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Peter Dutton took 10 guests to a fine dining restaurant in Washington DC, spending thousands before charging it to the taxpayer.

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Rod Culleton says he's not bankrupt and shouldn't have been disqualified from the Senate as questions turn to who his replacement will be.

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Despite complaints over the government's debt recovery system, the Human Services minister says it's working and isn't flawed, so won't be scrapped. Courtesy ABC RN.

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Centrelink is at breaking point after the debt recovery debacle and it'll only get worse with students and pensioners set to lodge new year applications according to Labor. Courtesy ABC News 24.

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The expense system will be streamlined, with the aim to make it clearer and more transparent, after Sussan Ley travelled to the Gold Coast on official business and bought a unit. Courtesy ABC News 24.

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The Labor Party isn't easing the pressure on the Health Minister after it was revealed she charged taxpayers for trips to the Gold Coast on New Years Eve. Courtesy ABC.

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The former speaker has blamed socialists for the scrutiny over Sussan Ley's travel expenses saga, comparing them to alcoholics, before turning her attack to the Labor Party.

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Sussan Ley explains herself after she flew to the Gold Coast on official business but bought an apartment while she was there. She has stood aside as Health Minister. Courtesy ABC News 24.

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There's been no apology from the Deputy PM over the Centrelink debt recovery saga, with Barnaby Joyce saying it's a necessary process to recoup money people aren't entitled to.

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There are calls for Health Minister Sussan Ley to be sacked after revelations she bought a unit on the Gold Coast, while on a taxpayer funded trip with her husband.

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The machine relied on by the government to recover welfare overpayments has actually misapplied the law. The Age's Economics Editor Peter Martin explains.

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The Indonesians have suspended military co-operation with Australia over training posters deemed offensive and concerns Indonesian soldiers will be recruited in Australia. Courtesy ABC.

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Letters are being wrongly sent by Centrelink to people saying they owe the Government money and it's so frightening to some, they're even suicidal according to Independent MP Andrew Wilkie. Courtesy ABC News 24.

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The former PM's recent comments including advice to Coalition colleagues isn't doing the party any favours according to the Deputy PM. Courtesy ABC.

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Australia should consider changing the citizenship test to focus more on values such as working and educating children, rather than being so trivia based, according to the Immigration Minister.

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The new system that recovers welfare overpayments has raised millions according to the Social Services minister, who has hit back at criticism, saying there have only been a few complaints.

• Asylum Seekers

Two Iranian asylum seekers have suffered broken bones after being bashed on New Years eve according to refugee advocates.

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The cabinet papers from 1992 and 1993 have been released and the Indigenous Affairs Minister at the time Robert Tickner says Malcolm Turnbull isn't doing enough to address inequality.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition leader Bill Shorten have put the arguing and disagreeing to one side and getting into the Christmas spirit.

• 2016

Fairfax's press gallery journalists reflect on the stories that have intrigued them during 2016.