Economic disruption to continue: Morrison
The prime minister says external influences on the economy will continue "for some time", as the rising cost of living came back into focus in the campaign.
The prime minister says external influences on the economy will continue "for some time", as the rising cost of living came back into focus in the campaign.
The Queensland government has attacked the federal government over housing funding, while the prime minister says not enough homes are being built.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has weighed into the debate about hospital funding in Queensland as ramping and emergency waiting times rise.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has downplayed interim findings by a government accountability review, saying she'll wait for the final report.
Coalition MPs could be impacted by One Nation preferencing Labor in key battleground seats in Queensland after Pauline Hanson hit out at the Liberals.
Former AWU heavyweight Bill Ludwig, once a key figure in national Labor politics, has died aged 87.
The Queensland premier has waved off a question about hundreds of corruption allegations made by public employees in the last financial year.
Federal Labor has pledged to provide $100 million for housing in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory if elected.
Activists warn a draft Queensland government plan would allow the coal seam gas industry to simply bury waste brine, posing a risk to the environment.
Queensland education staff are being warned of a zero tolerance approach to fraud and corruption as misconduct allegations dog the government.
Queensland Ambulance Service figures show about 46 per cent of patients were ramped more than 30 minutes in the southeast during December.
Labor has unveiled a plan to restore Australia's standing in the Pacific, but the prime minister claims it is a copy of what his government is already doing.
Katherine Deves says she will conduct herself in a more dignified way but believes the issue of trans kids playing sport needs to be debated.
The Greens have slammed fellow crossbencher Robbie Katter for threatening a move to ban transgender athletes from women's sports in Queensland.
Robbie Katter will introduce a bill to ban transgender athletes from women's sport in Queensland if the next federal government doesn't do so.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has committed to funding 24/7 nurses in aged care facilities by 2025, and says Australia's standard of care is envied globally.
The Queensland government has rejected calls for an inquiry after its own review found the state's lobbyist register was not serving its purpose.
Break-ins, burglaries, shop and car thefts, joy rides, arson and property damage in Queensland are rising amid a controversial youth crime crackdown.
Victoria will relax a raft of COVID-19 rules, including scrapping compulsory seven-day isolation for close contacts and its controversial "vaccinated economy".
Queensland councils are wary about a state government discussion paper on potential caps on spending during local government elections.
The Reserve Bank of Australia warns in the minutes of its April board meeting that rising inflation has brought forward the timing of a cash rate rise.
Two state Labor leaders have done what Anthony Albanese could not, correctly reciting their local unemployment numbers while going into bat for the PM hopeful.
Victoria has become the first state or region to be awarded the Commonwealth Games, with regional cities to host every event except the 2026 opening ceremony.
The federal government is being urged to increase its spending on decarbonisation to unlock investment and jobs in the Hunter and Gladstone regions.
The Queensland government has defended an unexpected hike in land values in flood-hit areas, saying valuations take in data from previous flood events.
Queensland will spend $190 million to turbocharge the speed of internet in 1258 schools, including connecting 40 regional establishments to fibre optics.
Queensland's attorney-general says her staff sought legal advice on former Crime and Corruption chairman Alan MacSporran's powers without her knowledge.
Queensland farmers have slammed the major parties for not backing a crossbench bill to wind back Barrier Reef runoff rules, which they claim are not scientific.
Questions have been raised about a group chosen by Defence Minister Peter Dutton as the beneficiary of almost $28,000 he raised for flood victims.
A speech suggesting Vladimir Putin should be removed from power was expressing moral outrage, not a policy shift, an unrepentant US President Joe Biden insists.
Activists say Queensland would fail to achieve net zero by 2050 if all proposed coal projects were approved, unless other businesses picked up the slack.