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Victoria has become Australia's most divided state as the economic fortunes of Melbourne soar while those in the rest of the state crumble faster than anywhere else in the nation.

The Turnbull government is set to kill off the Green Army, Tony Abbott's much-hyped environmental project, as it looks to find savings of more than $350 million in this month's budget update.

Indian energy giant has seemingly shot its own appeal for public funding in the foot.

It's easy to think that war fighting is deteriorating into barbarism. The Islamic State's campaign of terror, Boko Haram's sexual violence and use of child bombers, the razing of Aleppo are all playing out in horrific immediacy on social media.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces a fresh outbreak of party disunity over climate policy, with backbench MPs questioning the timing and scope of a formal review of the Direct Action plan.

Hanging points, mattresses that could burst into flames, and all-male Caucasian staff who preferred to monitored young Aboriginal prisoners via CCTV rather than interact with them.

Green Army's demobilisation is just the latest retreat since 2013, ACF says.

The United Nations' expert on racism says Australia must confront the rise of hard right and racist views or risk them becoming mainstream.

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Some of the ABC's most prominent presenters have urged their colleagues not to resist change.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has suggested Malcolm Turnbull is caving in to the Greens. 

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Watch out for some 'taking out the trash' of unhelpful climate news.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull maintains he is confident a Trump administration will not torpedo a deal for the United States to take refugees from Nauru and Manus Island as American officials prepared to start vetting people in the offshore detention centres.

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Donald Trump has earned his reputation for recklessness over many months. But not everyone is convinced his bumpy entry into Asian strategy spells dangerous anarchy in Asia.

Women are twice as likely to be underpaid compared to men if they are not in a union. Indigenous Australians are three times as likely to be underpaid.

A long-awaited review of Australia's climate policies could recommend a form of carbon pricing for power companies, but will focus on electricity price rises, energy security and cutting greenhouse gas emissions, according to Environment and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to speak with the global head of mining giant Adani on Monday amid mounting speculation the government will contribute $1 billion for a railway line to serve the forthcoming Carmichael coal mine.

Public hospitals, social housing and palliative care services are ripe for reforms to inject greater competition and private sector involvement, a Productivity Commission report has found.

Sam Dastyari is back - with a book to boot.

Revolving door at digital agency must stop, says Labor.

Stalin, Churchill, Cicero, Harry Potter, Tintin and Awesome Man are on the reading lists of our federal politicians this summer – if they can find time between bingeing on The Crown, House of Cards and Shameless.

The Turnbull government's $200m innovation fund is finally up and running.

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Australian diplomats are expected to lose some of their generous taxpayer-funded allowances under a review ordered by Julie Bishop.

There is no compelling case to cut funding to "over-funded" private schools and redistribute the money to disadvantaged schools, Labor education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek says.

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Cyber attacks against Australian agencies, businesses and individuals are on the rise, but our nation still lacks the capability to defend.

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.

"Barnaby gave me a big cuddle," says Burke's Backyard host.

ACT's four federal politicians have charged for $1600 flights to Sydney, thousands on flags and even car washing.

George Christensen said his favourite response was from comedian Magda Szubanski.

A Turnbull government MP who charged taxpayers for flights to his own wedding also spent $1875 for his wife to travel to a golf tournament in Queensland.