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It's the must-have app for cabinet ministers and their staff - but does it raise security issues? James Massola explains.
It's the must-have app for cabinet ministers and their staff - but does it raise security issues? James Massola explains.
Watch as the government trips up in parliament and Labor ends up crowing.
Australia has reached the bottom of a major cycle, according to mining magnate Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest. Courtesy ABC
For years, Labor has been seen as vulnerable on the budget deficit - now it's the ALP that's demanding answers.
It's the must-have app for cabinet ministers and their staff - but does it raise security issues? James Massola explains.
See what happens when former PM Tony Abbott asks a question in the House of Representatives for the first time since losing the top job.
Staunch marriage equality advocate Warren Entsch has all but conceded defeat, changing his mind to support the plebiscite, over a free vote.
A day after Labor decided to block the same sex marriage plebiscite, debate is still raging over how to achieve marriage equality.
New One Nation senator uses maiden speech to call for a 'Patriotic Broadcasting Corporation' to replace an ABC taken over by 'cultural Marxists'.
George Brandis and Penny Wong trade claim and counter-claim over support for same-sex marriage.
Foreign Minister Bishop makes makes mileage from Labor's recent inconsistencies on Chinese maritime expansion.
As expected, the Labor Party has opposed a same sex marriage plebiscite, but there's still hope this won't mean a lengthy delay for marriage equality.
Donald Trump is "entirely unsuitable" to be US President according to Opposition leader Bill Shorten.
After 25 years of uninterrupted economic growth, is this the most agile and innovative way to reduce the deficit?
Labor prosecutes its allegation that Attorney-General George Brandis has broken one of the cardinal rules of parliament.
PM Malcolm Turnbull has met with CFA volunteers on the day legislation to protect Victorian country firefighters is expected to pass the Senate.
Watch as things get fiery as Senators Derryn Hinch and Pauline Hanson clash over Donald Trump's recent lewd comments about women.
See what Australia's VIP planes are being upgraded to. The KC 30A is replacing the old but still flash Boeing business jets.
An energy blueprint is on its way to guarantee electricity security - and to develop a pathway to greater use of renewable energy. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Find out what led to the South Australian blackout as Energy Ministers meet to discuss the fallout and renewable energy targets.
The CEOs of the four big banks sing from the same song sheet at a parliamentary inquiry - to a hard-to-please audience.
Staunch marriage equality advocate Warren Entsch has all but conceded defeat, changing his mind to support the plebiscite, over a free vote.
The CEOs of the four big banks sing from the same song sheet at a parliamentary inquiry - to a hard-to-please audience.
MP Stuart Robert strongly defends a property developer in parliament - but who wrote the script?
A shake-up of the RSL's leadership looms as questions emerge about financial management. David Wroe explains.
Why have recent comments by Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham caused such a furore? Matthew Knott explains.
The geopolitics behind Malcolm Turnbull's announcement that Australia will accept more refugees from an assessment centre in Costa Rica.
A radical proposal being considered by government could see all Australian default super contributions flow into one super fund.Peter Martin explains.
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.
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