New Australian Federal Police units to enforce “social cohesion”

National Security Investigations (NSI) teams are targeting groups allegedly harming Australia’s “social fabric.” ...

The Albanese government has finally set a 2035 climate course – and it’s a mission Australia must accept

The target seeks to balance positive action with pragmatism. Achieving it will requires a major policy step-up.

Deloitte to partially refund Australian government for report with apparent AI-generated errors

Deloitte Australia will partially refund the Australian government for a report filled with apparent AI-generated errors.

Australia refers invasive search of women at Qatar airport to federal police

An incident at Doha's Hamad airport, where Australian women were taken off a plane and subjected to an invasive search after the discovery of a newborn baby abandoned in the terminal, has been ...

In the debate about more federal MPs, let’s ask how we get better ones too

Special Minister of State Don Farrell has asked a parliamentary committee to examine whether Australia needs more electorates ...

Australia's Queensland reverses policy, pledges to keep using coal power

Australia's Queensland state government said on Friday it would run coal power plants at least into the 2040s, reversing a ...

What is a US government shutdown and why do they keep happening?

Federal government shutdowns are a quirk of the US political system, in which the different branches of government have to formally agree on how much to spend and on what before it becomes law.