Crossbench challenges Shorten on same-sex marriage

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.

'So far, so good': Malcolm Turnbull reviews his first year as PM

The Prime Minister says he will be celebrating the first anniversary of his coup against Tony Abbott.

Dentists in last-ditch bid to save child subsidy scheme

Gerard Grenville heard about the Child Dental Benefits Schedule through - no pun intended - word of mouth.

Turnbull and Joyce at odds over new mining tax proposal

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull calls it "troubling" but his deputy Barnaby Joyce apparently doesn't have a bad word to say about it.

What has Turnbull achieved in his first year in power?

What do you get the man who has everything for his anniversary? How about an enemy's scalp?

Millions of dollars up in smoke as Defence fined for false fire alarms

Defence is burning through cash at an alarming rate, charging taxpayers almost $5 million to pay for false fire alarm fines.

Turnbull's lifeline for sufferers of rare diseases

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Australians with rare cancers and other diseases will be given early access to experimental and potentially life-saving drugs under major Turnbull government changes to the nation's medical approvals system.

Turnbull's dole cuts will hit older Australians the hardest

The number of older Australians on the doleĀ is rising rapidly, raising fresh concerns about the Turnbull government's plan to cut unemployment benefits.

PM could force voters to the polls three times in the next two years

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull could force voters to the polls another three times in the next two years.