Matthew Knott

Matthew Knott

Matthew Knott is the education and Senate correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Parliament House

'I am not in breach', insists Matt Canavan

Former resources minister Matt Canavan says he has not breached section 44 of the constitution, but refused to release documents relating to his mother's application for his Italian citizenship.

Senator Matt Canavan says he became a citizen of Italy without his knowledge.

Mamma mia! Inside the complex process of gaining Italian citizenship

Experts say it would be "highly irregular" for an adult to gain Italian citizenship without actively participating in the process.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott holds a late night press conference following the Coalition's marathon party room ...

Will Tony Abbott's late-night words come back to haunt him?

Liberal MPs are preparing to turn Tony Abbott's words against him as they push to ditch the plebiscite.

Telcos believe NBN needs to dramatically reduce its pricing.

Labor to embrace NBN rollout compromise

Labor is preparing to put a compromise technology known as fibre-to-the-kerb at the centre of its plans for the National Broadband Network should it win the next election.

George Christensen says the Turnbull government should hold a postal vote plebiscite on same-sex marriage.

Conservatives go postal on same-sex marriage

Prominent conservatives within the Coalition are split over whether to hold a postal vote plebiscite on same-sex marriage.

Going postal: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and former PM Tony Abbott.

'Party of freedom and of the individual': PM backs Abbott

Tony Abbott has applauded Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for offering "unequivocal support" for his bid to overhaul the way the NSW Liberal Party preselects its candidates.