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As Melbourne suffers further lockdown, the Federal Government has promised a ‘disaster payment’ for some workers. Businesses may also get help.

But Climate Council says the Federal Government is trying to claim credit for something that it played no part in achieving.

Greenpeace hits out at spending on the environment in the latest National Budget, saying the root cause of the problem is not being tackled.

Independent think-tank believes Australia’s current aged-care system is ‘broken’ and ‘a stain’ on nation’s conscience.

PM announces investment for Australia’s portion of the multi-national Square Kilometre Array project to explore new boundaries of the universe.

Disaster assistance for coastal shires hit by flooding. Resources sector contributes funds for people who lost homes in bushfires.

Beleaguered travel agents are receiving one-off Federal grant payments in an effort to keep the Covid-hit industry afloat in Australia.

Saluting Their Service grants program provides more than $1-million to community groups that commemorate wartime service of Australians.

Forecast of a 7% rise in agricultural production in 2020-21 is due to resilience of farmers, better seasonal conditions and support measures.

Liberal MP Andrew Laming says he has no regrets about standing on his head and drinking a beer - and his boss isn't too concerned either.

For the first, and probably the last time Prime Minister Tony Abbott joined the commentary box at the Ashes test in Sydney.

As pot shops open in the US state of Colorado, the HEMP Party has sparked new calls for Australia to legalise the recreational use of marijuana.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has defended his government's first days in office, saying his ministers are "hard at work" but not rushing decisions.

Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has claimed that having a beer with embattled MP Craig Thomson was "no big deal", with senior political figures accusing him of bad judgement.

The economy and tackling corruption in the NSW ALP are on Kevin Rudd’s plate this week, as he gears up for the election.

Former Speaker Peter Slipper will get some federal funds to help pay for the costs of his defence of civil action brought by a former staff member.

Sympathetic voters have come to the aid of embattled former Labor MP and union boss Craig Thomson

Senior members of Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s office have claimed that the embattled Labor leader would defy convention and refuse to vacate her position in the event of a leadership challenge, forcing MPs to reveal their loyalties in order to force a spill.

Leadership speculation in the federal government has put the country at risk of an early election after Independent MP Tony Windsor claimed that the deal he made in 2010 to support the Gillard Government would be “null and void” if the Australian Labor Party were to change leaders before the ...

Labor would attract almost seven per cent more votes on a two-party preferred basis if Kevin Rudd was prime minister, a poll says.

Former Labor leader Kevin Rudd says he is available to campaign in seats across the country, but is not a candidate for the leadership.

Former cabinet minister Joel Fitzgibbon has openly ridiculed Labor HQ in the wake of opinion polls showing the government heading for a massive defeat, whilst backbencher Graham Perrett likened the situation ahead of the 14 September federal election to an Indiana Jones movie.

One Nation founder Pauline Hanson has claimed that she understands the lifestyle of Australia’s “young ones” in a national radio interview that discusses the controversial politician signing up to Facebook in the lead-up to the upcoming federal election.

Pauline Hanson is making her seventh bid for parliament, lining up to run for the Senate as a One Nation candidate.

South Australia will transition to the full national disability insurance scheme, covering all people with a disability by mid-2019.

Between 11am and 11pm (AEDT) on Thursday the hashtags #spill, #Auspol, #qt, and the names and handles of key figures in federal politics generated more than 247,000 tweets, Twitter says. Here's our pick of the best.