Jake Evans

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton urges Chinese President Xi Jinping to reconsider the suspended death sentence handed to Australian man Yang Hengjun as the government and opposition move in lock step.

The federal government's amended tax cuts will pass parliament without Labor needing to strike a deal with the Greens, with the Coalition deciding to support the cuts in a partyroom meeting.

The federal government has detailed its proposal to impose a CO2 standard on new cars. It will have a narrow road to travel to ensure it cuts emissions without driving up car prices.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has given his strongest suggestion the Coalition will vote alongside the government to pass revised tax cuts to benefit lower and middle income workers — but he has left a final decision for when parliament sits next week.

The ABC's managing director David Anderson says he does not believe trust in the national broadcaster has been damaged by allegations it submitted to pressure from pro-Israeli lobbying to sack journalist Antoinette Lattouf.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he would end funding to the Environmental Defenders Office if the Coalition wins government at the next federal election, accusing the group of engaging in unethical "lawfare" that frustrates mining and energy projects.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers dismisses suggestions the government will scrap negative gearing after proving willing to break an election promise not to touch stage 3 tax cuts.

Asked if the government would negotiate with the Greens on its plan to rewrite the stage 3 tax cuts, the prime minister leaves the door open to a possible crossbench deal.

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The Liberal Party responds with outrage to the prime minister's move to change promised tax cuts taking effect in July, saying he won the federal election with a "lie".

The federal government will follow the European Union and several other nations to develop a risk-based response to the rapid rise in use of artificial intelligence, setting down stricter rules for risky AI, while staying out of the way of low-risk tools.

As another tobacco shop burns in Melbourne, the federal government announces a $188 million crackdown on the tobacco black market, hoping to stop imports before they reach the Australian border.

Following the death of MP Peta Murphy late last year, Labor names community leader Jodie Belyea as its candidate for the Dunkley by-election.

The federal government says it will use all options available to make sure supermarkets are pricing goods fairly, as it announces a former Labor minister was quietly appointed before Christmas to continue the government's groceries probe.

Australia has a big car habit, and those cars often cause more road damage, pollute more and pose greater road safety risks. But advocates for reform say current tax laws actually incentivise Australians to buy big.

Anthony Albanese says missing cabinet documents from 2003 related to the Iraq War should have been handed over by the former Morrison government, as an inquiry into why the records were kept secret begins.

After delays caused by technical issues, the expense data for the first full quarter of the Albanese government reveals the highest flyers and biggest taxpayer-funded office fit outs.

The transport minister says Türkiye was approved for a major expansion in flight capacity because it would open a new market for Australia, acknowledging the sector was still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transport Minister Catherine King quietly approves expanded services for Turkish Airlines, including flights to stop-over destinations, despite earlier rejecting a similar request made by Qatar.

Australia asked to send a warship into the Red Sea, where Houthi rebels have vowed to block ships passing through the trade route until the offensive on Gaza is ended.

A less rosy picture of inflation in 2024, wage growth inches over the line into real pay improvements, and another tough year for renters and home buyers — here's what the government's budget update reveals about expectations for 2024.

A mid-year budget update reveals higher interest rates are also hurting the Commonwealth's bottom line, as loan repayments overtake the NDIS to become the government's fastest-growing spending pressure.

Penalties for foreign investors who leave homes vacant will face a sixfold increase, in a measure the federal government says will free up more housing stock.

Australia Post will only be required to deliver letters every second day, enabling the corporation to deliver more parcels and stem its financial losses.

A major inquiry established in the weeks after the government won the 2022 federal election has handed down recommendations that would completely rebuild Australia's employment services system.