Politics

The Queensland Government talks up its jobs policies after a new opinion poll shows a surge in support for Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the state.

Conservative senator Cory Bernardi attends the event "Defending Freedom of Speech", organised by anti-Islam group the Q Society.

Host: Ellen Fanning
Panel: Bridie Jabour, John Stanley and Caleb Bond
Interview with: Ian McAuley
The panel discusses private health insurance, Donald Trump's fury at the federal appeals court and Kellyanne Conway promotes Ivanka Trump's Fashion Line.

There is an entire corner dedicated to One Nation senator Pauline Hanson's image at this year's Bald Archy Prize show — the satirical art prize that every year showcases an ever-revolving array of faces and stories to lampoon.

Proposed strikes in relation to working conditions at Centrelink are off after the Government lodges an official complaint with the Fair Work Commission.

The "Bald Archies", an art show aimed at poking fun at politicians and those in the public eye, is back on show in Canberra for 2017.

Gas-contaminated soil has been detected 25 kilometres further south of an existing exclusion zone around a controversial Western Downs gas project, Queensland's Environment Department says.

Documents obtained by the ABC show the Australian Tax Office is chasing more than $3.5 million in unpaid tax from companies controlled by a Melbourne-based "pre-insolvency adviser", Philip Whiteman.

ABC Insiders host Barrie Cassidy says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's "attack-dog" persona in Question Time this week was for the benefit of his backbench, and on this measure it probably helped the PM.

Malcolm Turnbull's blistering take-down of Bill Shorten has won him favour in his colleagues' eyes, but he needs to tread carefully to capitalise on it, Andrew Probyn writes.

The Department of Human Services is rejecting Freedom of Information requests relating to Centrelink's plagued debt recovery program from various journalists, saying it could not find relevant documents, found too many documents, or that it was unclear which program requests referred to.

The Government approves a nearly 5 per cent increase in premiums but the Prime Minister urges people to stick with private health insurance.

An environmental expert has called on operators of a Mount Isa mine to take responsibility for the safety of children in the city, after a report found the site was a source of "potentially significant" lead pollution.

The Principality of Hutt River is just one of an unusually high number of Australian micro-nations, with citizens choosing to establish their own rule and shrug off the shackles of the country's constitutional democracy.

East Timor's former finance minister and dual Australian citizen Emilia Pires is fighting to have her name cleared over charges she corruptly awarded a $1 million contract to her husband's company in Melbourne.

The rest of Australia will fall victim to the type of large-scale blackouts experienced in South Australia unless the Federal Government urgently improves its energy policies, the Australian Energy Council says.

Why is South Australia running out of power and what is load shedding?

Host: Ellen Fanning
Panel: Peter Lewis, Fiona Simson & Robert Graziani
Interview with: Hugh Outhred
The panel discusses the SA black-out, Peter Dutton’s Trump-like visa-checks plan & the mixed response to Malcolm Turnbull’s Question Time attack of Bill Shorten.

The Federal Opposition says there is no link between two major donations close to policy announcements during last year's election campaign, slamming suggestions the payments were linked to policy decisions.

Indigenous leader June Oscar replaces Mick Gooda as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.

Australia Post chairman John Stanhope will be called before the Senate to justify the $5.6 million salary for his chief executive Ahmed Fahour, who earns 10 times as much as the Prime Minister.

An increasing number of people think Australia is a racist country and there has been a rise in Indigenous people reporting prejudice, according to the latest Reconciliation Barometer.

The Government announces it will ratify an international treaty to improve the management and oversight of Australia's prisons and detention centres by the end of 2017.

The Mount Isa mine in north-west Queensland is a source of "potentially significant" lead pollution, a report commissioned by global mining giant Glencore finds, as it urges residents to be tested to determine their exposure.

Coalition senator Ian Macdonald indicates he is likely to oppose a Federal Government move to abolish the Life Gold Pass, saying "someone has to start arguing for politicians".