Reserve Bank board shake up outlined in new laws
The federal treasurer has introduced legislation that will underpin the biggest set of reforms at the Reserve Bank in decades.
The federal treasurer has introduced legislation that will underpin the biggest set of reforms at the Reserve Bank in decades.
The test for double jeopardy in Queensland will be reformed to include another 10 offences after proposed laws were tabled to parliament.
Western Australia has joined other states in expressing support for a national ban on the future use of deadly disease-causing engineered stone.
A joint rally outside Queensland parliament has called on an end to oil and gas exploration in the remote Channel Country rivers by the end of the year.
Queensland's health minister will introduce maternity care improvements suggested by a mother grieving her baby girl's death at a hospital north of Brisbane.
New laws that ban the sale of knives, certain gel blasters, tomahawks and machetes to juveniles in Queensland also carry hefty fines for offending retailers.
Queensland has made the case for more federal funding for roads and rail after the Commonwealth slashed infrastructure funding for projects around the country.
The Queensland government faces a major class action by First Nations children and parents for their "systemic failure" to reunite families.
The president-designate for the upcoming COP28 climate talks has denied a report alleging the UAE planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals.
The mid-year budget update will reveal a substantial improvement to the bottom line, but not a surplus, the federal treasurer says.
A newly released stateless refugee is slowly rebuilding his life but with an ankle monitor and curfews, he feels held back from fully adjusting.
World leaders will convene for major climate talks with Australia under pressure to show it is doing everything it can to lower emissions.
Australia is not on track to meet its emissions reductions, a report from the Climate Change Authority has found, leading to calls for greater action.
The climate crisis is being made worse by an information crisis, with some Australian outlets accused of peddling fake news and adding to confusion and delay.
Ahead of a treasurers' meeting, Jim Chalmers says he will work with the states to ensure they get a fair share of goods and services tax revenue.
Industry groups say the government's rushed workplace reforms risk damaging the economy, as a heavily amended bill passes the lower house.
A Chinese delegation, including a top diplomat, has held meetings with Australian parliamentary leaders after a public stoush over a naval incident.
The prime minister has delivered a formal apology on behalf of the government to the survivors and families affected by the drug thalidomide.
Cooling inflation figures have improved the chances of the Reserve Bank keeping interest rates on hold.
The West Australian premier has formally apologised to Indigenous workers who received little to no pay for almost 40 years.
A High Court ruling that led to the release of more than 140 detainees was unanimous among judges who found their indefinite detention was unlawful.
Victorian police and protective service officers will take industrial action over protracted pay negotiations, including slowing drivers near speed cameras.
South Australia's incarceration rate jumped by almost a third in the past decade, leading advocates to call for a rethink on the role of prisons in society.
Labor senator Pat Dodson is quitting politics after being diagnosed with cancer, with his resignation to take effect on January 26.
Builders who don't take out insurance on behalf of paid-up customers will face new offences under a legislative crackdown by the Victorian government.
Former ACCC chairman Rod Sims says Australia is not accurately tracking greenhouse gas emissions and needs new technology to meet international standards.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says there's no place for glorifying hatred in Australia as he moves to ban the Nazi salute.
Contaminated saline products used at hospitals are being recalled after the Therapeutic Goods Administration issued an alert following a bacterial outbreak.
Queensland is spending more on infrastructure than the federal government is "in the whole of Australia", the state's premier says.
Consumers hit the pause button on spending in the lead up to the Black Friday sales period, official retail trade data suggests.
The use of a terrorist slur against a year six student in Sydney amid a rise in Islamophobia is a major concern, NSW Premier Chris Minns says.