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Nationals MP Andrew Broad and Labor MP Pat Conroy are launching a new inquiry into modernising the power grid.
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Australian politics has extremely low levels of female participation compared to other developed democracies, but one program is aiming to change this.
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Penalty rates and politicians' entitlements were hot topics on Monday's Q&A as the panel show hit the road and broadcast from Melbourne this week.
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| UpdatedA parliamentary committee has proposed a range of changes to the handling of the Racial Discrimination Act, including providing more parliamentary oversight. Follow live.
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| UpdatedLabor, the Greens and crossbench Senators Nick Xenophon and Derryn Hinch write a letter to Senator Brandis asking him to address what they describe as an "inconsistency" between his previous statements on the matter and comments from his WA counterpart Michael Mischin.
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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.
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Despite having Australia's worst-performing economy, WA communities will get nothing from the new $220-million regional jobs and investment package.
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| UpdatedAttorney-General George Brandis was involved in the Bell Group matter one month earlier than he said he was, his West Australian counterpart Michael Mischin says, which would mean he misled Parliament over the issue.
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| UpdatedThe Fair Work Commission has cut Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for some workers. Use our calculator to find out the impact on you.
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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.
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| UpdatedSenior Coalition Minister Christopher Pyne says the Government has no "absolutely no desire or intention" to increase taxes to help pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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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.
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tables the Close the Gap report which again shows slow progress to improve the health and wealth of Indigenous Australians.
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| UpdatedAustralia has promised to close the gap between Indigenous and other Australians on health, education and employment. But we are failing to meet six of seven key goals.
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| UpdatedNewly independent senator Cory Bernardi is on a crusade to "clean up Canberra", urging Parliament to crack down on entitlements for retired prime ministers who have only served a single term.
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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.
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Q&A panellists Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Jacqui Lambie had a fiery exchange over sharia law.
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| UpdatedAttorney-General George Brandis says legislation will be introduced to Parliament this week amid doubt over future Indigenous Land Use Agreements following a Federal Court ruling.
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| UpdatedLabor introduces to parliament a suite of measures to clean up political donations, but the Government says the proposal is "a stunt".
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| UpdatedSpeaker Tony Smith warns federal politicians over props in Parliament after MPs bring coal and solar panels to Question Time.
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| UpdatedA diverse alliance of industry, community and environmental groups is calling for a new bipartisan approach to energy policy.
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| UpdatedThere is an entire corner dedicated to One Nation senator Pauline Hanson's image at this year's Bald Archy Prize show — the satirical art prize that every year showcases an ever-revolving array of faces and stories to lampoon.
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| UpdatedQueensland's "tough as steel" Deputy Premier Jackie Trad is adding the transport portfolio to her workload, trusted by the Premier to fix the embattled Queensland Rail.
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| UpdatedThe Federal Opposition says there is no link between two major donations close to policy announcements during last year's election campaign, slamming suggestions the payments were linked to policy decisions.
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