Fergus Hunter is a breaking news reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House
Tony Abbott has more time on his hands these days and he is using it to rediscover a passion for reading and, in particular, for thrillers. He will not, however, be wasting any more time on E.L. James' erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, which he "didn't think was a great book at all".
A national register of people holding power of attorney should be established to prevent children stealing from elderly parents, the Australian Law Reform Commission has recommended in a discussion paper on elder abuse.
The Labor Party has given Australia's authors, booksellers and publishers an early Christmas present, revealing it will oppose any attempt to remove restrictions on parallel imports of books.
Upon hearing the news of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key's impending resignation, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sent his counterpart a short message: "Say it ain't so, bro!"
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.
Protesters have returned to Parliament House for the second day in a row, this time scaling the building's front wall and unfurling a banner which reads "close the bloody camps now".
They chanted "close the camps" and accused the Coalition and Labor of being world leaders in cruelty.
The Turnbull government has successfully passed the legislation to re-establish the ABCC construction watchdog, marking a key victory for Malcolm Turnbull who used the legislation to trigger this year's double dissolution election.
An emphatic majority of Australian farmers are witnessing the effects of climate change and want their representatives to beef up actions to prepare the country for a future that is drier, less predictable and more prone to bushfires.
One Nation has joined the Greens in a call for reform to ensure that Australia cannot participate in war without the approval of Parliament.
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