Mark Dreyfus

Anthony Albanese has announced his 23-person cabinet with some major responsibilities for Western Australians in the outer ministry.

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 attorney-general says a bill to establish a federal anti-corruption commission could be introduced as early as next month.

Voters in Perth's eastern suburbs were well served in the Coalition's last term in office, according to new research from The Grattan Institute.

Laws to set up a national anti-corruption commission might not pass until early 2023, a senior Labor MP says.

The Attorney General has lashed Clive Palmer for threatening the federal government with an international damages claim, accusing the magnate of using expensive lawsuits to “get his own way”.

Federal parliament is set to invoke a rare censure motion against Scott Morrison over the way he secretly appointed himself to ministerial portfolios.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced the government will abolish the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

Ahead of a key party room meeting about the Indigenous voice, Peter Dutton faces pressure to allow MPs a free vote on supporting the proposal.

A federal review of relevant legislation and the imminent appointment of an anti-slavery commissioner are positive steps to deal with a complex issue.