In the debate about more federal MPs, let’s ask how we get better ones too

Special Minister of State Don Farrell has asked a parliamentary committee to examine whether Australia needs more electorates ...

Debate over Macquarie Point stadium rages in Tasmanian parliament following release of damning report

In the first Question Time since the release of the Tasmanian Planning Commission's damning report on the Hobart AFL stadium, the Labor Party questioned the government's ability to deliver the stadium ...

Coalition pledges to scrap treaty laws if elected as debate reaches parliament

Victoria’s treaty legislation would be rescinded within 100 days if the state Coalition is elected, as parliament returns ...

Coalition migration spokesman says immigration debate must be ‘measured,’ not inflame emotion

Coalition immigration spokesman Paul Scarr has taken a direct swipe at Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Price, rejecting debates on ...

Immigration debate: Who’s responsible for a ‘Big Australia’?

Debate is raging in Canberra over the nation’s population, with Liberal politicians such as Andrew Hastie and Jacinta Price ...
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Australia’s Parliament resumes with pro-Palestinian protests and calls for Israel sanctions

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament resumed Tuesday for the first time since the center-left Labor Party won one of the nation’s largest-ever majorities in the May elections. The day ...

Parliamentarians to commemorate 50th anniversary of homosexuality decriminalisation

Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum will gather today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ...

In first for Australia, prime minister speaks to parliament on video link

Prime Minister Scott Morrison became Australia's first leader on Monday to make an appearance before parliament by video link, as he spends time in quarantine following a recent trip to Japan.