Federal Parliament

Australia now has among the strongest laws globally to fight tax avoidance. Every multinational operating locally must now publicly report to the ATO more detailed information about taxes paid, in an attempt to stamp out profit shifting into once notorious tax haven jurisdictions. 

An inquiry into nuclear energy has wrapped up after 19 hearings giving communities a chance to have their say on plans for nuclear energy in their towns.

You may have noticed, even as the 2024 political year trudges to an unedifying close, that people are still referring to the possibility of an "early election".

Penny Wong announces Australia will reopen embassy in Kyiv almost three years after its closure. 

The opposition finally unveiled its much-promised nuclear energy costings on Friday. It will be hoping Labor continues to prove it is not very good at politics.

Jewish Labor MP Josh Burns has alleged Peter Dutton personally intervened to stop a senior member of the Coalition reading out his statement following the terror attack on a Melbourne synagogue.

Amid a fierce political debate over energy policy, the Labor-led nuclear inquiry was seen as a tactic to discredit the Coalition's policy and stir up opposition in the regional communities where it wants to build reactors. But after weeks of public hearings, the Opposition is making the most of the opportunity to spruik its plans. 

Never short of a soundbite, the MP has gone from country kid to Bjelke-Petersen-era Queensland, to federal parliament. 

It is one thing to take issue with the federal government's position on a resolution to the UN but another to argue it has caused rising anti-Semitic attacks in Australia.

Peter Dutton said the quiet part out loud this week when asked why he was taking so long to release his nuclear costings.

On Monday night at the Sydney Institute, Paul Fletcher ripped off a fiery denunciation of the "teals" — the independent candidates who two and a half years ago tore a significant hole in the ranks of the parliamentary Liberal Party.

The decisions the Reserve Bank makes affect the rest of us, and therefore should continue not to be taken lightly — whichever board might make them.

Fatima Payman's vote was needed to pass a critical reform. It was late on Wednesday the prime minister's office realised it was about to collapse.

Cbus chair Wayne Swan again apologises to the super fund's members over delays in death and disability payments that are now the subject of legal action by the corporate regulator.

The prime minister has lauded the passage of a world-first social media ban for children after the Senate's marathon late-night sitting. 

Following a hectic day in parliament, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to 7.30’s Sarah Ferguson.

The parliament has all-but finished for the year after a last-minute rush to plough through as many as 40 pieces of legislation in one day.

Despite what it looks like on the surface, this could be turning into a good week for the PM. Notwithstanding several key points of pain.  

National political lead David Speers says it's not uncommon to have busy final days of a parliamentary year, with a deadline day allowing for compromise and deals.

Greg Jennett runs through what the Senate will consider on its final day of sitting for the year.