Government and Politics

A One Nation fundraiser in Melbourne has been moved after several protest groups vowed to demonstrate outside, according to police.

For years, the Northern Territory government has been locked in a legal battle with Claravale Station over allegations its owners cleared hundreds of hectares without a permit. But it is not the first time the government has announced the settlement deal.

The opposition leader has brushed away questions on a preference deal with One Nation at the next election.

It's been two weeks since Madeleine Ogilvie resigned from Tasmanian cabinet, and the saga is reaching a tipping point. What could happen when parliament returns?

The idea that One Nation could come close to the government benches was absurd six months ago, but it is a prospect Victorian Labor MPs and insiders are increasingly discussing. 

Treasurer Jim Chalmers hits out at Pauline Hanson's ties to Gina Rinehart and questions whether she actually stands for battling Australians.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson gets emotional as she speaks about her brief stint in jail.

Unionised workers at BHP's operations in Port Hedland could walk off the job as soon as next week after endorsing protected industrial action.

As Anthony Albanese stood in front of a Medicare banner and Pauline Hanson put her hand out for donations, voters could be forgiven for thinking the election was two months, not two years, away.  

Opposition leader Angus Taylor says the Coalition has no plan to share the seats the party targets at the next federal election with One Nation as Pauline Hanson's party says it has raised $2 million since launch.

One of Pauline Hanson's closest advisers says One Nation "stole" its donation campaign slogan from Sky News host Peta Credlin.

A Tasmanian senator will not recontest her seat in 2028, meaning it is up for the taking by Liberal colleagues and possibly a resurgent One Nation.

The Albanese government is paying an economic and political toll for an ongoing and deeply unpopular war.  

A crowd of about 400 protesters demonstrates against One Nation's Pauline Hanson as she speaks at a sundowner event in Perth's eastern suburbs.

A plan by hardware giant Bunnings move its Bunbury store 10km to a neighbouring shire has angered and concerned residents and businesses.

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he "dropped the ball" regarding the allegations against a former minister, likening it to a "pile of crap" he has to clean up from "time to time".

A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal against a judgement which ordered New South Wales MP Mark Latham to pay $140,000 to independent MP Alex Greenwich over a homophobic tweet in 2023. 

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has aired his frustrations over the issue of people stuck in hospital beds waiting for a spot in aged care or an NDIS placement. 

WA prisoners are being subjected to "cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment" because the state government has allowed prisons to become "almost fundamentally broken", according to the Inspector of Custodial Services. 

One of Australia's largest medical imaging providers, Integral Diagnostics, says it will look into allegations of improper Medicare billing at a regional WA public hospital where the company provides radiology services.