generate around 600 jobs during the construction phase and 350 ongoing, permanent jobs once operations commence.

‘Handouts, bailouts, and carve-outs are being used to prop up green energy rent seekers,’ Taylor said.

Failure to fully comply on time with an eSafety Commissioner request has cost social media platform X Corp after a ruling in the Federal Court.

The 428 Global Sumud Flotilla participants—including 11 Australians—were released overnight after being intercepted by Israeli forces on May 19.

The Tasmanian government has released the full budget, and a new fiscal strategy, including $1.5 billion of “operational efficiencies” over four years.

‘We’ll do everything in our power to defend that matter,' said Richard Marles, Australia’s defence minister.