• Federal Politics

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defence Secretary James Mattis have vowed to strengthen the Australia-US alliance during AUSMIN talks in Sydney.

• Federal Politics

See how the PM has changed his language when he talks about terror attacks.

• Interest Rates

The Reserve Bank leaves the cash rate at 1.5 per cent. Eryk Bagshaw explains the decision.

• Foreign Fighters

US and Australian Foreign and Defence ministers make no apology for killing their own nationals if they are fighting for Islamic State.

• Schools funding

Sarah Hanson-Young accuses Jacinta Collins of running "a protection racket for the Catholics" as a Senate committee grows heated.

• Economy

Australia may have enjoyed more than 25 years without a recession, but as Peter Martin explains, it's been a close run thing.

• Parliament

Anthony Albanese was once a question time star - now Barnaby Joyce has taken to ridiculing his absence from the dispatch box.

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts attempts to rattle the experts by mentioning a hoax study claiming “penises cause climate change”.

• Climate Change

Donald Trump may take the US out of the Paris carbon reduction agreement, but Malcolm Turnbull says Australia remains committed.

Following ASIO boss Duncan Lewis' controversial statement that there was "no evidence" of a link between refugees and terrorism, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton jumped to his defence.

• Federal Politics

Despite a man getting a device through security at Melbourne airport and threatening to blow up a Malaysia Airlines plane, security procedures worked, according to the Transport minister.

You would think Adani would have given up on Australia's biggest coal mine by now. Artist: Matt Davidson

• NDIS

In 2013, Bill Shorten supported an across-the-board increase in the medicare levy. So why doesn't he support the government's NDIS funding proposal?

"You couldn't have asked for a better director than James Comey", the FBI director sacked by President Trump, says AFP boss Andrew Colvin.

How is that relevant? A Labor senator has been challenged after asking DFAT officials about money Foreign Minister Julie Bishop spent on flowers, because she's a woman.

• Federal Politics

Communications minister Mitch Fifield wants the media reform bill to pass as is, including abolishing the reach rule, but will have trouble getting it through the Senate. Courtesy ABC RN.

• Climate Change

Coal-fired power stations using new carbon capture and storage technology will be eligible to receive money from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.

• Question Time

It's one of the rules of parliament's question time - questioners only get 30 seconds to pose their queries. Watch what happens when they run over.

• Liberal Party

Malcolm Turnbull heaps compliments on Indigenous MP Ken Wyatt, but the junior minister may face a fight to retain Liberal Party preselection.

• Federal Politics

Convicted child sex offenders will no longer be able to leave Australia or hold an Australian passport, under tough new laws to be introduced by the Foreign Minister.