The Latest Breaking News from Coalition

Labor will prioritise delivering Melbourne-to-Parkes segment after independent review found more work needed on Brisbane stretch

The Liberal Party’s decision to formally oppose the federal government’s model for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament amounts to a resounding “no” position – but perhaps not in the way party leader Peter Dutton thinks.

The opposition leader says he wants a civil referendum debate, but these political games are having real-world consequences

Peter Dutton will oppose the constitutional recognition of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and draw a new partisan divide across his Liberal Party.

The federal government announces it will allocate $535.5 million over the next four years to Australia's nine National Collecting Institutions, which have long been vocal about funding neglect.

Next month’s budget will provide $535.3 million extra over four years for nine major cultural and historical institutions.

National gallery, library and museum among organisations to be thrown financial lifeline after years of underfunding

The Yemeni Coalition for Monitoring Human Rights Violations, or Rasd Coalition, accused the Iran-backed Houthi militias of committing war crimes for their forced recruitment of children under 15. In a report, “Children Not Soldiers”, it also accused them of committing serious crimes against children and violating the rules of warfare…

Between $1.5 billion to $3 billion is being lost to Medicare fraud and non-compliance every year, according to an independent review that also warns the overly-complex system is out of date and risks bleeding more taxpayer money.