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| UpdatedThe Prime Minister accepts an apology from his Employment Minister Michaelia Cash, who failed to disclose an investment property on time due to an "inadvertent oversight".
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, floreat-6014
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull bluntly dismisses One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's belief that Australians are calling out for a leader like Russian President Vladimir Putin, who would "stand up and fight for this country".
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, pauline-hanson, australia
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says she respects Russian President Vladimir Putin and that Australians want to see similar leadership from politicians, March 5, 2017.
Topics: political-parties, pauline-hanson, one-nation, federal-government, australia
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has accused the Government of "blackmailing" parents by linking welfare payments to vaccination programs, March 5, 2017.
Topics: political-parties, one-nation, pauline-hanson, federal-government, australia
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says she "respects" Russian President Vladimir Putin and that people in Australia are looking for the same sort of leadership, March 5, 2017.
Topics: political-parties, pauline-hanson, one-nation, federal-government, australia
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has weighed into the fierce political battle over penalty rates, giving "in principle support" for the Fair Work Commission's decision to reduce Sunday rates in some industries, March 5, 2017.
Topics: political-parties, federal-government, government-and-politics, one-nation, pauline-hanson, australia
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has told LNP MP George Christensen to stay loyal to his party or risk destabilising the Government.
Topics: political-parties, pauline-hanson, one-nation, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedDeputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is caught seemingly unaware of the furore over his Government's release of private information, in what the Opposition is describing as "a total disaster" of a media interview, February 5, 2017.
Topics: joyce-barnaby, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedBarnaby Joyce was caught out in a "train wreck" interview, but he isn't the first politician to slip up while fronting the press. Look back on some memorable media gaffes.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, journalism, australia
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| UpdatedDeputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is caught seemingly unaware of the furore over his Government's release of private information, in what the Opposition is describing as "a total disaster" of a media interview.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, welfare, community-and-society, journalism, australia
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A Federal Coalition senator criticises his Government's own Referendum Council, saying it has squandered taxpayers' money on a "$3,000-a-page" discussion paper and a lacklustre website.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, constitution, indigenous-policy, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, australia
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A Queensland University of Technology employee is denied leave to appeal the dismissal of her $250,000 racial discrimination claim against three students.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, race-relations, community-and-society, federal-government, brisbane-4000, qld
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A dispute about funding for asbestos removal in Northern Territory remote communities is underway, prompted by the recent exposure of material in Central Australia.
Topics: asbestos, health, rural, community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, government-and-politics, federal-government, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, yuendumu-0872, nt, australia
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Australia and Russia have been in a state of frozen disagreement for the past three years, reaching a new low with the downing of MH17. But Russia's ambassador to Australia says slowly but surely, things are looking better.
Topics: foreign-affairs, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, government-and-politics, federal-government, bishop-julie, australia, russian-federation
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| UpdatedThe Senate clerk recognises concerns the DHS's release of personal information to a journalist could have a "chilling" impact on sources in the Centrelink investigation.
Topics: welfare, community-and-society, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is using blunt language to describe the fight against the Islamic State group, declaring Australia is "destroying Daesh" in the Middle East "whether they have a bomb in their hand or are in the back office planning an attack".
Topics: federal-government, terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-forces, turnbull-malcolm, australia
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Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas, hosts of the Party Room, choose their winners and losers from the week in federal politics.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, canberra-2600
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The number of people joining the National Disability Insurance Scheme is rising dramatically, according to official figures, but disability advocates say in the race to meet enrolment targets, people entering the NDIS are losing out.
Topics: disabilities, health, health-policy, health-insurance, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedForeign aid spending is at its lowest level in eight years under the Turnbull Government and charities are calling for an urgent increase amid warnings of famine across the Middle East and North Africa.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, relief-and-aid-organisations, disasters-and-accidents, yemen, somalia, south-sudan
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| UpdatedThe Human Services Minister has been referred to the Australian Federal Police, but what does this actually mean? ABC News political reporter Stephanie Anderson explains.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia
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| UpdatedThe Federal Opposition seemingly switches its position on a bill that would allow the Government to release the personal information of veterans, saying strict safeguards need to be in place to protect the data.
Topics: veterans, federal-government, parliament, government-and-politics, australia
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It's been making headlines since summer, but how does Centrelink's controversial debt recovery system actually work?
Topics: welfare, community-and-society, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull officially welcomes the cutting edge Joint Strike Fighter to Australia, as new government-commissioned research predicts the controversial program could deliver up to 5,000 jobs.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, defence-industry, government-and-politics, federal-government, vic
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government is pushing for new powers that would allow it to release a veteran's personal information should it wish to correct public statements.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, veterans, defence-and-national-security, australia
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Five thousand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders will be hired over the next decade as part of one of the country's biggest employment drives for Indigenous workers, with mining magnate Andrew Forrest's GenerationOne overseeing the project.
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, federal-government, australia