The Latest Breaking News from Labor

As of Wednesday night, Labor’s climate change bill was poised to pass the Senate after the government agreed to amendments proposed by independent senator David Pocock to improve accountability and transparency.

When the Liberal Party’s most senior right-wing figure, Peter Dutton, forced a leadership spill in 2018, ending Malcolm Turnbull’s premiership, even some moderates in the party room preferred him over the hyper-ambitious Scott Morrison. Yet it was to the latter they reluctantly turned, judging him less frightening to voters.

Northern Territory party conference passes string of motions urging a ban on fracking and an end to gas industry subsidies

A day after Mr Latham accused Anna Watson of attempting to drive while "paralytically drunk", Mr Hazzard has accused the One Nation MP of targeting women in parliament.

Liberal leader says nuclear is needed to support renewables and tells Minerals Council it will ‘add value’ to uranium resources

Ian Macdonald and ex-union boss John Maitland are charged with wilful misconduct in public office after a mine licence was directly allocated to a company Mr Maitland chaired.

The retrial of Ian Macdonald has been told the former NSW Labor minister cost the state millions by improperly granting an Upper Hunter mining licence.

The move has been described as reminiscent of former prime minister Scott Morrison.

The Labor government has cleared the way for the Senate to approve its emissions reduction target bill after securing the vote of a key crossbench senator.