Protests, defections and retirements: the ups and downs of Australian politics – in pictures

Daniel Hart, who trekked the length and breadth of Australia to promote the idea of a basic income for all Australians, strikes a lonely pose as he walks around Parliament House.

Independent federal senator Lidia Thorpe’s forthright haranguing of King Charles during his visit to the Australian parliament made global headlines.

From little things big things grow … the NSW premier, Chris Minns, at Sydney’s Gulyangarri Public, the first of 100 preschools to be built by the NSW government.

Who says politics is a joke? Australian resources minister, Madeleine King, has a bit of fun during divisions in the House of Representatives.

From opposition to the top job: the Queensland LNP leader, David Crisafulli, arrives with his wife, Tegan, to his state election victory party in Brisbane.

Seeing red: the One Nation leader, Senator Pauline Hanson, reacts to a motion to suspend Lidia Thorpe.

The tide is rising. Police attend a protest by activists concerned about the lack of political action on climate change.

The first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the federal House of Representatives, Linda Burney, farewells her colleagues and her many supporters.

‘Each step I took felt like a mile’: the Labor senator, Fatima Payman, crosses the floor to vote in support of a Greens motion recognising Palestinian statehood.

A family affair. Former prime minister, Scott Morrison, with his mother Marion, wife Jenny and daughters Lily and Abbey, before he delivers his valedictory speech in the House of Representatives.

Hear no evil. The shadow minister for climate change Ted O’Brien during question time in the House of Representatives.

Struggling in the polls? The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, might be hoping some of Bluey and Bingo’s popularity rubs off.

An address to the Australian parliament by the president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, was not welcomed by everyone.

X marks the spot or, in this case, chalk marks where the body fell. The Nationals’ Barnaby Joyce asked for no sympathy after he was filmed lying on a Canberra footpath swearing into his phone.

The leader of the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party, Lia Finocchiaro, arrives at her party’s election celebration.

Crossed lines? The finance minister, Katy Gallagher, talks to Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young during a debate about a CFMEU bill.

Through the looking glass: the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, prepares for a TV interview about the budget.

The minister for NDIS, Bill Shorten.

Reaching out: the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, congratulates her opposition counterpart, Simon Birmingham, after he makes his valedictory speech in the senate.

The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House.

Four days after Melbourne’s Adass Israel synagogue was firebombed, the prime minister visits the site and calls for unity. But among the surging crowd the mood is one of frustration and blame.

The Western Australia Labor senator, Fatima Payman, says she was ‘exiled’ by the party and colleagues after warning she might cross the floor again on votes relating to Palestinian statehood.

With an eye for a great photo, the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, poses beside Parliament House’s magnificent maple trees. When the leaves fall, you know its budget time.

The attorney general Mark Dreyfus during question time in the House of Representatives.

Chinese officials try to block cameras from filming Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei (hidden from view) attending a signing ceremony by premier Li Qiang and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese.

The education minister, Jason Clare, during question time.

Love me, love my bilby. The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, at a threatened species event.

These boots were made for walkin’. The Nationals member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, shows his style.

Are you kidding? The opposition’s Bridget McKenzie, Michaelia Cash and Jane Hume display disapproval and disbelief.