PM dumps emissions targets in bid to stave off leadership challenge in Liberal party

Fraser Anning heavily criticised across political spectrum for inflammatory speech

Super Saturday byelections in Australia result in gains for opposition parties

Investigators say missile that downed aircraft in 2014 came from Russian military

The results in four upcoming by-elections could change the course of politics

Government to adopt 104 of 122 recommendations posed by inquiry

Alleged abuses include bribery ring using forged documents

‘I want to thank you and your delicious wife for your warm welcome,’ says French president

State media says discussions wrapped up with amicable ‘feelings of blood relatives’

Sydney Letter: What so upset Peter Dutton was coverage of his new-found concern for white South African farmers

Smith also stood down from his captaincy role for a minimum 12-month period

Government gives ‘undeclared intelligence officers’ seven days to leave country

An extramarital affair and its fallout have put the ruling Liberal-National coalition under pressure – and gripped the nation

Sexual harrassment complaint ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back’, says Barnaby Joyce

Prime minister says: ‘I’d expect them to resign, I wouldn’t expect I’d need to sack them’

Comments by prime minister Malcolm Turnbull rejected by his deputy as ‘inept’

PM Malcolm Turnbull introduces rule after deputy Barnaby Joyce caught up in scandal

Vikki Campion got a major promotion, giving her a salary of €122,000

Australia, New Zealand and US are tightening immigration. Canada is doing the opposite

Sydney Letter: A year of Liberal-National infighting is sweetened with recovery in polls