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| UpdatedLabor backbencher David Feeney is set to announce his resigning from the Parliament over dual citizenship, the ABC understands, prompting a by-election in his marginal Melbourne seat of Batman.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-parliament, parliament, constitution, laws, law-crime-and-justice, australia, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedNSW Transport Minister, Andrew Constance, has become embroiled in controversy over the naming of a ferry, Ferry McFerryface, which he now says was only ever meant to be temporary.
Topics: parliament, states-and-territories, state-parliament, sea-transport, sydney-2000
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Nick Xenophon has already announced 26 Lower House candidates for the upcoming election in South Australia. Here's why the former senator could become the state's next premier.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedThe Labor Party unveils a half-billion-dollar health plan in a bid to convince Tasmanian voters it is the only party that can improve the state's health system.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, state-parliament, parliament, health, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedThe State Government considers tightening security requirements for gun stores after more than 50 firearms were stolen from a Melbourne shop.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, crime, law-crime-and-justice, armed-robbery, melbourne-3000, vic, thornbury-3071
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| UpdatedA parliamentary absence has done little to subdue former senator Jacqui Lambie unique style, as she jokingly claims she is more popular with men than women in Tasmania because women are "bitches".
Topics: government-and-politics, parliament, federal-parliament, tas, australia
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| UpdatedOf the state's 25 seats, 17 are considered safe. That leaves eight up for grabs. So how's this election likely to play out?
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, polls, parliament, state-parliament, tas
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Victorian voters elected an unstable Upper House in 2014, giving minor parties the power to call at least some of the shots, and there's reason to think the crossbench will play an even bigger part after this year's poll, writes state political reporter Richard Willingham.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, minor-parties, political-parties, vic, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedThe dual citizenship fiasco takes another twist, with the High Court deciding it needs to formally consider whether a spat between members of the Nick Xenophon Team affects the make up of the Senate.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, politics-and-government, minor-parties, courts-and-trials, parliament, federal-parliament, australia, adelaide-5000, sa, melbourne-3000, vic
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The ex-NXT candidate who unsuccessfully tried to fill the Senate vacancy left by Nick Xenophon is now trying to replace former NXT senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore, who stepped down over her dual citizenship.
Topics: federal-parliament, parliament, federal-government, sa, adelaide-5000, australia
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| UpdatedSolicitor-General Stephen Donaghue says Devonport Mayor Steve Martin should not be stopped from joining the Senate despite One Nation's argument he holds "an office of profit under the Crown".
Topics: government-and-politics, parliament, federal-parliament, state-parliament, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia
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| UpdatedThe bitter public feud between the One Nation leader and her renegade former colleague Fraser Anning spills over into 2018, as she demands the High Court intervene.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, parliament, federal-parliament, one-nation, pauline-hanson, australia
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| UpdatedTrade Minister Steven Ciobo has quietly explored the option of taxpayer support for Adani's embattled coal project through Australia's export finance agency.
Topics: federal---state-issues, parliament, federal-parliament, government-and-politics, mining-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, environment, mining-environmental-issues, regional-development, activism-and-lobbying, qld, townsville-4810, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700, brisbane-4000, australia
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| UpdatedFormer Victorian speaker Telmo Languiller and his deputy Don Nardella will not face criminal charges for claiming a special residence allowance.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, states-and-territories, queenscliff-3225
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| UpdatedPrincipals in the Northern Territory feeling under pressure can apply for $600 to go towards gym memberships and wellness programs, but concerns are raised about whether making a claim could impact an individual's career.
Topics: education, educational-resources, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, parliament, darwin-0800, nt
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| UpdatedIn Geelong to announce a cooperative project between state and federal governments, the Prime Minister and Victoria's acting Premier instead have an awkward exchange about the state's handling of youth crime.
Topics: federal---state-issues, federal-government, government-and-politics, parliament, geelong-3220, vic
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| UpdatedThe Victorian Opposition wants to scrap concurrent jail sentences for people who commit serious offences while on parole or bail, as the state continues to debate law and order ahead of this year's election.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, crime-prevention, police, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, vic, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedSydney commuters furious over Tuesday's Sydney train network meltdown will not get a refund, says the NSW Transport Minister, who has described the incident as an "act of God".
Topics: rail-transport, government-and-politics, forms-of-government, parliament, state-parliament, sydney-2000
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Victorian Police Minister Lisa Neville calls on the Children's Court to explain its decision to grant bail to a teenager who allegedly assaulted a police officer at a shopping centre in Melbourne's west.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, parliament, state-parliament, government-and-politics, police, maribyrnong-3032, vic
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| UpdatedAdani's bid for a $1 billion taxpayer-funded loan may have been doomed even before it was scuppered by Queensland's Palaszczuk Government, with the Productivity Commission saying it may have failed key criteria for funding.
Topics: federal---state-issues, parliament, federal-parliament, government-and-politics, mining-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, environment, mining-environmental-issues, regional-development, activism-and-lobbying, qld, townsville-4810, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700, brisbane-4000, australia
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| UpdatedPolice concede Melbourne has a problem with African street gangs, after earlier denying their existence, as the State Government acknowledges "huge fear" in the community and outlines plans to tackle the problem.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, crime-prevention, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, parliament, tarneit-3029, werribee-3030, st-kilda-3182, melbourne-3000, vic
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The release of Queensland cabinet documents from 1987 shed light on the former premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen's abrupt demise amid corruption allegations and controlling ways after a 19-year reign.
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| UpdatedSir Joh Bjelke-Petersen's political career ended in 1987, and the release of Queensland cabinet documents shed light on the former state premier's abrupt demise amid corruption allegations after a 19-year reign.
Topics: parliament, history, government-and-politics, state-parliament, nationals, minor-parties, liberal-national-party-queensland, alp, political-parties, public-sector, people, human-interest, community-and-society, brisbane-4000, qld, nanango-4615, kingaroy-4610, toowoomba-4350, australia
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| UpdatedFrom a kerfuffle over taxpayer-funded allowances for MPs, to a government U-turn on how to handle the heroin problem, it's been a big year in Victorian politics.
Topics: state-parliament, government-and-politics, parliament, federal---state-issues, vic
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| UpdatedThe High Court declares retired Army officer Jim Molan a senator for NSW, replacing former Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash, who was forced out of Parliament because of her dual citizenship.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-elections, elections, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, nsw