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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will “panic” if the Victorian Labor Party fails to hold the seat of Werribee at Saturday’s byelection, state Opposition Leader Brad Battin has warned.

Terrorism and hate symbol offences will now carry a mandatory minimum sentence after the federal government passed new laws that are a departure from the Labor Party's national platform.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is holding a joint press conference in Alice Springs alongside Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to make a landmark funding announcement in the Northern Territory today. The announcement is tipped to be in relation to a promised crime crackdown in the ...

The PM will today announce a huge funding boost for Indigenous communities in the top end, and Donald Trump has doubled down ...

A new poll has revealed half of voters in Western Australia believe Anthony Albanese does not deserve a second term.

Australia has imposed a mandatory one-year prison sentence for performing the Nazi salute as part of an effort to tackle ...

Australian politicians passed anti-hate legislation today that enforces minimum sentences for a string of offences including ...

The Albanese government has pledged $842.5m over six years in an effort to strengthen service delivery in remote First Nations communities across the Northern Territory.

The federal government will commit $842m over six years to strengthen the delivery of services in remote communities in the ...