The Prime Minister rebuffs ministers who want vote on marriage equality held before the federal election.
Dyson Heydon agreeing to future Liberal fundraisers more proof why he should go, ALP says
Latika Bourke Dyson Heydon agreeing to speak at future Liberal party event shows why he should stand down.
Attorney General George Brandis says marriage equality should be decided very soon
Stephanie Peatling The country's chief law officer says marriage equality should be decided by a plebiscite as soon as possible.
'Vigilante litigation': Adani mine decision was appalling, says Brandis
Stephanie Peatling Attorney General George Brandis wants changes to the country's flagship environmental protection laws to prevent cases such as the recent decision to set aside approval for the Australia's largest coal mine.
Tackling ice scourge needs more than police crackdown, say experts
Chloe Booker, Heath Aston Leading drug experts lament the nation's ice scourge won't be solved with a law and order crackdown alone.
Former Wallaby Bill Calcraft wants Bronwyn Bishop's seat
Heath Aston Businessman, who has experience in financing wind farms and solar power, says it could help Liberals.
Price of private post to double but ACCC to monitor two-tier system
Heath Aston The cost of sending letters through the post will as much as double within months.
Senate aims to out tax dodgers with register of offending corporates
Heath Aston Tax-dodging companies would be named and shamed under landmark transparency measures proposed by a Senate committee investigating multibillion-dollar corporate tax evasion.
Heydon hangs on as pressure builds and questions mount over political links
Anna Patty, Mark Kenny, Latika Bourke, Peter Hartcher Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to take action against royal commissioner Dyson Heydon over a Liberal Party fundraiser, as the union movement prepares for a High Court legal battle to remove him.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott's same-sex marriage tactics play to his base
Judith Ireland The Prime Minister’s tactics on same-sex marriage have exposed a weakened leader divided from his frontbench but in lock step with a band of his most conservative colleagues.