Greens leader Richard Di Natale has defended his decision to dump Sarah Hanson-Young from her immigration portfolio, but promised the party's strong pro-refugee stance would not change.
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has hit out at the directors of milk giant Murray Goulburn, declaring their 50 per cent pay rise "doesn't pass the sniff test".
A judgement ordering One Nation Senator Rod Culleton and his wife to pay former Wesfarmers director Dick Lester more than $200,000 in damages has been upheld.
Chinese businessmen with links to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop donated half a million dollars to the minister's Western Australian division of the Liberal Party during the past two years, raising questions about the propriety of foreign donations being linked to ministers with trade and diplomatic responsibilities.
Australia could be headed towards an unprecedented trillion debt position over the next decade which would see the nation's triple A credit rating downgraded, and the economy pushed into recession, Scott Morrison has warned.
Now he tells us. Within days of his appointment as treasurer last year Scott Morrison rashly assured us he faced "a spending problem, not a revenue problem".
One year into his job as treasurer, Scott Morrison has conceded that he does have a revenue problem after all, and delivered a stirring defence of... not that much.
China's new Ambassador has called for more "political mutual trust" with Australia and the two countries to resist "protectionism" in an apparent reference to the recent rejection of Chinese bids for power infrastructure.
High-profile Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, one of Parliament's most outspoken critics of offshore detention, has been stripped of the immigration portfolio by Greens leader Richard Di Natale despite her wishes to stay in the job.
Public servants warned to apply the 'need-to-share' principle before hitting the forward button.
Labor will move to re-establish a Senate inquiry into corporate bribery following the "shocking allegations" of a Fairfax Media/ABC investigation into the practices of two Australian firms.
A group of consumer advocates have warned Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull that a proposed new banking tribunal could deliver worse outcomes and bigger delays, creating confusion about legal options for customers.
It's no secret that people embellish resumes, perhaps adding some conversational French, inflating a previous title or modestly overstating Excel proficiency.
A more powerful and thorough investigation into Australia's embattled dairy industry, with a focus on Murray Goulburn, has been established to get to the bottom of the "fiasco", Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says.
Australia's former deputy prime minister, Tim Fischer, has proposed what is surely a world-first plan for shooting down the gun-loving US Republican candidate for President, Donald Trump: a "massacre tax" on US gun exports.
The numbers of women in Parliament are increasing - albeit at a glacial pace.
William Summers was not alone on census night. He and millions of Australians wasted hours trying to log on to complete the form to no avail.
A generation of Australians has never known a recession or high unemployment but unless hard decisions are taken soon, there is a "terrible risk" complacency could end Australia's 25 consecutive years of economic growth, Treasurer Scott Morrison has warned.
Australia should give the Indian military access to Darwin and key training ranges in the far north as part of a deepening of defence ties to counterbalance the rise of China, a leading think tank says.
Fly-by-night private colleges with high drop-out rates are set to lose access to taxpayer subsidies under a federal government plan to "smash" the business model of dodgy operators.
Manus Island workers have reportedly suffered psychotic episodes after being given a controversial anti-malarial drug and detainees are still being offered the medication despite official warnings that people with mental illness should not use it.
French authorities will investigate the leak of thousands of pages of sensitive submarine documents by the French shipbuilder selected to help design and build Australia's next fleet of 12 boats.
Federal police remained tight-lipped on Wednesday after conducting extraordinary raids on opposition parliamentary offices in search of leaked documents relating to the operation of the beleaguered national broadband network.
Bill Shorten has proposed a new compromise on superannuation reform that would deliver a net improvement of $238 million to the budget bottom line and deal with concerns that a proposed $500,000 life time cap is retrospective.
Sarah Hanson-Young has declared the culture of secrecy on Nauru "out of control" after she was barred from returning to the tiny country to investigate the plight of refugees.
Bill Shorten has toughened Labor's stand against a same-sex marriage plebiscite, promising not to let the Turnbull government off the hook in its pursuit for a free vote in Parliament.
The ABC has come under fire for signing a sponsorship deal with Swisse Wellness that will help the vitamin giant promote its products throughout the Asia Pacific.
Australian Federal Police officers are at Parliament House executing a search warrant as part of an investigation into leaks related to the National Broadband Network.
Former foreign minister Gareth Evans has questioned the Turnbull government's claimed national security motivation for knocking back Chinese bids for Sydney's Ausgrid network, saying it should not be taken "at face value".
New Zealanders in Australia are unhappier than any other type of immigrants. They also distrust Australian politicians and government institutions more than almost any other group.
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