The Labor leader's mother was the subject of a controversial newspaper report. As Election Day draws closer, Australians may have a new prime minister this time next month in the form of Labor leader, ...

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten issues an extraordinary warning on what he sees as the danger of AI advancement.

On Tuesday, Bill Shorten and Tanya Plibersek announced they plan to introduce a private member’s bill to “make marriage equality a reality—without an expensive plebiscite.” Critics of a plebiscite on ...

One of the architects of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has candidly revealed how a key rule change triggered an explosion in autism claims - and why loopholes left the system exposed for ...

This article first appeared in February 2016. Thanks to the algorithm, it’s back. If we are going to discuss Australian politics, then the uncomfortable truth is that every now and we’ll have to have ...

Eyes on the prize: if the polls are right, Bill Shorten will become the next prime minister. But what kind of prime minister would he be? AAP/Lukas Coch Today we run two longer reads on the men who ...

One of the architects of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has candidly revealed how a key rule change triggered an explosion in autism claims - and why loopholes left the system exposed for ...