
Irrigators slam Murray-Darling Basin Authority for releasing satellite images
Irrigators have slammed the Murray-Darling Basin Authority for releasing images of farm dams filled with water in drought-affected parts of the state,...

Great Barrier Reef Foundation funding would be clawed back under a Labor government
Labor has written to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation warning there could be a change of Federal Government soon, so it should...

Childcare rebate not enough for families in 2017, Education Department says
It has taken just two weeks for some 3600 families to hit the childcare rebate cap in the new year, according to...

Veteran Coalition MP to fight against Life Gold Pass travel scrapping
Coalition senator Ian Macdonald has indicated he is likely to oppose a Federal Government move to abolish the Life Gold Pass. The...

Facial recognition, fingerprints to replace passports at airports
New technology will mean many travellers will soon not need to present their passports when entering or leaving Australia. The Department of...

Union misconduct bill passes Senate, shotgun change blocked
One of the industrial relations bills used to trigger the July double-dissolution election has passed the Federal Parliament in a late-night sitting...

Trump ‘unlikely’ to ruffle Australian economy
A leading budget-watcher is forecasting a Donald Trump presidency will not have a significant impact on Australia’s federal budget. The Deloitte Access...

Gillian Triggs’ contract will not be renewed, PM says
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed his government will not renew the contract of the Human Rights Commission president, Gillian Triggs. Many...

Pauline Hanson would vote for gay marriage
Pauline Hanson says she would vote for same-sex marriage legislation in the Senate if that’s what the people of Australia say they...

Indigenous MP Linda Burney slams calls for changes to race hate laws
The first Indigenous woman elected to the House of Representatives, Linda Burney, has slammed calls for the watering down of the Racial...