Labor to push for Senate inquiry into Nauru leaks
Labor believes it has support to establish a parliamentary inquiry into child abuse and sexual assault allegations in Australia's offshore immigration detention centre on Nauru.
Abbott's return to fray caps another scrappy week for PM
Former prime ministers are usually afforded a degree of latitude in defending their policies from their own time in office.
Abbott speech reopens racial discrimination debate
Former prime minister Tony Abbott says his government should have pursued less ambitious reform of section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, in comments that will spur debate in the conservative wing of the Liberal Party about changing the Act and potentially create a new headache for Malcolm Turnbull.
Brandis continues bid to keep diaries secret
Some of the entries would be nearly three years old, but the legal stoush over the diary of Attorney-General George Brandis has made its way to a hearing in front of the full bench of the Federal Court.
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A school group has distanced itself from controversial One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts.
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Australians who suffer from a rare disease that causes gigantism will benefit from a new Turnbull government subsidy.
Australia's cyber spies run high school recruitment drive
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Bob Katter says Canberra remains a soulless capital
Bob Katter has little love for the capital and its people, preferring to stay in Queanbeyan.
Record low interest rates mean time is now for stimulus
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Senator Bernardi's conservative movement shares $1m headquarters
The Conservative Leadership Foundation and the Australian Conservatives appear to share headquarters in Adelaide.
Taxing the intangible: How tax authorities are taking on the likes of Facebook
A combination of tougher laws and growing discontent about the lack of taxes multinationals pay, has made revenue agencies ...
ATO warns 136 multinationals under new law
The ATO has sent warning letters to 136 multinationals which may be subject to tough penalties under the federal government's ...
'Calm waters' likely to elude embattled CSIRO chief
With the chief executive's contract still under a cloud is it time for him to go?
Bernardi keeps Liberals guessing
For a man seeking to mobilise a new mass movement on the right of Australian politics, the normally outspoken Senator Cory ...
IBM's reputation at risk in wake of census bungle
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has levelled criticism at the company in the aftermath of the census bungle - but it may be ...
On-water activities: Border Force retreats to luxury coastal resort
Australia's paramilitary Border Force is charging taxpayers for regular visits to a luxury coastal resort.
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Record low interest rates mean time is now for stimulus
There's a huge difference between good debt and bad debt, writes Mark Kenny.
'Calm waters' likely to elude embattled CSIRO chief
With the chief executive's contract still under a cloud is it time for him to go?
Trump claims Islamic State would name Hillary Clinton their 'MVP'
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How to destroy a census: ask the grandparents about their television
There was high anxiety in the family as the census night of 1966 approached.
This country cares more about a computer cock-up than the abuse of refugees
If only our politicians' outrage about the census was directed at the systemic failures of immigration detention on Nauru.
Census website still down more than 24 hours after crash
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Census meltdown the latest in a series of bungles
'Reckless' doesn't begin to describe the culture at the top of the Bureau of Statistics.
McCormack maintains census outage was 'much ado about nothing'
The government tries to explain when an attack isn't an attack.
Turnbull's Census Fail breaks the internet
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New Syrian rebel alliance claims major breakthrough in ending Aleppo siege
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Turnbull's best chance for a stable government
All the signs are that an enlarged right-wing cross bench will create new tensions, dragging Turnbull's party in unhelpful ...
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