Australia Coalition government

How best to manage ties with China ought to be a central election issue, but the campaign narratives are focused on posturing rather than policy.

The Coalition government is highlighting China as a major campaign issue, but in reality the China policies of the Liberal and Labor parties are nearly identical.

Michael McCormack will keep his position as head of the Nationals, the junior partner in Australia’s governing coalition.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull barely survives a leadership challenge from within his party.

Barnaby Joyce's extramarital affair with a staffer threatens the very viability of the Turnbull government.

The ouster of lawmakers over dual citizenship is threatening Turnbull's grip on power.

The Coalition government's latest budget depends on some overly optimistic economic forecasts to cut the deficit.

Australia’s policy of turning back asylum seekers continues to attract controversy.