The White House has issued a statement after US President Joe Biden called Anthony Albanese to congratulate him on his Australian election victory and underline the strength of their countries’ alliance. “President Biden reaffirmed the United States’ steadfast commitment to the US-Australia alliance and his intent to work closely with the new government to make it stronger still,” the statement issued …

Scott Morrison said at the beginning of this seemingly never-ending election campaign that Australia faced a choice and not a referendum. This was the ever-impatient Morrison trying to shape the narrative. The either/or alternative of how election contests pan out are well known with an incumbent wanting a choice for the future against a referendum on the past which they …

Anthony Albanese is set to become Australia’s 31st prime minister after Scott Morrison conceded defeat at the federal election. As vote counting continued, Labor was leading in 71 seats, to the Liberal-National coalition’s 52, according to Australian Electoral Commission figures. The crossbench will be at least 13-strong. “The Australian people have voted for change. I am humbled by this victory and …

The conservation status of koalas has been downgraded to endangered with the NSW government acknowledging the beloved furry marsupial is at risk of becoming extinct. The status of koalas was changed to endangered on Friday following a final determination from the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee, which noted habitat loss had significantly affected lessened populations. In the last two decades …

Neither major party was expecting Scott Morrison to return as Prime Minister as the last day of campaigning revealed two different views about how today’s election will be won and lost. Coalition sources were predicting on election eve that the government would likely fall short of the 76 seats needed for a majority. Labor sources said polling suggested they could …

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has hit out at some political journalists and their coverage of the election campaign, saying it was putting some Australians off politics. On the eve of a closely fought federal election, the Labor leader described some of the media pack’s behaviour and coverage over the past six weeks as “nonsense”. Mr Albanese created headlines at the …

There has been a repetitive flavour to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s final week of campaigning: Visits to housing developments followed by tea and biscuits with retirees, as he attempts to hammer home his message to opposite ends of the age spectrum. The final week of a campaign is traditionally the most crucial on the political calendar, with party leaders jet-setting …

A Labor government would significantly reduce funding pools for community and regional grants schemes as part of a budget-repair strategy, leader Anthony Albanese revealed during his National Press Club address. Mr Albanese spoke at the National Press Club on Wednesday afternoon, saying a Labor government would inherit the “worst set of books” of any government elected since Federation. He unveiled a …

Dhungutti artist Blak Douglas (aka Adam Hill) has won the $100,000 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens — the second Indigenous artist to win the prize in its 101 years, following Western Arrernte artist Vincent Namatjira in 2020. This is Douglas’s fifth time as an Archibald finalist, and accepting the prize at the Art Gallery of NSW …

Some 36 years after he was sexually abused by one of his high school teachers, Sam Leishman stood up in a courtroom and read a statement, detailing the impact it had had on him. CONTENT WARNING: This story contains details that may cause distress.  It was a turning point for him. No longer was he a terrified young boy who did …