Gunfire breaks out at Manus Island detention centre

Violence erupted when a local tried to shut down a soccer game involving detainees.

From Manus to Nauru: PM tight-lipped on fate of refugees

Malcolm Turnbull has refused to rule out sending asylum seekers who are not included in the resettlement deal with the United States from Manus Island to Nauru.

Will union warrior Sally McManus be a saviour or destroyer?

The PM was in the midst of a counter-attack against Bill Shorten on penalty rates last week when he likened him to Sally McManus, the new (and first female) secretary of the ACTU.

Turnbull government backs penalty-rate cuts for low paid workers

The Turnbull government has hand-balled responsibility for protecting people facing big pay cuts on Sundays and public holidays to the Fair Work Commission, effectively guaranteeing Labor and the union movement will mount a ferocious industrial relations campaign all the way until the next election.

There is no done deal on recognition, say Aboriginal MPs

High-profile Aboriginal politicians insist they are waiting on the work of the Referendum Council.

Malcolm Turnbull stands to lose both ways on 18C changes

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The case doesn't stack up and send a message that, in the words of George Brandis, people have a right to be bigots.

Indigenous Australia's 'line in the sand' on recognition

Indigenous Australians have rejected a referendum that offers only minimal recognition in the constitution, insisting they will walk away unless more meaningful change is offered.

Malcolm's power surge

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When Malcolm Turnbull assumed the mantle of a nation-building prime minister this week, evoking the vision and courage of those who delivered Australia's biggest engineering project, he could have offered a silent prayer to his Liberal predecessors.

A graphic illustration of a political system in ruins

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Australia's tortured and toxic debate on energy policy has entered its most destructive phase.