Federal Labor has sidelined the Coalition and struck a deal with the Australian Greens to pass its re-written Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act.
Albanese's hopes of reforming environmental laws this year have been quashed after senators blocked a move for an inquiry into the laws to be handed down in the final week of parliament, instead extending it into 2026.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended Western Australian senator Dorinda Cox in the wake of her shock defection from The Greens to Labor, backing her to toe the party line.
The latest Roy Morgan polling has pointed to a Labor majority in the May election, with confidence in the ALP its highest in 18 months - while support for the Greens again increased.
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has insisted Regis Resources' McPhillamys gold project is not dead, despite controversially blocking a critical tailings dam at the site.
Woodside Energy chief executive Meg O'Neill has hit out at the Greens for their role in delaying approvals consultation reform which would deliver clarity to the oil and gas industry.
The Greens will back Labor's safeguard mechanism laws after a deal was struck, creating new hurdles for oil and gas projects but helping manufacturers.
Labor's $15 billion manufacturing fund won't ban coal, gas, or logging. The legislation has passed the lower house after a deal was struck with the Greens.
Industry, government and financiers need to invest more than $20 billion per year for the Australian economy to expand without dangerous levels of pollution.
The federal government will need to agree to stop new coal and gas projects opening if it wants the Greens' help on a signature emissions reduction measure.
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen says the government's climate change legislation will send a message to the global community about Australia's renewed action on reduction emissions.
Scott Morrison is under renewed pressure to launch an independent inquiry into a decades-old rape allegation against Christian Porter, which he denies.
A $100 million tax incentive scheme to encourage resources exploration and arrest the decline in Western Australia's mining sector passed the Senate today.
Local vendors of The Big Issue showed prominent Perth business leaders and politicians what it's like to sell the street magazine today as part of a campaign to increase awareness of the everyday challenges facing the homeless and disadvantaged.
The Australian Greens have urged environment minister Greg Hunt to listen to the large group of scientists and experts rejecting Colin Barnett's shark cull.
Western Australian voters will return to the polls tomorrow for a Senate election re-run which could have major consequences for the federal government's legislative agenda.
