Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will challenge Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to introduce new laws after fresh allegations against the CFMEU.
Eighteen Coalition senators sided with Pauline Hanson,despite Peter Dutton telling them to avoid culture wars and support the government’s existing review.
Behind the Liberal banner,reasonableness has been steadily squeezed out and,with supreme irony,the breadth of its ranks has been shrivelled to exclude moderation,pragmatism,compromise and tolerance.
The remaining five members of the Bali Nine have returned to Australia,but nobody is the wiser about the deal struck to secure their release.
The resignation of the last leading Liberal moderate,Simon Birmingham,means that it is definitely a case of asking Simon to turn off the lights in the house when he leaves.
Indonesia says it will be up to Australia to commute their sentences,as it expects Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to continue negotiations in Indonesia next week.
Anthony Albanese has requested the return of five drug traffickers from Indonesia. But it’s not a done deal – and officials fear it may be thwarted.
The PM learnt the hard way farmers are no laughing matter.
Labor and the Coalition put aside days of sparring to pass a bill letting an administrator clean up the disgraced construction union.
The Coalition has refused to vote in favour until the bill includes a ban on political donations,while the Greens say the legislation could override the court process.