Tom Iggulden
Tom Iggulden is currently Lateline's Canberra-based political correspondent. He's also been an ABC correspondent based in Beijing, a general reporter on Lateline and a producer on The 7.30 Report. In 2005 he won a Walkley Award for investigative journalism. He's a graduate from the University of Queensland, and hails from the small town of Bellingen on the NSW mid-north coast.
Kevin Rudd pressuring Labor on recognising Palestinian statehood
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Former prime minister Kevin Rudd is calling for the Federal Opposition to make the formal recognition of Palestinian statehood official policy before the next election.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, world-politics, alp, rudd-kevin, australia
'Clean coal' cheaper than renewable energy, lobby group claims
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A coal lobby group claims using "clean coal" would be a cheaper way to lower carbon emissions than renewable energy sources.
Topics: coal, electricity-energy-and-utilities, australia
Baird has 'extraordinary support' and welcome in Canberra
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The Liberal Party hopes it might eventually entice Mike Baird to federal politics, with the former NSW party president saying the retiring Premier has "extraordinary support" in the state branch.
Topics: state-parliament, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, nsw
Abbott's Brexit defence part of plan to undermine PM: Opposition
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Tony Abbott's defence of Brexit is part of a "cunning" strategy to undermine Malcolm Turnbull, the Opposition says.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, abbott-tony, turnbull-malcolm, foreign-affairs, australia, european-union, united-kingdom
Turnbull risks Liberal backlash over republican movement speech
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Another Liberal party backbench revolt against the Prime Minister is brewing over his plans to address the Australian Republican Movement this weekend.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, turnbull-malcolm, liberals, australia
Turnbull criticised for upcoming republican dinner appearance
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Plans by Malcolm Turnbull to attend a fundraising dinner for the Australian Republican Movement this weekend are branded "provocative" by monarchists.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, turnbull-malcolm, political-parties, world-politics, republic, the-university-of-sydney-2006, australia
Government funds homelessness services to stave off 'disaster'
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The Federal Government extends funding for homelessness services by one year after the sector warned a funding cut could prompt a human and economic disaster.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
'We meant a small t': Government backs away from banking tribunal
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The Government is backing away from its commitment to establish a banking tribunal, insisting it was only talking about a "small 't' tribunal" when it floated the idea in October.
Topics: banking, government-and-politics, federal-government, business-economics-and-finance, australia
Coalition concedes to Xenophon to clear way for ABCC laws
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In a stunning capitulation to Nick Xenophon, the Coalition agrees to give Australian businesses an advantage in competing for taxpayer-funded projects in a deal that clears the way for the ABCC laws to pass.
Topics: federal-government, unions, building-and-construction, australia, wollongong-2500
ABCC should not just focus on union behaviour, Xenophon says
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Changes to the Government's industrial relations legislation proposed by Senator Nick Xenophon are in keeping with "core Liberal values" and should be adopted, former employment minister Eric Abetz says.
Topics: government-and-politics, business-economics-and-finance, building-and-construction, federal-government, australia
Government a step closer to passing ABCC bill
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The Government is one step closer to passing the final piece of its industrial relations legislation after agreeing on a deal with Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, industry, building-and-construction, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
Govt accused of 'provocative' move against One Nation senator
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South Australian crossbench senator Nick Xenophon says he is surprised the Government decided to join in a High Court action against One Nation senator Rod Culleton, saying "it would be more provocative than anything else."
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, parliament, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, minor-parties, australia, wa
Bob Day High Court case tipped to put pollies on notice
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If Bob Day is declared ineligible as a senator because of the arrangements around the rent of his office, plenty of other politicians are likely to be looking over their shoulders, says one legal expert.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, australia
Validity of Bob Day's election to Parliament in question
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The 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
Asylum seeker ban could affect those already in Australia: Bishop
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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says contentious changes to visa laws are not aimed at refugees or asylum seekers already in Australia, but has not ruled out that some may be deported.
Topics: refugees, immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia, nauru
Tribunal could force banks to pay compensation to victims
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The banking tribunal being considered by the Government could force banks to pay compensation to victims of unethical behaviour, Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly reveals.
Topics: banking, government-and-politics, australia
'Cultural change' in banking industry expected after inquiry
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"Significant" cultural change in the banking industry is being promised by the Government following this week's three-day parliamentary inquiry.
Topics: banking, federal-government, alp, australia
MH17 trial could be heard in Australian court, lawyer says
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Distinguished barrister Geoffrey Robertson says a potential trial for those accused of killing 298 people in the MH17 disaster could be heard in an Australian court.
Topics: air-and-space, courts-and-trials, australia
Birmingham facing angry states over Gonski funding
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Education Minister Simon Birmingham says he is not expecting to broker a final deal on the highly-charged school funding debate as he meets state and territory counterparts in Adelaide today.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal---state-issues, education, australia, sa
Dutton defends department in wake of scathing auditor's report
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Immigration Minister Peter Dutton defends his department's professionalism in the face of an auditor's report, which finds it broke procurement rules and lost important records.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, immigration, australia, nauru, papua-new-guinea, pacific
Government not settling Syrian refugees fast enough: World Vision
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Aid agencies are condemning the "slow" pace of resettlement for the promised 12,000 refugees fleeing Syria, but Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says the Government is taking a cautious approach to background checks.
Topics: immigration, unrest-conflict-and-war, australia, syrian-arab-republic
Liberal Party faces 'oblivion' without NSW reform, MP warns
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Government frontbencher Angus Taylor says the recent election result shows the Liberal Party is being outmuscled by Labor's ability to organise grassroots supporters, and faces oblivion unless it shakes up its biggest state branch.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, liberals, australia, nsw
Bernardi joins calls to ban foreign political donors as Dastyari row continues
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Liberal Party backbencher Cory Bernardi joins Labor's call to ban foreign political donations in the wake of claims Senator Sam Dastyari has been influenced by Chinese Government-linked donations.
Topics: federal-government, foreign-affairs, federal-parliament, australia
Free trade negotiations with EU to begin next year, Steven Ciobo says
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Formal free trade agreement negotiations with the European Union are set to begin early next year, Trade Minister Steven Ciobo tells the ABC.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, business-economics-and-finance, australia, united-kingdom, european-union
Brandis hopes One Nation will play ball on ABCC
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The Government's leader in the Senate says he is hopeful Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party will help pass controversial workplace relation laws in a joint parliamentary sitting.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, pauline-hanson, industrial-relations, australia
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