Bill Shorten

By-election triggered by constitutional crisis puts Australian government at risk of losing power

Australia’s conservative coalition government is at risk of losing power after a new poll revealed the opposition Labor Party is neck-and-neck in a knife-edge by-election

Australia same-sex marriage poll: Thousands rally in support of gay rights even as shrinking lead worries some

Thousands of Australians rallied in support of same-sex marriage ahead of a postal ballot, as polls showed the "yes" campaign's lead shrinking despite backing from the nation's top political leaders

Australia's Labour party concedes defeat to Malcolm Turnbull's ruling liberal coalition

Both Turnbull and the opposition remain short of the 76 seats needed to claim a majority. But Turnbull has won the support of three independent MPs

Beleaguered Australia PM Malcolm Turnbull rejects calls to resign

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today dismissed calls for him to resign after the weekend's election that failed to produce a clear winner and raised the prospect of a hung parliament

Australia: Opposition leader Shorten slams PM Turnbull, calls for his resignation

Australia's Bill Shorten on Monday demanded Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's resignation, describing him as "the David Cameron of the southern hemisphere".

Australian PM Turnbull confident of forming government despite lack of clear victory

Turnbull accused Labour of running a scare campaign about the public healthcare system and said he would seek to unite Australians.

Australia PM vows gay marriage vote despite homophobia fears

Australia's prime minister insisted Monday a referendum on legalising same-sex marriage will be held this year if his government is re-elected despite the Labor opposition calling it "a taxpayer-funded platform for homophobia".

Online election debate to be held by Facebook and News Corp in Australia

Australia's political leaders are gearing up for the first ever online election debate hosted by social media giant Facebook and one of the country's largest media organisation, News Corp Australia.

Australian PM Turnbull's popularity drops ahead of elections

Asked about the poll, Turnbull told reporters his Liberal Party-led government had "a clear economic plan for jobs and growth.

Australia could send troops to Iraq to prevent genocide: Tony Abbott

Australia's prime minister has held open the possibility of sending a combat force to Iraq.