Caitlyn is a federal political reporter for ABC News in Canberra. She has also worked for the ABC in Brisbane, Perth, Bundaberg and Mount Isa for ABC News and ABC Rural. Caitlyn also reported for the ABC's investigative unit, the National Reporting Team, filing to programs including 7.30, Lateline, Landline, AM, The World Today and PM. In 2014, Caitlyn was three-time finalist for the prestigious Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. She has also won two Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year awards.
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is applauding progress in health and education ahead of the release of the latest report card into Indigenous disadvantage.
Topics: indigenous-policy, health-policy, education, australia
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| UpdatedAustralian Islamic State fighter Khaled Sharrouf, who slipped out of the country in 2013 using his brother's passport, becomes the first dual national to be stripped of citizenship under the Federal Government's anti-terror laws.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, australia
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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.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, liberals, turnbull-malcolm, australia
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| UpdatedLabor says Malcolm Turnbull "got out his wallet" to secure his re-election after the Prime Minister admitted to donating almost $2 million to the Liberal Party in the last campaign.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, political-parties, federal-elections, turnbull-malcolm, australia
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| UpdatedIn the wake of three Queensland One Nation candidates withdrawing or being sacked in two months, Pauline Hanson says she is working to ensure the party does not fracture again and is warning she will not allow rogue candidates to "destroy" her political plans.
Topics: one-nation, pauline-hanson, political-parties, government-and-politics, state-parliament, federal-government, qld, australia
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| UpdatedSupport for Pauline Hanson's One Nation party is growing across the country — but who are her supporters and what do voters think they're buying from her?
Topics: one-nation, political-parties, pauline-hanson, qld, wa, australia
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| UpdatedMandating a national standard for 10 days of paid domestic violence leave could have "counter-productive consequences", Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says.
Topics: government-and-politics, community-and-society, domestic-violence, vic, qld, australia
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| UpdatedProtesters who forced a suspension of yesterday's Question Time again breach security at Parliament House, abseiling down the front of the building to unfurl a banner reading "Close the bloody camps now #justice4refugees".
Topics: parliament, government-and-politics, parliament-house-2600, australia
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government is negotiating with key crossbenchers who want a 13 per cent backpacker tax as the clock counts down to the end of Parliament.
Topics: rural, rural-tourism, federal-government, government-and-politics, tax, australia
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| UpdatedOne Nation is barely being held together, with two of the party's four senators in open warfare, bringing their relationship to the brink.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, minor-parties, australia
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| UpdatedRod Culleton declares he will now attend a directions hearing on Monday about the validity of his election, despite earlier ruling out turning up because the Senate is sitting in the same week.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, one-nation, australia
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| UpdatedWith One Nation set to meet on Monday, under-fire senator Rod Culleton is not saying whether he has Pauline Hanson's support as he faces the prospect of a High Court challenge to his election in July.
Topics: federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, federal-elections, elections, government-and-politics, political-parties, one-nation, australia
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| UpdatedThe ABCC and Registered Organisations legislation bills may not be put to a vote in the Parliament before Christmas. So how important are these bills?
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, turnbull-malcolm, australia
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| UpdatedOne Nation senator Rod Culleton wants to continue voting on all bills, despite yesterday declaring he would abstain on contentious legislation while a High Court challenge looms.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Kevin Rudd says the Federal Government's new asylum seeker laws are designed to cater to the "Hansonite insurgency" and "appease the mad right" of the Liberal Party.
Topics: immigration, federal-government, rudd-kevin, turnbull-malcolm, australia
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government says it will ask the Senate to consider a High Court challenge to Bob Day's election to the Upper House amid allegations the former Family First senator had a potential financial interest in his Adelaide electoral office.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, sa, australia
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| UpdatedFederal Treasurer Scott Morrison pushes for states and territories to remove unnecessary land planning regulations to increase the supply of housing.
Topics: government-and-politics, housing-industry, industry, australia
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| UpdatedFederal Government Minister Christopher Pyne says Human Rights Commission President Gillian Triggs made "substantial errors of judgement" by publicly criticising politicians during an interview.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government is one step closer to passing its key industrial relations legislation, with Pauline Hanson's One Nation confirming its four senators will vote in support of the Coalition's bills.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, building-and-construction, australia
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| UpdatedDebate over Australia's gun laws has dominated the week in Federal Parliament and has been an unwanted distraction for the Government.
Topics: government-and-politics, laws, australia
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| UpdatedDebate on the same-sex marriage plebiscite will continue in Federal Parliament today, even though the bill is effectively dead, with Liberal MP Warren Entsch accusing Labor of "playing politics" by opposing the legislation.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, gays-and-lesbians, marriage, australia
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| UpdatedThe same-sex marriage plebiscite has been blocked in the Senate — as expected — but it is unlikely debate on the issue is over yet.
Topics: gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, federal-parliament, federal-government, marriage, australia
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's election commitment to hold a same-sex marriage plebiscite looks doomed to fail, with the Opposition today expected to finally reject the Federal Government's legislation.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, gays-and-lesbians, marriage, australia
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government's legislation to "protect" Victorian volunteer firefighters is set to pass the Senate this week, with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson confirming her party will provide the crucial votes the Coalition needs ahead of Parliament's return today.
Topics: federal-parliament, state-parliament, government-and-politics, unions, volunteers, turnbull-malcolm, gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, vic, australia
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Senator David Leyonhjelm says his beloved cat Oliver, who was made famous through social media, has been put down after being diagnosed with lymphoma.
Topics: animals, human-interest, government-and-politics, australia, nsw