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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of having the "biggest glass jaw in Australian politics" during a Question Time stand-off. Follow live.
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| UpdatedSenior Coalition Minister Christopher Pyne says the Government has no "absolutely no desire or intention" to increase taxes to help pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Labor of threatening crossbench senator Derryn Hinch after he supported the Government's key industrial relations bill.
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tables the Close the Gap report which again shows slow progress to improve the health and wealth of Indigenous Australians.
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| UpdatedAustralia has promised to close the gap between Indigenous and other Australians on health, education and employment. But we are failing to meet six of seven key goals.
Topics: federal-government, federal-parliament, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, australia
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| UpdatedNewly independent senator Cory Bernardi is on a crusade to "clean up Canberra", urging Parliament to crack down on entitlements for retired prime ministers who have only served a single term.
Topics: parliament, federal-parliament, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedGreens senator Nick McKim launches a blistering attack on Labor and the Coalition, accusing them of playing politics with energy policy and climate change.
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Q&A panellists Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Jacqui Lambie had a fiery exchange over sharia law.
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| UpdatedAttorney-General George Brandis says legislation will be introduced to Parliament this week amid doubt over future Indigenous Land Use Agreements following a Federal Court ruling.
Topics: native-title, rights, law-crime-and-justice, federal-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedLabor introduces to parliament a suite of measures to clean up political donations, but the Government says the proposal is "a stunt".
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| UpdatedSpeaker Tony Smith warns federal politicians over props in Parliament after MPs bring coal and solar panels to Question Time.
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| UpdatedA diverse alliance of industry, community and environmental groups is calling for a new bipartisan approach to energy policy.
Topics: environment, government-and-politics, federal-government, environmental-policy, federal-parliament, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedThere 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.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, painting, visual-art, federal-government, federal-parliament, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedQueensland's "tough as steel" Deputy Premier Jackie Trad is adding the transport portfolio to her workload, trusted by the Premier to fix the embattled Queensland Rail.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedThe 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.
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| UpdatedCoalition 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".
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| UpdatedTreasurer Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into Parliament and told the Opposition not to fear it as debate over energy security dominated Question Time.
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| UpdatedCompanies arguably make political donations for one reason only: to influence Australian politics. ABC News has mapped the flow of money to find out which industries are using their riches in a bid to buy influence.
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| UpdatedProposed changes to review the credentials of long-term visa holders could provide the Immigration Minister with too much power and represent a slide into fascism, the Federal Opposition warns.
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| UpdatedAfter an already difficult week, the PM is facing the prospect of George Christensen crossing the floor on a controversial bill for a banking royal commission if it is put to a vote.
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| UpdatedCentrelink's controversial debt-recovery program will be investigated by a Senate committee to determine why thousands of Australians were incorrectly told they needed to repay money.
Topics: welfare, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, australia
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| UpdatedSurprisingly, not that much for now. But in the longer term, it does make things more complicated.
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| UpdatedChanges to both child care payments and family tax benefits will be introduced to Parliament today in a so-called omnibus bill. Here's what you need to know about the changes.
Topics: child-care, family, tax, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, federal-government, budget, australia
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| UpdatedCory Bernardi tells the Senate his decision to quit the Liberal Party and strike out on his own was a difficult one, but he is "relieved" to be able to pursue a more conservative branch of politics.
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