‘Be less of a white boys’ club’:How to address Parliament’s lack of diversity
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‘Be less of a white boys’ club’:How to address Parliament’s lack of diversity

A Labor preselection battle sparked an examination of Parliament,which critics say is “stuck in the White Australia era”. Making it more multicultural will take some effort.

  • byKatina Curtis

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Publicising costs and benefits of trade deals gets bipartisan support

Publicising costs and benefits of trade deals gets bipartisan support

The Parliament’s own treaties committee has made a bipartisan call for the costs and benefits of trade deals to be calculated and made public.

  • byShane Wright
Australia ‘very wary’ of Chinese spy ship sitting off Queensland coast

Australia ‘very wary’ of Chinese spy ship sitting off Queensland coast

Scott Morrison says Australia is “keeping a close eye” on a high-tech Chinese surveillance ship that is monitoring war games by Australian and American forces.

  • byAnthony Galloway
‘I live in a beautiful spot’:Spirits high as residents take lockdown in their stride

‘I live in a beautiful spot’:Spirits high as residents take lockdown in their stride

Parks and beaches were filled with joggers,cyclists,swimmers and surfers on the first day of Sydney’s lockdown.

  • byAndrew Taylor
‘Get used to having more COVID-19 cases’:Government MPs rebel against border closures

‘Get used to having more COVID-19 cases’:Government MPs rebel against border closures

City-based Coalition backbenchers are leading a push to reopen faster and give vaccinated people more freedom to travel.

  • byMichael Koziol
Secret files lost by courier spark new calls for security clearance overhaul

Secret files lost by courier spark new calls for security clearance overhaul

A file containing highly sensitive personal information about a government employee was lost while it was being transported by a courier.

  • byAnthony Galloway andEryk Bagshaw
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Empower Chinese community to resist Beijing’s pressure:Liberal MP

Empower Chinese community to resist Beijing’s pressure:Liberal MP

Former ambassador Dave Sharma says Australian security agencies should harness the Chinese community in the same way they have cooperated with Muslim leaders.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
WHO to visit Wuhan lab during investigation into cause of coronavirus

WHO to visit Wuhan lab during investigation into cause of coronavirus

More than 827,000 people have died with the virus since it emerged in China late last year,according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

  • byLatika Bourke
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to slash dozens of jobs

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to slash dozens of jobs

DFAT will slash 60 jobs across Canberra and overseas postings as concern grows about Australia's flailing diplomatic footprint in the Indo-Pacific region.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Liberal MPs back proposal for first-home buyers to access superannuation

Liberal MPs back proposal for first-home buyers to access superannuation

Liberal MPs across the country are backing changes to allow workers to tap into their superannuation balances to buy a first home.

  • byJennifer Duke
Dave Sharma brings in big guns for defamation defence

Dave Sharma brings in big guns for defamation defence

Of all the distractions to come across the desk of a first-term MP,presumably,court action would be the least welcome.

  • bySamantha Hutchinson andColin Kruger