Stephanie Anderson joined the ABC as a political reporter in 2015. She has previously worked for SBS World News and Fairfax Media, covering major news events including federal elections and Kevin Rudd’s apology to the Stolen Generation. Stephanie holds qualifications from Macquarie University, Deakin University and Butler University in Indianapolis, USA.
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| UpdatedRefugees on Manus Island and Nauru have not yet been through vetting processes to determine whether they can resettle in the US, the Immigration Department tells a Senate committee.
Topics: refugees, immigration, world-politics, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia, united-states
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have swapped insults over penalty rates, with both parties accusing the other of hypocrisy.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedSupport for One Nation and the Liberal National Party is neck and neck in the Queensland seat of Dawson, which is currently held by fractious LNP MP George Christensen — who has repeatedly threatened to leave the party if it does not return to its conservative roots.
Topics: liberal-national-party-queensland, one-nation, nationals, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal---state-issues, elections, ayr-4807, bowen-4805, mackay-4740, proserpine-4800, townsville-4810, qld, australia
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| UpdatedMalcolm Turnbull and Joko Widodo hold formal talks in Sydney, reviving cooperation halted after the discovery of "insulting" posters at a Perth military training base, and reaching deals on trade and a new Australian consulate in east Java.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, foreign-affairs, international-aid-and-trade, world-politics, government-and-politics, australia, indonesia
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| UpdatedWhen Tony Abbott lost power one of the first things he did was promise the waiting throng of journalists there would be "no undermining" — so how has the former prime minister fared?
Topics: abbott-tony, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedThe move to slash Sunday penalty rates could face a legal and political battle, with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten vowing to stop the cuts.
Topics: work, government-and-politics, unions, hospitality, retail, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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Immigration Minister Peter Dutton backtracks on his comments on the refugee resettlement deals between Australia and the US, saying he has "been clear that it's not a people swap".
Topics: federal-government, immigration, australia, united-states
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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop meets with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to discuss global security and how the two nations will prepare for foreign fighters attempting to return if Mosul is successfully liberated.
Topics: foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, united-states, australia, iraq
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| UpdatedThe Foreign Minister and the Immigration Minister appear to be at odds about whether the US refugee resettlement deal was part of a people swap.
Topics: refugees, immigration, federal-government, australia, united-states
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| UpdatedMalcolm Turnbull rebukes the United Nations for adopting "one-sided resolutions" critical of Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Australia for the first official visit by an Israeli prime minister.
Topics: government-and-politics, religion-and-beliefs, australia, israel
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| UpdatedFor the first time in history, the Federal Government is helping Australians with chronic illnesses to get their hands on medicinal marijuana, by fast-tracking importation while local supplies expand.
Topics: cannabis, health-policy, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedWalking away from the United States alliance could force Australia to ramp up defence spending by tens of billions of dollars, Australia's former defence chief says.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, world-politics, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, australia, united-states, china
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of having the "biggest glass jaw in Australian politics" during a Question Time stand-off. Follow live.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, australia
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Labor of threatening crossbench senator Derryn Hinch after he supported the Government's key industrial relations bill.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, australia
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| UpdatedA submission before the International Criminal Court argues that Australia's offshore immigration detention centres constitute a crime against humanity, and federal governments have attempted to avoid responsibility by contracting out the facilities.
Topics: immigration, federal-government, refugees, community-and-society, australia
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| UpdatedGreens senator Nick McKim launches a blistering attack on Labor and the Coalition, accusing them of playing politics with energy policy and climate change.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, parliament, federal-parliament, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedAsylum seekers at Australia's offshore detention centre on Manus Island are begging for help as Papua New Guinean and Australian authorities prepare to deport them.
Topics: refugees, immigration, government-and-politics, federal-government, community-and-society, australia, papua-new-guinea
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| UpdatedSpeaker Tony Smith warns federal politicians over props in Parliament after MPs bring coal and solar panels to Question Time.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, australia
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| UpdatedThe Government approves a nearly 5 per cent increase in premiums but the Prime Minister urges people to stick with private health insurance.
Topics: health, health-insurance, health-policy, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedImmigration authorities in Papua New Guinea are trying to deport asylum seekers from Australia's offshore detention centre on Manus Island, the men's lawyer says.
Topics: immigration, community-and-society, refugees, government-and-politics, papua-new-guinea, australia
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| UpdatedTreasurer Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into Parliament and told the Opposition not to fear it as debate over energy security dominated Question Time.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, parliament, federal-parliament, australia
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Labor might be willing to support a move to allow the deportation of children who commit serious crimes, with Bill Shorten saying it might help to "straighten out a few people".
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, immigration, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, crime, australia
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has launched a withering attack on Bill Shorten in the House of Reps, blasting him as "sycophantic" and a "parasite" after Mr Shorten accused him of being "out of touch".
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedCory Bernardi tells the Senate his decision to quit the Liberal Party and strike out on his own was a difficult one, but he is "relieved" to be able to pursue a more conservative branch of politics.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, parliament, federal-parliament, australia
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| UpdatedThe Coalition starts the new parliamentary year with its lowest level of support since Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull took the top office, trailing Labor in the latest opinion poll.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, liberals, polls, turnbull-malcolm, abbott-tony, australia