Chris Minns is two years away from an election, so he can ride out these bad times, but an angry, scared Sydney is a big risk for Anthony Albanese.

Australians could head to the polls in a federal election within months. So when will it be and what are the key seats in the battle to lead the country?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised $12.7 million for a theatre and arts centre in Launceston in the seat of Bass, $5 million for Nowra housing projects in Gilmore and $6 million for the “living city” project in Devonport, in the marginal seat of Braddon.

The promotion of Sports and Aged Care Minister Anika Wells to cabinet to replace Mr Shorten means that of the 22 ministers, 11 are men and 11 are women, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese noted at ...

Australia Day events take place across the nation, with flag-raising ceremonies and tens of thousands of people from more than 100 countries taking the oath of citizenship.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday declined to comment ... targeted attacks in Australia’s largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, which are home to 85% of the country's Jewish population.

Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in her family’s café when arsonists set it alight in the early hours one Sunday in late October.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing pressure to release information on possible foreign funding of antisemitic attacks in Australia.

Amid a spate of antisemitic attacks, the latest The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll showed law and order overtaking climate change as a top-three voter issue.

Anthony Albanese has used his International Holocaust Remembrance Day address to vow action against “vile” anti-Semitism amid mounting pressure over a spate of attacks in Australia’s biggest cities.

The federal government is reportedly offering up extra cash to make the train line to Melbourne Airport a reality. One person treated for botulism and two others admitted to hospital with suspected cases in incident health authorities believe is linked to unregulated cosmetic injections.