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The federal government says terrorists could seek to target Australian Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli Cove in Turkey. 

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The Turnbull government is considering pursuing dumped senators Bob Day and Rod Culleton to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars to taxpayers.

Pauline and James are 15,000 feet above the outback desert, perched in the tiny cockpit of a Jabiru 230-D.

But 'operation Tetris' is getting results, says Finance Minister Mathias Cormann.

Treasurer Scott Morrison has launched an attack on big business for not doing enough to support its company tax cut plan.

Australia has backed an independent investigation into the Syrian government's role in deadly chemical weapons attacks.

Universities commit to releasing data on sexual assaults on their campuses after concerns were raised.

The Liberal Party's federal director Tony Nutt has quit ahead of what is expected to be a critical review of the last federal campaign, in which the Coalition scraped home with a one-seat victory. 

"Banks understand that they are swimming against the tide of powerful global forces that can be extremely exhausting and dispiriting".

Former Family First senator Bob Day was ineligible due to an inappropriate pecuniary interest with the Commonwealth.

Treasurer Scott Morrison is eyeing a $4 billion bonus from booming iron ore and coal prices, a month out from the May 9 budget, and is likely to plow it back into reducing the federal deficit.

"As prime minister I was never popular, but it's amazing how quickly people forget."

 As the Fitzroy River inches closer to a nine-metre peak that will swamp Queensland homes and businesses, 1500 kilometres away in Canberra, hundreds of Centrelink staff are swinging into action.

Defence bosses hope 6 per cent in 18 months will tempt their workers, but the battle at Human Services rages on.

Former envoy warns removing the Syrian dictator in response to his latest attack would exacerbate chaos.

"Quite frankly there are worse people than Assad and you simply don't know what you'd get if he were to be replaced".

Labor demands a major IT review as Taylor turns to banking sector to get digital transformation back on track.

Treasurer Scott Morrison has hit back at suggestions the government should tighten tax breaks for investors to improve housing affordability in Australia, arguing increased supply is the best way to manage the problem.

Controversial anti-Islam activist and former Dutch politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali says authorities need to more effectively "assimilate" Muslim immigrants already settled in Australia.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe intervenes in the debate over tax and home prices before the May budget.

Meet woman who de-radicalised nearly 200 potential terrorists.

Live reptiles, venomous vipers and two large tarantulas have been found inside a box shipped to Australia from northern Europe.

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Black economy is hard to tackle because Australians see cash-only payments as 'almost a national sport'.

The Australian Electoral Commission has been asked to investigate claims that Pauline Hanson's One Nation party breached electoral disclosure laws by failing to declare a private plane allegedly donated by a Victorian businessman.

In her years as Governor-General, Quentin Bryce wrote 50 letters a week to Australians from all ranks of life.

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.

Victoria is growing increasingly frustrated with Canberra over progress on a national redress scheme for victims of abuse in institutional and state care.

The Turnbull government's $24 billion company tax cut will boost the economy by less than 0.2 per cent when fully implemented, according to a preliminary analysis by the Grattan Institute.

'I tell you what, if you go down the pub and you talk to small business people, they're not talking about econometric models. What they're talking about is how they're going to grow their businesses,' said Scott Morrison.