Labor senator Fatima Payman has directly addressed Anthony Albanese in a speech criticising Israel over the war in Gaza, asking for sanctions to be imposed.

The latest federal budget contained welcomed investments in women's safety — but some advocates say it was also a "missed opportunity".

A bronze statue of a Tasmanian premier had stood in place for 135 years — and while a formal decision has been made to have it removed, vandals got to it first.

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They say this is a budget that falls short of providing what the most vulnerable people in the community need.

Victorian Greens MP Gabrielle de Vietri was told to remove her keffiyeh in parliament while One Nation leader Pauline Hanson was asked to remove a scarf featuring the Israeli flag in federal parliament.