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. 

Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 4.3 per cent. It's highest level since November 2021.

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited the Great Wall of China, just as another Labor PM, Gough Whitlam did in the 1970s.

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he and China's President Xi Jinping have had a warm exchange in Beijing.

The Treasurer Jim Chalmers is downplaying official advice stating the Federal Budget isn't sustainable unless taxes are raised and spending reduced.

In the West Australian outback, a massive search for a missing German backpacker is underway.

The Federal Government's special envoy to counter antisemitism has released her report and recommendations today.