Peter Dutton

A political headache over the detention of non-citizens is one step closer to being resolved after the Senate pushed through new laws earlier than expected. The tough laws would hand courts the power to re-detain the worst offenders…

A top weapons manufacturer has argued that Australia’s defence industry is far too reliant on the UK and the US for munitions, declaring that the government must overhaul its defence strategy to favour local procurement. NIOA Group chief…

A showdown over expanded detention laws aimed at placing some of those released from immigration detention back behind bars is expected to dominate the final parliamentary sitting week.A bombshell High Court ruling last month found holding…

In a wide-ranging and fiery interview, Mitchell grilled Anthony Albanese over cost of living, anti-Semitism, immigration, Voluntary Assisted Dying, and legalising cannabis.He even asked the Labor leader whether he could get the country to…

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton had his microphone cut off during a heated showdown with Anthony Albanese over a contentious immigration detention ruling. So far, much of this year’s second-last question time has been dominated by Labor’s…

It is an inherent characteristic of social and political elites that they treat populists with either fear or scorn: Scorn when they are considered unthreatening and fear when the threat inevitably becomes real.But what is most remarkable…

Transport Minister Catherine King has axed 50 infrastructure projects and blamed the Coalition for “economic vandalism”, in a major move set to alienate states and territories. Ms King on Thursday announced a list of major rail and road…

Anthony Albanese is talking tough ahead of a landmark visit to China, vowing not to shy away from “straight talks” with President Xi Jinping. The Prime Minister will head to Shanghai and Beijing this week for talks with his counterpart in…

Peter Dutton has called on Labor to fast-track new laws to ban the display of Nazi symbols after a parliamentary committee recommended the federal government act with urgency on the matter.The opposition introduced its own Bill in the…

An unemployed Melburnian who complained about the $20-a-week increase to JobSeeker has hit back after experiencing a wave of backlash over his criticism of Australia’s welfare system.Graphic designer Jez Heywood, 47, last week told The…