Global demand for Australia's critical minerals is giving Treasurer Jim Chalmers optimism about mining's future in a net-zero emissions world.
Ex-NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has called in her legal team after a watchdog made findings against her but decided against referring her for prosecution.
A think tank has called for a critical minerals compact with South Korea to electrify the start of an onshore battery minerals processing industry in Australia.
Cash-strapped consumers are taking advantage of sales and pushing up retail trade temporarily, with the spending slowdown expected to continue next month.
Former Liberal MP Stuart Robert says allegations he helped a consulting company win government contracts were a "by-election witch hunt".
The ICAC has determined Gladys Berejiklian acted corruptly but the former NSW premier spent years in politics and has left her mark on the state.
A consulting company sought ex-Liberal MP Stuart Robert's help to win federal government contracts, evidence released under parliamentary privilege shows.
A health department chief is moving on after the fallout from a recommendation to prosecute staff who disclose "inappropriate" information to reporters.
Anti-discrimination laws are being amended in NSW to stem the rising tide of religious vilification being reported by faith groups.
Residents of the flood-hit northern NSW town of Lismore are feeling abandoned by governments following sluggish recovery efforts.
A special board of inquiry will be set up to investigate allegations of sexual abuse at a school in Melbourne more than five decades ago.
Qantas and Aviation Australia will team up to deliver two engineer training academies and increase the number of highly-skilled workers entering the industry.
Disgraced barrister Nicola Gobbo and the police who used her as an informant will not face criminal charges as a special investigator's office is scrapped.
NSW's primary planning agency, the Greater Cities Commission, has been gutted of staff, but one think tank reckons there's clear logic to the decision.
Voters in the federal seat of Fadden have 13 candidates to choose from, including a councillor, a health educator and an Aboriginal community worker.
The latest ACT budget shows the national capital is on track to become the fastest-growing state or territory in the country.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has confirmed Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in the country.
Four children were among 10 people killed when a missile hit a restaurant in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, reducing the building to a twisted web of metal.
A softer-than-expected inflation number could be enough to keep interest rates on hold next week but the battle against rising prices is not over yet.
The gambling sector faces a staged crackdown on online advertising if the recommendations of a federal parliamentary inquiry into gaming harm are accepted.
A mining conference has heard values-driven consumers don't want 'dirty' electric cars that use unsustainable minerals in their production.
Governments need to be bold and brave to increase supplies of materials for electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines, the mining industry says.
The Queensland government has launched a $245 million strategy for critical minerals found in the state's northwest to spur manufacturing of renewables.
Anthony Albanese says Ukraine has been provided with the best military assistance, despite concerns over a lack of Hawkei and Bushmaster vehicles.
Anthony Albanese has batted away a poll showing a slip in the 'yes' vote for the voice while the opposition has trumpeted its "principled decision" to fight it.
NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman is undecided about whether to support the Indigenous voice to parliament ahead of a referendum to alter the Constitution.
Despite polling showing a slip in support for the Indigenous voice to parliament, the prime minister remains optimistic that a referendum can succeed.
Australia's inaugural First Nations Ambassador Justin Mohamed, who started in April, has a lot of issues on his agenda from human rights to climate change.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticised former Liberal minister Stuart Robert for resigning 'under a cloud' and triggering an 'unnecessary' by-election.
As national cabinet prepares to consider how to improve renters' rights, the federal government has ruled out price caps after its housing fund was deferred.
ACTU president-turned-Labor party leader Simon Crean is being remembered as principled and admirable by parliamentary colleagues after his death at 74.
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