Get ready to hear a lot of ready-made lines from politicians this election. Some will quickly be forgotten; others will long ...

The answer, it said, was to draft a set of fiscal rules to make sure spending did not run ahead of tax revenue. The treasurer ...

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will live in the emerald city instead of Australia's coldest capital if he wins the May 3 ...

The prime minister, Kevin Rudd, cited them as proof of his conservative ... now that this week’s budget has confirmed the sorry state of the budget – with deficits for years to come and ...

In aiming to one-up Steven Miles, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has put a few of his wine-drinking ministerial colleagues off ...

Former PM and US ambassador Kevin Rudd held talks this week that proved fruitless for now. Senior government sources concede they don’t know if Mr Trump will offer an exemption but say Mr ...

Meanwhile, Opposition health spokesman Mark Bailey got a new nickname — “lanky lurker” — which even Health Minister Tim Nicholls acknowledged deserved a swift apology. Labor MPs are ...

I believe in Australia and I believe in standing up for Australia and I think, I’m sorry ... Kevin Rudd held talks this week that proved fruitless for now. Senior government sources concede they don’t ...