If the government fails to reach an agreement with the crossbench this week, it only has another three sitting days to resolve the impasse this year.

Disturbing protest scenes witnessed in the streets of Melbourne this week show signs of potentially developing into violence similar to what erupted at the US Capitol in January, a federal shadow minister fears.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has dodged questions about changing the government’s “flawed” pandemic policy after conceding it “does not have the numbers to pass the controversial laws.

The Victorian Government will need to consult the crossbench or the state opposition in order to pass its controversial pandemic legislation. The legislation, which was rushed through the lower house,

Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan says a recent spate of “demented” COVID-19 anti-vax protests will “harden” the government’s position.

Leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico are set to agree to new methane curbs and COVID-19 vaccine donations when they meet for the first time in five years on Thursday, according to senior Biden administration officials.

COVID-19 might be partly to blame for President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings, House Speaker Jen Psaki said.  This comes after a new Washington Post and ABC News poll showed new ratings of economic discontentment among Americans.

The former NSW transport minister's battle for preselection just got tougher, with Jemma Tribe throwing her hat into the ring just ahead of the nomination deadline.

In states where legislators drew the lines this decade, nearly 90 percent of congressional races were easy wins for one party or the other.

A Chinese envoy has lobbied Southeast Asian nations to let Myanmar's military ruler attend a regional summit being hosted by China's president next week but has met stiff opposition, diplomatic sources said on Thursday.