Vote counting - why so long?
The votes are cast, but counting them is no simple task. Peter Martin explains the process - and why it takes so long.
The votes are cast, but counting them is no simple task. Peter Martin explains the process - and why it takes so long.
The debate about the government's changes to paid parental leave misses the point.
It may look like George Brandis is the last man standing but there have been no winners and even fewer positives in the wholly unnecessary public scrap between the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General
There is a pantomime-worthy piece of theatre in Parliament where a new Speaker is "dragged" to the chair, in a nod to the historical perils of a post in which a monarch might remove their head for proffering an unpalatable message.
Something had to give, and it was never going to be an Attorney-General famous for his inestimable assessment of his own talent.
The regional TV industry, like Bill Murray’s weatherman in Groundhog Day, is trapped in a seemingly endless time loop, say frustrated network CEOs.
We can start to believe that John Kerry is seriously concerned about prosecuting war criminals when he moves to have former US President George W Bush, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Australian Prime Minister John Howard taken into custody.
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Malcolm Turnbull has shown, albeit reluctantly, that he will take on his predecessor publicly, if he must.
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Tony Abbott, who normally sits comfortably to Turnbull's right flank, has disappointed them this time.
Ian Macdonald and Barry O'Sullivan are infamous for the style of their contributions to Parliament rather than any actual content.
Gordon Barton set in motion what could reasonably be described as Australia's first truly independent political party of the modern era.
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The government has once again been exposed as average at policy and worse at the retail politics needed to support it.
Labor's inquisitor-in-chief lays out her bait, not with boorishness or brashness, but with assiduous care.
Updating voting procedures in the chambers is a 20th-order issue whereas fixing the electoral system is right up the top.
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Minsplaining: 1. (verb informal) the process by which minority groups delegitimise anything but uncritical obedience to their agreed line, positioning critics, ipso facto, as "external" enemies. 2. the dualistic way the dominant power grouping maintains internal discipline by transmitting a message externally, making alternative views synonymous with betrayal and thus unfit for consideration.
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At the heart of all of this grubby greed is not just the system of entitlements, but the sense of entitlement that goes with it.
What if marriage equality is suddenly three years away at best? Two terms? A decade?
Justin Gleeson tip-toed through a minefield, but one in which years of wrangling with the law had left him well-equipped.
'Gonski' has become a slogan, a hashtag, a vibe. But nearly everything you think you know about it is wrong.
Notable for their woeful behaviour were Tweedledum and Tweedledee of conservative boorishness, Ian Macdonald and Barry O'Sullivan.
Kimberley Kitching is smart, charming and engaging. But Bill Shorten made a big mistake in backing her as a new Senator
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A decade ago in the leadup to the global financial crisis the Bureau of Statistics dimmed the lights. It suspended its job vacancies survey and slashed its employment survey by a quarter.
This issue was never about photographing sleeping Senators but informing the public about their Senate.
How must Malcolm Turnbull feel? Every time he looks like getting any clear air, some slick operator in his team finds new ways to highlight incompetence.
Authors of an award-winning paper remind us that it pays to keep an open mind, but not so open that your brain falls out.
The hurly-burly of the 2016 election campaign, as seen through the eyes of Fairfax reporters and photographers.
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