Angus Campbell has accused independent senator Jacqui Lambie of "maliciously driving a wedge" between the senior command and defence personnel.

Australian banks closed more than 400 local branches across the country in the past year to the end of June, new figures released today show.

Vote tampering, secret campaigns - conspiracy theorists have been out in force ahead of tomorrow's vote.

The Labor senator has taken several months off work while undergoing treatment for cancer, but returned to the public eye to give a rallying cry for people to vote Yes this weekend.

The Indigenous senator's comments come after she was threatened in a neo-Nazi video in which an Aboriginal flag was burnt.

If the result is too close to call, the AEC may have to wait for every last postal and overseas vote to trickle in.

Alan Joyce's lawyers earlier this week cited "personal obligations" as the reason for his non-appearance.

The airline wanted to run an extra 28 flights into Australia each week, which would give consumers more choice.

The proposal would see a worker's education and qualifications securely kept in one place as a digital record, similar to the Medicare app.

The outcome of the pandemic should be a priority for this government, not just an inquiry, Mark Jessop writes.

Opening up almost all major Australian airports to unlimited access for international airlines could help to drive prices down, the Productivity Commission has told senators in a push to liberalise the market.

The inquiry won't be able to investigate the lockdowns and border closures that had such an impact on millions of Australians.

The federal government has unveiled its plan to protect Australian's cyber security.

It's set to focus heavily on his Christian faith and touch on "cancel culture, identity politics and deep secularisation".

The campaign for an Indigenous Voice to parliament is firing up with thousands of supporters marching in rallies across the country.

It's been touted as the biggest-ever investment into affordable housing in Australian history, but the reality is a little complicated.

Cigarettes and vapes will be required to carry improved health warnings about their dangers, including on individual cigarettes.

Hefty penalties will be introduced for companies that breach the ban.

The federal government's signature housing policy will become law after the Greens announced their support for the bill.

Vladimir Putin wasn't in India, which left Anthony Albanese to meet with European leaders still hopeful of a free trade agreement promising more jobs and cheaper products.

Marise Payne, Australia's longest-serving female senator, has announced she will retire from politics at the end of the month.

The opposition is hammering the government over its decision to refuse extra flights to Qatar Airways.

New draft aged care design guidelines from the Federal Government aim to turn institutions into homes.

The Opposition Leader insisted his proposal of having Indigenous Australians recognised in the Constitution could win a majority of support among voters.

Australians will head to the polls on October 14. Here's what you need to know.

The reforms aim to set minimum standards for hundreds of thousands of workers in the digital economy.

Australians will head to the polls to decide on whether to change the Constitution.

The Australian Electoral Commission has printed off 13 million pamphlets to go out to households around Australia.

"The Women's World Cup has changed sport in Australia forever and it's also helped to change the country forever."

Pharmacies have warned the community will end up worse off under 60-day dispensation.

The federal government will contribute up to 40 per cent of the cost of a new home to eligible buyers.

Richard Marles has jokingly resigned as defence minister, handing over the role to Matildas goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold in a tongue-in-cheek announcement.

Australia will build 1.2 million new homes in a plan agreed by National Cabinet - hundreds of thousands more than planned last year.

Ex-senator Brian Burston will no longer receive a large defamation payout from One Nation leader Pauline Hanson over claims she made about his conduct.

A Sydney couple has issued a plea to Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to allow them - and their unborn child - to stay in the country.

The airline's boss said the move continued a long commitment to supporting Indigenous Australians.

Australians are at an increased risk of having to abandon their home insurance after premiums soared by 28 percent in the last year - the highest rise in more than two decades.

Nationals leader David Littleproud has warned businesses would be hurt, if there was a public holiday for Australia if the Matildas win the World Cup.

As a former prime minister's portrait has been revealed, we have looked back at all of the leader's since federation.

Anthony Albanese has given an impassioned plea for Australians to vote Yes in this year's Indigenous Voice to parliament referendum.

Verifying your identity is something we all have to do fairly regularly, but it soon could look very different under a new, voluntary national digital ID.

As a result of her injuries, Thorpe was advised against travelling to Canberra for the first week of parliament after the winter break.

Bill Shorten has delivered a stinging rebuke to Scott Morrison over his response to the robodebt royal commission

Australia will manufacture and export missiles to the United States, and possibly other countries too, within two years.

It was feared the return of one of the government's key policies to Parliament could trigger a double dissolution.

Australian and New Zealand travellers may no longer need a passport if security talks between the country's prime minsters are successful.

Lucy Wicks said her complaint about the alleged abuse from New South Wales Liberal MP Taylor Martin, 32, was "formal and confidential".

Currently, people working permanent, regular hours can still be classed as casual, leaving them without job security.

The first of the new planes is expected to arrive in Australia in 2027.

The ship is believed to be sitting off Queensland's coast to watch the exercises.