Pauline Hanson said the government’s plans to roll back responsible lending laws would leave Australians vulnerable to predatory banks.
First Nations groups say it will be a betrayal if federal government follows through with a mooted plan and ditches its $40 million commitment to water rights.
Indigenous groups are accusing the government of breaching their faith on a $40 million commitment to recover water rights from voluntary irrigation sellers.
A key crossbench senator will now back the government’s planned merger of the Family Court with the Federal Circuit Court.
Centre Alliance senator Stirling Griff abstained from a series of votes in the early hours of Thursday morning,giving the government the numbers it needed.
Three crossbenchers have backed calls to let first-home buyers tap their superannuation for a deposit amid an ongoing debate about whether the nation's $3 trillion retirement savings pool should be used to bolster home ownership.
A year after the government mandated Aboriginal representation on the Murray Darling Basin Authority board,an Indigenous member is still to be appointed.
The One Nation leader wants a complete overhaul of the retirement system and flagged she could be convinced to support delaying the increase in super.
Crossbench senators have outlined their demands as the government seeks to pass its radical changes to university funding.
The crossbench senator has blindsided Centre Alliance colleagues by walking out of the party almost three years after he was gifted a plum Parliament seat.
The spy watchdog may be called in to determine whether secret police documents detailing a year-long probe into Nationals MP George Christensen's frequent trips to the Philippines could jeopardise national security.