Bob Day bombshell sends Coalition into disarray

Bob Day has thrown the Coalition into disarray after the bombshell revelation that he may have been invalidly elected.

Seven month pregnancy? A lesson about the birds and the bees for our MPs

The debate about the government's changes to paid parental leave misses the point.

Half of Australian women feel unsafe walking alone at night: report

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.

Call to give 16 year olds the vote, make candidates prove citizenship

Recommendations to an inquiry considering the 2016 election include calls for optional voting for 16 and 17 year olds and an end to "birther" speculation.

Census debacle laid bare: Turnbull to decide which heads will roll

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has the report he commissioned to determine "which heads will roll and when" as a result of the collapse of the census website on census night.

Politics live as the ABS, IBM, government quizzed about censusfail

• Live

It was the census failure that left thousands of Australians bashing their keyboards in frustration, embarrassed the government and cost $30 million. Join us for the blame game.

'Women are being traumatised': Call to end cross-examination by 'abusers'

Only in a family law case can the victim of violence face cross-examination by their alleged abuser. Rosie Batty is calling for changes to the system.

Has anyone in the Coalition ever actually met a pregnant woman?

• COMMENT

The Coalition's paid parental leave changes make it seem like the government is made up of men.

Macdonald and O'Sullivan: are these two senators the rudest men in Australia?

• COMMENT

Ian Macdonald and Barry O'Sullivan are infamous for the style of their contributions to Parliament rather than any actual content.