Australian government sources said a watered-down version of the motion contained major concessions by the Palestinians and Arab nations.
The Treasurer will attempt to install Simon Frost,one of his closest advisers,into the Coalition’s Senate ranks when Victorian Liberals meet to elect the Coalition ticket on Saturday.
Lobbying remotely proved no obstacle for Natasha Stott Despoja in clinching a coveted UN position.
The issue of local content on Australian television has reared its head again.
Unfortunately,his ambassadorial residence in New York’s swanky No. 1 Beekman Place,has been found to be something less than totally habitable.
Former Fairfax Media chief executive Greg Hywood and ex-Foxtel boss Peter Tonagh are among a collection of top media executives the government has spoken to this year as part of a plan to revive struggling regional news organisations.
Four months after she was voted out of the government's most marginal seat in a knife-edge campaign,Liberal Sarah Henderson has a new electorate.
Greg Mirabella is facing questions from party members over his regional credentials amid revelations his family are living in inner city Melbourne.
Mitch Fifield - who played a role in two of seven changes in prime ministership in eight years - has urged his colleagues to reject the thesis that politics is broken.
Former Liberal MP Sarah Henderson is the front runner to replace Mitch Fifield,but will face six opponents in her bid to return to Canberra.
So long is the wait until Arthur Sinodinos boards the flight to Washington DC that the plane in which he will travel probably hasn’t been built yet.