Peter Dutton calls for public child sex offender registry
Christian Woods Home Affairs Minister (and failed challenger for Prime Minister) Peter Dutton has urged the states and territories to…
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PM Scott Morrison meets with troops for pre-Christmas visit
Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, has visited Australian troops in Iraq, meeting with approximately 800 servicemen and…
Deputy PM Michael McCormack approves Broad’s resignation
National Party member Andrew Broad has resigned as Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack, who…
ATO now monitoring Swiss bank accounts of wealthy Australians
Australians who have Swiss bank accounts are now being watched by the ATO (Australian Tax Office) who are…
Prime Minister pledges extra $1.2 billion in health funding
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged over $1.2 billion in added health funding at a meeting of state…
Labor’s Emma Husar brings defamation case against Buzzfeed
Emma Husar, a Labor MP who has battled against allegations of harassment and misconduct from her ex-staffers, has…
Labor rejects Scott Morrison’s school discrimination ultimatum
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered an ultimatum to Labor on the signing of a bill to ban…
Government and Opposition reach agreement on encrypted messages law
It is expected that laws giving law enforcement greater access to encrypted messages on services like Whatsapp will…
Indigenous voice in constitutional reform backed by bipartisan committee
A bipartisan committee has suggested that the introduction of an Indigenous parliamentary advisory body should be reconsidered by…
Aussie school students strike to rally for climate change action
Thousands of school students across Australia have gone on strike to rally in capital cities and certain regional…
Crossbenchers to attempt bill to remove children from offshore detention
Federal crossbench MPs, led by independent Kerryn Phelps, will attempt to push a bill that will force the…
New push for energy policy agreement from all sides of politics
There is a renewed push in Canberra by MPs from all sides of the political spectrum for the…
Senior Liberals reflect on landslide defeat in Victoria
Senior Liberal MPs have expressed doubts about the electability of their party following their devastating defeat in the…
UNICEF: 85,000 children dead as a result of the Yemen War
Mark Salindong A recurring civil war In Yemen has caused the deaths of at least 85,000 a British charity claims.…
Mike Pence announces US to partner with Australia, PNG for Manus Island navy base
In the midst of growing anxiety regarding the growth of China’s pacific presence, US Vice-President Mike Pence announced…
Indonesia FTA still in jeopardy surrounding proposed Israel Embassy move
Nearly a month has passed since Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s suggestion to move Australia’s Israel Embassy to Jerusalem…
Scott Morrison unwinds decision to cut Foodbank funding after backlash
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has back-flipped on a decision to cut funding from Foodbank, a major hunger-relief organisation…
Scott Morrison dismisses mental health of Bourke Street attacker
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that mental health issues with the Bourke Street attacker are an “excuse”…
Turnbull calls out coup plotters, Pyne backs him up
Defence Minister Christopher Pyne has echoed the former PM’s comments calling for leadership spill plotters to take responsibility…
Luke Foley sexual harassment allegations, journalist speaks out
ABC journalist Ashleigh Raper has made a statement supporting allegations of sexual harassment by NSW Opposition Leader Luke…
Virgin to reconsider policy to give priority seating to Vets
After criticism of the policy being ‘tokenistic’, Virgin Australia has said it will rethink its pledge to give…
Coalition MP Chris Crewther in potential breach of constitution
Shadow attorney general Mark Dreyfus is leading calls for the high court to investigate the eligibility of Liberal…
Scott Morrison won’t ask Malcolm Turnbull to represent Australia again
Already strained relations between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his predecessor Malcolm Turnbull seem to be getting worse…
George Brandis predicts Nauru children will be resettled by end of year
George Brandis, the Former attorney-general, has predicted that by the year’s end there won’t be any more children…
Byron Shire Council backs down from Australia Day boycott
The Byron Shire Council has undone on its controversial decision to move its Australia Day citizenship ceremonies off…