Question Time presents name-calling memories of the 'old days'
Members of the public unfamiliar with parliamentary practice may be surprised to learn that there are limitations on how far a member can go in saying offensive things.
Is it any wonder politicians are on the nose?
In a barely noticed respite from last week's hyper-partisan squabbling, Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten actually agreed on a couple of things. It is an enduring curiosity that such moments tend to escape attention.
Turnbull's company tax deal 'exxy' but effective
In the end, the deal to secure Malcolm Turnbull's signature election pledge of enterprise tax cuts, at least for small and medium businesses, was, to use the vernacular, a little "exxy". Big business missed out. A bridge too far. As such the cost to the budget is substantially less - around $20 billion. The X-man of Australian politics, Nick Xenophon has once again proved the master-negotiator, and Turnbull, the great deal-maker and achiever of results. As in all compromises, neither got all they wanted, But both will be happy.
Why are so many people feeling anxious and worse off?
Australia has equalled the Netherlands' record of 103 consecutive quarters of economic growth.
Bliss to be alive, but to be young not very heaven
Bliss to be alive, but to be young not very heaven
18C circus achieved nothing, but at least the clown got his comeuppance
Right then. The parliamentary consideration of section 18C
Super needs a reboot, not a tweak
The simplest way to solve super's many problems is to make contributions voluntary.
How our political process has lost the plot, creating despair
If there were a law against insulting and offending the political class, a lot of my mates and acquaintances would be in strife.
18C changes shot down in the Senate
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Company tax debate stalls, Senate oversteps its authority again
The performance of the Senate in the company tax debate has been marked by an overweening self-importance.
Bishop rails against socialists while collecting a $250k pension
Consider this: since Bronwyn Bishop finally left the federal Parliament nine months ago – kicking and screaming after being rolled by her own party – Australian taxpayers have paid her nearly $200,000.
Bronwyn Bishop expenses probe revealed
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Aliens in their own land
Australia needs a bigger, more coherent foreign policy that resonates beyond election cycles.
Political coups and 'contracts'
Since 1970, governments switched leaders 17 times - and lost almost all the following elections.
Trump tries to dismantle Obama's climate change legacy
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Simplicity. How the Productivity Commission will take on the funds
The non-profit industry funds want you to think there's nothing wrong. They are most often the funds new employees are defaulted into and they perform the best, on average far better than their for-profit competitors.
China syndrome: Turnbull turns on a dime over extradition
The government says it supports an extradition treaty with Beijing because it will ensure Chinese criminals are sent back to China, where they belong. And it maintains that righteous enthusiasm right up until suddenly, it's gone.And so, another column in the facade of orderly, government, topples to populist whimsy.Cory Bernardi's power as a rookie independent, just got a pretty big kick-along. The government's prestige, not so much.
Cyclone Debbie upgraded as North Queensland bunkers down
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Boomers are entitled? Look who's talking
The real cheats are those who don't acknowledge their own power and privilege.
We's already relatively safe. What more should we do to reduce the terror threat?
Let ASIO continue its good work. Don't mess about with our security agencies for political gain.
Turnbull government's so-called poll bounce was short-lived
"It reminds me of late Gillard, where it didn't matter what she said, nobody was listening."
Russia's opposition leader arrested as anti-Putin protests sweep Russia
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Clean air hard to find when you're always trailing
The PM badly needs clean air and real traction or colleagues will return to discussing their alternative driver options.
Right voice, wrong answer
There is a growing sense around the halls of power that Malcolm Turnbull is finally starting to get somewhere, writes Mark Kenny.
Political force with uncommon gentleness
Politicians normally avoid airing their dirty linen in public but for Australia's longest governing leader, it was actually a laundry incident that nearly brought him undone.
Western media blind to atrocities in Mosul
Children are being killed and injured in Mosul but if it's "our" side doing the bombing it's not on TV.
No corruption? A watchdog will help anyway
We're told often we have nothing to fear if we have nothing to hide. It's time to apply that to government too.
How Jimmy Breslin changed my life, and how I missed it altogether
Jimmy Breslin changed my life.
We need to pay more tax, or we'll pay anyway
Politicians' reluctance to discuss 'new' ways to tax makes our unfair system even less fair.
Nothing to see here, move on
The federal and ACT public services say they have no serious integrity problems. But who's actually looking?
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Campaign highlights - and lowlights
The hurly-burly of the 2016 election campaign, as seen through the eyes of Fairfax reporters and photographers.