Politics

While Australians wake up to yet another leadership coup ignited by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, children on Nauru are committing despairing acts of self harm.

Is it even possible for politicians to stop thinking about themselves? If only. We’d be in a very different position today.

Government ministers are dropping like flies and Malcolm Turnbull won’t be far behind them.

Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi delivered her maiden speech in the Senate on Tuesday, offering an upfront and blistering assessment of Australian politics today.

A couple of weeks after returning from parental leave, NZ PM Jacinda Ardern is proving there’s something very powerful in standing by your convictions.

A couple of weeks after returning from parental leave, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is proving there’s something very powerful in standing by your convictions. 

It was on, again.

Malcolm Turnbull announced a dramatic retreat on energy policy on Monday in a bid to stave off the threat to his leadership.

Just a tiny portion of response funding following a humanitarian crisis is allocated to programs considering the unique needs and rights of women.

Dr Mehreen Faruqi is set to replace Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon in the Senate today, becoming Australia’s first female Muslim senator.

Without appropriate legal aid funding the Law Council of Australia says the proposed ban on cross examining DV survivors will not be realised.

In his maiden speech to Parliament, Senator Fraser Anning praised Australia’s former White Australia Policy and called for a ban on Muslim immigration.