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The rush to find a politically expedient solution to the current donations furore could potentially kill off any meaningful reform before it even begins, constitutional experts have warned.

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A member of Malcolm Turnbull's leadership group has backed reform of Australia's political donations laws, suggesting unions and corporates should be banned from giving money and real time disclosure implemented.

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The Labor party took more than $330,000 in donations from the big banks in the 2014-15 financial year.

Christians should vote "according to their conscience" in a same-sex marriage plebiscite and the Church "must accept" the result, Australia's most senior Anglican has told followers.

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 Albert Einstein is generally credited with asserting "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results".

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has raised eyebrows among his colleagues for speaking out on indigenous affairs, political donations and superannuation policy while Malcolm Turnbull has been travelling overseas.

Embattled CSIRO boss has been given another four year to right the science agency.

They were Labor's bright young things - backroom operators whose stars rose rapidly. But they flamed out just as fast.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has accused the ABC of bias over its July coverage of abuse in Northern Territory juvenile detention system and suggested that his successor Malcolm Turnbull responded "in panic" at the TV program.

London: The top two stewards of Australia's economy have issued an unusually blunt warning to Parliament and voters, saying they must accept the need for "tough policy decisions" to start repairing the budget now.

Brussels. European parliamentarians have urged Australia to put planned free trade talks with Britain on ice, concerned that Australia will play off the UK and European Union against each other.

Billionaire James Packer has donated close to $250,000 to the Australian Republican Movement.

Following Labor senator Sam Dastyari's resignation from the frontbench over his China-linked expenses scandal, senior government figures are maintaining pressure on Bill Shorten, questioning the Opposition Leader's judgment for standing by the MP as the damaging revelations kept coming.

Andrew Bolt is on a roll. As the anniversary of Tony Abbott's ousting approaches, the right-wing broadcaster has taken to grilling his guests on the achievements of Malcolm Turnbull's government.

It was one of Tony Abbott's last decisions as PM. But progress has been incredibly slow in the 12 months since.

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Tony Abbott has outlined a sweeping plan for reform of Australia's political donations system that would ban payments from unions, companies and from overseas donors.

There were nine winners and 11 losers in the latest Australian Research Council funding announcement.

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Senator Cory Bernardi, the conservative warrior who led the charge against Senator Sam Dastyari's foreign donations "cash for comment" scandal, is himself involved with a political fundraising entity that inhabits a grey area in the political donations system.

Australia is set to triple its large-scale solar energy capacity as costs dive almost to those of wind farms.

A "fair share" of the country's allowable carbon emissions will soon be burnt through, a think tank says.

Australian universities have been warned not to become "propaganda vehicles" for foreign interests by accepting money from donors with close connections to China.

How to come back from a political scandal and who's done it

Asked whether Australian troops might have to return, Army boss says that is a question for the Turnbull government.

The committee Malcolm Turnbull insists is the best way to reform political donations has not been formed and routinely had its past recommendations ignored.

Bishop cited Australia's support for sanctions against Russia as a reason for the EU to support the Philippines against Chinese expansion.

Former prime ministers Tony Abbott and John Howard have warned against a treaty with Indigenous Australians, arguing it would be divisive and would fail to win public support.

Two WA-based Federal Liberal MPs used $6000 of taxpayers' money to fly to Melbourne for the AFL Grand Final last year.

It is a masterful lesson in how to put your circles of influence to work.

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What a difference a day makes.