The political firestorm over the repatriation of the 34 women and children in a Syrian camp erupts after years of vacillation on the issue by the prime minister.

A government source said it would make sense to consider changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax together, but that ...

In a letter published in the Sydney-based Middle East Times newspaper in April last year, Rifi urged voters in Burke’s electorate of Watson to reject a hardline pro-Palestinian independent campaign to ...

I’ve been dealing with these mothers and children since 2015. Some of them have known nothing but the barbed-wire enclosure ...

Coalition turmoil has handed Anthony Albanese political space few prime ministers enjoy. Whether he uses it to govern with purpose – or continues to drift – is now the central question.

To supporters, the shadow treasurer is proof the Liberals can win back urban heartlands. But is a clash of ideologies looming?

Albanese's character and reputation have been largely based so far on his performance against Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton and Sussan Ley, each, in his or her own way, part of a Coalition history that ...

Immigration is again a live wire in Australian politics, with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor flexing his leadership stripes ...

Angus Taylor must find a savvy way of communicating the case for economic orthodoxy to a voter base increasingly distrustful of mainstream economics.

Plus: Iran and US reach ‘general understanding’ on nuclear negotiation principles; Labor targets Taylor’s economic credibility; Albanese government to establish $1b defence VC fund: AFR.

The International Monetary Fund says we must consider raising the GST. That's electoral kryptonite. At the 1998 GST election John Howard lost the majority vote. In reality Australians voted against ...

New federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor believes in lower personal income taxes, he says, ahead of intense speculation on the Liberal Party’s approach to tax reform under his stewardship.