Banks go on the offensive against royal commission
The Australian Bankers Association has gone on the offensive against Labor's proposed royal commission, releasing new polling it claims shows a sharp drop in support for an inquiry.
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James Massola
James Massola is chief political reporter in the Canberra bureau. He was a Walkley finalist in 2015 and has worked in the federal press gallery for eight years, including stints for The Australian Financial Review and The Australian before joining the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Government 'risking national security' by using WhatsApp, says Dreyfus
The federal government has risked national security, put cabinet-sensitive material at risk and ignored the advice of Australia's cyber defence agency by using WhatsApp, according to Labor legal affairs spokesman Mark Dreyfus.
Turnbull and senior cabinet ministers using WhatsApp 'could pose security risk'
WhatsApp groups used by cabinet ministers and senior staff are not on the list of platforms approved by Australia's cyber security agency.
Navy should be authorised for freedom of navigation in South China Sea: Marles
Australia's navy and airforce should be "fully authorised" to conduct freedom of navigation exercises in the South China Sea, including within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built by China according to Labor defence spokesman Richard Marles.
Patrick McGorry urges dumping of same-sex marriage plebiscite
"Things will be said which will hurt people. Many of them are already vulnerable. There's definitely risk involved."
Embrace immigration, trade or face 'great danger', says Morrison
Australia must embrace immigration, trade and foreign investment - or risk the prosperity of future generations, according to Treasurer Scott Morrison.
'No more KGB trickery': Abbott hits Russia over MH17
Tony Abbott says Vladimir Putin is "heavily responsible, if not personally guilty" for the deaths of 38 Australians.
The real reason politics has 'gone mad'
Politics has "gone mad", and Australian politicians shouldn't blame a rising tide of anti-Muslim sentiment or opposition to multiculturalism as the main reason, says Labor's finance spokesman.
Does Turnbull still have a mandate for a same-sex marriage plebiscite?
In the months since the July 2 election, Malcolm Turnbull and his ministers have relied heavily on the claim that Australia's voters handed them a mandate to hold a plebiscite on whether same-sex marriage should be legalised.
Morrison, Joyce do compromise deal on backpacker tax
The federal government will water down its proposed $500 million backpacker tax in a deal that will please Nationals MPs who had campaigned against the measure.
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