'Gone fishing': 'Senator' tries to dodge impersonation claims

"I have taken out insurance just to not encourage anymore fights. I have amended my signature!"

One Nation pestered Australian embassy officials for Trump inauguration tickets

"Never said we were invited, just that we had 'invitations' and 'were gifted tickets'," Malcolm Roberts said. "'Received' an invite and 'invited' are very different things."

PM to launch cyber security probe after MPs hit by global Yahoo data breach

Senior Australian politicians have been caught up in a massive global data breach affecting Yahoo internet services, with experts warning the stolen information could be used to blackmail victims.

Scathing audit slams Immigration Department over Nauru and Manus Island contracts

Billions of taxpayer dollars were handed to the private contractors running Australia's offshore detention centres without adequate authorisation or value-for-money assessments, the Commonwealth auditor has found.

Hanson invited to Trump's party, Burston to represent her

Staffer claims Donald Trump knows Pauline Hanson is a "big supporter" of the President-elect.

Bishop distances Australia from global statement on Israel-Palestine peace

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has distanced the Turnbull government from a communique agreed by senior ministers and diplomats of 70 nations, including Australia, concerning a pathway to peace between Israel and Palestine.

Government housing affordability probe makes no recommendations

Labor slammed the parliamentary inquiry as a "waste of taxpayers' money" that has produced a toothless report.

Tax Office's IT crowd spent big, then suffered major crash

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The Australian Tax Office spent $150,000 on a leadership conference for its technology team just weeks before a major crash brought down the agency's website and internal systems for days.

Labor frontbencher Terri Butler settles 'racist smear' defamation suit

Labor frontbencher Terri Butler has settled a defamation lawsuit with Queensland law student Calum Thwaites over what some described as her "racist smear" on national television.