After Canada announced it will recognise a Palestinian state, the Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reiterated that Australia will do the same but has refused to say when.

In a joint statement with 14 other countries, the Federal Government has again called for a two state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

As global concern about famine and killings in Gaza grows, two Israeli human rights groups have accused the Netanyahu government of genocide in the enclave.

An ABC Four Corners investigation has revealed a massive fraud that saw the Australian Tax Office pay out $2 billion to individuals using a loophole to falsely claim GST refunds.

As the United States continues to scrutinise the AUKUS deal, Australia and the United Kingdom have agreed to deepen their nuclear submarine partnership under that deal.

The country's biggest private operator of psychology clinics is set to shut nearly all of them, and mental health experts are worried about the consequences.

Federal Labor has wasted no time introducing legislation to the new Parliament to reduce student debt and clamp down on dodgy childcare operators.

Politicians turned up in Canberra today for the start of Parliament's first sitting week since the federal election.

After Saturday's state election in Tasmania, neither major party has secured a majority of seats in the Parliament.

Lachlan Young, the man accused of murdering 23-year-old Clunes woman Hannah McGuire, has entered a plea of guilty, eight days into his trial.