Australian lawmaker Helen Haines, who was intentionally hit by a car in an apparent political attack, has lost both of her legs, her husband said.

Labor’s primary vote has plummeted to just 27 per cent - the equal-lowest level since Anthony Albanese swept to power. Follow ...

Anthony Albanese’s government has taken a blow due to Iran war but voter anxiety around cost of living and datacentres may hit harder ...

In one of the saddest and most horrific weeks in Australian politics I can remember, let’s start with the good news and the ...

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Three in four voters believe the nation is becoming more divided, with voters citing broken promises and dishonesty rather ...

Attack on Australian MP Helen Haines prompts calls to curb political violence and rising threats against politicians. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It’s a spectacle known as Senate estimates, in which members of Australia’s upper house grill senior public servants from ...

When a Sydney woman faced court accused of sending death threats to multiple Australian politicians, some of her alleged targets had no idea they were on the list. They only became aware through media ...

Australian politics has a money problem, and big-money elections are the driver. Big-money elections create fertile conditions for wealthy interests to have undue influence over policymaking. And they ...

Australia is in the grip of an increasingly meaningless and amorphous debate about immigration numbers and “targets” tossed around like confetti. Fuelled by the right-populist politics sweeping ...