Greens in High Court push against Roberts
The Greens believe they have the numbers to have One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts sent to the High Court, putting his political future in doubt.
The Greens believe they have the numbers to have One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts sent to the High Court, putting his political future in doubt.
Read an edited extract of a press conference from Malcolm Turnbull and Mathias Cormann following the Coalition party room meeting.
Some key details remain missing in the Turnbull government's revised same-sex marriage policy.
A new report warns foreign intelligence attacks at Australian embassies are not being well managed.
The Islamic State has begun urging Australians to join the group's fight in the Philippines as an alternative to travelling to Syria.
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On a practical level, the ABS is the worst-placed organisation to conduct a postal plebiscite. Remember the census debacle?
The Turnbull government will hold a people's vote on same-sex marriage by November, almost certainly in the form of a $122 million postal vote.
How will the government conduct a voluntary postal plebiscite?
'Rebel' MPs have shelved the option of crossing the floor to force a parliamentary debate on same-sex marriage this year.
The sister of former prime minister Tony Abbott has questioned whether the party she loves "could actually ever see fit to do the right thing".
People at high risk of HIV could soon get cheap access to a breakthrough preventative drug.
The political spotlight will now turn to a group of MPs and whether they will cross the floor.
One politician was a stand-out when it came to approval by focus groups in Australia's two biggest cities
The suspension is likely to cause hardship to some sub-branches and women's auxiliaries around the state.
It is understood MPs will be told the leadership's position is to take the plebiscite legislation to Parliament - again - with a postal ballot vote as a back as a back-up option.
Read a full transcript of the cabinet minister's press conference following the Liberal party room meeting.
Labor and Coalition senators have crossed the political divide to call on the Reserve Bank to embrace bitcoins.
Is the government's new social media guidance a "totalitarian crackdown"?
They've been called rebels and saboteurs, and accused of using kamikaze tactics to undermine their own party.
The federal government's plans to tighten requirements to become an Australian citizen have been slammed by business groups who say their members are worried migrant workers awaiting permanent residency may leave Australia, rather than wait for citizenship.
A refugee in Australia's immigration detention network on Manus Island has died, with local police suggesting the man may have taken his own life.
Australia needs tougher laws to tackle foreign bribery and company directors should be held responsible for serious corporate crime, a federal inquiry has heard.
Australia could become the first nation in the world to effectively end HIV transmission, saving taxpayers $2 billion.
Does 'liking' a Facebook post or criticising the government in a private email breach new rules?
Liberal MPs pushing for a free vote on marriage equality will go into a special party room meeting armed with the authority of their own constituents, who overwhelmingly believe it is the job of politicians to decide on the reform.
Unaffordable housing has surged to the top of the list of undecided voters' concerns in western Sydney, trumping the long-standing priorities of health, education and jobs, according to new focus group research.
Focus groups in Sydney and Melbourne unanimous in thinking Malcolm Turnbull has failed to achieve anything for them.
Young and old, Liberal and Labor, they were united: they believe government is failing them.
Focus groups are a widely used technique to gain an understanding of the behaviour, attitudes and thoughts of Australian voters, drawing out responses beyond the yes and no answers of phone polling.
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