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Senate to investigate after resignation of commissioner Leo Hardiman, who cited his lack of powers to make changes to fix delays

Senator Lidia Thorpe’s defection from the Greens changed the power dynamic in the Senate. Now the government needs two crossbenchers (and the Greens) to pass legislation opposed by the Coalition. Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie and her colleague Tammy Tyrrell can provide those two votes, which puts them in a potentially…

Labor and the Greens on Monday announced a deal to strengthen a key climate policy, the safeguard mechanism, by introducing a hard cap on industrial sector emissions.

Labor's hope of forming a majority government in NSW is fading as the Minns' government prepares to be sworn in and counting continues in eight seats.

After weeks of negotiations and plenty of strong words, the federal government has secured the support it needs to pass its key climate policy into law. So what is it, and what's changing?

The agreement delivers important changes to the safeguard mechanism. But there is still a lot of work to do

Coalition MPs say exclusion of Australian journalists from Victorian premier’s trip will force public to rely on coverage by China’s state-run media

The party has definitively won 45 seats in the 2023 election and with leads in Ryde and Kiama, it is likely to secure the numbers to govern outright

Labor victory shows the region lost trust in Coalition, experts say, and is not afraid to ‘flex its political muscle’

The government can pass its signature climate bill and Greens can say they got the next best thing to stopping new coal and gas

Needing 47 seats to form a lower house majority in NSW, Labor remained stuck on 45 on Monday afternoon.