Over the past 650,000 years there were seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat, with the last ice age around 20,000 years ago. Most of

Right-wing activists from the Institute of Public Affairs claim Attorney-General’s Department staff are running a “covert political operation” against conservatives and demand secretary Chris Moraitis

A top national security and foreign affairs adviser has been named the next cabinet secretary, bumping up the number of vacancies in Australian intelligence agencies

Federal public servants were told the caretaker period ended on Monday and now many are wondering who their new Coalition minister will be, while some

New research shows that despite differences in their funding commitments, major political parties in Australia – the Coalition, Labor and the Greens – see science

Something strange happens when politicians leave the political stage. The other side suddenly becomes much more civil – even affectionate. There is an outbreak of

Home Affairs head Michael Pezzullo has described social media as a “cesspit” while former Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Peter Varghese warned it

What a week. The age-old doctrine of cabinet confidentiality that shrouds the process of government decision making has taken serious damage, due to what looks

The stars are aligned for further change to the Indigenous Affairs portfolio. The transition from Prime Minister Abbott to Turnbull breaks the nexus with the

In a strange interpretation of the Freedom of Information Act, an Air Force FOI officer has released a document detailing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s in-flight meal preferences — but

Two Labor premiers have gotten in early on the prime ministerial changeover, expressing hope this morning that the change of leadership in Canberra would lead to

Tony Abbott has lost the leadership of the Liberal Party and prime ministership after less than two years in office. His rival, Malcolm Turnbull’s successful