Politics
Federal
Respite for sick asylum seekers with crossbench bill
Sick asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru would be more easily flown to Australia for medical and psychiatric treatment, under proposed laws being introduced by several crossbench MPs.
- by Daniel McCulloch
Latest
Public service
ACIC reveals $26 million wasted on dumped biometric project
The project was set to cost $94 million, but more than half of that wasn't spent when the program was dumped.
- by Sally Whyte
National security
Last-minute hitch on national security bill raised by Senate president
Scott Ryan said the Assistance and Access Bill might interfere with parliamentary privilege, an important legal protection for MPs.
- by Fergus Hunter
Indigenous
Backing for Indigenous Voice to Parliament but proposal 'needs more work'
Coalition and Labor MPs have endorsed the proposal, saying further design work should be done before it goes to a referendum.
- by Fergus Hunter
Adani
Adani announces coal mine construction will begin
The Indian mining giant says the company will entirely finance the works itself.
- by Nicole Hasham
Industrial relations
Employers say unions are irrelevant after latest membership decline
Union membership's been on "a continuous downward slide" for decades, says the mining lobby.
- by Dana McCauley
Immigration
Labor backs government in crackdown on migrant welfare
Senate crossbenchers have attacked Labor over its compromise deal to make new migrants wait four years for crucial welfare payments.
- by Max Koslowski
Analysis
Christopher Pyne
We're not going to sit for it: Pyne's old tactics return to haunt him
Veteran Liberal Christopher Pyne designed bloody-minded tactics to disrupt a Labor government. Now he's dodging a return serve, all but cancelling Parliament.
- by Tony Wright
Best of Fairfax cartoons November 29, 2018
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Comment
Leadership
Not governing, drowning
The metaphor was almost too literal, writes Mark Kenny of the Coalition government's difficult week.
- by Mark Kenny
Federal budget
Parties urged against squandering $21 billion windfall on election spree
Parliament’s top independent advisor has warned an election splurge risks Australia’s positive budget trajectory.
- by Eryk Bagshaw