Amy Remeikis is political reporter based at Parliament House in Canberra
One Nation has ended the parliamentary year with a deepening rift, after Pauline Hanson led two of her senators in voting against embattled colleague Rod Culleton, in the lead up to the fight for his political life.
Some of the nation's best known organisations have been named and shamed for failing to comply with the workplace equality act.
Standing inside the hallowed walls of Australia's Parliament, one of the last action heroes, learnt something.
Pauline Hanson and Rod Culleton finally met to discuss their differences over a potentially criminal letter.
It's been two weeks since Pauline Hanson last spoke to her embattled senator Rod Culleton, but the West Australian senator says he is a "good soldier" who will continue to fight for his constituents.
Microphone also captured the Attorney-General saying the Coalition is alarmed about the growing popularity of One Nation.
One Nation senator Rod Culleton has lost his bid to delay a hearing into his eligibility to stand for the Senate, declaring he will demand a jury for the High Court case but "has already won".
Politicians across the world are "taking advantage of the populist vote" and using "immigration as an election tool", making maintaining section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act more important than ever, the UN special rapporteur has found.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has continued the "Australia-first" jobs pitch, seized upon by both major parties in the wake of Donald Trump's election, confirming the Turnbull government will condense the number of occupations eligible for a 457 visa.
Australia is responsible for the "damage" inflicted on asylum seekers and refugees in offshore detention, with the "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment" resulting from its "punitive" attitude towards boat arrivals, according to a United Nations investigation.
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