• Federal Politics

Watch the Deputy PM have a go at presenting a weather forecast.

• 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

A mistake by Senator Jacqui Lambie has resulted in a re-vote on medical marijuana laws meaning it's now easier for the terminally ill to access it.

• Federal Politics

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Labor leader Bill Shorten have put their differences aside to unite against terrorism. They both say it needs to be tackled stronger than ever before.

• Federal Politics

Daniel Morcombe's parents Bruce and Denise join Senator Derryn Hinch to relaunch the push for a child sex offenders register.

• Federal Politics

The government will introduce new citizenship laws this week and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says they'll focus on English language competency and more thorough background checks.

• Federal Politics

Encrypted messaging on smartphones is a headache for security agencies. The Turnbull government is considering how to stop terrorists "going dark" by hiding their conversations. National Security correspondent David Wroe explains.

Calls from One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to "intern" those on the terror watch list invoke a dark history of detainment that stretches back to World War Two.

• Federal Politics

New vision has emerged up on Twitter of conservative commentator Andrew Bolt being attacked in Melbourne, shot by the attackers.

The infamous Watergate scandal that undid President Richard Nixon "pales" in comparison to President Donald Trump's links to Russia, says former US intelligence chief James Clapper.

Anyone would think we had all the time in the world to decide which carbon pricing model will work best for us. Artist: Matt Davidson.

• 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.