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As he contemplates one of the biggest decisions of his life — when to call the election — the prize Albanese is hunting for ...

I was a bit nervous about meeting Julia Gillard. I’d still been in high school when she was prime minister of Australia, and ...

It was early Wednesday afternoon when the flurries of hectic text messages began flowing between crossbench MPs and their ...

The major parties' deal on political donations could face a challenge in the High Court, legal experts say. Follow live.

When Peter Dutton claimed the mantle of underdog last week, he spoke about history being against him. Australia has not had a ...

As Labor’s controversial electoral reforms passed parliament, Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie said he would ensure he had the ...

Trade Minister Don Farrell is certain Australia is obeying the president’s trade diktats. Exactly how he couldn’t say.

Australian federal election, the Julia Gillard-led Labor Party won a second term after Labor formed a minority government ...

Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones will not recontest his NSW seat of Whitlam at the federal ...

A heated confrontation in the corridors of Parliament House has ramped up the dispute between the Albanese government and the teal independents. Big money in politics will become an election issue ...