Apprentices will get a hip-pocket boost as the prime minister prepares for an election, but some question whether this will tackle workforce shortages.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday announced cash incentives to attract apprentices to an overstretched construction industry, adding to billions of dollars in extra spending ahead ...

The busts of former Australian prime ministers have been decapitated and a statue of James Cook has been paint bombed in separate attacks just days out from Australia Day.

Almost nine in 10 Australians believe Australia Day should continue to be celebrated on January 26, a new poll has found, revealing an overwhelming majority – and growing number – of our population is ...

A petition to prevent Foreign Minister Penny Wong from representing Australia at an event commemorating the liberation of Auschwitz has gained more than 9,000 signatures in less than 48 hours.

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Vandals have decapitated the bronze statues of two prime ministers in Ballarat in the lead-up to Australia Day.

Australians have strongly backed January 26 as the national day after years of argument about changing the date, lifting support to a clear majority.

Irish lawmakers have voted to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time, leading a coalition ...

Instinctively, one embraces that ancient invocation to “count one’s blessings” when reflecting on the miracle to have been born in Australia.

Education Minister Jason Clare accused the opposition leader of seeking to distract voters from “the mess of his crazy policies”.