Federal Politics

Michael Koziol

Michael Koziol is the immigration and legal affairs reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based in Parliament House

Former prime minister Tony Abbott is greeted by Connie Lomas on his arrival into Talbingo.

Abbott acts Lycra prime minister-in-exile

The people of Talbingo (population 390+1, according to the sign) have seen a lot of politics lately. A few weeks ago they hosted the Prime Minister. Now they've got the prime minister in exile.

The UN's special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, is appalled at the conditions ...

UN 'deeply disturbed' by Indigenous detention

Indigenous Australians are living in "appalling" conditions and young Aborigines in detention are "essentially being punished for being poor", the United Nations has declared in a scathing report.