Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe, center, disrupts proceedings as Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend a Parliamentary reception hosted by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and ...

Australian broadcasting legend Derryn Hinch has died at the age of eighty-two. Known as the "Human Headline," he had a ...

It’s been 30 years since Natasha Stott Despoja became the youngest woman ever elected to the Australian Parliament. A 25-year-old Sarah Hanson-Young beat that record slightly in 2007. Just over a ...

Australia’s Parliament descended into turmoil Monday after right-wing populist Sen. Pauline Hanson entered the chamber wearing a burqa, triggering outrage from Muslim lawmakers and forcing proceedings ...

Anthony Albanese has attacked the Senate inquiry delay over stronger child social media ban powers. He says the hold-up could let platforms delete records before the eSafety commissioner can act.

Seven in 10 children are still on restricted platforms seven months after Australia's under-16 social media ban. The Senate just blocked amendments to strengthen enforcement.

There have been many small political parties in Australia over the years, a few of them of considerable significance. Despite ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate on Thursday and will soon become the first law of its kind in the world. The law will make platforms ...

The Australian Senate passed a law to ban children under 16 from having social media accounts and social media platforms, ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament resumed Tuesday for the first time since the center-left Labor Party won one of the nation’s largest-ever majorities in the May elections. The day ...

Australia’s 48th parliament has a record 112 women members. Ten of those women are independents. As they take their seats in the chamber, they’ll be realising the aspirations of some of Australia’s ...