Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised $12.7 million for a theatre and arts centre in Launceston in the seat of Bass, $5 million for Nowra housing projects in Gilmore and $6 million for the “living city” project in Devonport, in the marginal seat of Braddon.

Australia Day events take place across the nation, with flag-raising ceremonies and tens of thousands of people from more than 100 countries taking the oath of citizenship.

Anthony Albanese has used his International Holocaust Remembrance Day address to vow action against “vile” anti-Semitism amid mounting pressure over a spate of attacks in Australia’s biggest cities.

The opposition leader’s rhetoric has prompted opponents to accuse him of “grotesque”, trumped-up politics. But do the times suit him?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday declined to comment ... targeted attacks in Australia’s largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, which are home to 85% of the country's Jewish population.

Australians are celebrating and protesting across the country as Australia Day draws attention to political differences over Indigenous rights months out from a federal election.

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The promotion of Sports and Aged Care Minister Anika Wells to cabinet to replace Mr Shorten means that of the 22 ministers, 11 are men and 11 are women, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese noted at ...

Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in her family’s café when arsonists set it alight in the early hours one Sunday in late October.

The federal government is reportedly offering up extra cash to make the train line to Melbourne Airport a reality. One person treated for botulism and two others admitted to hospital with suspected cases in incident health authorities believe is linked to unregulated cosmetic injections.

An AFL legend who helped raise more than $100m to find a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) after his own diagnosis has been named Australian of the Year for 2025.

Amid a spate of antisemitic attacks, the latest The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll showed law and order overtaking climate change as a top-three voter issue.