Tame confident of consistent abuse laws
Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame is confident other states and territories will follow the ACT's lead and reform their child sexual abuse offences.
Politics
Labor to back coalition religious bill
Labor will back the religious discrimination bill, but will move amendments in four areas to protect Australians from other forms of discrimination.
Wages perk up as worker demand grows
There are signs that wages growth is picking up, with economists at the nation's biggest bank predicting an annual rate of three per cent by mid-year.
Federal call for tourism vaccine unity
Federal Tourism Minister Dan Tehan has slammed the possibility of Victoria requiring overseas tourists to have three vaccine doses to enter, rather than two.
Inquiry ordered into Grace Tame’s claims
Claims a taxpayer-funded agency ordered Grace Tame to avoid criticising Scott Morrison at the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards are being investigated.
Vic hardest place to do business in Aust
Victorian businesses pay the highest tax in Australia, a nationwide survey of firms by the Victorian Chamber of Commerce has found.
Morrison sorry for assault, harassment
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for sexual harassment, assault and bullying found to be rife in federal parliament.
Climate wars are yet to be won: Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull has warned voters are walking away because of federal government dysfunction on climate policy and says Labor's plan is politically sensible.
PM sorry for ‘terrible’ parliament conduct
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has received an apology on the floor of federal parliament for her alleged rape in a minister's office.
Aged care minister bucks calls to resign
Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck has defended the federal government's handling of the COVID-19 response in the sector.
Right royal ruckus for parliament return
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese return to the parliamentary jousting field on Tuesday ahead of an expected May federal election.
WA slashes quarantine as Omicron spreads
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan insists he has not bowed to industry pressure by agreeing to halve isolation periods for COVID-infected people.
Canberra anti-vaccine protests set to grow
As protesters surround the official residence of the governor-general, police have warned anti-vaccination protests in Canberra will grow in coming days.
Murder-accused NT cop ‘intended to kill’
A Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering an Aboriginal teenager fired the fatal shots while his alleged victim was restrained, the Crown says.
Joyce apologises to MPs over PM texts
As federal parliament starts a new year, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has apologised to his party room over text messages critical of Scott Morrison.
PM says he couldn’t care less about texts
Scott Morrison says he doesn't care about the leak of text messages about him saying he remains focused on leading the country out of the pandemic.
First guests arrive at Qld quarantine camp
The first guests have settled in to the Queensland government's regional COVID-19 quarantine facility.
Qld reports a record 21 COVID-19 deaths
Another 21 people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland, the most in a 24-hour period for the state which has recorded 8508 new cases.
Joyce admits ‘liar’ label damages Morrison
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has sought to downplay a leaked text message in which he called Prime Minister Scott Morrison "a hypocrite and a liar".
WA hospital doctor positive for COVID-19
A doctor at a Perth metropolitan hospital is among Western Australia's latest COVID-19 cases, as isolation rules hit mines and schools.
Task force for parliament culture changes
A specialist task force overseeing the implementation of recommendations for improving workplace culture at Parliament House has met for the first time.
First guests set for Qld quarantine centre
Queensland's regional Wellcamp quarantine facility will welcome its first guests on Saturday.
Vic lifts non-urgent elective surgery ban
Victoria's falling COVID-19 hospital figures will allow non-urgent elective surgery to resume, as an extra $1.4 billion is pumped into the health system.
Claim Roberts-Smith ordered 2012 murder
A serving SAS soldier has testified he saw Ben Roberts-Smith told Afghan soldiers to shoot a detained local man "or I will" during a 2012 mission.
Military not aged care silver bullet: PM
The prime minister says he's spoken to his health and defence ministers and defence chiefs about how to deal with aged care staff shortages.
New emails cast doubt on AUKUS timeline
New emails have revealed Australia told French officials a submarine deal between the two countries was progressing well, just weeks before it was scrapped.
Aussie manufacturers join ‘smiley curve’
A COVID-19 breath test, smart food box and rocket fuel are among the advanced manufacturing projects winning federal funding to speed up commercial success.
NSW worker mandate call amid slow boosters
NSW has recorded 12,632 new COVID-19 cases and 38 deaths as Labor pushes for booster mandates.
Thousands of teens eligible for boosters
More people will now be able to receive COVID-19 boosters, with 16- and 17-year-olds eligible for the third dose ahead of a predicted winter surge in cases.
Three in four COVID deaths had health risk
A Senate hearing into COVID-19 has been told nearly three-quarters of people who died from the virus had an underlying health condition.
Qld school gender contracts spark probes
Queensland's Non-State School Accreditation Board will probe a school's student gender and sexuality contracts, which are subject to human rights complaints.