The Labor leader has come back from his summer break with a different approach to advice and a scheme to change his image.

As the Liberal Party splinters further on same-sex marriage, both ends of the debate are arguing for a different kind of free vote.

The government’s latest counterterrorism bill brings into question the delicate balance of protecting the community while maintaining the principles of justice.

As election timing starts to drive the economic agenda, Malcolm Turnbull is considering a high-stakes double-dissolution poll.

Doubts have emerged over the constitutional basis of the recent appointment of Philip Ruddock and Andrew Robb as special envoys.

Having seen off myriad interventions and a plan to parachute Kate Carnell into her seat, Bronwyn Bishop is not going anywhere.

A misfired directive from the US Defence Department led to the Australian government’s unusual public refusal to contribute more in Iraq.