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Australia's pledge: one year on
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Brandis must explain: Dreyfus
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Attorney General George Brandis has been criticised by Mark Dreyfus for giving his son's lawyer and LNP donor a plum job. Courtesy Sky News.
Government acted in haste: Abbott
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The Government called a Royal Commission into youth detention in the NT based on a one sided TV news report, according to the former PM. Courtesy 2GB.
Donations debate rolls on
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Former PM Tony Abbott has joined in the call to ban foreign and other donations to political parties.
Australia's pledge: one year on
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It's a year since Australia committed to resettle 12-thousand Syrian refugees, but critics say the process is too slow.
Political resignations and returns
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There have been some interesting political comeback stories over the years - check some out here.
Shorten slow to act: Government
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The Government is piling the pressure on Bill Shorten over his decision not to sack Sam Dastyari who instead resigned. Courtesy ABC News 24.
It's official: 25 years of economic growth
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The National Accounts are out and economic growth continues, despite the deficit plaguing the federal budget.
Sam Dastyari quits shadow ministry
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The high-profile senator quits Labor's front bench but will stay on in parliament. Courtesy ABC News 24.
I don't believe in quotas: Howard
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Hear why former PM John Howard doesn't think there will ever be an equal number of men and women in politics. Courtesy ABC News 24.
John Howard opposes donation rule changes
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Disclosure and transparency are paramount, not limiting who can donate to political parties, according to former Prime Minister John Howard.
Alan Jones unloads on ScoMo
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Listen to the conservative broadcaster chastise Treasurer Scott Morrison over foreign land ownership. Courtesy 2GB, ABC News 24.
Barnaby's donation explanation
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The Acting PM received $50,000 from mining magnate Gina Rinehart but says there's nothing wrong with it. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Homegrown terror threat
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ISIS will look to targets outside the Middle East as it loses territory, making Australia a target, but the PM says security forces are on high alert. Courtesy ABC News 24, Channel 9.
I was wrong: Dastyari
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The Labor senator has apologised for asking a Chinese linked company to pay his debt saying he acted first and thought later. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Interest rates left on hold... for now
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The Reserve Bank leaves rates unchanged, but another cut might be on the cards for November, says Peter Martin.
The Brandis diaries
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Attorney General George Brandis has to hand over his diaries to Labor's Mark Dreyfus after losing his bid to keep his meetings secret. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Ban foreign donations: Shorten
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There are strong calls for donation reform from various sides of politics following the Sam Dastyari affair.
A payment not a donation: Brandis
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The Attorney General has brushed off comparisons of Sam Dastyari's $1600 gift from a Chinese linked company to cover his debts, to political donations. Courtesy ABC.
Cory Bernardi: a cartoonist's dream
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You know you've made it in politics when illustrators and cartoonists start lampooning you. Some of Fairfax's best.
Post Brexit deal making
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Malcolm Turnbull has met with British PM Theresa May to discuss a post Brexit free trade agreement. Courtesy ABC News 24, Reuters.
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Cory Bernardi: a cartoonist's dream
You know you've made it in politics when illustrators and cartoonists start lampooning you. Some of Fairfax's best.
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Australia's new strategic reality
Military escalation in the South China Sea is having a powerful influence on Australia's strategic environment, explains David Wroe.
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Poll reveals same-sex marriage divisions
A strong majority of Australians support same-sex marriage, but voters split along party lines when it comes to the best method of achieving it.
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Government to cut Newstart
Why would the Coalition government cut Newstart? Fairfax's Peter Martin explains.
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Photo montage: the opening of parliament
Just some of the hundreds of images captured by Fairfax photographers Andrew Meares and Alex Ellinghausen as the 45th parliament commences in Canberra.
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Election snapchat: a photographer's journey
Fairfax photographer Alex Ellinghausen covered every day of the 2016 election campaign - and captured it using snapchat.
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You're not as important as you think: Dastyari
Watch politicians share their experiences and offer up advice to the 48 brand new MPs embarking on life as a Federal Politician in Canberra.
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Concerns over ASIO questioning powers
Australia's intelligence agency - ASIO - has asked for detention powers without warrant from judge. Fairfax's David Wroe explains.
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A new Reserve Bank target?
Should the new Reserve Bank governor stop targeting inflation and aim for growth instead? Peter Martin presents the case for change.
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WA to blame for money woes
WA is crying poor with a low share of the GST but as The Age's Economics Editor Peter Martin explains, the State needs to take responsibility for the situation.
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The looming GST brawl
Increasing the rate of the GST or broadening its base may be off the agenda, but the states are brawling over their respective shares. Here's why.
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Turnbull's top priority
The PM is set to reveal what his focus will be during the 45th Parliament. Chief political reporter James Massola has more.