BARNABY JOYCE SET TO BECOME INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTER IN CABINET RESHUFFLE

The Deputy Prime Minister is expected to take on the infrastructure portfolio when Malcolm Turnbull announces his Cabinet reshuffle as early as today... READ MORE›

CHINA IS FURIOUS AND AUSTRALIA SHOULD EXPECT MORE BACKLASH

Most significantly, the People's Daily, China's official newspaper of record, had a special signed editorial attacking Australia's government and media... READ MORE›

TURNBULL GETS SOME GOOD NEWS AS POLL FINDS VOTERS HAVE TIRED OF LEADERSHIP ROUNDABOUT

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull received an unexpected boost from an opinion poll Monday that showed voters want their leaders to gove... READ MORE›

NEW ONLINE DISCLOSURE REVEALS QUEENSLAND ELECTION PARTY DONATIONS IN REAL TIME

New online disclosure reveals Queensland election party donations in real time... READ MORE›

FORMER PRIME MINISTERS COULD'VE BEEN DUAL CITIZENS

His claim came as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull criticised Senate President Stephen Parry after he resigned because of his dual citizenship... READ MORE›

CHINA'S IDEOLOGY BRINGS ENORMOUS BENEFITS TO ITS PEOPLE

The ideology of China has brought enormous benefits to the Chinese people, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said... READ MORE›

GILLARD WEIGHS IN ON TRUMP'S MENTAL HEALTH AND COPING WITH ANXIETY

Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard weighs in on the mental state of US president Donald Trump as she steps into the role of Beyond Blue chair... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA ACCUSES NEW ZEALAND OPPOSITION OF TRYING TO BRING DOWN GOVERNMENT

The New Zealand foreign affairs minister, Gerry Brownlee, seemed to side with the Australian government... READ MORE›

ALTERNATIVE ANTHEM AN ONLINE HIT ON 'STRAYA' DAY

, the song features iconic Australian footage including Gough Whitlam addressing the public outside Old Parliament House... READ MORE›

EX-AUSTRALIAN PM FRASER DIES AT 84

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has died aged 84... READ MORE›

FORMER AUSTRALIAN PM GOUGH WHITLAM DIES AT 98

Related Stories Former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam has died at the age of 98... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA'S BELEAGUERED ABBOTT ENDURES ONE FINAL NIGHTMARE BEFOREA CHRISTMAS

The problem is, neither he nor the prime minister has managed to explain that satisfactorily to voters... READ MORE›

CALL FOR APOLOGY AFTER LIBERAL SENATOR APPEARS TO LINK 'FLEAS' TO BOAT ARRIVALS

Senator Fawcett's colleague, Senator Ian Macdonald echoed Senator Fawcett's comments, describing them as nicely put ... READ MORE›

Labor replaced its own leader twice, removing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in his first term and replacing him with Julia Gillard before returning to Mr... READ MORE›

JULIA GILLARD URGES ACTION ON LACK OF SCHOOLING FOR 121M CHILDREN WORLDWIDE

Gillard said fighting for better education for girls was one of the central battles for feminism... READ MORE›

EGYPT COULD FREE JAILED JOURNALIST FAHMY WITHIN HOURS AL JAZEERA

Australian lawmakers have been known to change prime ministers in midterm when they become disaffected... READ MORE›

COMMENT: IF THE LABOR LEFT CANT GET BOAT TURN BACKS RIGHT, THEN WHY DO THEY EXIST?

They were complicit when they voted with their left-wing hero Julia Gillard to reintroduce mandatory offshore detention... READ MORE›

RECORD LOW FAITH IN DEMOCRACY A 'WAKE-UP CALL'

In a major review of the 2016 election, Australian National University researchers have found 40 per cent of voters are not satisfied with democracy in Australia... READ MORE›

CLOSING THE GAP: REPORT SHOWS TARGETS FOR INDIGENOUS DISADVANTAGED 'NOT ON TRACK'

The annual Closing the Gap report has seven indicators of Indigenous disadvantage and targets to reduce them... READ MORE›

SHENHUA CRITICISES GOVERNMENT DELAY ON NEW SOUTH WALES COALMINE

By the environment minister, Greg Hunt, using the water trigger legislation after the NSW government's Planning Assessment Commission PAC gave approval last month with conditions... READ MORE›

GREG HUNT, THE GREATEST MINISTER IN THE WORLD, ACCEPTS HIS COLLEAGUES' ACCLAIM

Greg Hunt, the greatest minister in the world, accepts his colleagues' acclaim... READ MORE›

TURNBULL TOPPLES ABBOTT, TO BECOME AUSTRALIA'S FIFTH PM IN EIGHT YEARS

Abbott ousted Turnbull as leader of the Liberal Party in 2009, though Turnbull has consistently been seen as a preferred prime minister... READ MORE›

COMMENT: ABBOTT PROMISED 'NO WRECKING' - THEN HE BROKE THAT PROMISE

To be fair, anyone who thought Tony Abbott would go quietly would have to be a pretty gullible type... READ MORE›

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY BREAKFAST HEARS FROM JULIA GILLARD ON HOW POVERTY HURTS MORE IN GLOBALISED WORLD

The word's poorest are more aware of their poverty because of the use of new technology and globalisation, former prime minister Julia Gillard has said... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA HAS HAD FIVE PRIME MINISTERS IN FIVE YEARS

Tony Abbott removed Australia has had five prime ministers in five years... READ MORE›

A MESSAGE TO THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Comment A message to the Australian Labor Party... READ MORE›

BRITISH TEEN RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE FOR INCITING TERRORIST ACT

The Greater Manchester Police informed police in Australia, who arrested five men in April, a week before the parade... READ MORE›

THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD TWEET THAT CAME BACK TO HAUNT AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTER

For evidence look no further than the tweet above from Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott... READ MORE›

COMMENT: LEAKS, 'POLICY PARALYSIS' AND DOUBLE STANDARDS

Tony Abbott is perhaps the purest political animal in parliament... READ MORE›

KEVIN RUDD CAUGHT UP IN JOHN PODESTA EMAIL HACK

The emails do not detail what Mr Rudd wanted to discuss with Mr Podesta... READ MORE›

TONY ABBOTT FACES 'GAMES OF THRONES' SHOWDOWN

A self-described Anglophile, Mr Abbott personally decided to reintroduce knighthoods last year after they were abolished in 1986... READ MORE›

DI NATALE CAN FORESEE A GREENS PM

Senator Di Natale told delegates the Greens were increasingly recognised as the party that represented modern, 21st century Australia... READ MORE›

EXPLAINER: HOW DOES A LIBERAL LEADERSHIP SPILL WORK?

Chief Government Whip Philip Ruddock has confirmed that the Liberal party room will vote on a leadership spill motion when it meets today... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE ON TUESDAY: JULIA GILLARD ON POLITICS, PRIME MINISTERS AND THE MEDIA

Exclusive on Tuesday Julia Gillard on politics, prime ministers and the media... READ MORE›

EXPLAINER: WHY IS AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER TONY ABBOTT FACING A LEADERSHIP CRISIS?

A secret ballot helps Abbott's opponents, giving some MPs "cover" for voting to open the leadership... READ MORE›

MALCOLM TURNBULL SWORN IN AS OUTGOING PM TONY ABBOTT LASHES OUT IN EMOTIONAL FAREWELL SPEECH

Asked about Mr Abbott's response to the ballot, she said He was calm, he was obviously very hurt..... READ MORE›