A Senate committee has called for a royal commission into Australia's COVID response. Here's why it's not happening
A Senate committee has recommended a royal commission to examine Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the community, including of lockdown and quarantine measures.
How were Chinese men able to walk ashore and enter WA's Truscott airbase undetected?
Locals are alarmed that Chinese men dropped on a remote beach were able to enter an Australian airbase undetected, given the ramping up of surveillance along the crocodile-infested coastline.
'Elon v Australia' returns to court today. Here's what to expect
The social media platform X is expected to return to the Federal Court today to argue why it should not have to hide footage of the Wakeley stabbing.
Transurban warned NSW government about traffic 'hotspots' before Rozelle Interchange opened, inquiry hears
A parliamentary inquiry into the Rozelle Interchange has heard from Transurban's general manager for Westconnex, Denise Kelly, who said the toll-road operator warned the previous NSW government about traffic issues before the motorway opened.
Analysis by Brett Worthington
analysis:Elon Musk's fight with Australian regulators isn't really about the Sydney church attack, or even free speech. It's about power
There has been no shortage of criticism from across the political aisle levelled at tech billionaire Elon Musk for refusing to take down graphic footage in a Sydney church. But this spat is about more than just free speech; it's about power.
Inquest into deaths of three patients ramped outside of SA hospitals begins
An inquest into three unrelated deaths of South Australians affected by ambulance ramping has started in Adelaide – including one man who waited in an ambulance for five hours.
Despair for homeless residents as 'safe haven' for 20 years is forced to close
Reid's Guest House in Ballarat has provided crisis accommodation to thousands of people over the past 20 years. Now it Is set to close and residents have to get out within months.
'We can't teach': Public school teachers abandon WA classrooms for half-day strike in pay row
Thousands of WA public school teachers walk off the job for the first time in more than a decade in a bid for better pay and working conditions.
Crown Resorts given green light to operate Sydney casino
Crown Resorts has kept its license to run its Sydney casino after an independent commission said it was a vastly different business after a probation period.
Native forest logging cleared to go ahead next to Derby's world-famous mountain-biking trails
A High Court challenge against the "self-regulating" aspect of Tasmania's public forestry company fails, clearing the way for native forest logging to continue at a coupe near Derby.
Politics Analysis
Analysis by Conor Duffy
analysis:Large HECS debts used to be rare. Now thousands of us owe more than $60,000
Analysis by Michelle Grattan
analysis:Ethnic tensions will complicate the Albanese government’s multicultural policy reform
Latest political news
'Ego, arrogance': PM responds to Elon Musk's comments goading him as senator posts graphic content
A federal senator has shared the unedited violent footage of the Wakeley church stabbing attack as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Elon Musk feud over X's bid to be able to host it on its site.
Has Labor banked 88 per cent of budget revenue upgrades compared to the Coalition's 40 per cent?
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says that over two budgets and a MYEFO the government has banked 88 per cent of revenue upgrades, compared to the Coalition's 40 per cent. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.
Dalrayne waited months for surgery after being diagnosed with cancer. Her family wants answers
Trevor Kuskopf says after 45 years together he watched his wife die in pain because by the time she did receive care she was too weak for radiotherapy to ease her symptoms.
'It felt too difficult to do my job': ABC journalist targeted by Indian government over her reporting
ABC News South Asia bureau chief leaves India after being told a routine visa extension would be denied due to her reports on Sikh separatists.
Three Australian activists are sailing into a war zone. They think having the world's eyes on them will keep them safe
Just weeks after aid worker Zomi Frankcom was killed, three Australians are participating in an unauthorised mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. As they sail to the coastal enclave, the government urges Australians "not to try and break the naval blockade".
Explainers
Help make sense of the news with ABC explainers.
Politics Programs
Insiders
Australia's best political analysts and commentators take you to the heart of the action with a unique mix of news, interviews, analysis and plenty of laughs.
The Brief
The ABC's Parliament House Bureau takes you inside the people's house for a fresh behind-the-scenes look at Australian politics.
The Party Room
Want to know what's really going on in Parliament House? Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas give you the political analysis that matters and explain what it means for you.