About 10.30am on Saturday, South Australian police were called after reports of a domestic assault at a home in Conmurra in the state’s south. “A 56-year-old man from Robe was subsequently arrested ...

The family of the specialist doctor and former member for the Victorian seat of Higgins announced her death on Tuesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Former federal Liberal MP ...

Former federal MP and unionist Craig Thomson will spend more than two years behind bars for dodgy visa applications and fraudulently obtaining government business grants. Thomson had pleaded guilty to ...

Former federal politician Katie Allen has died at the age of 59 after battling a rare form of cancer. Ms Allen was an MP for the Liberal party in the seat of Higgins, where she was a leading doctor ...

Former Liberal MP Katie Allen has been remembered as a “brave” parliamentarian and a “world leader” in medicine research. Dr Allen died aged 59 on Tuesday. She served as the MP for the now-abolished ...

South Australian independent MP Nick McBride has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault. Police said they responded to reports of a domestic assault at a home in Conmurra, in the state's ...

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SA independent MP Nick McBride is facing charges including aggravated assault and breach of bail, and will spend the next week in custody. His lawyers told the court on Monday afternoon the charges ...

Purcell, of Victoria’s Animal Justice party and Burns, of federal Labor, announce arrival of Lilah Poppy Purcell, born on Friday 19 December Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ...

The day after the barbaric attack, the Prime Minister said state leaders had agreed to "strengthen gun laws across the nation", with police ministers and attorney-generals being commissioned to ...

Phil Donato, the NSW MP representing the people of Orange, has declared his staunch opposition to any move to cap the number of firearms a licence holder can possess, arguing such legislation would be ...

Liberal MP Frank Pangallo proposed a bill to penalise people burning the Australian flag or using and promoting more than 30 known terrorist symbols. However the government has slapped Mr Pangallo’s ...