Adam Gartrell is the National Political Correspondent for The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age
Turnbull government MP Stuart Robert has close ties to an African church that supports harsh anti-gay laws and is run by a man described as "one of the most homophobic people in the world".
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's army of spin doctors and communications staff is costing taxpayers more than $8 million a year.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has hit out at Liberal Party members who used the anti-apartheid icon's image on leaflets that make false claims about the dangers of same-sex marriage.
Pauline Hanson says she would be prepared to put aside her personal opposition to same-sex marriage and vote for it in the Senate - but only if the Australian people vote in favour of it at a plebiscite.
Almost 70 per cent of Australians with private health insurance have considered ditching or downgrading their cover in the last year in the face of relentless price rises and diminishing value for money, polling has found.
He was a member of Tony Abbott's prime ministerial Praetorian guard to the very end: a hardline cigar-chomping conservative who did all he could to keep Malcolm Turnbull out of The Lodge.
A Liberal MP has warned the racism and ignorance embodied by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson could have tragic consequences for Australia, calling on his fellow politicians to explicitly reject her views.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's department is paying a feminist "change agent" almost $200,000 to conduct a three-month "cultural audit" to find and weed out any unconscious bias against women.
Just don't ask Bill Shorten to explain quantum computing or perform any incredible feats of upper body strength.
Crossbench MPs are calling on Bill Shorten to ditch his same-sex marriage bill and support theirs in a bid to pressure Malcolm Turnbull to abandon his plebiscite plans.
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