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One Nation powerbroker James Ashby has denied he viewed the upcoming Queensland election as a money-making opportunity, describing a leaked recording that quoted him outlining plans to make money from party candidates as "a poor choice of words". 

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The Western Australian division of the Liberal Party is under serious pressure to drop its controversial motion calling on the federal government to de-list the great white shark from the vulnerable species list.

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A key crossbench senator has made his party's support for the Turnbull government's new bank levy conditional on the tax applying to foreign banks.

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Andrew Forrest to make the largest philanthropic donation by a living person in Australian history.

Crinkling News was saved by crowdfunding, but is online fundraising the nirvana it's cracked up to be?

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Bill Shorten dismissed the advice of a majority of his shadow cabinet when he announced Labor would only support an increase to the Medicare levy for people earning more than $87,000 a year

Refugee lawyers furious as Immigration Minister announces a "non-negotiable" October 1 deadline for about 7500 asylum seekers to submit their claims for protection, or face deportation.

Australians feel poorer than they are, the Turnbull government has amassed less debt than the May budget shows, and the median Sydney property is $100,000 cheaper than in reality.

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The US-based crowd-sourced encyclopedia will on Monday launch a political campaign to change the Australian law.

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Anyone who arrived in Australia irregularly by boat has been given a deadline of October 1 to apply for refugee status or face deportation.

A new poll ReachTEL poll has found just 6.8 per cent of people support the idea of using public money to support coal mine projects such as the Indian mining conglomerate's controversial Carmichael proposal.

Senior Turnbull government minister Christopher Pyne has accused Catholic schools of mounting a "dishonest" campaign against the Coalition over school funding but predicts it won't gather much public support.

Crossbench kingmaker Nick Xenophon has called on the Turnbull government to abandon any plans to force dumped senators Bob Day and Rod Culleton to repay their taxpayer-funded salaries and allowances.

To consumers across the country who believed they were buying solar panels for their homes, he is the man who stole their savings.

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Expert panel calls for urgent action on threats to the natural wonder.

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Australia continues to assist in international prosecutions where the death penalty is an option, while underpinning its bid for a seat on the United Nation's Human Rights Council with a call to abolish capital punishment worldwide.

Labor senator Sam Dastyari has told the next generation of his party the left of politics needed to resist turning a blind eye to extremism.

Stalking victim Robyn Night's boyfriend posed as her online to direct random men to rape her. She had almost given up on revenge porn laws.

Labor's plan to limit tax advice deductions to $3000 will primarily impact blue ribbon Liberal electorates, analysis shows.

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AMA has declared same-sex marriage a public health issue and called on politicians to act.

The coroner is due to hand down his report into the Lindt cafe siege. Six things must be made clear.

Police have revealed they have 70 terrorism investigations going on across the country.

A culture of fear stops public servants reporting managers' misconduct, a whistleblower says.

Propulsion issues on our two new warships may be due to design flaws, navy chiefs say.

We're living longer, healthier lives than ever before. And that has big implications for the age pension.

President Donald Trump's now famous White House conversation with Russian officials was within expectations of an international leader's meeting, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said, declining to criticise the under-siege US administration.

Noel Pearson predicts clear proposition to emerge from Indigenous constitutional convention.

We're putting in fewer hours than we were six months ago according to latest labour force figures.

DHS to use Tax Office information about pensioners' interest earnings and asset values.