Anthony Albanese wasn't the only Labor member to be sworn into office today — four of his senior colleagues and cabinet members were as well. Here's who they are.

At this week's Quad meetings, Japan and India will be looking for signs Australia is serious about Asia, while the US will be reviewing its expectations about its AUKUS partner, writes Greg Barton.

A former colleague tells a Sydney court Lynette Dawson came to work with bruises on her neck after attending a marriage counselling session with her husband Chris, who is accused of murdering her.

Australia's parliament is facing a supersized crossbench in the wake of the "teal wave" and a unprecedented number of Greens candidates elected. But what does all this mean for the new parliament? And who are these new crossbencher? ...

The 47th Parliament of Australia looks likely to be a new high-water mark for diversity in federal politics. Here are some of the new faces set to enter parliament.

As vote-counting continues after Saturday's election, nine seats remain in doubt. With Labor needing three more seats to form a majority government, there's a lot riding on them. This is the current situation.

After standing by Anthony Albanese's side throughout his six-week campaign to become Australia's prime minister, his partner, Jodie Haydon, has been plunged into the public spotlight. We look at how Albanese and Haydon met, along with her tr...

The former treasurer says he rang Monique Ryan, one of the "teal" independents, congratulating her on her victory.

The Labor Party claims the Liberal stronghold seat of Bennelong in Sydney's north shore with a significant swing.

Moments after he is officially sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor leader appears alongside his new ministers and makes a symbolic change inside parliament.

Outspoken Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer says she is considering putting her hand up to become the next leader or deputy leader of the Liberal Party, as she looks to be one of the few moderate voices left in the party room after the election. ...

Queenslanders are being offered a free flu vaccine in a bid to protect against Influenza A as case numbers surge across the state.

During an election campaign our streets are full of corflutes: beaming signs of political hope. But what happens to them after the last box is ticked and the last squirt of sauce hits the sausage?

Like many raised in Pentecostal churches, Tom Tilley grew up with faith as the cornerstone of his identity. So when he decided to quit, he knew he was leaving behind more than just a tight-knit community.

President Joe Biden says the US would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, in one of the most forceful and overt statements in support of Taiwan in decades.

When Kathy Lette co-wrote Puberty Blues in the late 1970s, she never imagined she'd become the go-to guide on teenage life. Three decades on, she's ready to put the ‘sex’ into sexagenarian, reflecting on post-menopause life and her miss...

An Adelaide court will allow a man accused of murdering his wife weekly visits to a hardware store so he can continue building a house, despite the court previously hearing he could be a danger to the community.

The former deputy prime minister is yet to declare if he will nominate for the Nationals leadership, but says the Coalition would have done better if he was in charge.

After months of heavy rainfall and increased humidity along Australia's east coast, many people are now dealing with an unwelcome and often stubborn house guest: mould.

A judge says former TV star Andrew O'Keefe needs to address an "erratic and chaotic lifestyle" after he was charged with the alleged attack on a woman this year.

The message from the weekend was the things that really matter to women matter at the ballot box, too, writes Camilla Nelson. 

The storms, which lasted more than 2 hours on Saturday afternoon and packed the power of a tornado, left a trail of destruction in parts of Ontario and Quebec.

The rainbow LGBT flag was flown alongside the UK flag at the embassy in Jakarta on May 17 to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

A ferry carrying more than 130 people catches fire while approaching a north-eastern Philippine province, killing at least seven.  

A Moscow-backed separatist leader says nearly 2,500 Ukrainian fighters taken prisoner from the besieged Mariupol steel plant will face tribunals.