Joyce floats national royalty plan to dismantle coal seam gas bans

Barnaby Joyce has started dismantling a Nationals-led ban on coal seam gas drilling.

Abbott damaged by gunfight with PM, say Liberals

Liberal MPs say Tony Abbott has damaged his standing among Coalition conservatives after an extraordinary, days-long public fight with Malcolm Turnbull - and ministers Peter Dutton and Michael Keenan - over a ban on the Adler shotgun.

Turnbull and Baird launch alternative Liberal Party reform push

Tony Abbott will press ahead with his NSW Liberal Party reform plan, despite Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Premier Mike Baird joining forces to outline alternative reforms.

Mike Baird: NSW backs Adler gun import ban

Mike Baird has been forced to clarify a claim by his deputy that the government supports reclassification of the controversial Adler shotgun.

'Pokie-Leaks' campaign calls for gambling industry secrets

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Three federal politicians promise to release the information under parliamentary privilege.

Cap donations at $500: call for radical shift on election funding laws

A former Liberal Party treasurer wants a donations cap of $500 per person and abolition of public funding.

Sinodinos accused of possibly misleading Parliament over donations scam

Labor says the Independent Commission Against Corruption has contradicted the cabinet secretary's claims about his knowledge of the Free Enterprise Foundation.

Pauline Hanson wades into NSW privatisation controversy

"Are you concerned? You should be. So am I. Alarm bells are ringing," says the One Nation senator.

The critical omission from Albo's campaign ad

It's the three word slogan Anthony Albanese hopes will pave the way for his re-election to the inner-Sydney seat of Grayndler: "Progressive, effective, ours". But one word is missing: Labor.