The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

New Liberal leader loses mum days after historic win

Days after celebrating her appointment as Australia's first female opposition leader, Sussan Ley is mourning the loss of her inspirational mother.

AAP · May 17, 2025

Sussan Ley’s mother dies days after pair share moment that she will forever ‘treasure’

Liberal party leader says her mother taught her the values of resilience, self-reliance and persistence, and she will ‘feel this loss deeply’

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2025

Attacks on Australia’s preferential voting system are ludicrous. We can be proud of it

It’s been argued the election would have had a different outcome with first-past-the-post voting. I cannot overstate how unsound this assumption is

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2025

Green light for party to stand strong on social issues

New Greens leader Larissa Waters says the party will continue to focus on climate action and social justice, despite losing seats in the lower house.

AAP · May 15, 2025

Larissa Waters urges Labor to be bold while Liberals in ‘electoral wilderness’ and says Greens hurt by ‘Trump effect’

New federal Greens leader says current political climate an opportunity for ‘real reform’ on environmental protections

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2025

Aboriginal relic damage claim 'open to dispute'

A golf course developer is fighting allegations it interfered with Aboriginal shell midden relics.

AAP · May 15, 2025

Recount likely as final seats hinge on handful of votes

The election result for the Sydney seat of Bradfield may go down to the last ballot, with just 43 votes separating the Liberal and independent candidates.

AAP · May 15, 2025

Larissa Waters is the new federal Greens leader. Here’s five things to know about her

The former environmental lawyer made history when she became the first person to breastfeed in Australian parliament in 2017

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2025

New Zealand MPs who performed haka in parliament given unprecedented punishment

Co-leaders of Te Pāti Māori and its youngest member to be temporarily suspended from parliament after performance protesting controversial bill

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2025

Uncertainty remains over coalition's power-sharing deal

Key issues of contention between the Liberals and the Nationals remain up in the air, as the parties' two leaders are locked in for rounds of negotiations.

AAP · May 15, 2025