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Small businesses affected by the change are in limbo as states decide whether to waive stamp duty fees, with industry groups warning relief will be limited unless they sign on.
Pacific Minister Pat Conroy says the testing of a nuclear-capable missile damaged China's reputation and has strengthened the case for a Pacific security pact.
Four years on from a national pledge to unlock more housing, only one capital city allows townhouses or three-storey developments on most of its residential land.
The telco will face a grilling from politicians about this week's nationwide outage that brought businesses and transport systems into chaos.
Curbing access to the child care subsidy, parental leave pay, aged care and pensions for some of the most well-off taxpayers would free up about $21 billion a year, a new report says.
Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady apologises to the company's customers, saying the telco let them down and that investigations into the cause of Wednesday's Telstra outage are continuing.
Disability sector workers say lives are being put at risk due to the NDIS watchdog's failure to act on serious safety complaints in one of Australia's remotest regions.
Pauline Hanson says Angus Taylor needs to stop "denigrating" One Nation, after the opposition leader delivered his strongest rebuke so far of the right-wing party. Follow live.
A draft document, seen by ABC, reveals AI, gambling and the Middle East are expected to feature heavily in Labor's upcoming national conference debate.
Every press conference, reel and podcast is now a chance for politicians to connect with voters. Yet the strategy that broadens an MP's reach can also amplify their biggest mistakes.
A large swathe of the Indian diaspora wants to warmly welcome Narendra Modi to Melbourne, but others demand Australia put pressure on him over his human rights record.
As two more major musicals bite the dust, the local theatre industry hopes a live performance incentive modelled on a successful UK scheme will provide salvation.
The chairperson of one of the bidders for the stricken Whyalla steelworks has been summonsed to appear before an Indian court, but the government says its confident the sale process will maintain integrity.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labels a ballistic missile test carried out by China destabilising and provocative, while the Solomon Islands PM says it is "not the act of a friend".
The head of Taiwan's national security council says China is "again" proving to be the "bully of the block".
Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy says Australia was monitoring a Chinese navy task force group that was involved in tracking a long-range missile test. Follow live.
Shadow energy minister Dan Tehan says the Liberal party is not entertaining thoughts of forming a coalition with One Nation.
As Asian language enrolments wither Australia is failing to make lasting ties within our region.
After guiding the country through a tumultuous six months, the Albanese government faces tough fiscal and political decisions.
Anti-gambling advocates say they're hopeful a lengthy inquiry into the federal government's legislation to restrict gambling advertising will put more pressure on Labor to strengthen it. Follow live.
Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe joins a fight to stop Indigenous homes being sold in Queensland due to unpaid rates.
A mortgage broker forked out $16,500 on Canberra’s night of nights to take his grudge about budget tax directly up to the prime minister in a tennis match at the Lodge.
A Labor-led parliamentary inquiry into fraud in the NDIS has made 12 recommendations to improve the integrity of the scheme.
The First Guardian and Shield super disasters, and Dixon Advisory fallout, is causing a cost blowout in the taxpayer-funded scheme that is designed to compensate victims of financial misconduct.
Aged care minister Sam Rae says the government's controversial algorithm-assisted tool can be changed in "extenuating circumstances". Follow live.
At its current processing rate, the scheme will not be able to clear its backlog before it closes.
The Coalition, Greens and crossbench are also pushing for changes to the bill, which limits TV and radio ads during certain times and creates an opt-out feature for online platforms.
A Coalition group has launched an extraordinary attack on one of parliament's top committees, slamming its election inquiry as biased.
China's ambassador to Australia attacks ASIO over allegations of foreign interference and says the agency is at risk of damaging the bilateral relationship.
The government has again defended its housing tax changes included in the budget after a fresh report suggested house prices fell again in June. Follow live.
Accounting firms could be asked to split their lucrative consulting services from their audit functions and individual firm partners could face far greater scrutiny and penalties for legal breaches, under a shake up of…
The Melbourne childcare provider has been cut off under new powers that allow the federal government to withdraw funding due to safety breaches.
A central Victorian garden designer who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy says sudden changes to his NDIS plan put his life at risk.
Labor's Tanya Plibersek has welcomed a modest improvement in a pair of opinion polls that suggest support for One Nation has dropped. Follow live.
All Australian veterans will soon have access to claim compensation for health issues, fulfilling a royal commission recommendation, but those conscripted during the Vietnam War say their advanced age means their claims…
Santos, BHP, Woodside and others have an "extensive presence" in childhood settings through more than 260 programs, a new report identifies, as senators say classroom programs and lessons written by the industry should…
While Angus Taylor grapples with the Coalition's dilemma of how to keep the centre while diverting voters away from Pauline Hanson's party, Andrew Hastie has been talking tough on One Nation.
The Treasurer is promising to "fix" an unintended consequence of the government's overhaul of property tax breaks to protect widows and divorcees — but he has refused to say exactly how.
Independent MP Dai Le has hinted that she could possibly start her own Western Sydney political party. Follow live.
Legal experts say the Commonwealth would have risked losing a High Court challenge to counterterrorism laws if it stopped the Australian woman from returning home.
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