• Same sex marriage

After a bride posted a comment on Facebook supporting same sex marriage, a Victorian Minister called the couple to say he can't marry them anymore.

• Federal Politics

Liberal MP Stuart Robert hits back at questions about his links to a company awarded millions in federal government contracts.

• Federal Politics

The government's media reforms bill is expected to pass the Senate after a fiery late night debate.

Struggling media outlets will receive a much needed boost under the governments changes to ownership laws. Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne.

Parliament reaches an agreement on temporary laws to govern debate during the postal survey vote.

• Federal Politics

The survey forms have been sent out to determine whether same sex marriage will be legalised. Political reporter Michael Koziol explains what happens now.

No sign of cheaper energy bills as the war of words continue to dominate in federal parliament over Liddell power station closure.

• Federal Politics

The energy debate has turned juvenile with barbs thrown and insults hurled, particularly during question time.

• Federal Politics

Malcolm Turnbull hopes his meeting with the boss of the country's biggest energy company has convinced him to keep the Liddell power station open past 2022 or find someone else to buy it.

A showdown between the boss of Australia's biggest energy company and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is underway in Canberra.

• Federal Politics

The boss of the Liddell power station will hear the government's proposal to keep it operating, to secure energy reliability, despite plans by the company to shut it down in 2022.

Bill Shorten's standing as preferred prime minister has taken a hammering from voters, but Labor has kept its strong six point lead over the Coalition in the two-party preferred vote.

Does 10km/hhour make you a speed freak? A crusading politician says it does when you are travelling on a footpath.

Polls given to Fairfax Media show support for same-sex marriage has crashed ahead of the government's postal survey.

• Same Sex Marriage

The same sex postal survey is going ahead but there are fresh concerns over hate speech and whether laws are needed to prevent it.

The High Court rejects the legal challenge to the controversial postal survey six days before ballots are due to be mailed out.

The Turnbull government's postal survey on same-sex marriage will go ahead but those involved in the High Court challenge have vowed to keep campaigning.

Families have already experienced 'vile hate and abuse' in the lead up to the same-sex marriage plebiscite says plaintiff Felicity Marlowe.

• Federal Politics

The PM has rejected calls to remove the GST from our electricity bills, saying States and Territories will find other ways to make up the shortfall.

• Federal Politics

Manus Island detainees will receive $70 million in compensation, believed to be the largest human rights class action settlement in Australian history.