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Is it time to get rid of group assignments at university? Federal Opposition education spokesperson Julian Leeser thinks so. On Thursday, he called for universities to drop group assessments entirely, arguing they are fundamentally “unfair” and “cheapen” degrees.

Labor has framed one of the frontrunners for Sussan Ley's leadership as a fringe, right-wing figure as momentum builds for a spill.

Liberal MPs have tried to clarify renegade member Andrew Hastie's remarks after he made another cryptic suggestion about his future within the party.

Sussan Ley has sought to put internal divisions in the coalition to rest but not before comments were used against them in parliament.

Pressure is mounting on conservative senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to apologise to Australia’s Indian community for her anti-immigration comments, with both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Nationals leader David Littleproud publicly calling for her to pull her head in. Price drew backlash after telling the ABC that the federal government…

The opposition has gone into damage control after a senator doubled down on claims Labor was taking in Indian migrants to shore up their supporter base.

Australia needs a tough cop on the beat to enforce environmental rules, with international attention on plans to combat climate change and limit global warming.

A deal to deport former immigration detainees to Nauru has secured bipartisan support but drawn condemnation from human rights groups.

Australia is working with other nations in favour of recognising the state of Palestine, as the federal government acknowledges the issue is urgent.