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The promotion of Sports and Aged Care Minister Anika Wells to cabinet to replace Mr Shorten means that of the 22 ministers, 11 are men and 11 are women, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese noted at ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday declined to comment ... targeted attacks in Australia’s largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, which are home to 85% of the country's Jewish population.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing pressure to release information on possible foreign funding of antisemitic attacks ...

Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in ...

Australian police have said foreign actors could be funding a recent wave of antisemitic attacks, as authorities struggle to ...

The federal government is reportedly offering up extra cash to make the train line to Melbourne Airport a reality. One person treated for botulism and two others admitted to hospital with suspected ...

Amid a spate of antisemitic attacks, the latest The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll showed law and order ...

An AFL legend who helped raise more than $100m to find a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) after his own diagnosis has ...