Tom McIlroy is a political reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House.
Malcolm Turnbull's refugee resettlement deal with the United States could be at risk after senior Republican lawmakers accused the Obama administration of withholding information from Congress.
Security officers have blocked parliamentary staff from campaigning for improved pay inside Parliament House.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has turned the heat on those who have criticised him for his comments on terrorism problems in the Lebanese-Australian community, asserting that everything he has said is factual and that Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has been deceptive.
Women are invisible at the top of Australian business, Labor MP Anne Aly said on Wednesday.
The Turnbull government's proposed lifetime ban on resettled asylum seekers receiving visas to visit Australia is "severe and exceptional" and could disproportionately target people on the basis of race, a parliamentary committee has found.
Letter noted One Nation senator and others were watching with interest the conduct of all Australian judicial officers.
Microphone also captured the Attorney-General saying the Coalition is alarmed about the growing popularity of One Nation.
Former Liberal leader John Hewson has accused the Coalition of "cheap political arse-covering" over attempts to link Malcolm Fraser's 1970s immigration policies to gang activity and Islamic radicalisation.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has blamed perceived mistakes by former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser for Australia's struggle with foreign fighters travelling to international conflict zones.
Survivors of child sexual abuse and their advocates have called on the federal government to speed up consultation and development of a compensation scheme.
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