The legal challenge claims the new law inhibited Australians’ 'implied freedom of political communication' and does not significantly protect under-16s.

FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese smiles at the end of a press conference in Sydney, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File) MEBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anthony Albanese hopes to become the first Australian prime minister in 21 years ...

The alliance with the U.S. remains central to Canberra’s strategy, but it is also attempting to construct more independent, regionally-led security initiatives.

Australia will cap donations from individuals and enforce greater transparency on contributions as part of a push to reduce the influence of big money in politics, as it tries to head off US-style spending sprees at elections. Under the plan announced ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s rival political leaders offered Sunday competing policies to help Australians buy a home ahead of the nation’s first federal election in which younger voters will outnumber the long-dominant baby boomer generation.

In the final episode for 2025, political editor Tom McIlroy speaks with Melissa Clarke from ABC RN Breakfast and Michael Read from the Australian Financial Review about criticisms of Albanese’s ambiti

The election of Donald Trump to serve another term as president of the United States is sending most countries scrambling to understand the implications for their foreign policies. With Australia’s security ties are heavily bound to the U.S., Trump’s ...

Reddit filed a legal challenge seeking to either declare the law invalid, or exclude the platform from the provisions of the law

Caroline Fisher receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Aljosha Karim Schapals receives funding from the Australian Research Council. David Nolan receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Kerry McCallum receives funding from the ...