Ghosts of the past come back to haunt PM

Ghosts of the past come back to haunt PM

Rachelle Miller's lodging of two formal complaints means the behaviour of two ministers is now Scott Morrison's problem. There is no statute of limitation on personal hurt.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Attorney-General critic loses seat on Victorian Bar Council

Attorney-General critic loses seat on Victorian Bar Council

A barrister who described the federal Attorney-General as"deeply sexist"has lost her seat at the Victorian Bar Council after a rebel ticket swept aside its entire governing body.

  • byStephen Brook
'Fake redundancy':Adviser says Michaelia Cash forced her out

'Fake redundancy':Adviser says Michaelia Cash forced her out

A formal complaint against Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has accused her of running a"fake redundancy"process to force an adviser out of her office without fair warning.

  • byDavid Crowe
PM's pivot on'bonk ban'misses the point

PM's pivot on'bonk ban'misses the point

The bonk ban is a Coalition response to what’s become a quintessentially Coalition problem.

  • byJulie Szego
Attorney-General Christian Porter labels ABC reporting unfair,but walks back legal threats

Attorney-General Christian Porter labels ABC reporting unfair,but walks back legal threats

Christian Porter has rejected allegations aired by the ABC about an alleged incident with a woman at a Canberra bar.

  • byNathan Hondros
'Not on':Morrison warns ministers they cannot have flings with staff

'Not on':Morrison warns ministers they cannot have flings with staff

The Prime Minister says he has upheld the rules banning ministers from sleeping with staff members in the wake of allegations about two of his government ministers.

  • byKatina Curtis
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Turnbull warned Christian Porter drinking with a staffer could expose him to blackmail

Turnbull warned Christian Porter drinking with a staffer could expose him to blackmail

Former PM Malcolm Turnbull has revealed he warned Christian Porter his alleged behaviour could expose him to blackmail.

  • byLatika Bourke
No easy answers on how to best protect our privacy
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Privacy

No easy answers on how to best protect our privacy

Deliberate,often nasty,intrusions of privacy include snooping into someone's bank records,webcams set up to film a flatmate in the shower and “revenge porn” uploaded onto Facebook.

  • byBarbara McDonald
Coalition's plan for federal ICAC plan will create a toothless tiger
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ICAC

Coalition's plan for federal ICAC plan will create a toothless tiger

The proposed federal integrity will not have the powers to root out corruption.

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'Weak powers'to expose federal MPs:former judge blasts corruption watchdog plan

'Weak powers'to expose federal MPs:former judge blasts corruption watchdog plan

A former judge who presided over an ICAC inquiry into Eddie Obeid says the federal government's corruption watchdog"won't work".

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Porter's plan will help cover up corruption,not expose it

Porter's plan will help cover up corruption,not expose it

The proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission is so badly conceived that it will fail in its core purpose.

  • byGeoffrey Watson