Meet the Senate committee members you'll be answering to in inquiries and Senate estimates this term of parliament.

Should 16-year-olds vote? As the UK moves to lower the voting age, five experts debate whether Australia should follow.

The Department of Parliamentary Services has asked staff to confirm citizenship but hasn’t explained the move or the odd 1984 ...

AI shocks, insecure work, and Kafkaesque welfare: why Universal Basic Income belongs at the heart of a future-fit wellbeing ...

Legal Aid’s lawyers push back hard on returning to the office, saying flexible work isn't going anywhere, no matter the ...

Canberra backs a global push for a Gaza ceasefire, with Wong warning Israel’s E1 plan undermines peace and breaches ...

A high-level reshuffle at Home Affairs sees new deputy secretaries for national security, immigration, and multicultural ...

Beyond alliances, Australia is shaping its own path: trade with China, a wary eye on AUKUS, and sovereignty in action.

WA pharmacists will diagnose and treat everyday conditions under a state-backed pilot to strengthen community care.

Trump’s Schedule G aims to put political muscle into US civil service roles. Critics say it’s merit out, patronage in.

The army's 1st Combat Engineers turn swamp water into soldier fuel, with crocs adding a touch of NT hazard training to Talisman Sabre.

Gallagher’s ultimatum meets Chalmers’ bold proposal to merge accounting and auditing standard setters for faster, smarter regulation.