![Rod Culleton departs the High Court earlier this week.](/web/20170204113301im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/2/h/o/t/image.related.landscape.460x307.gu4kfu.png/1486119163091.jpg)
Culleton was never elected to Senate, High Court rules
After a protracted legal battle that began almost as soon as he was elected, Rod Culleton's election has been ruled ineligible by the High Court.
Amy Remeikis is political reporter based at Parliament House in Canberra
After a protracted legal battle that began almost as soon as he was elected, Rod Culleton's election has been ruled ineligible by the High Court.
Barnaby Joyce has stepped in to head off a political headache in the government's most marginal seat, as One Nation and Labor capitalise on the fear and confusion brought about by a multi-billion deal to expand Defence Force training grounds in Queensland.
Queensland's LNP is facing a dilemma over how to handle One Nation preferences, as it attempts to balance contrasting views from its city and country members in the face of a growing threat from the outlier party.
Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton had a minor victory in the High Court, when it was declared he was to be referred to as "Senator Culleton" for the duration of the day's proceedings.
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.
Search pagination
Save articles for later.
Subscribe for unlimited access to news. Login to save articles.
Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.