Federal Government

Laws allowing authorities to use ankle bracelets and curfews to monitor 93 people released from immigration detention are now subject to a High Court challenge.

With the clock ticking on efforts to more than double Australia's renewable energy share by 2030, sources tell the ABC that the government commissioned a secret review of its renewable energy target to see whether it could hit the ambitious goal.

It took just 14 words from Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil for ears to prick up. Innocuous to many, they were shocking to those in the know and again left Labor having to correct the record, writes Brett Worthington. 

The Australian government has granted hundreds of temporary visas to Palestinians in the weeks since Israel began its bombing campaign of Gaza, which has killed thousands of civilians and flattened large swathes of the densely populated strip.

Education ministers from around the country are proposing major changes at universities to bring down rates of sexual violence in tertiary education settings.

The proposed changes come after child safety advocates accused the federal government of not doing enough to keep kids safe online.

The government says it was considering releasing a child rapist from detention to avoid a legal challenge that would see the release of other indefinitely detained criminals. 

A ransomware playbook for small businesses and attracting migrants with cyber expertise are some of the ways Australia will look to bolster its cybersecurity, according to a new federal government plan.

A document published by the High Court has offered a snapshot of the crimes committed by a cohort in immigration detention now ordered to be released. While some had assaulted children or murdered people, others had no convictions in Australia.

China's denial that it sent sonar pulses that left Australian naval divers with minor injuries has been labelled propaganda by the opposition. 

Questioning what benefit the resignation of Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin will have, Australia's first national anti-corruption commissioner warns a "blame culture" has led to scapegoating leaders for mistakes, rather than focusing on fixing problems.

Adam Bray lost his son Zach in the tragedy that claimed 10 lives in June. He wants a federal taskforce to examine bus safety management, seatbelt use, and regulation to ensure no-one else has to suffer his loss.

High rents are driving our inflation because of record levels of immigration, and few appear willing to confront the problem. But this is not — and should not — be an argument about multiculturalism, race or diversity, writes Ian Verrender.

A second Australian member of a foreigners military unit in Ukraine known as "The Chosen Company" has been killed while fighting against invading Russian forces in the country's east, sources have confirmed to the ABC.

The attorney-general wants protections against prosecution of journalists for publishing classified and secret information written into Commonwealth law.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will not say what he raised with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at their meeting last week, days after the Chinese navy used "dangerous" sonar pulses that harmed Australian defence personnel

Hafeez Ullah has not had a single application for the chef jobs he advertised in regional South Australia after the federal government cut skilled migration numbers and the state government cut a stream for migrants to move outside Adelaide.

An Australian veteran is among several foreign soldiers killed by a Russian artillery strike during recent intense fighting in eastern Ukraine.

The government has confirmed it was left to Defence Minister Richard Marles to raise concerns with Chinese officials after Australian Navy personnel were injured in an incident with a Chinese warship, despite Anthony Albanese speaking with Xi Jinping days after the incident.

The federal government expects it will have to do more to overhaul Australia's immigration detention system after a High Court ruling prompted the release of 93 people, including murderers and sex offenders, from immigration detention. 

After NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles this week divested 169 shares in a gas company, the public must be wondering: should NT Parliament follow Canberra in barring politicians from having a portfolio?

In a new book by a former Australian diplomat, the stories and struggles of LGBT workers in Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are documented.

From the streets, to the courts, to the halls of power — school strikes may look smaller but students are finding other ways to fight for climate action and a better future.

The decision by whistleblower David McBride to plead guilty to leaking classified information to the media is a chilling reminder of the flaws in Australia's whistleblower protections, writes Adele Ferguson.

There has been considerable comment about a race to the bottom in politics this week. But Thursday proved an equally dark day for the way we make laws in Australia, writes Laura Tingle.