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Foreign minister says in Beijing she will press for detained Australians Cheng Lei and Yang Hengjun ‘to be reunited with their families’

Review recommends setting a target for greater female representation but not a binding quota

Bridget McKenzie backs immediate improvements to interstate track as an alternative to long-term high-speed plans

Australia’s relations with China will take another major step forward this week with Foreign Minister Penny Wong travelling to Beijing for the resumption of the bilateral Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, which has been on hold since 2018.

The Poll Bludger reported on two Queensland polls on December 12. A YouGov poll for The Courier Mail, conducted December 1-8 from a sample of 1,000, had a 50-50 tie, unchanged since June. Primary votes were 38% LNP (steady), 34% Labor (steady), 13% Greens (down one), 11% One Nation (up…

Two summers did for Scott Morrison. The first was that of 2019-20, with its fire, smoke and ash. The second occurred two years later when, having earlier muddled the vaccine program, the federal government failed to secure sufficient access to rapid antigen test (RAT) kits. The removal from the country…

Labor has enjoyed a honeymoon period with voters after their brutal rejection of Morrison’s government

The Fine Gael leader will serve as Taoiseach for about another two years as part of the historic deal

Micro party MPs with less than 3 per cent of the primary vote have been elected once again in Victoria's upper house, prompting renewed calls for the unique system to be scrapped.

It’s going to be a tough call – one of many that await the Labor government in 2023

‘Elaborate and complex’ operation allegedly included more than 100 members, involved people being signed up and given fake email addresses