Michael Koziol is a journalist with Fairfax Media.
Cabinet minister Christopher Pyne has admonished Human Rights Commissioner Gillian Triggs over her misleading claims to a Senate estimates hearing, advising her to "stay out of politics and stick with human rights".
Cabinet Minister Christopher Pyne has acknowledged the simmering tensions between Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his predecessor Tony Abbott, admitting that the two still disagreed about "who the prime minister should be".
Human Rights Commissioner Gillian Triggs has acknowledged she misled a Senate inquiry this week by impugning the reputation of a journalist who reported critical comments she made about Australian politicians.
A male staffer for a Liberal MP in New South Wales attempted to identify himself as a woman as part of a sneaky factional deal to win an executive position in a student election.
In the end, the ceremony was a fizzer. Fourteen long months after the same-sex marriage plebiscite first emerged from its Coalition party room cocoon, it passed the House of Representatives with barely a whimper or cheer.
"The Australian government is not a hospital, it is not a hotel, it is not an internet cafe and our consular officials cannot just whisk you out of jail."
Senate powerbroker Nick Xenophon has confirmed he will not support three major planks of the Turnbull government's budget, but has left the door open for negotiation on key industrial relations bills.
The government of Nauru has labelled the ABC "an embarrassment to journalism" following a Four Corners report on the island's regional processing system, accusing the broadcaster of racism, political activism and insulting the people of Nauru.
Michael Forst says he is "astonished" by measures heaping "enormous pressure" on public servants, whistleblowers and ordinary citizens.
Amnesty International official who travelled to Nauru says Australia should be held accountable for breaching the Convention Against Torture.
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