Courtney Gould

Under pressure from opponents after another interest rate hike and more bad inflation news, the last thing Anthony Albanese needed was free advice from his own side.

Mehreen Faruqi says she is disappointed by the result of the Greens leadership ballot following David Shoebridge's election as leader.

OpenAI releases a blog post saying it will "do better" after an AI agent breached a government system. 

Jim Chalmers unveils a $6 billion improvement to the federal government's forecast deficit.

Anthony Albanese couldn't have picked a better time to drop the metaphorical bomb that a rogue artificial intelligence agent breached an Australian government system.

Barnaby Joyce says talks between One Nation and the Liberals have occurred but Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson dismisses it as a "figment" of Joyce's imagination. 

Defence has quietly doubled the post-service commitment for new recruits, meaning they can be called back to serve for 10 years after leaving the ADF. 

The population will reach almost 40 million people by 2066 as Australians live longer but have fewer children, according to new projections. 

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess says his agency has alerted certain Jewish leaders to that possibility, but that there is "no immediate threat" currently being investigated.

It's possible that with eight words about migration, Tony Burke has handed his political opponents a campaign ad — and another reason not to reach a legislative compromise.

Members of the religious group face allegations they paid agitators to track the prime minister and harass candidates at the last election.

The federal government is moving to wind back the private health cover rebate for those aged 65 and over, but will need the Greens' support to do so.

The Senate has voted to establish an inquiry into an invitation-only Labor grants program that provided $6 million to a golf course in the prime minister's electorate. 

This week One Nation's Treasury spokesperson was vague on policy details, Andrew Hastie took on Pauline Hanson and the prime minister defended his membership to a golf club. 

Andrew Hastie calls on Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce to delete an insulting cartoon posted to social media.

Mark Butler says he disagrees with NSW Premier Chris Minns's link between illicit tobacco and smoking rates.

Australians would be given the option to divert a portion of their superannuation into their take-home pay for up to three years, but one economist has warned it will increase the cost of living in the long term.

Tony Burke has accused the Coalition of leaving health policy to organised crime on the tobacco excise.

Nationals leader Matt Canavan dismisses the idea that social media algorithms are responsible for young boys engaging in toxic masculinity, and doubles down on claim the school curriculum's "anti-boy" ideology is to blame.

This week in Canberra the treasurer was grilled over the economy, the Coalition finally released its tobacco excise plan and Richard Marles gave the Trump administration a very low risk present. 

Four more Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 38.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has urged Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own actions after the One Nation leader accused the prime minister of crossing a line in his criticism of the minor party. 

An import ban on smart glasses is not being considered by the government at this stage, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland confirms. 

This week Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie shared her health struggles while the government and Coalition were busy making deals and One Nation launched a debate about cigarettes.

Paul Scarr says he will cross the floor of the Senate to vote against Labor's gambling advertising bill, defying his party's official position.