Government Policy

Peter Gutwein says it will be the biggest "lost opportunity" in Tasmania's history if the stadium is rejected.

Documents obtained by the ABC reveal the Victorian government has targeted dozens of social media influencers to promote the Metro Tunnel rail project.

Regional and remote students are being encouraged to learn old-school ways to stay in contact as social media bans for those under 16 come into effect over the summer holidays. 

We need to empower Treasury to breathe more life into Australia's uncompetitive sectors, a new think tank says.

A breakthrough in long-stalled negotiations over a free trade deal between Australia and the European Union could come as soon as this weekend, sources have told the ABC.

Boarders living thousands of kilometres from home, already vulnerable to isolation, are coming to terms with the government's under-16 social media ban. 

The federal inquiry into "forever chemicals" has asked the federal government to review its health advice on PFAS in light of the growing international consensus of its health risks.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks to 7.30’s Sarah Ferguson about the history bilateral security treaty with Indonesia. 

The Coalition risks political extinction unless it can reconnect with younger voters who have abandoned it in droves. 

The same Chinese company that makes electric buses now under review in Denmark and Norway also has electric buses on Australian roads.

While Sussan Ley is pulling out all stops to survive the so-called "killing season" before Christmas, the threats to Mark Speakman's leadership are perhaps not as clear.

Regional West Australian residents booking flights to Perth beyond June 30 next year face a $400 jump in airfares, as uncertainty clouds the future of the state's price cap scheme.

Dozens of demonstrators from Palestine Action Group rallied outside the Sydney International Convention Centre on Tuesday morning. 

DV Notify, a joint federal and NSW government led initiative, will provide real-time text and email updates from the time a violent offender is arrested through to their final sentencing.

In the debate about Sydney's housing situation and the protection of the city's heritage buildings and suburbs, there's a map that does the rounds. 

A key meeting of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee is expected to include a major shake-up of President Xi Jinping's inner circle.  

From December, children under 16 will be blocked from accessing social media. Take a look back at our live coverage. 

Large scale reef restoration, new real-time water monitoring and a $1 million trial of "AI-powered submersible cytobots" are part of a $102.5 million government algal bloom program to ensure "South Australians can enjoy their summer".

Pregnancy loss is a lottery determined by location, according to a report that has sparked calls for the federal government to improve care for women who experience miscarriage in regional and rural communities.