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The great superannuation auction
A radical proposal being considered by government could see all Australian default super contributions flow into one super fund.Peter Martin explains.
A radical proposal being considered by government could see all Australian default super contributions flow into one super fund.Peter Martin explains.
A radical proposal being considered by government could see all Australian default super contributions flow into one super fund.Peter Martin explains.
That's how the responsible minister, Christian Porter, is describing his new approach to welfare payments based on data mining and actuarial predictions.Courtesy ABC News 24.
Watch as the Opposition leader is quizzed by Fairfax's Tony Wright, over Labor's delay in making a decision about holding a plebiscite. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Targeting people lingering on welfare is the focus of a $96 million Federal government investment to break the dependency cycle. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Despite their differing views, Indigenous MP Linda Burney and conservative commentator Andrew Bolt have teamed up for an ABC documentary. Courtesy ABC.
Hear why One Nation leader Pauline Hanson thinks the world should follow Australian's lead. Courtesy Seven Network.
Nick Xenophon, Andrew Wilkie and the Greens all want an inquiry into Australia's role in the botched bombing raid inside Syria. Courtesy ABC News 24
Barnaby Joyce has taken to radio to clear the air over comments Nationals MP George Christensen made about the backpacker tax. Courtesy ABC.
Malcolm Turnbull has discussed Australia's role in an airstrike that killed Syrian forces, angering the Russians. Courtesy Sky News.
The five Indigenous MPs of the new Parliament have sat down together for the first time to discuss their priorities and the challenges ahead.
Labor's Stephen Conroy has resigned in bizarre and unexpected fashion, leaving even his deputy leader lost for words. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Immigration from some countries should be stopped, and some Australians should have their citizenship revoked, says Nationals MP George Christensen.
Richmond Air Force base near Sydney and Laverton near Melbourne could be shut down under a new proposal. Analysis with David Wroe.
Speaker Tony Smith has a tough day in the chair, evicting five people during Thursday's question time.
The One Nation leader has delivered her maiden Senate speech. See how it compares to the one she delivered two decades ago.
Treasurer Scott Morrison has announced changes to the Government's superannuation policy after much opposition to the original plan.
The Greens walk out during the One Nation leader's maiden senate speech as she calls for the burqa to be banned, Muslim immigration to be stopped and the construction of mosques to be halted.
It costs tax-payers more than half-a-million dollars for each asylum seeker detained on Manus Island and Nauru, a new report concludes.
With the One Nation leader to deliver her second maiden speech this afternoon, let's look back at her first from two decades ago.
'Yes', says the Treasurer; 'No', says his shadow. Big differences emerge during a rowdy question time.
The five Indigenous MPs of the new Parliament have sat down together for the first time to discuss their priorities and the challenges ahead.
Philip Lowe and Guy Debelle are the unlikely duo taking the reigns at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Richmond Air Force base near Sydney and Laverton near Melbourne could be shut down under a new proposal. Analysis with David Wroe.
It costs tax-payers more than half-a-million dollars for each asylum seeker detained on Manus Island and Nauru, a new report concludes.
Speaker Tony Smith has a tough day in the chair, evicting five people during Thursday's question time.
It's a tough game politics - there's been plenty of ups and downs in Malcolm Turnbull's first year as prime minister.
You know you've made it in politics when illustrators and cartoonists start lampooning you. Some of Fairfax's best.
Military escalation in the South China Sea is having a powerful influence on Australia's strategic environment, explains David Wroe.
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.
Why would the Coalition government cut Newstart? Fairfax's Peter Martin explains.
Just some of the hundreds of images captured by Fairfax photographers Andrew Meares and Alex Ellinghausen as the 45th parliament commences in Canberra.
Fairfax photographer Alex Ellinghausen covered every day of the 2016 election campaign - and captured it using snapchat.
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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