Asylum seekers who seek to reach Australia by boat will never be allowed to enter the country, even if they are genuine refugees and seek to come as tourists decades later, under legislation to be introduced to Parliament this week by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.
Family First senator Bob Day wrote a book about sales in which he emphasised the importance of keeping promises.
They say true leaders are born not made - but the immigration department hopes millions of dollars of taxpayer cash can change that.
Welfare experts have ridiculed a government claim that thousands of parents on government benefits earn more than if they had a job, saying it is built around a mathematical mistake.
Last review led to the level of alcohol intake considered "low risk" being cut in half and triggered accusations of nanny statism.
Last review led to the level of alcohol intake considered "low risk" being cut in half and triggered accusations of nanny statism.
A member of Barnaby Joyce's frontbench team has publicly voiced concerns about the Nationals' continued acceptance of tobacco company donations.
The High Court may be set for its first woman chief justice as sitting judge Susan Kiefel firms as the favourite to take over.
The personal information of more than half a million Australian blood donors has been accessed by an unauthorised person in what could be one of the country's largest ever data breaches.
The ABC has axed the Friday broadcast of the 7.30 program just under two years after it replaced the eight state-based editions of the show.
Government ministers unhappy ABC management for going soft on new staff pay deal.
Liberal MPs hail Malcolm Turnbull's suggestion that debate about change to section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act was "reasonable".
Family First senator Bob Day has confirmed he will return to the Senate next month to support the government on industrial relations and the same-sex marriage plebiscite, despite announcing his resignation.
New judicial robes for the High Court have been unveiled, created by noted Australian costume designer Bill Haycock.
Malcolm Turnbull has backed down from total opposition to renewed examination of Australia's race hate laws.
Life-expectancy has hit a fresh all-time high with typical newborn girls now expected to live 84.5 years and a typical boys 80.4 years, up from 83.3 and 78.5 years a decade ago.
The Turnbull government will release new details of a $100 million domestic violence package in Brisbane on Friday.
The NSW government has signalled it will "move away" from lengthy confinements of children in detention centres after Fairfax Media revealed teenage boys are being locked up alone for 23 hours per day.
'A remarkable and unique individual. We will never forget him.'
Warren Mundine, the chairman of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council, has slammed the setting up of an Aboriginal incarceration inquiry.
Labor says it cannot inspect or support legislation allowing ongoing detention of "high-risk terrorist offenders" until the government guarantees that outgoing Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson provided advice on the final version.
Malcolm Turnbull has signalled the government will negotiate with Senate crossbenchers in order to secure passage of its paid-parental leave crackdown.
The looming closure of the Hazelwood Power Station has been discussed in high level talks between the Australian and French governments.
The national law reform commission will investigate ways to reduce high indigenous incarceration rates, which Attorney-General George Brandis has described as a "national tragedy."
Leaked government talking points suggest Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull remain at war, despite the two "working in the same direction" on reforming the NSW Liberal Party.
The notorious "on-water matters" tag has long been used to signify secrecy around Australia's immigration policies, but now the Australian Border Force has taken their mission to the airwaves.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has denied altering the official record of Parliament and sacking the Agriculture Departmental secretary over a breakdown in their working relationship.
Pregnant women will be spared having their taxpayer funded parental leave payments withdrawn.
An advocate for victims of the worst oil spill in the history of Australia's offshore petroleum industry is lobbying for the 2009 maritime disaster to be on the agenda at a Bali meeting.
One in two women in Australia does not feel safe walking alone at night, according to a report released as state and federal ministers prepare for a summit on family violence.
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