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Exclusive: As Wong marks one year in the job, the foreign affairs minister is determined to make a ‘clear statement of our priorities in the region’

Critics claim the bill could see government further expand income management policies

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A federal Newspoll, conducted May 11-13 from a sample of 1,516, is the first poll taken since the May 9 budget. It gave Labor a 55-45 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Labor (steady), 34% Coalition (up one),…

While some government changes don’t require legislation, others will involve a fight – and battle lines are being drawn

Opposition says plan to include crossbenchers in committee is ‘part of a grubby back-room political deal’

Peter Dutton has proposed betting advertising be restricted but prime minister says review into the issue is under way

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has refused to rule out the Coalition's proposal to increase the JobSeeker income free threshold, but Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth has dismissed it as a "thought bubble with no substantive analysis behind it".

Andrew Grech says action could be pursued if implications of SFSS loans were misrepresented to people when they signed up

A deep divide has arisen over the High Court and role it could play over a Voice to Parliament. For some, it's raising echoes of past Indigenous rights battles, writes Elizabeth Byrne.

Labor may feel pressure to do more on sports betting, but beyond that, the Coalition’s budget reply was defined more by a lack of ideas