Dutton portfolio expands - his investment portfolio, that is
Amid the chaotic and action-packed final sitting week of Parliament for 2016, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton quietly added a sixth property to his impressive and expanding portfolio.
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Fergus Hunter
Fergus Hunter is a breaking news reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House
Protesters who stopped question time return to Parliament House
Protesters have returned to Parliament House for the second day in a row, this time scaling the building's front wall and unfurling a banner which reads "close the bloody camps now".
Question time suspended after mass protest shuts down House of Representatives
They chanted "close the camps" and accused the Coalition and Labor of being world leaders in cruelty.
Turnbull secures ABCC win after frenzied deal-making with crossbench
The Turnbull government has successfully passed the legislation to re-establish the ABCC construction watchdog, marking a key victory for Malcolm Turnbull who used the legislation to trigger this year's double dissolution election.
Farmers demand more action on climate change
An emphatic majority of Australian farmers are witnessing the effects of climate change and want their representatives to beef up actions to prepare the country for a future that is drier, less predictable and more prone to bushfires.
Greens, One Nation unite in call for parliamentary approval for war
One Nation has joined the Greens in a call for reform to ensure that Australia cannot participate in war without the approval of Parliament.
Turnbull and Shorten link arms to stand up to family violence
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, dozens of other MPs and Gurindji journalist Charlie King link arms to call for change.
Brandis facing pressure to resign over secret deal
Attorney-General George Brandis is facing fresh calls to resign amid explosive claims he directed the government's chief legal adviser not to raise an argument in the High Court that would have scuttled a secret political deal.
Labor labels George Brandis 'corrupt' over $1bn 'secret deal'
Attorney-General George Brandis may have acted corruptly, Labor has said following reports the federal government agreed to a secret deal allowing the Western Australian government to pursue compensation from the collapse of a company despite legal issues with their plan.
Top Defence official warns of 'big mistake' of questioning US alliance
Australia's alliance with the United States should not be taken for granted or questioned on the basis of who is in the White House, Department of Defence secretary Dennis Richardson has warned in a highly unusual public commentary on politics.
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