Increasingly in WA, poverty looks like me: a 67-year-old grandmother who once ran a thriving business, owned a home, and raised two sons surrounded by love and opportunity.

The Australian Federal Police has issued a rare statement confirming it is investigating whether independent senator Lidia Thorpe broke any laws by saying she was prepared to "burn down Parliament Hou...

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The state government says nobody will lose their jobs as a result…

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Government’s FoI changes unlikely to pass Senate as Coalition, Greens and key crossbenchers voice outrage * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Labor government’s changes to limit access to freedom of information (FoI) requests appear to be dead in the water, with the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, saying the Coalition will vote against the “friendless” proposal. After the Greens and key crossbenchers also voiced their outrage, there currently appears to be no pathway for the government to pass the reforms through the Senate. But the attorney general, Michelle Rowland, says she remains committed to the contentious reform, criticising the Coalition for once again reshuffling its frontbench and naming yet another new shadow legal spokesperson. Continue reading...

The government has bowed to pressure on its superannuation tax policy, one of the few revenue-raising measures it had promised, two years on from when it was first announced.