Liberal Andrew Laming steps aside from parliamentary roles after fresh allegations emerge

Liberal Andrew Laming steps aside from parliamentary roles after fresh allegations emerge

Liberal National Party MP Andrew Laming’s career is hanging by a thread after revelations he took a photo of a woman’s bottom while her underwear was visible.

  • byJames Massola andPeter Fegan

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Emojis an ‘accident’:Andrew Laming to undergo cultural sensitivity training

Emojis an ‘accident’:Andrew Laming to undergo cultural sensitivity training

Embattled Liberal National Party MP Andrew Laming has been given a second dressing-down by Prime Minister Scott Morrison in three days after it was revealed he had bullied two women online.

  • byJames Massola andFergus Hunter
A death spiral Morrison struggles to arrest

A death spiral Morrison struggles to arrest

While mounting scandals envelop his government,the Prime Minister is trapped in a mindset of grudging minimalism with any attempted remedial action.

  • byPeter Hartcher
‘Disgraceful’:PM forces Liberal MP to apologise to women he trolled on Facebook

‘Disgraceful’:PM forces Liberal MP to apologise to women he trolled on Facebook

Veteran Liberal MP Andrew Laming has been forced to apologise after trolling two women on Facebook.

  • byLatika Bourke andTony Moore
PM urged to act after Laming apologises for ‘shocking’ trolling behaviour

PM urged to act after Laming apologises for ‘shocking’ trolling behaviour

Scott Morrison is being urged to take action against one of his veteran MPs who was forced to apologise for trolling two women on Facebook.

  • byLatika Bourke
‘Corroded from beneath’:Liberal MP says new Indigenous targets won’t help close the gap

‘Corroded from beneath’:Liberal MP says new Indigenous targets won’t help close the gap

Backbencher Andrew Laming says the new national agreement on Closing the Gap is doomed unless the nation is prepared to ask itself some “hard questions”.

  • byRob Harris
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Aged care industry calls for mandatory vaccination of staff

Aged care industry calls for mandatory vaccination of staff

Government MPs Katie Allen and Andrew Laming,who both worked in health before entering Parliament,backed the idea of mandatory vaccination of aged care staff.

  • byNick Bonyhady andEmma Koehn
'Time for a clean out':ASIC and Australia Post scandals rock public executives

'Time for a clean out':ASIC and Australia Post scandals rock public executives

Liberal and Labor MPs have condemned the corporate rewards culture and failure to deliver on services at two of the government's top agencies.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
'Not a glimmer of hope':Government MPs call for boost in overseas arrivals

'Not a glimmer of hope':Government MPs call for boost in overseas arrivals

Coalition MPs want the caps on international arrivals increased,saying they are a mere fraction of the number of Australians who want to come home.

  • byKatina Curtis
'Only ones who can’t celebrate Mother’s Day':Liberal MPs and senators critical of Victoria lockdown

'Only ones who can’t celebrate Mother’s Day':Liberal MPs and senators critical of Victoria lockdown

Liberal senators and MPs have raised concerns restrictions in Victoria will not be lifted quickly enough by Premier Daniel Andrews after Prime Minister Scott Morrison laid out a plan to open up businesses as the spread of coronavirus eases in major cities.

  • byJennifer Duke
'Put Australian jobs first':Labor calls for migration overhaul after pandemic

'Put Australian jobs first':Labor calls for migration overhaul after pandemic

Shadow home affairs minister Kristina Keneally says"we must make sure that Australians get a fair go and a first go at jobs".

  • byShane Wright