Paul Sakkal

Tradespeople and university graduates will have a fifth of their student loans wiped in a striking Labor pledge to ease the debt burden on younger Australians.

University debts could be slashed by up to 20 per cent under an Albanese government plan targeted at young voters.

Adam Bandt was briefed on a series of scathing assessments of his party’s internal culture.

Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather has been derided by the government after sparking an argument about the average worker’s salary.

A last-minute scramble to agree on a bipartisan motion to be put to parliament about the October 7 attacks failed.

Australia’s use of gas will be an election flashpoint as the Coalition pledges to keep more for local use to fuel the party’s nuclear ambitions.

“There is also an overwhelming sense of disbelief that if this could happen to me ... it could happen to anyone,” said ex-Liberal candidate Theo Zographos.

Federal Greens and state and city Labor politicians have all opposed high-density developments while fighting to be the party of affordable housing.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is plotting an unlikely pathway to The Lodge by targeting the state where he is least popular.

But the Greens have accused Labor of “self-sabotage”, saying it is unwilling to negotiate on stalled housing policies.

Conservatives wrote to party members saying Mark Speakman had made “sad” claims and “issued a blatant challenge to the leadership of Peter Dutton”.

The plan will give federal authorities the power to force tech giants to act on alerts about damaging falsehoods.

Almost a quarter of children aged eight to 10 use social media, as do half of 13-year-olds. How would new laws banning them from apps actually keep them off?

The opposition leader has revived Abbott’s ‘carbon tax’ line as he backs big miners in their feud with Albanese.

The former Labor leader called time on his parliamentary career on Thursday, earning plaudits from both political friends and foes.

After calls for Facebook to be blocked for children, top Meta executives will tell politicians the best place to restrict access is as people download an app.

Footage shared by Philippines officials at a press conference showed a Chinese boat “directly and intentionally rammed the Philippine vessel”.

The auditor-general has opened the door to scrutiny of public investment of almost $1 billion in high-tech start-up PsiQuantum.

About one in 10 Australians are estimated to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, according to a 2019 report from the Department of Health.

Immigration Minister Tony Burke last week indicated he would block Candace Owens’ expected visa application, saying, “I hope she has a good refunds policy”.