Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms his ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, has made direct contact with US ...

Defence Minister Richard Marles is travelling to the island nation of Kiribati for high-level talks after a ban on foreign ...

The political representation of women has received a boost after a pre-election cabinet shuffle but concerns remain over the ...

Australia has pledged to take the "strongest action possible" if Russia is found to have deliberately harmed one of its ...

Retiring Labor minister Bill Shorten will leave politics earlier than expected, giving his party the opportunity for a ...

For Australia and all nations there is a need to resist acquiescence or catastrophising of the changes to come from the ...

Speaking of his retirement earlier than expected, Shorten told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the timing is right and it allows the prime minister to name new minister or ministers, and ...

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has warned both Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt to not inflame community tensions following the ...

Left-wing parties are more unpopular now than at any time since the end of the Cold War, The Telegraph has assessed ...

Vanuatu has voted in a snap election amidst the upheaval of a destructive earthquake that struck this South Pacific island ...

Anthony Albanese says he is “hopeful of a ceasefire” in Gaza amid murmurs Israel and Hamas are close to striking a peace deal ...

Australia has vowed it will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed one of its nationals captured fighting ...