Government and Politics

The proposed changes have received a huge public outcry, with staff claiming the reforms to the Museum's research division will cause the landmark to 'wither and die'.

Venice has become the first city in the world to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season.

Anthony Albanese's two-day hike along the Kokoda Track with his PNG counterpart was an opportunity to forge closer ties with Australia's closest neighbour — and send a message to his predecessor, too.

The eSafety commissioner's bid for the worldwide removal of footage of the Wakeley church stabbing is "silly", Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has said.

An intense period of political horse-trading is underway in Solomon Islands after no political party won enough seats in last week's election to form government on its own.

The ABS has scrapped plans to collect information about ethnicity in the 2026 census, and some experts say it is missing a huge opportunity. 

While Anthony Albanese says we're in a "race for jobs" with other countries offering big government subsidies and can't afford to be "left behind", Productivity Commissioner Danielle Wood isn't sure it's a race we should even be in.

There is a crisis in Australia and women don't feel safe. The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence commissioner wants that to change.

The Chair of Mental Health Australia has taken a swipe at the Albanese government's "inaction" on mental health, as he resigned from the top role of the peak non-government organisation representing the sector.

The prime minister tells the crowd at an Anzac Day dawn service in Papua New Guinea that Australia "will never forget" the help the country's people provided to Australian soldiers during World War II.

Anthony Albanese has trekked his way into history by becoming the first sitting prime minister to complete a section of the Kokoda track.

Premier Steven Miles has defended the use of two government jets after he and the police minister travelled to the same regional cities in separate planes this week.

Two key Tasmanian independents have given formal guarantees of confidence and supply to the Liberal minority government, but have retained their right to vote as they wish in parliament.

Woodside is being forced to defend its climate transition plan, with the gas giant's shareholders rejecting it.

The eSafety commissioner and social media platform X are back in Federal Court to debate the status of posts featuring footage of the Wakeley church attack. 

ABF Commissioner Michael Outram has apologised to female staff in the marine unit, after a workplace review found sexual harassment and discrimination are so widespread, that "immediate intervention" is needed.

A newspaper executive told court he worked to kill stories that could damage the former president's 2016 election campaign.

A popular and historic pub in WA's Goldfields faces closure over safety concerns, while the tenants say they are being unfairly forced out. 

Two years after a scathing report was handed down, a parliamentary committee touring the health system in Far West New South Wales says it must work "harder and a lot smarter" to attract and retain healthcare professionals.

The federal opposition urges the government to trial age verification schemes that would lock children out of social media platforms, as X's feud with Australia escalates.

Coby Koster found her way out of the rental market by purchasing a tiny home but says planning hiccups among local governments are holding other people back.

David Speers speaks to the head of the Productivity Commission, Danielle Wood, about her concerns over the Future Made in Australia Act in the latest episode of Insiders: On Background.

As Anthony Albanese and James Marape continue an unprecedented joint trek up and down the mountains and valleys, they walk with a shared purpose: to acknowledge their history, to embody the friendship of two nations and to promote peace in the region. 

As Australia works towards net zero by 2050, the latest data shows WA, a state reliant on the resources sector for its economic prosperity, continues to struggle mightily in its efforts to decarbonise.

Childcare worker and mother Molly Ticehurst was found dead in a regional New South Wales home on Monday morning. The Forbes local was 28 years old. And, she was the 25th woman to die from gender-based violence in Australia this year.