Scott Morrison has defended his handling of rape allegations against Attorney-General Christian Porter, who is now suing the ABC for defamation. The Prime Minister is seeking legal advice on what duties Mr Porter may need to relinquish while he pursues the legal action. But Mr Morrison has refused to seek independent advice on whether the Attorney-General is a fit and …

Outgoing federal government MP Nicolle Flint has broken down in tears on the floor of Parliament while describing the harassment and stalking she has endured during her time in politics, and calling for the safety of women to be “above politics”. The member for the marginal South Australian electorate of Boothby last month announced she was quitting politics at the next …

The Morrison government has fallen to its lowest level of support with voters since the Black Summer bushfires as Labor took the lead 52-48 in the latest Newspoll survey released on Sunday night. Based on 1521 online interviews conducted between March 10 and 13, the exclusive Newspoll commissioned by The Australian newspaper found popular support for the Liberal and Nationals coalition had …

Health authorities are racing to identify the source of infection of a security guard who has tested positive for coronavirus. The positive case breaks NSW’s 55-day streak of no locally acquired coronavirus cases. The 47-year-old works mostly weekends at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney’s CBD and the Mantra Sydney Central hotel in Haymarket. Under the state’s routine surveillance of quarantine …

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan says “there is nothing to fear” about a new State Parliament dominated by a single party following Labor’s historic victory on Saturday night, which decimated the Liberals. Early results indicated Labor was on track to hold at least 52 of the Parliament’s 59 Lower House seats. It is too early to know the exact makeup …

Nearly 160,000 people have now had a COVID-19 vaccination, including the Prime Minister who received his second Pfizer dose on Sunday. However, the figure is well below what the federal government had hoped to achieve, with a target of inoculating 4 million people initially set for early April. Scott Morrison has blamed international supply issues but is hopeful vaccination rates …

What can we do with Australia’s property market, with soaring prices and rental shortages in many regional areas of Australia, from WA’s Pilbara to Hobart in Tasmania? While more than 60 per cent of Australians own their own home, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows home-ownership rates for people aged under 40 are declining, part of a trend of intergenerational inequality and a growing gap between …

A rape allegation against one of Scott Morrison’s own Cabinet Ministers has been referred to federal police after a letter was sent to the Prime Minister detailing the allegations. The alleged sexual assault dates to 1988, before the unnamed senior minister entered politics. The victim, who was 16 at the time of the alleged crime, took her own life last …

Australian Federal Police have been notified of a letter sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison detailing an alleged historical rape by a Cabinet Minister in the federal government. The letter requests urgent action be taken by the Prime Minister to investigate the alleged rape, which occurred in 1988 before the accused man entered politics. The matter has also been referred …

A ‘four-legged hero’ has died after leaping into action to protect two young children from one of Australia’s most dangerous snakes. The cat, named Arthur, was in the backyard of his Queensland family’s home when an eastern brown snake slithered in. The eastern brown is one Australia’s most venomous snakes. According to the Animal Emergency Service, which is based across Brisbane, …