When parliamentarians left Canberra on Thursday after the fortnight sitting, federal politics had the air of an uneasy ...

In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

Mark Kenny is his usual perceptive self in his weekly comment, "The lessons to learn aren't all bad", on February 9.

The US president has been accused of violating the First Amendment after indefinitely barring The Associated Press from the ...

An Amorphophallus titanum or titan arum, commonly known as the corpse flower, has bloomed at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra for the first time. The 15-year-old plant started ...

On this most auspicious Valentine's Day, Anthony Albanese's gift to the public is an apparent glut of hints he's about to announce the federal election (but who the hell really knows?).

The AFL season kicks off on March 6. When will Seven start mentioning one particular star member of its commentary line-up?

Housing Minister Rose Jackson and a high-profile passenger took her taxpayer-funded car to the pop superstar’s show last year ...

Labor’s support in the outer suburbs is plummeting as the party’s “wine and cheeseboard” inner city faction continues to ...

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns from a week-long trip to Washington, toting a fantastical and radical Gaza plan from the American president, he finds a country at a crossroads ...

There are plenty of reasons to stay in Canberra this weekend, and we've found them all. Fere are 50+ events to keep you ...

In new evidence of widespread wastage in a Coalition training scheme, a pub group backed by Coles got $100,000 per worker to learn basic hospitality skills. Infrastructure Minister Catherine King ...