The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

As federal polling day neared on May 3 2025, the ground was silent but the people of Australia stirred, some restless with fear, others hankering for a change of government. History favoured the incumbent. There had been no single-term governments nationally since the interwar years.

The majority of Liberal leaders across Australia are now women - but are they political saviours or placeholders until a male colleague takes over?

A pesky journalist broke the story about Barnaby Joyce being in talks with One Nation, and now the apparently-exiting Nationals MP wants everyone to press the “pause” button while he has a chat with family and gets himself and his situation straight.

Former PM lauds his country’s progress to egalitarian democracy where ‘only the very unlucky’ miss out – yet judges it ‘materially rich but spiritually poor’

Former Australian PM Scott Morrison supports Donald Trump's Nobel Peace Prize bid if his Gaza plan succeeds. Hamas has reportedly agreed to key details.

The former Australian PM describes the plan as an ‘absolute gamechanger’ as US officials arrive in Egypt for talks

In May, immediately after the 2025 election, debate swirled about whether the Coalition agreement would survive. The consensus was that it would be madness for the Liberals and the Nationals to part ways. Nonetheless they did so, briefly, before awkwardly reconciling. It was not a convincing display.

Papua New Guineans are draping themselves in the national colours to celebrate 50 years since the country's flag was first raised to mark its independence.

Hundreds of thousands of Australians wrongly accused of owing welfare debts to share $475m compensation