Turnbull government appoints Bulent Hass Dellal as new SBS chair

Bulent Hass Dellal will resist calls for a merger with the ABC.

Private schools 'increasingly alarmed' over government funding plans

The politically-sensitive issue of school funding has been discussed repeatedly in cabinet over recent months.

Turnbull government surprises by rolling welfare cuts into childcare reforms

The Turnbull government has been accused of holding parents "hostage" by surprisingly combining its childcare reforms to $8 billion worth of payment cuts to young jobseekers, welfare recipients and families eligible for paid parental leave from their employers.

The winners and losers out of the Turnbull government's revamped childcare plan

The Turnbull government has moved closer to victory on its signature $3.5 billion child care package by watering down proposed cuts to family payments and extending the taxpayer-funded paid parental leave scheme.

More than Cory Bernardi: Why right wing politics is fracturing in Australia

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Everywhere you look on the conservative side of politics, fellow travellers are feuding and old alliances are crumbling.

Christensen warns PM the government's position could become 'untenable'

Outspoken Coalition MP says he has no plans to join a new breakaway party but warns things have to change.

Turnbull government looks to trim funding growth for 'over-funded' schools

The Turnbull government is set to put the brakes on federal money pouring into "over-funded" private schools in a new deal to take effect next year.

Government digs in for tough negotiations as it seeks to pass childcare changes

The Turnbull government is preparing for frenzied negotiations as it seeks to pass the childcare package, company tax cuts and media ownership changes. 

Abbott's warning to Turnbull: don't break your promise on same-sex marriage

Tony Abbott has delivered a blunt message to the man who replaced him as prime minister.