New documents revealed the PM's staff exchanged 136 emails with colleagues about where the $100 million sport funding program money was spent.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's top bureaucrat has defended his report into the'sports rorts'grant program,which he says were not politically motivated.
The number of federal ministerial advisers has swollen under both sides of politics from 155 in 1972 to 449 in 2019. There is no sign it has delivered better government.
Auditors say more than 40 per cent of projects funded under the controversial sports rorts grant program were technically ineligible to get the money.
Barnaby Joyce often invokes the legacy of Sir John"Black Jack"McEwen,a towering figure in the history of the National Party.
The Nationals are discussing a higher threshold for future leadership challenges to follow the stricter rules embraced by Labor and the Liberals.
Key figures in the sports rorts saga will be hauled in front of a Senate inquiry in coming weeks to find out who knew what about the controversial program.
CBD rail projects both above and below ground are becoming a sinkhole for the state's revenues.
The political year has got off to a fractious start in Canberra,with tensions within the Nationals bubbling to the surface.
The manner of Bridget McKenzie's political execution raises difficult questions about government accountability and the independence of the public service.
Nationals Senator Matt Canavan approved a $20 million loan for an NRL club he has an undeclared membership in,but says he hasn't breached ministerial standards.