Since entering Parliament, she has continued to focus on science, technology and innovation, including work associated with Western Australia's 10-year Science and Technology Plan.

Shoebridge secured seven votes to Faruqi’s four in the final round of the 11-member Greens partyroom ballot on Wednesday, after South Australian Senator Sarah Hanson-Young was eliminated in the first round.

“It is an honour to be elected Mayor and have the opportunity to serve the Strathfield local government area”

It is deliberately provocative language — and it exposes the strategic choice confronting the Greens after a bruising period in federal politics.

Hanson has argued that excessive government expenditure and weak productivity have contributed to Australia’s inflation problem.

Previously described as a potential “sleeper issue” for Australian politics, deepfake political content is rapidly becoming a very real electoral challenge.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has credited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a historic expansion of energy access in India, saying more people have...

“Jim Chalmers claimed our policy would ‘end superannuation as we know it’. Australians are telling him they want the choice.”

Albanese’s response was notably brief, with the Prime Minister rejecting the premise of Bourke’s question before continuing with the press conference.

Concerns about a Coalition government included public-service cuts, internal instability, a lack of policy detail and the possibility of greater One Nation influence.