Labor-crossbench push for banks commission of inquiry falls just short
The Senate has voted to set up a powerful commission of inquiry into Australia's big banks, in a win for Labor, the Greens and the crossbench.
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James Massola
James Massola is chief political correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based at Parliament House
All quiet on the Tony front: Abbott vocal everywhere, except Parliament
Tony Abbott is the most high-profile backbencher in Australia, with regular appearances in newspapers, on radio and television and in contributions to Coalition party room debates.
PM under climate pressure as Abbott makes demands
The PM is under mounting pressure as pro-coal figures led by Tony Abbott lay out climate policy demands.
PM blasts 'glib' slogans, calls for national climate plan
A frustrated Malcolm Turnbull has taken an apparent swipe at his predecessor, Tony Abbott, for reducing climate policy debate to "glib" slogans.
Tensions erupt in Turnbull government over climate and energy policy
A group of backbench MPs led by Tony Abbott confronted Malcolm Turnbull over the proposed Clean Energy Target in a special party room meeting.
Households could save under CET but Paris questions loom for PM
Australian households could save about $90 a year, or up to $1000 on their electricity bills over a decade to 2030 under a Clean Energy Target proposed by the Finkel review of the electricity sector, compared to a business-as-usual scenario.
Households could save up to $1000 over a decade under CET
Australian households would save about $90 a year, or up to $1000 on their electricity bills over a decade to 2030 under the Clean Energy Target proposed by the Finkel review of the electricity sector, compared to a business-as-usual scenario for the sector.
Finkel climate review outlines Clean Energy Target
The long-awaited Finkel review of Australia's electricity market will promise lower energy prices for households.
Abbott gives thinly veiled warning over climate change policy shift
Former PM delivers thinly veiled warning on climate change policy to Malcolm Turnbull.
Australia breaks GDP record
Australia has broken the record for the longest run of uninterrupted growth in the developed world, figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed.
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