Australian politics

The Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the budget is firmly focused on getting Australians back into work so it must deliver for Australian women.

Other countries that have have not signed the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature, include China, the US, Brazil, and Russia.

Cheng Lei kept a detailed, online diary account of China’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic; her perspective often fiercely critical of the government.

To prevent an accumulation of disadvantage and health inequities throughout the life course, health experts calls for the continuation of free childcare.

The likelihood is there’ll be no other recourse for Michael Sukkar or Kevin Andrews, following recent allegations of branch stacking.

Even when the end of free childcare was announced in early June it felt inexplicably premature & short-sighted. Now, it seems completely unsustainable.

Labor’s Kristy McBain has claimed victory in the Eden-Monaro byelection, in a tight battle for the federal seat in regional NSW.

The PM will announce on Wednesday that $270 billion will be spent on new and upgraded defence capabilities over the next decade.

Free childcare provides the rarest of economic policy opportunities – an effective form of fiscal stimulus in the short term and the long run.

Lidia Thorpe is set to become the new Greens senator for Victoria, replacing outgoing former Greens leader Richard Di Natale.

New research from The Front Project & Mitchell Institute confirms a reduction in demand for childcare is practically guaranteed when childcare fees return.

Liberal Senator Gerard Rennick weighed into the debate about early childhood education & care, saying children should stay home because Dorothy said so.