Dodson flays Scullion over 'appalling' ignorance

Labor frontbencher Patrick Dodson has panned the government's inaction on the incarceration crisis facing Aboriginal communities, zeroing in on Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion's "appalling demonstration of ignorance" during a Senate committee hearing.

Mike Baird: NSW backs Adler gun import ban

Mike Baird has been forced to clarify a claim by his deputy that the government supports reclassification of the controversial Adler shotgun.

What is going on with the Adler A110 lever-action shotgun?

Predicted by no one, the issue of gun control has been revived following claims the government was willing to compromise an ongoing ban on the Adler 110 lever-action shotgun in return for libertarian senator David Leyonhjelm's vote on unrelated legislation.

One Nation gears up to take seats at state elections

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Pauline Hanson says she is emboldened by the growing support for One Nation as it prepares to field candidates at the Western Australia and Queensland elections, arguing the party continues to confront issues the major parties won't touch.

Wyatt Roy escapes police investigation for 'war tourism' Iraq visit

Former Coalition MP Wyatt Roy has been cleared of any wrongdoing after his trip to conflict-ridden Iraq, with the Australian Federal Police declining to investigate beyond a preliminary examination of publicly available information.

Pauline Hanson's One Nation soars in post-election poll

Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has quadrupled its primary vote since the July election, a new poll suggests, with their support in Queensland reaching 10 per cent.

Government attacks Labor's Kitching Senate appointment

Melbourne lawyer Kimberley Kitching's appointment to the Senate is a "union stitch-up" inside the Labor Party, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said, after the Victorian Right faction figure was preselected to enter the Senate .

Wayne Swan doubles down on BHP tax evasion accusations

Former treasurer Wayne Swan is doubling down down on his allegations that BHP Billiton has been evading taxes for more than a decade and misleading the government about it, repeating his comments in the public sphere after first using parliamentary privilege to go after the mining giant.

Turnbull calls for unity with Muslims

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten rose in Parliament to back a bipartisan motion calling for a respectful and unified Australia.