The Latest Breaking News from Tony Burke

The release of parliamentary expenses data shows the amount Anthony Albanese charged taxpayers for travel, in addition to the biggest spenders.

Breathing in large amounts of silica dust from manufacturing and fitting them can be extremely damaging

‘We want to see more Australian stories shown on screen,’ arts minister Tony Burke says

Anthony Albanese, NZ PM Christopher Luxon and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau have jointly issued a strong statement calling for a ‘sustainable ceasefire’ in Gaza, and WA Premier Roger Cook says ‘green’ groups are working to divide Indigenous communities and use them to take big resources projects to court.

Engineered stone products will be banned from sale from July over significant health risks to workers following an agreement of workplace ministers.

With the Labor prime minister seen by some voters as ‘weak’ and ‘missing in action’, it might be time for him to follow Burke’s more principled lead.

It’s not just kids who get report cards (PDFs these days) as school breaks up. So do government ministers, when parliament rises at year’s end.

The mining union and Minerals Council of Australia are divided on it.

Splitting bill means reforms to the gig economy, road transport industry and casual work will have to wait until 2024

A national ban on engineered stone products has moved a step closer after the federal government announced it would work alongside states and territories.

Frontline workers will soon be given extra protections after Labor struck a deal with the Senate cross bench to pass several industrial relations reforms.