Tom McIlroy is a political reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House.
Peter Dutton has backed down on controversial comments suggesting a quid pro quo with the Trump administration over refugee resettlement plans, after being corrected by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop from Washington on Thursday.
Authorities must be prepared for more foreign fighters to seek to return to Australia, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warned on Thursday.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has reiterated his support for the introduction of four-year, fixed parliamentary terms following the preparation of legislation to bring about the constitutional change.
The submission by federal president, Aiden Depiazzi, and vice-president and staffer to backbench senator Eric Abetz, Josh Manuatu, calls for "strong and effective action" to control intergenerational federal government debt and for the Student Services and Amenities Fee to be abolished for university students.
Decisive government intervention to address Australia's growing obesity epidemic should include a new tax on sugary beverages, as 75 per cent of young people exceed recommended daily energy intake, a leading obesity expert has warned.
Australia's ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey has warned President Donald Trump his trademark "America First" rhetoric will leave allies and trading partners questioning their relationship with America, and risks a horrible impact on the domestic economy.
The Turnbull government is preparing to introduce new criminal penalties for anyone convicted of impersonating a Commonwealth entity.
In November, a Grattan Institute report said soft drinks should be taxed like cigarettes and leaded petrol to boost the budget by $520 million per year and tackle Australia's obesity epidemic.
Former Liberal minister Andrew Robb pressed the Turnbull government to hold a royal commission into the banks but one with a narrower scope to stymie the Labor party's assault on the major banks, cabinet sources say.
Staff and students have demanded the leadership of Melbourne's Victoria University apologise for hosting a fundraising event for a controversial anti-Islamic group which featured Liberal defector Cory Bernardi and outspoken backbencher George Christensen.
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