Tony Burke has been accused of not intervening in the release of a former detainee who was convicted of several crimes, including attacking his wife with a meat cleaver.
As she marks more than a year as Australia's Sex Discrimination Commisioner, Dr Anna Cody explains why there's still a lot more to do to achieve equality.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has compared the PM's proposal for longer terms for government to the Voice referendum, labelling it a desperate" thought bubble.
A former high-profile Liberal minister effectively ruled out the likelihood of the Coalition commissioning a plant, stating chances are limited" at best.
The threat of protests or potential violence when an Israeli sports team plays in Australia has been enough for organisers to cancel an international tournament.
More details about a man charged with assaulting his partner - leading to her death in hospital on Christmas Eve - have been outlined in court documents.
Rescuers in South Australia have had a frantic day as two people have died and another has been hospitalised in a boating incident, while a report of a distressed swimmer could not be verified.