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Australia will continue to work with its allies to promote stability in the region, following rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

Mayor Albert Jacob has lost his bid to have six complaints made against him thrown out, with the administrative tribunal affirming his conduct was “antagonistic”.

The Albanese government has agreed to a number of changes to its climate laws, securing Greens support to get them through parliament.

Richard Marles has named former defence and foreign affairs minister Stephen Smith to co-lead a strategic review of Australia's defence force.

Mark McGowan has shrugged off his defamation draw with mining magnate Clive Palmer, hailing the hard border and the Palmer bill among the 'finest moments in recent history'.

Mining magnate Clive Palmer and Premier Mark McGowan have been found to have defamed one another during their very public war of words.

The Reserve Bank board is expected to lift the cash rate for the fourth month in a row when it meets on Tuesday, with economists tipping a 50 basis point rise.

One of the country's largest unions has called on employers to solve skill shortages by employing migrant workers, provided that Australians be trained to help fill similar roles.

Progress on a 112-unit facility to house people experiencing homelessness has hit a snag amid rising construction costs.

Teachers, nurses, police officers, cleaners and public servants in Western Australia have been offered a revised pay deal but unions say it still amounts to a cut in real terms.

As federal parliament wraps up its first sitting week since the May election, the opposition leader sees little change in approach under Labor.

During her first speech, a newly elected independent MP has urged parliament to be more collaborative and open to trying new approaches.

The state government has appointed aged care provider Hall & Prior to redevelop the heritage-listed Cottesloe Deaf School.

Rod Bradley, whose outburst at a council meeting earlier this year garnered widespread media coverage, has resigned his position after close to two decades in local government.

Inflation is expected to peak at 7.75 per cent at the end of this year, before moderating into 2023, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.

A $6.5 million temporary facility in South Boulder for MLG Oz and TopDrill workers has been approved to address an accommodation shortfall in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder region.

A forensic inquiry into the sale of assets by the state government has been welcomed by the opposition.

Anthony Albanese says he wants to see a more unified and functional parliament, as MPs and senators gather for its official opening in Canberra.

A recent court case has raised doubts about whether laws governing council elections and the process for investigating fraud are robust enough.

EXCLUSIVE: A decade worth of WA government asset sales will be investigated by the auditor general's office.

Karl Heiden has resigned as chief executive of the western suburbs council, which will now search for its third chief executive in four years.

Former finance minister and Liberal Party powerbroker Mathias Cormann has ruled out a return to politics once his five-year term as OECD secretary general comes to an end.

Australia's former treasurer has landed his first major role outside of politics after having briefly been linked to the AFL and a possible political comeback.

Mark Barnaba's term as an RBA board member has been extended by one year as a review of Australia's central bank raises the possibility of a major governance shakeup.

The state government has stepped in to bridge the gap between skilled migrants and businesses, as record unemployment and chronic labour shortages force companies to look abroad for talent.

Federal Minister Tanya Plibersek has vowed to make sweeping legislative changes to safeguard the environment after a “grim” report found its condition to be poor and deteriorating.

Indigenous Australians and their businesses play an important role in the defence industry.

Premier Mark McGowan has quashed claims his government sought to expedite the G2G process for those lining WA Labor’s pockets, labelling the statements “ridiculous”.

The Health Minister has insisted the state government has no plans to reintroduce mask mandates, despite conceding the rate of infection is much higher than is being reported.

Government boards in WA are among the least political in the country, according to new research that has found federal boards to be stacked with party-affiliated appointees.

The opposition has demanded the auditor general launch a probe into the state government's abandoned $127 million Huawei deal to stop other government contracts from suffering the same fate.

The prime minister has defended the government's decision to end COVID-19 isolation payments, ahead of a snap national cabinet meeting over rising case numbers.