The Latest Breaking News from Anthony Albanese

Donald Trump's abandonment of the US's climate goals won't deter Australian investment in clean energy, with the sector promising tens of thousands of new jobs.

Newly inaugurated president says he was ‘saved by god’ as he declares state of emergency on southern border; Essential survey suggests better times for Labor

Here we go again… Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States has occurred with a flurry of catchphrases and lofty promises. Brace yourself; his four years in office start now.

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Media outlets have spent at least half of Anthony Albanese’s prime ministership guessing when the next election will be. Why not play along at home?

Tougher laws for terrorism and hate crime offences have been promised by the coalition if it wins office, but not everyone in the legal fraternity is on board.

The prime minister has welcomed the first hostages being released by Hamas under a ceasefire deal as he called for a cooling of community tensions in Australia.

Despite female voters deserting the coalition at the last election, polling suggests more women back the opposition than the Labor government.

A national Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted January 17–19 from a sample of 1,063, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since December. Primary votes were 40% Coalition (steady), 32% Labor (up two), 13% Greens (down one) and 15% for all Others (down one).

The long-awaited Israel-Hamas ceasefire has taken effect with both sides exchanging prisoners, and Peter Dutton has drawn level with Anthony Albanese as preferred PM.

Australia's aluminium industry is set to share in billions of dollars of tax credits to help emissions-intensive smelters convert to cleaner sources of energy.