Matthew Doran
Matthew Doran is a political reporter in the ABC’s Parliament House bureau in Canberra. He joined the ABC’s Adelaide newsroom as a cadet journalist in 2013, before working in the Port Pirie newsroom in regional South Australia. Matthew has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of South Australia, and won an SA Press Club Award in his cadet year for his radio coverage.
Turnbull criticises UN's suggested resolutions to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Malcolm Turnbull rebukes the United Nations for adopting "one-sided resolutions" critical of Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Australia for the first official visit by an Israeli prime minister.
Topics: government-and-politics, religion-and-beliefs, australia, israel
Shorten to confront Netanyahu over West Bank settlements
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Opposition Leader Bill Shorten wants the building of Jewish settlements in the West Bank to stop, and he's vowed to make that clear to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits Australia this week.
Topics: world-politics, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied
'Dumb policy': Xenophon blocks childcare bill
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The Nick Xenophon Team says it will not support the Federal Government's package of changes to child care and welfare benefits, meaning the Coalition will have to negotiate with the Greens.
Topics: welfare, community-and-society, government-and-politics, political-parties, law-crime-and-justice, laws, australia
Liberals to direct preferences to One Nation above Nationals in WA
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As Pauline Hanson and her party enjoy a resurgence, Liberal sources confirm the party will direct preferences to One Nation above the National party in the upcoming WA election.
Topics: political-parties, one-nation, liberals, elections, government-and-politics, australia
New year, same weird stuff in Parliament House Analysis
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It is day one of the 2017 parliamentary year, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has already found himself in quite the pickle.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, australia
Senate recount after High Court rules Culleton's election invalid
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The High Court orders a special recount of the WA Senate vote after declaring the election of former One Nation senator Rod Culleton invalid.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, federal-parliament, federal-government, canberra-2600, act, australia, perth-6000, wa
Turnbull not listed among ministers who donated to election campaign
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At least three Federal Government ministers donated close to $100,000 to the Liberal Party in the lead-up to last year's federal election, but the Prime Minister is not listed among the donors.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-elections, elections, political-parties, australia
Streaming overseas content shouldn't be considered wrong: report
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Australian audiences should be able to access TV shows and movies online when they want, from wherever in the world they want to find them, according to the Productivity Commission.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, film-movies, government-and-politics, australia
Australia's law firms 'prime targets for cyber attacks'
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Sensitive information held by Australia's law firms is a prime target for cyber attacks, and small law firms and barristers need great protection, according to the Law Council of Australia.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, internet-technology, law-crime-and-justice, business-economics-and-finance, hacking, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, judges-and-legal-profession, australia
Brandis says former solicitor-general's advice on High Court case swayed him
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Attorney-General George Brandis concedes his former solicitor-general's advice on whether the Commonwealth should intervene in a $1-billion corporate collapse settlement case prompted him to change his mind.
Topics: federal-government, courts-and-trials, australia, wa
Gillian Triggs regrets offence caused by 'ill-informed and uneducated' comments (photos)
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Human Rights Commission President Gillian Triggs says she regrets any offence taken by politicians whom she described as "ill-informed and uneducated" after an interview she gave earlier this year.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia
Shorten argues against reducing restrictions on book imports
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Federal Opposition leader Bill Shorten wants "the Australian story told", arguing against any attempt to water down restrictions on cheap book imports.
Topics: bill-shorten, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
High Court reserves decision on Rod Culleton case
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One Nation senator Rod Culleton's fate remains in the balance after the High Court reserved its decision on whether his election was legal.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, law-crime-and-justice, australia
What is the High Court case involving senator Rod Culleton about?
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The High Court is hearing the challenge to the election of One Nation senator Rod Culleton in Canberra today — but what is it all about?
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, one-nation, australia, nsw
Turnbull dismisses colleagues' criticisms of climate change policy review
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull dismisses suggestions from members of the Coalition that reviewing the nation's climate change policies is dangerous, despite one senator arguing it was 'one of the dumbest things' he had heard.
Topics: climate-change, federal-parliament, government-and-politics, environmental-policy, australia
Trump could scuttle Australia-US refugee deal: White House
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The White House casts doubt over the future of Australia's refugee resettlement agreement with the United States, conceding the incoming Trump administration could scuttle the deal.
Topics: federal-government, immigration, refugees, foreign-affairs, australia, united-states, papua-new-guinea, nauru
How did Parliament House protesters get on the roof?
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How did another group of protesters get past security, get on the roof, abseil down the front of the building and throw red dye in the front fountain?
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, community-and-society, canberra-2600, australia
How protesters armed with super glue stormed Question Time
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It is one of the most secure buildings in the nation, with sub-machine-gun-toting police guarding the entrances. So how did a bunch of refugee protesters manage to force the suspension of Question Time?
Topics: federal-parliament, refugees, immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, activism-and-lobbying, canberra-2600, act, australia
Susan Kiefel appointed Australia's first female High Court Chief Justice
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From leaving school at age 15 to the High Court Chief Justice, Susan Kiefel will become the first female appointed to the highest judicial office in the land.
'Potential disaster for our country': Trump puts TPP on chopping block
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US President-elect Donald Trump vows to pull out of the world's largest trade deal — the Trans-Pacific Partnership — on his first day in office.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, trade, federal-government, united-states, australia
ABCC, Registered Organisation bills set for round two in Senate
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The two bills which sent the nation to a double dissolution election are listed for debate in the Senate next week, where the Coalition will need eight of the 10 crossbench senators to support them.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, industrial-relations
Labor accuses Government of changing its tune over refugee deal
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The Federal Opposition criticises the Coalition for blocking a refugee settlement deal with Malaysia when Julia Gillard was prime minister, as reports emerge Malcolm Turnbull is about to sign a deal with the United States.
Topics: refugees, immigration, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia, malaysia, nauru
Brandis withdraws legal direction at heart of Gleeson stoush
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Federal Attorney-General George Brandis withdraws the legal direction at the heart of a bitter brawl with former Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson, just hours before the Senate was likely to vote it down.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, australia
'We'll continue to work with our friends in US': Turnbull
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull seeks to reassure the nation that Australia's relationship with the United States will remain "strong and intimate" following the election of Donald Trump as president.
Topics: us-elections, event, government-and-politics, federal-government, world-politics, australia, united-states
Brandis misled Parliament, says Senate committee report citing Humpty Dumpty
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A Senate committee examining the bitter public feud between Attorney-General George Brandis QC and former solicitor-general Justin Gleeson SC criticises the minister for a "gross infringement on the independence of the Solicitor-General", and cited children's character Humpty Dumpty.
Topics: federal-parliament, law-crime-and-justice, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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