Tess Ikonomou and Andrew Brown
Cash bonuses to keep ADF members in military expanded
An extension of cash bonuses to keep defence personnel in the military will help provide certainty for Australia’s armed services, the veterans’...
More PNG aid on standby as landslide death toll rises
Australia remains on standby to send further aid to Papua New Guinea following a catastrophic landslide as the death toll continues to...
Defence $50b spending boost as strategy unveiled
Defence will be given an extra $50 billion over the next decade as part of a shake-up of the Australian military. Launching...
New programs to be bankrolled under manufacturing push
Major manufacturing and clean energy projects will be funded in the upcoming federal budget as Anthony Albanese flags a possible tightening of...
Refugees face tough penalties under new laws
Refugees freed from detention following a landmark High Court ruling face mandatory jail stints and ankle monitoring bracelets under tough new laws....
Anthony Albanese says President Xi has never let him down after arriving in Beijing
Anthony Albanese won’t admit he trusts Xi Jinping, but says the Chinese President has never let him down as he prepares for...
Albanese: No chance US will backtrack on supplying AUKUS pact’s nuclear subs
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared Australia’s relationship with the US has never been stronger and insists the nation will have access...
Albanese to host top US officials to strengthen ties
Anthony Albanese will roll out the red carpet for two senior United States ministers as Australia seeks to deepen diplomatic and security...
‘Business as usual’: Closing the Gap efforts inadequate
Australian governments are taking a “business as usual” approach to Indigenous policy and risk making disadvantage and discrimination worse. The Productivity Commission...
‘I will miss him terribly’: Labor legend farewelled
Simon Crean has been remembered as a “beloved son of the Labor Party” at a heartfelt service. The 74-year-old was laid to...