Courtney Gould

A mammoth year in politics ended with a focus on what is worrying most Australians ahead of Christmas: the cost of living. 

YouTube agrees to comply with Australia's under 16s social media ban but repeats its criticism of the law and says it "won't keep teens safer online".

The veterans' affairs minister says Defence personnel who commit sexual violence will have their convictions recorded on their national criminal history check.

Australia is monitoring a Chinese task group in the Philippine Sea, Defence Minister Richard Marles says.

In the end, it turns out not even a Wagyu steak from Gina Rinehart's cattle company cooked on a sandwich press was enough to lock in Barnaby Joyce's defection to One Nation.

Some MPs turned to their phone torch lights after the lights briefly turned off during Question Time.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been censured by the Senate and suspended for seven sitting days, a day after she wore a burka in the chamber to push for the garment's ban. Take a look back at the day's coverage here.

The Australian Senate has resumed after it was shutdown when One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wore a burka on the floor of the upper house.

The opposition leader has accused Chris Bowen of being a "part-time energy minister" after he stuck a deal to take up a negotiator role for COP31. 

The prime minister didn't seem too bothered as he sold Australia losing out on the rights to host a major climate summit as a win. 

State and territory leaders express concern about how the federal government is approaching its public hospital funding negotiations. Take a look back at the day's coverage here.

Penny Wong has demanded "full accountability" and "transparency" from Laos over the methanol deaths of two Australian women last year.

Sussan Ley says she is not worried her leadership is on the rocks after a bumpy week for the opposition.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Liberals have the "memory of goldfish and diet of piranhas" after dumping net zero by 2050. 

Ley's decision may have brought her extra time as leader. The question will be at what cost.

A meeting of Liberal shadow ministers ends with a decision to dump the net zero by 2050 target, following a party room meeting yesterday. 

The Liberals have met at Parliament House in Canberra after a marathon meeting to decide on the future of the party's net zero policy.  

The Coalition and the Greens call on the government to explain why the high-level visit with Nauruan President David Adeang was not made public.  

Anthony Albanese announces the next high commissioner to the United Kingdom, a former South Australian premier. Look back at our coverage today.

"There will be a corner of this Parliament House that is forever Bob Katter," the prime minister said this week. 

Jim Chalmers accuses Ted O'Brien of spreading "egregious lies" about government spending, leading to protests from the opposition. Take a look back at the day's coverage.

The opposition leader accuses the government in Question Time of dashing any chances of an interest rate cut before Christmas.

The prime minister has downplayed the most recent rise in inflation numbers and attacked the Coalition for its stance on net zero emissions by 2050 in Question Time.

In a week when Labor earned a poor scorecard for its transparency, the Coalition was wasting time responding to yet another self-inflicted saga.

Senate Question Time ends in chaos as the government responds to an opposition and crossbench move to add more questions to the parliamentary session.