SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian far-right Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday as a political prop in her push to ban the Muslim garment in public, sparking accusations of racism ...

CANBERRA, Australia -- A wait of 45 years ended when a group of Olympians who defied pressure to boycott the 1980 Moscow Games were recognized in the Australian Parliament on Wednesday for their ...

Australia’s Parliament debated on Monday, believe it or not, whether McLaren is sabotaging Oscar Piastri’s title bid.

The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, variously referred to as the Australian Parliament, the Commonwealth Parliament or the Federal Parliament, is the legislative branch of the government ...

Oscar Piastri has responded to claims of percieved McLaren "bias" reaching Australia Parliament ahead of the F1 2025 Abu ...

Fatima Payman, an independent senator from the state of Western Australia, called the stunt "disgraceful". Foreign Minister ...

SYDNEY — As Australia waits for the final results of a tightly-contested general election, five Jewish members have been assured a seat in the next parliament. Incumbent Jewish members Michael Danby ...

CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian prosecutor said Friday he had dropped a rape charge against a former government adviser because of the life-threatening trauma a trial would cause the woman ...

The Australian Parliament on Thursday passed the “News Media Bargaining Code,” now requiring major technology companies subject to the law to share revenue with local Australia news organizations.

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Australia's Parliament has voted to approve same-sex marriage following a protracted and often bitter debate that was finally settled in a nationwide referendum last month that overwhelmingly backed ...

Australia's bid to hold a national vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage was defeated on Monday in the upper house of parliament, or Senate, potentially delaying legal unions for years. The ...