The World Today

The Federal Government has requested the ACCC conduct an enquiry to review the impact of platforms such as Google and Facebook on Australia's media and advertising markets.

Labor senator Katy Gallagher has filed documents to the Government's new citizenship register suggesting she may not be eligible to sit in Parliament.

Christian organisations that were some of the loudest opponents of the same-sex marriage change are today divided on whether Senator Dean Smith's bill adequately protects their freedoms.

Back in Canberra after his resounding win in the New England by-election, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is under pressure to rein in renegade Nationals MPs and Senators.

On today's program: Fresh from his by-election win, can Barnaby Joyce now rein in rogue National Party MPs and Senators; And the market power of Facebook and Google under scrutiny in a new inquiry ordered by the Federal Government.

Paul McCartney is about to start a rare Australian tour. The 75-year-old's first tour down under in more than 20 years is to start in Perth. McCartney has admitted he's amazed his career has lasted this long.

An audit by the Victorian Cladding Taskforce has found almost 1400 buildings in Victoria have been identified as likely to have some form of flammable cladding similar to that which caused London's deadly Grenfell Tower inferno earlier this year.

Labor has again called on Federal Employment Minister Michaelia Cash to stand aside after she refused to answer questions at a Senate Committee.

Australia may not be doing as much as we would like to defend Australia's interests against threats from China, according to Ian Hall, a Professor of international relations at Griffith University.

Australian law firms are the latest target of Chinese cyber espionage groups, according to a new cyber security expert.