Tony Abbott sculpture won't be a bust
Sculptor Linda Klarfeld found herself caught off guard after sitting with former prime minister Tony Abbott for more than an hour.
Tom McIlroy is a political reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House.
Sculptor Linda Klarfeld found herself caught off guard after sitting with former prime minister Tony Abbott for more than an hour.
Crossbench deal maker Nick Xenophon has defended helping the Turnbull government land its company tax cuts package, saying his terms will ensure more secure power supply in Australia and help low income earners pay their power bills.
Survivors of child sexual abuse and state governments want clarity on a proposed national redress and compensation scheme.
The federal government's attempts to deliver massive tax cuts to big business will come to a head on Friday.
A Turnbull government plan to ratify the China-Australia extradition treaty has collapsed, with mounting opposition from the Coalition backbench causing the government to withdraw the treaty from Parliament.
The federal government has offered to open access to protected forests and review the status of an endangered native possum as part of an appeal to save Victoria's Heyfield timber mill from closing.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is threatening to hold the government to ransom over its planned $50 billion corporate tax cut plan this week.
Nearly half of all Liberals and 55 per cent of Labor MPs have previously worked as political advisers or government staffers.
Women make up 45 per cent of executives at the ABC, while just 12 per cent of senior staff come from non-English speaking backgrounds.
Three specialist beehives are being installed in Canberra as part of efforts to boost bee populations in Australia.
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