Coalition won't challenge 37-vote Herbert election loss
Majority in Federal Parliament will remain at one.
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Xi Jinping implores Malcolm Turnbull at G20 over rules for Chinese investment in Australia
China has accused Australia of bowing to protectionist sentiment for blocking the Ausgrid bid, as well as for an earlier decision against a Chinese-led consortium to buy cattle company Kidman & Co.
George Christensen cleared of electoral bribery allegations
Queensland federal MP George Christensen will not face electoral bribery charges following a probe into one of his Facebook posts.
Old assembly foes returned to senate after long and bitter election campaign
After a long and bitter campaign, Katy Gallagher and Zed Seselja have officially declared the winners of the ACT's two senate seats.
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Indigenous MPs break new ground
The five Indigenous MPs of the new Parliament have sat down together for the first time to discuss their priorities and the challenges ahead.
Comment & Analysis
Pauline Hanson's howlers in a speech off-key
Pauline Hanson's first speech as a senator is maddeningly thick with selective statistics, wild assertions and untested claims, but a handful of howlers stand out.
Retrospective? Pull the other one, but it's a win for PM
Limiting the amount anyone could contribute out of their own money into tax-advantaged super on top of employer contributions was never retrospective, but those who thought it was can relax. The government is imposing a limit by another means.
It's our democracy, we should stand up for it
Political activism is not retweeting a petition about the live cattle trade while watching an episode of The Bachelor.
Dastyari had to go, now the rules have to change
Bill Shorten presented himself as a champion of reform but how could he be taken seriously if he was seen to condone Sam Dastyari's bewildering stupidity?
Face it: there will be no free vote of marriage equality
A proposal designed to delay and divide is doing exactly that. And conservatives are loving it.
Mathias Cormann wobbles short of a sizzling insult to Bill Shorten
Mathias Cormann, when he offered up his "wibble wobble, jelly on a plate" line on Monday, surely had a hotter verse from that annoying nursery rhyme on the tip of his tongue.