In case the symbolism wasn’t obvious on a muggy Wednesday morning just outside Beijing, the prime minister spelled it out.

The PM has lent into the legend. In Shanghai, he gave a speech to the Australian business community in the Peace Hotel where, ...

He once had a chance at the top job in the nation — now Mark Latham is defending himself against allegations of domestic ...

Former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, whose government was credited with instituting lasting social reforms during a short tenure that ended in a bitter constitutional crisis, died ...

Clear skies welcome Anthony Albanese as he ascends the first steps onto the Great Wall of China in a historic visit, walking ...

John Owen Stone AO was a legendary leader of the Commonwealth Treasury. He was secretary (departmental head) from January ...

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday his government's screening of foreign investment was not ...

Gough Whitlam swept to political power in Australia in 1972 under a slogan, "it's time," that seemed to sum up everything that was stale and old-fashioned about an inward-looking, parochial nation.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s current, six-day visit to China is meant to be another step in stabilising the relationship ...

Gough Whitlam, one of Australia's best known prime ministers, was in office for only three years, but was his country's most controversial and influential political identity for a decade.

Former prime ministers Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and Gough Whitlam in 2007. Credit: Paul Harris "In his own party, he inspired a legion of young people to get involved in public life.

Gough Whitlam, who served as Labor prime minister from 1972 to 1975, dies at 98. Skip to main content Skip to navigation Skip to key events Skip to navigation. Print subscriptions. Sign in.