Brandis names former Liberal MPs for $200,000 tribunal role
Two Liberal MPs who lost their seats at the federal election and a former Labor speaker are among those tapped for plum positions in George Brandis's latest round of appointments.
-
Amy Remeikis
Amy Remeikis is political reporter based at Parliament House in Canberra
Payne's absence triggers fresh round of reshuffle talk
A decision to postpone the Japan-Australia "two-plus-two" talks between the two nations' Defence and Foreign Affairs ministers has sparked a fresh round of talk about Marise Payne's future in the Defence Portfolio.
No recession, no stimulus spending to boost economy: Cormann
The Turnbull government won't be locked into an "artificial deadline" for returning the budget to surplus, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said, ruling out stimulus spending to boost the economy.
One Nation senator fights 'hidden constitution' for political life
Amid comparisons to Jesus, an interruption from a former dentist turned paint bombing court-denier and allegations the constitution has been "hidden in a drawer since 1975", One Nation Senator Rod Culleton battled for his political life on Wednesday.
'It's a kangaroo court': One Nation supporter disrupts High Court case
Heading into the fight for his political career One Nation Senator Rod Culleton said he believes he holds his party's policies 'higher' than leader Pauline Hanson, as the rift between the pair threatens to overshadow his High Court battle.
'Gentleman of One Nation' is Hanson's most loyal soldier
Brian Burston was there when it all went wrong for Hanson and One Nation twenty years ago.
One Nation splits over Culleton High Court fight
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.
Gender equality watchdog names and shames 'non-compliant' employers
Some of the nation's best known organisations have been named and shamed for failing to comply with the workplace equality act.
Star-struck MPs revisit their teens with visit from Van Damme
Standing inside the hallowed walls of Australia's Parliament, one of the last action heroes, learnt something.
One Nation senators heal rift - without the tea
Pauline Hanson and Rod Culleton finally met to discuss their differences over a potentially criminal letter.
Search pagination