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Addressing the first meeting of Labor’s new caucus, Anthony Albanese held out the prospect of “back-to-back premierships”. But a second-term in government isn’t a given, he implied – it is something Labor will have to earn. Does he really believe Labor might not be re-elected?

Pretty sure Belligerius Blustarius was in Slytherin.

Australia's eastern states are facing blackouts, with the energy market operator forced to intervene.

Two of Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie's former staff lose their Federal Court case against her, with a judge finding none of their allegations stacked up and their evidence at trial was at times "vengeful".

What does Dutton bring to the Liberals' top job?

The new Australian PM let the Indonesian leader set the pace on Monday as a palpable threat hangs over their shared region

After a century of gearing the entire global economy to burning fossil fuels, it was never going to be easy or cheap to switch to sunshine and wind.

Peter Dutton becomes Liberal leader as the party takes its first steps forward out of government. So, who is the new Opposition Leader?

A few weeks ago Peter Dutton would have been contemplating, in the event of the Morrison government’s likely defeat, contesting the Liberal leadership against Josh Frydenberg and probably losing.