David Speers is the ABC's national political lead and host of Insiders on ABC TV, at 9am on Sundays.
In declaring he won't be recontesting his lower house seat and letting speculation run that he might jump ship for One Nation, Barnaby Joyce is declaring he's had enough with the Nationals under David Littleproud.
Trump may have expressed "shock", but his administration is clearly not surprised at China's willingness to flex its dominance on rare earths.
The government is determined to avoid wearing any blame for Optus' failure but also needs to be transparent about how it handled early advice from the telco.
Australia and Türkiye are at loggerheads over who will host the massive international event, with insiders suggesting the countries could share the hosting rights.
For the first time since becoming Prime Minister more than three years ago, Anthony Albanese has delivered an address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Australia's willingness to take on the social media giants is drawing significant international interest, winning the support of the European Commission president at a forum in New York.
Trump clearly disagrees with Albanese on Palestine and the reality of climate change, but it's not on the scale of the beef he has with other countries.
The US president's itinerary for his 24-hour visit to New York makes no mention of Anthony Albanese, all but confirming a one-on-one will not be happening.
The Federal Opposition leader Sussan Ley has apologised to the Indian Australian community for comments made by Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price last week.
Anthony Albanese has long argued being serious on climate change is the "entry fee" for credibility in the Pacific.
Comments about Indian migrants were one thing, but refusing to back in her leader made it impossible for her to stay.
Türkiye rejects Australia's bid to host the COP31 climate summit in Adelaide.
The sight of neo-Nazis trying to whip up community anger and recruit new followers drove home to all how criticism of Australia's migration program can lead to and even legitimise hate speech, racism, and violence.
There is bipartisan support for expelling the Iranian ambassador and listing the IRGC as a terrorist organisation, but no end to the political brawl over antisemitic attacks in Australia.
The changes are being announced just days after the government was urged to take action by the Economic Reform Roundtable.
The treasurer's priority in this term has shifted from tackling cost of living to productivity and the unions are yet to score a victory.
A senior US senator says the Albanese government deserves more credit for its level of defence spending but should still go further.
Members of a visiting delegation of US Congress members from both sides of politics have stressed the importance of a face-to-face meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
The partisan divide in Australia over how closely to align with the US has been steadily building since Donald Trump's return to the White House.
The government is trying to strike the right balance between preventing mass redundancies forced by AI, while also preventing Australia falling behind those countries rapidly embracing the technology.
Australia now has some cover to follow the UK and France on a Palestinian state without fearing a backlash from the US.
The focus on improving access is only one part of the problem when it comes to child care, as the government has discovered.
China doesn't want to kick up too much dust as it presents a friendlier face to the major US allies in this region: Australia, Japan and South Korea.
In a fiery resignation letter, ex-Greens senator Dorinda Cox accuses her former party of racism and ignoring serious claims she raised.
Australia's defence chief has issued a very deliberate warning about the dangerous outlook facing Australia.