Indonesia key to Australian prosperity and partner in regional stability: PM

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Malcolm Turnbull meets with Jokowi - joint press conference expected around 11:30 - in Sydney

The key to understanding Turnbull's Tony problem

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All of a sudden, Labor went quiet on Friday, right when it was gearing up to hammer Malcolm Turnbull over slashed penalty rates for hospitality and retail workers.

Labor's emissions scheme would cost untold billions: government

Labor's proposed method to achieve a 50 per cent renewable energy quota for Australia by 2030 would cost billions more than previously understood, modelling commissioned by the Turnbull government has found.

Iraq dossier timely lesson ahead of potential new Middle East venture

Any decision to increase Australia's commitment now, must imbibe the lessons of the last decade and a half.

Abbott's attack on Turnbull stuns colleagues

An attempt by Tony Abbott to drag the Liberal Party to the political right appears to have backfired spectacularly as former Abbott loyalists broke ranks in disgust at comments they viewed as rank disloyalty to the party and an attempt to deliberately damage Malcolm Turnbull.

Civil war as Abbott lights up against Turnbull and Shorten sits back

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Civil war has broken out in the federal parliamentary Liberal Party, and more importantly, within the government of Australia.

Penalty cut is 'WorkChoices-dangerous' for PM

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After laying siege to the Australian labour fortress of weekend penalty rates over decades, employers have finally loosened a few bricks and clambered over the wall.

Labor's leftward swing not without risks

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When in doubt, soak the rich. It seems obvious because, after all, there's votes in it, right?

Defence spend would break the budget if we go it alone: Houston

Downgrading the US alliance would force Australia to fund far more of its own defence spending.