Christopher Pyne has suggested his high profile has unreasonably fuelled media speculation that his seat of Sturt will be abolished, but the Defence Industry Minister has nonetheless hinted that he would switch seats even if Sturt is retained but with its boundaries moved to render it unwinnable.
Australia's Medicare levy is riddled with loopholes and should climb with income, as do tax rates, according to a Council of Social Service position paper to be released as the Senate decides whether or not to boost the levy to pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Labor's wiser parliamentary strategists are reminding themselves of a sage lesson in tactics.
The Turnbull government is bracing for another chaotic week in Federal Parliament, with Labor warning "anything could happen" as it seeks to turn the screws on Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Outspoken athletes are often told to 'stick to sports' but perhaps the Prime Minister will take that advice on board in the reverse.
Australia is woefully unprepared for the next pandemic flu, with doctors hoping this winter's deadly outbreak will serve as a wake-up call for people too lazy to get vaccinated.
The WA Liberal Party has voted in favour of a motion to investigate the state seceding from the federation.
All aged care workers in Australia will get compulsory flu vaccines following a spate of deaths in nursing homes, the federal health minister Greg Hunt has announced.
"It's just a reminder for us to stop and celebrate our family."
A visa designed to parachute highly qualified international specialists into short-term roles has become the "new frontier for unscrupulous employers" looking to exploit cheap foreign labour, in many cases locking Australian workers out of jobs.
The body that represents commercial TV networks has emphatically denied it blocked the broadcast of a Father's Day commercial on the grounds that it was a political intervention in Australia's same-sex marriage debate.
Crossbench senator Derryn Hinch will not be referred to the High Court over concerns he was ineligible to sit as a parliamentarian.
Experts say so-called "demand management" could deliver far more capacity than the Turnbull government's proposed $2 billion Snowy Hydro expansion.
The rise sees Australia's drinking habits edge closer to the decade high of 10.8 litres in 2007, when you could still get an average schooner of beer for less than $5.
Hardline industrial relations tactics are now being used in the public sector.
Law firm bosses allegedly tried to silence Army abuse campaigner, then they sacked him.
The specialist trauma counselling service contracted by national sexual assault hotline 1800 RESPECT has withdrawn from the service over concerns that private contractor Medibank Health Solutions could not guarantee confidentiality or quality of care.
Charities fear they will be lumped in with other "political actors" and banned from accepting donations from overseas.
It is tempting to explain America's mixed messaging towards North Korea as calculated - the old "good cop, bad cop" routine. If only it were that complicated.
Leading religious scholar says increasing prevalence of same-sex couples with children was an argument in favour of marriage equality, not an argument against.
The military watchdog has made a rare public plea for soldiers and veterans to come forward with any information they have about possible war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan.
A senior official says one major Australian asset owner had inadvertently given an offshore supplier's staff full access to their system without realising it.
The government will push ahead with a third trial site for its cashless welfare card, despite opposition, after a final evaluation of the policy found it had "considerable positive impact" in its original trials.
The number of Aboriginal Australians living in NSW and Victoria has doubled since 2001.
The fluffy golden flowers are being floated as a settling of the growing national argument over the date of Australia Day.
Australia should develop a nuclear power industry to reduce its emissions, the Minerals Council says.
The shadow treasurer has labelled his counterpart's attack on "red" Bill Shorten embarrassing.
In a bizarre twist to the constitutional crisis, not even his biggest opponents think he has a case to answer.
The Turnbull government says it is against Australia's national interest to give a visa to anti-vaccination advocate.
Crossbencher Derryn Hinch has become the latest potential victim of a worsening citizenship saga after admitting he has links to the United States which could disqualify him from the Senate.