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With Peter Dutton growing in confidence, Labor needs more than just a blizzard of new laws to show voters that it can put the country on the right track

Richard Marles is an ambitious man who hasn’t given up the dream of one day reaching the top job. But, despite being deputy prime minister, his profile is much lower than that of Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the candidate considered most likely to succeed Anthony Albanese as Labor’s leader.

Greens and legal advocates say bill will make it harder to hold authorities accountable for conditions in detention facilities

Legal experts and advocates have lambasted the government's proposed migration bill changes as "constitutionally unsound" and "misguided", at a Senate inquiry.

Both major parties want to reduce immigration – particularly by international students. So why the Coalition backflip on Labor’s bill?

Bill contains spending caps of $90m for a federal political campaign and $800,000 for an individual electorate campaign

Senator Larissa Waters plans to move motion to discharge abortion bill sponsored by Matt Canavan and Alex Antic

The immigration bill, which will go before a Senate inquiry, also gives the government immunity from being sued by people harmed during deportation

Survey also reveals concern about Trump’s effect on economy and climate crisis – although 48% think hotter summers caused by ‘normal fluctuations’

Joint committee supports giving users the power to alter, reset or turn off algorithms but hedges on key question of age bar

In a surprise move, the Coalition has announced it will vote against Labor’s bill to cap international student numbers. This follows previous Coalition comments saying it would work with universities to “put a cap on foreign students”.