Holly Tregenza is a federal political reporter in the ABC's Parliament House bureau in Canberra.
Before federal politics she was a reporter for ABC in Sydney, Canberra and on the NSW South Coast.
She has previously worked as a political producer on shows including Insiders, Afternoon Briefing and 7.30.
Holly got her start working in newspapers in regional Victoria and was an ABC news cadet in 2020.
You can email her at [email protected] .
As parliament suspended business to offer messages of support for attack victim MP Helen Haines, an orange cockatoo was poignantly perched in her empty seat in the House of Reps.
Parliament returns today with a markedly different tone, as MPs reconvene without one of the chamber's most respected members.
AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett says there is an "immediate" and "direct connection" between heated moments of political discourse and the number of threats reported against politicians.
Law enforcement agencies have told a parliamentary inquiry about an increasingly dangerous security environment where children and young adults are being targeted with increasing speed and intensity online.
Sparks have been flying this afternoon at a parliamentary inquiry into the 2025 federal election.
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church leaders face a fiery line of questioning over their involvement in the 2025 federal election campaign, including allegations of a plot to harass and target MPs and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Church leaders have denied organising members during the 2025 election campaign, while at the same time acknowledging they clearly were coordinated.
WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is to take a leave of absence after allegations of inappropriate comments he made to women.
The latest pushback on sweeping migration cuts has come from the hospitality industry in a social media campaign focused on the consequences for everyday Australians if crucial jobs are left vacant.
The former treasurer has teased a return to politics, as his former colleague Barnaby Joyce called for him to "cut the BS" and be up-front about his leadership ambitions.
Robert Pether was arrested in 2021 and served more than four years behind bars over what friends and family called trumped-up fraud charges.
The federal government will temporarily cover credit card surcharges after businesses warn that losing the payment option will put them under pressure.
The federal government is facing growing pressure over the Australian Taxation Office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills.
Executives from Anthropic and OpenAI have been questioned about how they would handle future accidental hacking incidents, such as OpenAI's Medicare hack earlier this year.
Calls to Quitline more than doubled in the days after major tobacco black market enforcement operations in Queensland, suggesting the crackdown may encourage some smokers to quit.
It seems unlikely households will get cost-of-living relief this year after Treasurer Jim Chalmers revealed the government is looking to "tighten" the budget as borrowing costs boom.
Union figures and leading academics want big tech companies building Australian data centres to help fund the local AI industry through a levy.
The government has celebrated a deficit $6 billion lower than the May forecast but warned there are tough times ahead for households.
The proposal would have imposed an "annual monetary limit" on services such as physiotherapy and dentistry, with veterans able to access more funding if they "demonstrated clinical need".
Offensive social media posts from former Play School star Rhys Muldoon have resurfaced after reports he had been hired by Labor senator Richard Dowling.
Politicians from across the divide have condemned Pauline Hanson's remarks about Indigenous Australians, labelling them "vile", "divisive" and "derogatory".
One Nation unveils its plan to slash immigration by 750,000 places over three years, with major cuts targeting international students and the families of skilled migrants.
The federal government is in discussions with the opposition over immigration as SA Premier Peter Malinauskas warns major parties against a "political race to the bottom".
The One Nation Treasury spokesperson sidesteps questions about modelling the inflationary impact of the proposal, saying Australians are "not stupid" and can manage their own money.
Australians would be given the option to divert a portion of their superannuation into their take-home pay for up to three years, but one economist has warned it will increase the cost of living in the long term.
