Ellen Ransley

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is acting for all parents as Australia on Wednesday becomes the first country in the world to ban social media accounts for children under 16.

Liberal MPs are calling for Andrew Hastie to be urgently returned to the front bench, arguing he is crucial to holding the government to account on immigration and anti-Semitism.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his national address to Australians - who waited eight hours to hear what he had to say - was about showing them respect.

One Nation will look to target Bob Katter’s seat of Kennedy at the next federal election, as the ascendant party eyes more Lower House seats.

Power bills for people in southeast Queensland will fall by at least $155 in the upcoming financial year.

The federal government is seeking $2bn in damages from the multinational manufacturer of “forever chemical” PFAS that contaminated more than two dozen defence sites.

A sensational Federal government backflip on controversial small business tax hikes, “death” taxes and ministerial powers over asset taxes don’t go far enough for business leaders, saying Australia faces a hostile environment “on aspiration”.

The Greens will wave through Labor’s initial tax reform laws in exchange for an eight week extension on the NDIS inquiry.

Telstra’s five-hour nationwide mobile network outage brought down train services, closed cafes and left up to 333 triple-zero calls unanswered, raising questions over Australia’s reliance on our biggest telco.

One Nation could win up to 20 Queensland seats and obliterate the LNP at the next federal election, according to a new poll that puts the right-wing party in striking distance of government.