Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state is a matter of “when, not if”, following Canadian ...

Artist Loribelle Spirovski has won the $5000 Archibald Prize people’s choice category for her finger-painted portrait of First Nations musician William Barton ( The Guardian ).

The government bill, which will reduce 20% of student debt for some 3m Australians, was supported by the Greens and independents including David Pocock, Tammy Tyrrell and Fatima Payman ( Guardian ).

Varsha Yajman | is a law graduate, youth justice advocate and Anne Kantor fellow at The Australia Institute.