Australian of the Year says 'take politics out of research'
It was the plea for forward thinking, made in front of the man who has the power to make it happen.
Amy Remeikis is political reporter based at Parliament House in Canberra
It was the plea for forward thinking, made in front of the man who has the power to make it happen.
James Ashby is the name on everyone's lips – as long as those lips aren't identified.
After poaching one of his state MPs in her bid for Queensland domination, Pauline Hanson has some advice for Malcolm Turnbull on how to fix his government – bring Tony Abbott back to the cabinet.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has schooled Andrew Laming on the importance of teachers, in the wake of the backbencher's ill-advised social media post questioning teachers' work ethic - after his daughter delivered her own assessment over the comments.
It hasn't been a great start to the year for the Turnbull government, with a new poll showing politician entitlements and the Centrelink debt recovery system controversies have taken their toll.
Don't worry – 2017 will be better than you think.
More than 80 per cent of Australians believe there is corruption in federal politics and want a new independent watchdog set up to stamp it out.
When naming the rooms in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade building, its chiefs had a great idea - honour the many distinguished diplomats and public servants who had dedicated their lives to bettering Australia.
Queensland has changed since Pauline Hanson and her promises first became a political force 20 years ago. It seems One Nation has not.
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".
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