'People do it all the time': Sussan Ley's spontaneous Gold Coast splurge explained
At the heart of the controversy over Health Minister Sussan Ley's investment property in Surfers Paradise is a simple principle.
At the heart of the controversy over Health Minister Sussan Ley's investment property in Surfers Paradise is a simple principle.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is facing calls to sack Health Minister Sussan Ley after revelations she bought a $795,000 Gold Coast apartment from a large Liberal donor while on a taxpayer-funded trip.
Labor has called on Health Minister Sussan Ley to explain why she purchased an investment property on the Gold Coast during a taxpayer-funded trip classified as official business.
The $795,000 Gold Coast apartment Liberal Minister Sussan Ley bought on a taxpayer-funded trip last year was purchased from a large Liberal Party donor who knew her "in a professional capacity".
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has said the government makes 'no apology' for pursuing people's debts as it continues to face the furore surrounding Centrelink's troubled $4.5 billion debt recovery mission.
Linda Burney, Labor's human services spokeswoman, has written to the Australian National Audit Office requesting they investigate Centrelink's controversial $4.5 billion debt clawback project amid ongoing concerns it is unfairly targeting people and miscalculating bills.
A New Zealand politician has labelled senator Malcolm Roberts's call for sanctions against New Zealanders in Australia "absolutely nuts", passing it off as using "the politics of hate and division for self promotion".
Amid growing controversy about Centrelink's new automated debt recovery methods, the agency is using Twitter to refer welfare recipients to a crisis support hotline.
Australia's defence cooperation with Indonesia spans some of the most controversial issues in domestic and international politics today.
An oversupply of doctors is expected to emerge in Australia this year prompting the federal department of health to call for the importation of overseas medicos to stop.
Defence Minister Marise Payne has denied Australia has recruited Indonesian military officers as spies or agents of influence.
An earlier report said cooperation was halted because Indonesia took offence at material used during joint military training with Australia.
Proposed cuts to company tax have come under fire from former federal treasurer Peter Costello for being less effective at boosting the economy than personal tax cuts.
Centrelink's debt recovery letters are leaving many people dumbstruck.
Centrelink's contentious debt recovery system is making some of the targeted people feel suicidal, independent MP Andrew Wilkie has claimed.
Canberra MP furious at 'jobs and growth' mantra.
Relocation packages won't come close to covering the full costs of the move, public servants say.
Mr and Mrs Culleton on Wednesday took aim at everyone from former associates to judges, banks and the media.
As many as 190,000 Australians have received letters from Centrelink questioning their eligibility for some government benefits, as a new automated system matches income and employment data from across government agencies.
Centrelink has faced a storm of criticism over its automated data-matching system, which has hit almost 170,000 people with notices that they owe the agency money.
One Nation has picked a fight with one of Australia's closest allies, calling for tighter immigration controls for those across the ditch, after New Zealand co-sponsored a United Nation's resolution censuring Israel.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has distanced herself from a potential party candidate, after he was involved in a scuffle with rogue West Australian senator Rod Culleton.
Barnaby Joyce has a blunt view on whether former prime minister Tony Abbott is being helpful in speaking out on a range of issues over summer.
Kevin Rudd went around senior US officials in an attempt to secure a meeting with then US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, newly released emails have shown.
The Australian Medical Association has weighed in to the heated politics of Australia's gun laws, saying ownership restrictions should be tightened in 2017 and a real-time national firearms register established.
WA Senator Rod Culleton has been injured during an altercation outside a Perth court building.
Three more asylum seekers on Manus Island have been charged with public drunkenness and resisting arrest after an incident on Monday night.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has expanded on his call for the citizenship test to be revamped with a boosted focus on social integration and Australian values rather than being a "trivia" quiz on history and government.
The federal government says Centrelink's controversial new automated debt recovery methods are "working incredibly well" and only attracting a tiny number of complaints.
Taxpayers billed $1 million for five months of "agile coaching".
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