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The prime minister has announced that the number of migrants coming to Australia as refugees will be frozen at 18,750.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Despite fighting and dying for Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders still weren’t considered citizens upon their return from the war.

Labor says the situation needs to end where about four in five temporary skilled worker visas are given for occupations for which there aren’t local shortages.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Notre-Dame de Paris is the heart of the city and of France, and an inspiration for the world. We are all cathedral builders, in a moment of sacred union in a secular society.

President of ALP Abroad urges overseas Australians, particularly those in the UK, to make sure they are registered in time to vote in the upcoming federal election.

John Shipton has called on Australia to bring Julian Assange home, saying he was shocked to see his son’s condition upon his arrest in London.

Plight of Julian Assange could lead to other journalists and whistle-blowers being imprisoned, says veteran Australian film-maker.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Australian voters really dislike politicians. This is not new – it was there even in colonial times – but it is potent and growing.

Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie said: “This decision is environmental vandalism at its most extreme, facilitated by the most useless environment minister the country’s ever seen”.

Bill Shorten lays out Labor's alternative budget plan as Parliament winds up and the nation waits for the election starting gun.

The Morrison government has delivered an election-launch budget with big personal income tax handouts to attract voters and a A$7.1 billion 2019-20 surplus to display its economic credibility. The budget – the first brought down by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg – doubles the tax relief that average earners were due to...

The Australian Conservation Foundation gave Labor’s policy a qualified tick, describing it as “a serious policy response to the existential threat of global warming that recognises pollution must be cut across all industry sectors.”

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The possibility of a general election is very real. If the third vote were lost, an election could offer a way of winning a new majority to implement May’s deal.

No, it wasn't that his visa had run out, nor was he trying get home in time for Brexit (as far as we know).

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The brutal tactics of the gun lobby and the operations of One Nation need exposing. Journalism sometimes has to take on the unsavoury job of extracting the truth from those who do not want to share it.

View from The Hill: For the federal Liberals, the night was a vital morale booster, though the result had been determined mostly on state factors.

"I am not going to single out the comments of one person and ascribe it to a people, whether in Turkey or across Australia. I don’t think it does reflect the views of the Turkish people, or certainly of Turkish Australians,” says Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Scott Morrison took up Jacinda Ardern’s phrase when she said of Muslims “they are us”, and applied it to Australia.

Meanwhile, William Connelly has been lauded with offers of life-time tickets from Hill Top Hoods, basketballer Ben Simmons dubbing him an "Australian legend", and a mural of the incident appearing on Melbourne's Hosier Lane with the hashtag #eggboy.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: We need to address the permissive political environment that allows such hateful extremism to be promulgated so openly.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: In the current impasse and unusual circumstances, unexpected and unusual things may still happen.

"I was hoping for 20 (years) but realistically I thought maybe 10, but hey, he's incarcerated, he can't hurt anybody," says victim's father.

VIEW FROM THE HILL: Once again, raging energy and climate wars are burning out of control in government ranks.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Keep Michael Jackson on the radio – but never play him without reminding listeners of what he has been accused of. Do the same with other artists similarly accused, or found guilty of, a crime.

The government is running its border security/refugees scare against Labor on two fronts.

SPECIAL FEATURE: If Bill Shorten becomes prime minister, will he drive the case for an Australian head of state forward? Can the feted republic even come to pass in the absence of muscular support from both hemispheres of politics?

Australian all-rounder Shane Watson could be argued as the most valuable player ever to grace the Indian Premier League with his talented presence.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Anyone could easily discover Pell’s charges despite the suppression order – so what’s the point?

Australia's most senior Catholic has been convicted of serious child sex offences. The trial concluded with the verdict handed down in December, but due to a suppression order Australia's media have only been able to report on it from today.

The exit of Bishop – the best-known Liberal woman and highly popular with voters - underlines the Liberals’ “woman problem”.

SPECIAL FEATURE: In a time when fewer Australians identify with institutional religion than ever before, the church sign is emerging as an intriguing platform for creativity and commentary.

It is believed the two men may have entered the water to swim on Sunday night. Police have said it would be unlikely they would have survived in the water since then.

Although the authorities are pointing to a “state actor”, national cyber security adviser Alastair MacGibbon told a news conference: “We don’t know who is behind this, nor their intent.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Tony Abbott’s electorate is getting so socially progressive, he may soon be left behind.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Australia's immigration department doesn't keep a record of the number of people applying for asylum at airports. This means there is no oversight over the treatment of those seeking protection.

With possibly thousands of homes underwater and crocodile sightings, Townsville residents have been warned the flood risk may continue into next week.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, releasing Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s three-volume report which excoriates the financial sector, said the government would be “taking action” on all 76 recommendations.

Here are the six most important questions our banks will need to answer for their stakeholders to regain trust:

OPINION & ANALYSIS: With the clear majority voting against a no-deal Brexit, the ticking clock works in the prime minister’s favour.

Achievements by world renowned soprano, Oxford PhD student and cycling commentator saluted in ceremony at Australia House in London.

Two heroes of the Thai cave rescue, Craig Challen and Richard Harris, are joint Australian of the Year for 2019.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: As this Australia Day has approached, the prime minister has ramped up the nationalistic and culture war rhetoric in general, and accompanied it with some controversial actions.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: That Gillette has aligned itself with the #metoo movement is not something for the brand to be congratulated on. It is #metoo that deserves the praise.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: As the UK’s withdrawal date of March 29 is written into UK law, time is of the essence. There are six possible options for the prime minister at this stage.

OPINION AND ANALYSIS: The weekend rally on St Kilda beach, organised by far-right activist Neil Erikson, reminds us nationalism is the territory of fringe groups who hold bigoted views, particularly towards people who aren’t “white”.

Happy 2019 from Down Under! Aussies put a lot of bang into Sydney's world famous fireworks, and this New Year's was no exception.

Making your savings and investments go further has been a challenge anywhere in the world over recent years. But whether you’ve been based in the UK for a while or you only recently arrived, you will inevitably have noticed that this country is facing some very specific challenges.

Amy, almost two decades younger than Broad who is 43, was quoted in New Idea as claiming he was not fit to represent Australia.

Time Magazine has just announced its “Person of the Year” for 2018, and for once, it isn’t one person. This time it is four people and a newspaper.

Scott Morrison this week produced his own bill and suggested both sides give their parliamentarians a conscience vote.