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Around-the-clock nurses will now be required in aged care homes across the country after the Albanese government's reforms passed in the Senate.

Coalition members with close connections to Indigenous communities fear a spike in alcohol-fuelled violence once the cashless welfare card is abolished.

The former Morrison government's planning for Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout was not "timely", it underestimated how difficult it would be to protect aged care and disability residents and failed to adequately engage with the states and territories before the rollout began, a damning review has found.

Being in government is always a seat of the pants enterprise no matter that our political leaders try to convince us otherwise.

Ministers have suggested states should pick up the cost of Covid leave payments as calls grow for support to continue

Around 5.6 million vulnerable Australians received free RATs under the scheme the Albanese government is wrapping up, but those providing the tests are urging the government to reconsider.

Federal health minister, Mark Butler, confirms pandemic-related telehealth services will not be extended

At least two Liberals have indicated they are prepared to cross the floor to support Labor’s legislation to cut emissions 43% by 2030

Moments after he is officially sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor leader appears alongside his new ministers and makes a symbolic change inside parliament.

The future of Labor's parliamentary agenda may rest in the hands of the Greens and independent Jacqui Lambie, who look set to hold the balance of power in the Senate.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government's proposed model for a federal integrity commission would have the powers of a royal commission. RMIT ABC Fact Check compares the two.