Federal Parliament

Both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will be sweating on the outcome of the March 2 by-election. It will determine their immediate political fortunes and the all-important momentum for 2024, writes David Speers.

The federal government has faced questioning over whether millions of dollars of public funds that have been handed to oil and gas companies are "valid and legal". 

Labor senator Malarndirri McCarthy tells Q+A she would welcome drug and alcohol testing for parliamentarians in the wake of incidents involving Barnaby Joyce and Perin Davey.

The Reserve Bank of Australia did no independent modelling of the inflationary impact of the stage 3 tax cuts, the ABC has confirmed.

The building blocks for a reconstruction of the political debate seem to be there — if there are willing takers who want to flesh out and examine these ideas, writes Laura Tingle.

Minutes after an important international joint statement, an alert pinged out to media for an afternoon photo opportunity, write Annabel Crabb and Brett Worthington.

As congratulations flow following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's engagement to partner Jodie Haydon, questions are asked about whether Mr Albanese will seek a pre-election wedding, with a possible poll bounce on the prime minister's gift registry, writes political reporter Matthew Doran.

The federal education department has revised its hospitality policy after public servants spent thousands of dollars of taxpayers money at fine dining restaurants.

The government's revised stage 3 tax cuts pass the House of Representatives — as it happened.

Amidst the parliamentary ping-pong between Labor's hard sell of its tax cuts and the Coalition's alarm at convicted immigrants on the loose, it's become clear all sides are keeping a close eye on another issue that could prove to be a far more powerful vote driver: housing, writes David Speers.

Services Australia has vowed to investigate reports staff are being publicly shamed for taking longer than five minutes to go to the toilet during a shift.

Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has addressed parliament, despite being encouraged to take leave by his party leader. Look back on the day's updates as they happened.

There are fiery exchanges in the Senate over the Albanese government's handling of last year's massive Optus outage, which left millions without coverage and thousands unable to make emergency calls.  

The image of Barnaby Joyce, sprawled drunk on a Canberra footpath during a parliament sitting week, has raised uncomfortable questions for the political class about standards of behaviour and whether those expectations are consistently applied across gender and race, writes Patricia Karvelas.

The government releases its first Closing the Gap update since the failed Voice referendum, after earlier marking the 16th anniversary of the national apology — as it happened.

The Minister for Industrial Relations Tony Burke speaks to 7.30’s Sarah Ferguson on the latest industrial relations reforms including ‘the right to disconnect’ legislation.

The Nemesis finale had Coalition colleagues and state premiers weighing in on Scott Morrison's prime ministership. We unpacked the third and final episode, with political analysis from Leigh Sales.

Former Liberal cabinet minister Linda Reynolds has announced she will stand down from politics at the next federal election.

Anthony Albanese says Israel should heed British and American warnings about sending troops into the town in southern Gaza.

It was the first time Annastacia Palaszczuk had ever hung up on a prime minister, and an episode the former Queensland premier says might provide insight into how Scott Morrison relates to women.

When bad politics turn cunningly clever, voters might be tempted to overlook Anthony Albanese's broken promise, writes Laura Tingle.

The Government attempted to scrap the penalties for employers, but the Coalition says it's a 'bit rich' they are expected to fix the legislation.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he travelled overseas less than Scott Morrison during his first 12 months in the top job. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

Workers and industrial relations experts welcome new laws that aim to set minimum standards for gig economy workers, including rideshare and food delivery drivers, but business groups express deep concerns.

Laura Tingle speaks to Sarah Ferguson about the events in Parliament House today, including a history-making address by PNG's Prime Minister and Labor’s industrial relations laws passing the Senate.