Michael Koziol is a journalist with Fairfax Media.
The Turnbull government has defended its handling of the bungled census, congratulating the Australian Bureau of Statistics on taking a "cautious" approach to protecting Australians' data.
Crossbench senators concede their plans to amend Australia's racial discrimination laws are doomed to fail in the short-term, but will push ahead regardless when the new Parliament resumes.
Treasurer Scott Morrison billed taxpayers $11,625 for an invite-only knees-up following the federal budget, outspending his predecessor Joe Hockey, documents have revealed.
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".
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".
One of Australia's newest senators, One Nation's Malcolm Roberts, sent a bizarre affidavit to then Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 2011 demanding to be exempt from the carbon tax and using language consistent with the "sovereign citizen" movement.
An Abbott-era push to remove racial discrimination protections could be back on the table in the new Parliament, with several incoming senators determined to strike off section 18c of the Racial Discrimination Act.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation party is now a pivotal force in Australian politics, having secured a total of four senators and consequently a crucial balance-of-power role in the new Parliament.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation party is now a major force in Australian politics, securing four Senate seats in an independent crossbench that has swelled to 11.
Australia should shut down all major youth detention centres and move young offenders into community-based programs, a leading US expert has recommended.
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