The Latest Breaking News from Julian Leeser

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

Anthony Albanese continues to rebuff calls for a national royal commission into the Bondi massacre while apologising to the Jewish community.

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.

Senior figures including shadow attorney general say preselection contests ‘level the playing field’ for women, but others label proposal a ‘distraction’ from discussion of quotas