Welcome to the first edition of The Week in Politics newsletter, your new must-read wrap of the stories that matter from Canberra and beyond.

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.

The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day ...

China’s relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach ...

Australian detectives are examining whether foreign entities are funding criminal groups to carry out antisemitic attacks in the country.