James Massola is chief political correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based at Parliament House
A defiant Malcolm Turnbull has insisted he will win the next election, while setting out a laundry list of his government's achievements during the nearly two years he has occupied the nation's top political job.
Electricity generators have rebuked the Turnbull government for delaying the introduction of a Clean Energy Target.
It represents a major new investment from the federal government, which has only committed $500,000 so far to the project.
Like most children born in Australia, Samuel is a happy and healthy toddler. But a federal government decision to cut almost all support for dozens of Australian-based asylum seekers may change his future.
High-profile Coalition MPs are set to launch a campaign to persuade Australians to say "yes" to same-sex marriage.
The government has defended the move, saying the asylum seekers won't receive any further taxpayer support.
An Australia Post mail centre in Canberra was evacuated in the early hours of Friday morning after a package containing white powder, addressed to the Australian Christian Lobby, was discovered.
Labor will keep its foot on the Turnbull government's throat when Parliament returns in September, while Mr Shorten will dangle a $1.6 billion dollar carrot before Western Australian voters aggrieved over their GST share.
Nationals senator Matt Canavan and One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts have changed their tune regarding key details of their citizenship status.
The federal government has "lost the plot" for suggesting Labor is pursuing the politics of envy, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says.
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