Federal Parliament has passed what the government calls Australia’s toughest laws against hate speech and hate crimes. Labor ...

Minimum jail sentences are planned as part of a crackdown on hate crimes by the federal government.Amid an escalation of ...

Displaying hate symbols, funding terrorism and terror crimes will now carry mandatory minimum sentences federally after the laws successfully passed parliament on Thursday.

Parliament is back for a fortnight in what could be the final sitting before the federal election is called. Prime Minister ...

The battle to contain antisemitism in Australia finds both sides of politics embracing measures they would otherwise abhor.

Energy Minister Chris Bowen says he has been left "surprised and disappointed" by a Queensland government move to dump ...

Senators and members of parliament have returned for the first sitting week of the year. Here's what was on the agenda.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is visiting Alice Springs today, where he will announce $840 million in funding to support ...

The first day of the last days of Parliament followed a well-worn template both in format and substance as leaders attacked each other over the cost of living.

Political staffers speaking anonymously have revealed election betting remains rife despite scandals overseas and calls for ...

The families of Australian teens Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have broken their silence after it was revealed Laos authorities investigating their daughters’ deaths are yet to accept Australia’s help ...