Tom McIlroy is a political reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House.
Australia's ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey has warned President Donald Trump his trademark "America First" rhetoric will leave allies and trading partners questioning their relationship with America, and risks a horrible impact on the domestic economy.
The Turnbull government is preparing to introduce new criminal penalties for anyone convicted of impersonating a Commonwealth entity.
In November, a Grattan Institute report said soft drinks should be taxed like cigarettes and leaded petrol to boost the budget by $520 million per year and tackle Australia's obesity epidemic.
Former Liberal minister Andrew Robb pressed the Turnbull government to hold a royal commission into the banks but one with a narrower scope to stymie the Labor party's assault on the major banks, cabinet sources say.
Staff and students have demanded the leadership of Melbourne's Victoria University apologise for hosting a fundraising event for a controversial anti-Islamic group which featured Liberal defector Cory Bernardi and outspoken backbencher George Christensen.
Treasurer Scott Morrison has seized on Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe's praise for the Coalition's proposed $50 billion in company tax cuts, saying his comments demonstrate Labor's opposition is "completely untenable".
The cost of private health insurance for Australian families will increase by as much as $200 after the federal government approved plans by funds to increase premiums by nearly 5 per cent from April.
Malcolm Turnbull says Russian president Vladimir Putin is not a role model for the world.
Indigenous activist June Oscar has been named the new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
Delight among Coalition MPs over Malcolm Turnbull's Question Time attack on Bill Shorten has led to a second day of insults, with Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce accusing the Opposition Leader of confected outrage and creating class warfare.
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