Maani Truu

The report from a Senate committee tasked with scrutinising bills was tabled hours after the controversial changes passed parliament. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stopped short of condemning former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews for attending a military parade in China, saying a former Coalition senator attended a similar event a decade ago. 

The deal signed with Nauru is set to cost Australia around $2.5 billion over 30 years, with government officials confirming multi-million-dollar payments will continue for three decades if the agreement is upheld.

Labor this week announced its permanent migration target would not change from 185,000 in this financial year, attracting criticism from the opposition, which wants to see it lowered. 

The Coalition, Greens and independent senator David Pocock team up to pressure the government to bring forward 20,000 home support packages, after the government's promised release of 83,000 was pushed back from July to November. 

Anthony Albanese says an agreement with Nauru to settle members of the so-called NZYQ cohort in exchange for hundreds of millions of dollars was not done in secret, but declined to elaborate on the arrangement.

Australia is currently seeking to resettle three people released as a result of the landmark "NZYQ" High Court decision on the tiny island nation in exchange for an undisclosed fee, but their removal has been stalled since February due to court challenges.

The prime minister has confirmed Australia was "primarily" responsible for the investigation that found Iran directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. 

Most states and territories were blindsided by the unveiling of a new program to move children with mild to moderate developmental delays and autism off the National Disability Insurance Scheme, despite the federal health minister's expectation they will match his $2 billion funding pledge.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke hit back at the Israeli prime minister's attack on Anthony Albanese, as he defended the decision to cancel the visa of a member of Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.

In a social media post, the Australian Jewish Association says Simcha Rothman will address an event organised by the group via Zoom after he was blocked from entering the country.

Government regulation has emerged as one of the key issues to be tackled at the government's economic reform round table this week, as business leaders and the Productivity Commission call for it to be curtailed. 

Tim Wilson has chided the government for failing to consult with the opposition before breaking with a long-held bipartisan position to recognise Palestinian statehood next month, suggesting aligning with the US.

The treasurer has downplayed a leaked document from his department that included possible outcomes of the government's upcoming productivity round table, saying it shouldn't come as a "big surprise" that briefings have been prepared.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has pledged to reverse recognition of a Palestinian state a day after the government's much-anticipated announcement, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused the Israeli leader of being "in denial".

The road to Australia's recognition of Palestinian statehood has been made up of incremental shifts, even after the war that began almost two years ago added a new urgency to the discussions.

The prime minister has talked down the prospect of major tax reform emerging from the government's productivity round table, less than a fortnight from the forum at which the treasurer has said that nothing will be off the table. 

Australia is seeking to deport three people released under the NZYQ decision to the tiny Pacific nation in exchange for an undisclosed payment, but their removal has been stalled since February due to court challenges.

Almost a thousand jobseekers had their income support payments unlawfully terminated over two years, the federal watchdog has found, cautioning the breach likely had a "profound if not catastrophic" impact on vulnerable people.

Asked multiple times last week whether she believed there was starvation within Gaza, the opposition leader would not answer directly, instead saying it was a "complex situation".

ACTU Secretary Sally McManus says it's time to "bite the bullet" and reform negative gearing and the capital gains tax to make it easier for young people to enter the housing market. 

France, the United Kingdom and now Canada say they will recognise a Palestinian state at the next United Nations General Assembly in September, putting pressure on Australia to explain its own timeline.

The prime minister vows not to be intimidated by Google, as the tech giant threatens to sue over the government's decision to ban YouTube for children under 16.

Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says she is confident the implementation of laws banning young people from social media will be complete by the December deadline, but people should not expect them to work overnight. 

The Australian government has stuck to its position of de-escalation in the wake of the Trump administration's attacks on three Iranian nuclear sites, stopping short of endorsing the key ally's actions.