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Vote counting - why so long?
The votes are cast, but counting them is no simple task. Peter Martin explains the process - and why it takes so long.
'In time, this world will be China's'
In Australia, China's short-term game is to buy the government's silence on the South China Sea, making it clear there would be ramifications if it were to follow the US lead and send warships on freedom of navigation missions in the disputed waters.
A Turnbull leadership tragedy could be unfolding
Malcolm Turnbull's own backers fear they are witnessing the unfolding of a tragedy as epic as the one that destroyed Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
Tony Abbott, full of chutzpah, calls for sweeping donations reform
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Our political system needs shock treatment
A circuit breaker, that is a short, sharp shock to the system, is needed to reform many aspects of modern politics.
Apple loses the headphone jack as new iPhone launched
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Inside story: Dastyari knew on Tuesday he had to go
He had just given a train-wreck press conference. It was supposed to cauterise the week's worth of questions journalists had saved up for the uncharacteristically media-shy frontbencher but his failure to answer the key question about why he sent his personal bill to a Chinese donor to pay remained unaddressed.
On reflection, Dastyari needs a new mirror
Sam Dastyari has been doing so much reflecting in the past few days it's a wonder he hasn't worn a hole in his mirror.
Five big ideas to fix donations (and why they may never happen)
Almost everyone agrees something has to done. But when you get down into the detail, it's not as simple as it seems.
Adam Whittington reportedly in tell-all deal with Sunday Night
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Shorten stumbles, Dastyari crashes, Brandis blathers
Bill Shorten has stumbled in his defence of Sam Dastyari, Dastyari has crashed in defence of himself and the Coalition has mightily over-reached in its attack.
Dastyari, former Labor star, talks his way to nowhere
How the words must have stung young Sam Dastyari.
Turnbull following in Cameron's footsteps
The recently departed British Conservative prime minister, David Cameron, has left an ambiguous legacy, and one that Australia's Malcolm Turnbull might be well advised to contemplate.
We must confront inevitability of climate change
Our attitudes to climate change are becoming like our attitude to death: we know we must face up to it one day, but right now we'd prefer not to think about it.
The rules stink - we all know it
The public is crying out for change and Malcolm Turnbull has nothing to lose by seizing the initiative on donations reform.
Bernardi joins calls for foreign donations ban as pressure mounts on Dastyari
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18C 'freedom' campaign is about offence, not speech
Thoughtful, respectful debate of this legislation is probably beyond this Parliament.
Inside the Labor ambush
The plot was hatched under their noses, but they didn't see it coming. Not the ministers, who left the Parliament in blissful ignorance. Not the MPs, who did the same, or the party whips whose task is to instil discipline. And not the Prime Minister or his chief tactician, Christopher Pyne.
No profit in banking on Sam Dastyari
Sam Dastyari is probably the best "retail" politician on the federal Labor side. But he's still a net liability to the party.
Grim warning should be tipping point in asylum debate
Paris Aristotle isn't the first respected voice to call on the Turnbull Government to end the misery or those in limbo on Manus Island and Nauru, or face the prospect of awful consequences.
Tony Abbott left grinning as Malcolm Turnbull flounders
Tony Abbott's grin said it all. When the former prime minister left Parliament House after Thursday's embarrassing lower house debacle he looked perilously close to schadenfreude overdose.
Christopher Pyne has to go after this failure
The Turnbull government has just demonstrated indiscipline. It cannot afford to make this a habit.
The Ruddy mess over the UN's top job
Rudd is a dyed-in-the-wool troublemaker. Why couldn't cabinet make that call?
Forget the undercount: what matters is bias
It's important to remember that no census has ever been perfect.
Must heads roll to protect the census?
If the census data turns out to be generally reliable for policymakers, much will be forgiven.
Trump visits Mexico in risky campaign move
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Pressure on Labor Senator Sam Dastyari to explain Chinese donation
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CensusFail: is the Australian Public Service competent?
What does the census debacle tell us about the bureaucracy's capacity and its changing role?
Sir Peter grasps the moment, the big guns boom, and it's on
There seemed something particularly apt about the 19-gun salute to the opening of the latest Parliament.
Brandis urges Labor to 'get out of the way' on plebiscite as Bob Brown backs vote
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Turnbull's gay marriage plebiscite not dead yet
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Campaign highlights - and lowlights
The hurly-burly of the 2016 election campaign, as seen through the eyes of Fairfax reporters and photographers.