Federal Politics

Fergus Hunter

Fergus Hunter is a political reporter for Fairfax Media, based in Parliament House.

Martin Pakula.

Judges hit back at Turnbull government

Judges has hit back at several Turnbull government frontbenchers, warning they have come "dangerously close" to contempt of court after they accused the Victorian courts of being too soft on terror offenders.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

Peter Dutton seeks stronger powers over citizenship

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton would be given stronger powers to override independent judicial decisions on citizenship applications under new laws to be introduced to Parliament in the next fortnight. 

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

PM pushes for national parole laws to keep terror offenders locked up

The Turnbull government will this week push for toughened and nationally consistent parole laws after concerns were raised about how Yacqub Khayre, the gunman responsible for Monday night's deadly siege in Melbourne, was roaming free despite a track record of violence and extremism.