One Nation adviser Sean Black arrested

Sean Black, a media and policy adviser to Malcolm Roberts, was taken into custody.

Labor pledges crackdown on dodgy company directors

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Phoenix activity costs the economy billions of dollars a year, but little is done to stop it.

Forrest draws on family experience for anti-cancer push

For Andrew Forrest and his wife, Nicola, the fight against cancer is personal.

Peter Dutton sets a deadline for refugee status application

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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.

Voters reject subsidies for Adani coal mine, poll finds

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.

'We fixed it': Christopher Pyne blasts Catholic schools

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.

Forget the debt: Xenophon wants Day, Culleton off the hook

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.

Doctors throw weight behind same-sex marriage push

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

Thanks a latte: NBN bureaucrats spend $437,000 on coffee

NBN Co bean counters fork out $437,000 on taxpayer-funded coffee as 'productivity measure'.