Xenophon kills off push for changes to 18c race laws
Senate powerbroker Nick Xenophon has effectively killed off any changes to racial discrimination law, just days after a push by newly-minted senators to put the issue "back on the table".
Abbott hits out at Liberal 'factional warlords'
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has hit out at lobbyists and backroom powerbrokers in the NSW Liberal Party, branding their interactions with elected representatives "potentially corrupt".
Hanson is 'highly intelligent', colleague says
Pauline Hanson is a "highly intelligent" and competent person who will hold One Nation together despite its poor record of cohesion, the party's new senator Malcolm Roberts says.
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Costings back up Labor's long-term savings pitch
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One Nation becomes pivotal political force
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Government defies PNG Supreme Court
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Labor slams government's CSIRO 'flip-flopping'
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Please explain: PM orders banks to face Parliament each year
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One Nation wins four Senate seats, crossbenchers to hold 11 seats
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