10+ hour, 20+ min ago   (494+ words) The prime minister has mounted an emotional defence of his late mother after "nasty" comments from Pauline Hanson resurfaced, in which the One Nation leader criticised her long social housing tenure. Senator Hanson has been slammed as unfit to govern…...

10+ hour ago   (455+ words) A case of bird flu has been detected in an Australian sea lion for the first time, raising concerns for the species' already dwindling population. A sea lion at South Australia's Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island tested positive for the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (488+ words) A rift has opened up in the Greens after the federal party opted not to kill off Labor's controversial carbon accounting scheme, defying calls from party elders and a handful of senators. Tasmanian senators Nick McKim and Vanessa Bleyer, as…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (632+ words) Cheap cigarettes could soon be used as proof to prosecute business owners selling illegal tobacco. An overhaul of customs rules introduced to federal parliament on Thursday will make it easier for law enforcement agencies to seize illegal tobacco. Under previous…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (505+ words) Plans to stop hate speech and dangerous content running rampant on social media will be opposed by the opposition, which says they amount to censorship. The coalition held a party room meeting on Thursday after it was divided on the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (269+ words) An outspoken MP will run for Family First at an upcoming state election after she was disendorsed by the Liberals. Moira Deeming was unveiled on Thursday as Family First’s lead candidate for the Western Metropolitan region at the November poll....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (388+ words) The prime minister is leaving the door open to cutting Australia's tobacco excise, as his government faces increasing pressure to curb the sale of illegal cigarettes. Just last week, the government slammed the coalition's pledge to slice the excise by…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (557+ words) A data centre heavyweight has conceded the industry must work harder to assuage Australians' concerns about the artificial intelligence boom or risk US-level community upheaval. International and domestic data centre and AI leaders have descended on Melbourne for a three-day…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (453+ words) Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has mocked plans by the opposition to cut the Commonwealth's tax on tobacco, despite increasing pressure from state leaders to act to stem gang violence. Mr Butler slammed Angus Taylor's plan to cut the tobacco…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (495+ words) Outside the gates of Israel's Canberra embassy, a lonely saxophone played. A group, dressed in red to symbolise blood, passed between them a white, tightly bound cloth, designed to look like the dead body of a baby. Images of some…...