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Suspiciously cheap cigarettes and non-compliant packaging could help prosecutors establish whether tobacco was illicit under a crackdown targeting organised crime and retailers.
Independent MP Helen Haines has taken aim at an invitation-only grants scheme, calling it "pork-barrelling by design". Follow live.
Labor wants to make social media platforms proactively reduce foreseeable harms while giving users control over whether algorithms shape their feeds.
The One Nation Treasury spokesperson sidesteps questions about modelling the inflationary impact of the proposal, saying Australians are "not stupid" and can manage their own money.
Cracks are appearing in the facade of the gas industry's solidarity and all fingers are pointing towards one player.
Australians would be given a choice to divert a portion of their superannuation to their take-home pay for up to three years.
The opposition leader says slashing the tax on a pack of cigarettes by more than $20 will not lead to more smokers, as the cost of illegal cigarettes is already at that price.
Judgements on the Albanese government's performance have never been this harsh.
Two more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 36. Follow live.
This week in Canberra the treasurer was grilled over the economy, the Coalition finally released its tobacco excise plan and Richard Marles gave the Trump administration a very low risk present.
Australia ramps up its humanitarian aid and deploys drone specialists to Nepal as the death toll passes a tragic milestone.
A NSW Snowy Mountains man has been granted bail after allegedly threatening Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek on social media.
By speaking publicly about the threats she's facing, the One Nation leader has shone a light on a growing problem facing our democracy but pinning them on routine political rhetoric risks accusations of political…
A new multi-purpose ward at the Northern Territory's largest hospital has received its first patients this week, with hopes the $24 million investment will help ease capacity pressures in Darwin's health sector.
Four more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 38.
A government-established jobs and skills commission is calling on urgent action to add thousands of skilled tradespeople to the workforce and address poaching across projects.
The in-home childcare sector says the relief package is "monumental" but warns longer term problems still need to be addressed.
Consent advocate Chanel Contos wants Australians to be able to opt out of algorithm-driven content.
The soldier, known by the nickname "Mozzie", was serving as a combat medic with Ukraine's 1st Foreign Legion Squadron.
Backbencher Ed Husic returns to work after suffering a concussion and fractures as a result of the collision.
Acting Prime Minister Penny Wong acknowledges voters sent Labor a message in the recent WA state by-election won by One Nation. Follow live.
Treasury says Australia risks missing out on the economic benefits of AI unless businesses use beyond basic use and make bigger changes to how they operate.
Barnaby Joyce says people would be "foolish" not to believe the dynamics of politics have changed after One Nation's victory in a West Australian by-election. Follow live.
Pauline Hanson says she can smash Labor and, given the anger in the community, perhaps that messaging is resonating.
The former agent, known as Marcus, worked with ASIO to infiltrate Islamic State networks in Western Sydney years before the attack.
A decade ago, illegal cigarettes made up about 10 per cent of sales in Australia. Now it's 80 per cent, so how did we get here?
A messy week of debate on migration has now drawn in the Coalition after Opposition Leader Angus Taylor left the door open to cuts to the refugee intake, a day after his frontbench colleague said humanitarian visas…
Australia is in a "sliding doors" moment where it has a chance to negotiate for a bigger share of the AI boom in exchange for building data centres.
Securing a UN Security Council seat would cap the Albanese government's international efforts.
From watching Barnaby Joyce leave the National Party for One Nation to his collapse in parliament as bushfires ravaged his electorate, Darren Chester has seen a lot in his 18 years in parliament.
The Albanese government had a turbulent week with tussles over data centres and division within the Labor party over its humanitarian intake.
Locals living near the new Western Sydney airport say they are only managing a few hours' sleep a night since operations began.
As is so often the case in Australia, the politics came down to a fight over energy.
The state's premier says it is a "good win" for his state, which owns much of its own electricity infrastructure, while the federal government had previously demanded states use renewables as a standard.
Angus Taylor renews calls for Labor MP Luke Gosling to be stood down from his role as special envoy after he was charged with breaching his bail conditions. Follow live.
Angus Taylor says the Coalition's migration target could be "well below" 200,000 as the opposition develops a policy to tie migration to housing construction. Follow live.
Anthony Albanese is still facing pressure from Labor and Liberal states to overhaul the GST carve-up after declaring he was sticking by Western Australia's lucrative funding deal.
The rush of AI data centres is expected to put a larger burden on the electricity grid than previously estimated, with projects in development more than doubling in a year.
One Nation MP David Farley told Insiders One Nation would pursue cuts to migration "not too different" to Labor. Pauline Hanson has stepped in to say the party's policy would actually slash immigration by about half…
In his first public remarks on the case, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed that the ex-ASIO agent's testimony can be heard in public.
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