Politics might be show business for ugly people but new research suggests Australian MPs on the right could be more attractive than those on the left.
DFAT had named its eight main rooms after significant men, and eight smaller rooms after native plants and flowers. Its new secretary knew something had to change.
Sussan Ley has insisted she will soon return to her role as health minister, but her colleagues say her career is all but over.
Politicians including Bob Katter, Trade Minister Steve Ciobo and Labor senator Sam Dastyari have failed multiple times to confirm they spent taxpayer money within the rules, according to Department of Finance lists. But Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have stopped short of demanding their party members catch up on all outstanding expenses.
Cartoon of the Day: David Pope with Parliament Entitlements: Backlash Danger. More political cartoons here http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/cartoons
Exclusive: Turnbull government cabinet minister Darren Chester completed the purchase of an investment property on a taxpayer-funded trip to Melbourne in which he also attended the Australian Open tennis and a soccer match.
The Turnbull government has committed to long-awaited MP entitlements reform in the first half of the year as it seeks to limit the damage from the latest expenses scandal.
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has produced two scathing reports on practices by Australian immigration authorities.
Cartoon of the Day: Alan Moir with Sussan Ley and government debt collectors. More political cartoons here http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/cartoons
Cartoon of the Day: Alan Moir with our leaders and summer reading. More political cartoons here http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/cartoons
A $2 million federal grant to a trades training school associated with former Family First senator Bob Day is under investigation by the Auditor-General.
Pressure is growing on the Turnbull government over the Centrelink debt-recovery controversy, after the Commonwealth Ombudsman launched a wide-ranging investigation amid calls for the system to be shut down.
Former speaker Bronwyn Bishop has jumped to the defence of Sussan Ley, accusing socialists of tearing her down and arguing that double standards exist for women and men in politics.
