Tax the rich?
It's named after US billionaire Warren Buffett - a proposal that the ultra-wealthy pay a minimum rate of tax.
It's named after US billionaire Warren Buffett - a proposal that the ultra-wealthy pay a minimum rate of tax.
Protests, anger and relief punctuate a tense announcement from the Fair Work Commission as business and unions react to the changes. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.
Find out how paypackets will be affected for people working weekends in hospitality, fast food, retail and pharmacy industries.
Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains equivocal on a two-state solution as Malcolm Turnbull praises Israel as "extraordinary". (Vision courtesy ABC News 24.)
East Mosul has been won, but the battle west of the Tigris River will be even more intense, according to Australia's Defence commanders.
The Nauru and Manus Island transfers to the US are due start in 'a couple of months', says Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, despite hesitations from US President Donald Trump.
It's named after US billionaire Warren Buffett - a proposal that the ultra-wealthy pay a minimum rate of tax.
Changes to penalty rates have long been protested and debated. This is where it currently sits, and what might change.
Fixed four year terms will bring substantial benefits to governance, Liberal MP David Coleman said on ABC's AM.
Malcolm Turnbull says clean coal technology is a way to deliver clean energy but Bill Shorten says the proposal is 'absolutely crazy'. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Nationals MP George Christensen reportedly has a resignation letter penned that, if he hands in, will cause all sorts of trouble for the government.
It's a year since Barnaby Joyce was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister - and he's had some significant wins.
Malcolm Turnbull has made his views clear on whether there'll be company tax concessions.
Peter Dutton's Immigration department has put forward a proposal to spend more than $250 million fitting out its Canberra offices.
A consensus, cross-party senate report has clarified issues surrounding same-sex marriage, including religious exemptions.
There's speculation the government will consider tax hikes if its savings measures don't pass parliament.
Could a female politician get away with this? Barnaby Joyce lampoons Bill Shorten's clothing in question time.
If savings measures aren't passed, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the government will have to look at other options to repair the budget. Courtesy ABC.
WA Senator Mathias Cormann defends brokering a deal that sees the WA Liberals preference One Nation ahead of alliance partners the Nationals. Courtesy ABC.
Practical measures and rhetorical flourishes are both on display as Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten address the annual 'Closing the Gap' report into indigenous disadvantage.
The NDIS is not welfare and should not be considered a burden by the government, gold medallist Kurt Fearnley says, after yesterday's announcement its funding is contingent on savings from welfare cuts. Courtesy ABC News 24.
The life gold pass for former MPs is scrapped, but business class travel for the families of current members remains. Adam Gartrell explains the state of play.
Has one phone call ever inspired so much satire? Fairfax artists give their take on the infamous Trump-Turnbull tete-a-tete.
Leading Australian economists are more pessimistic about the Australian economy than the official Treasury position. Peter Martin explains.
Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten are heading to the press club to reinvigorate their political stocks - but history provides a salutary warning.
By the PM suggesting Australia had secured an exemption from the travel bans, it seemed the Australian government was being favoured by the US President but that's not the case as David Wroe explains.
Fairfax's press gallery journalists reflect on the stories that have intrigued them during 2016.
Existing copyright laws are holding Australia back, according to the Productivity Commission. Peter Martin explains what the commission is proposing.
Watch as power in Australia flows backwards and forwards between the right and the left - where will it flow next?
Australia is plummeting down international education rankings - beaten even by Kazakhstan. Matthew Knott explains.
The Quest for the Suppository of Wisdom - a new video game that pits Tony Abbott against his adversaries.
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