The government has been thrown into a fresh crisis, with Senate President Stephen Parry announcing he may be a British citizen.
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Parry, a senator from Tasmania, is the first Liberal to be caught in the dual citizenship debacle.
The opposition says at least 20 executive decisions and 47 ministerial announcements made by Barnaby Joyce could be open to challenge.
The High Court was unanimous on its decision in all the cases, with the eligibility of five MPs rejected and two upheld.
The government has rejected the Referendum Council’s call for a national Indigenous representative assembly to be put into the Constitution.
A senior staffer of Employment Minister Michaelia Cash was forced to quit after tipping off the media about police raids on the Australian Workers Union’s offices.
The Coalition is trailing in its 21st consecutive Newspoll, with Labor maintaining its two-party lead of 54-46% and Malcolm Turnbull suffering a setback in his personal ratings.
The ABS, in its update on Tuesday, said it estimated it had now received 10 million ballots.
For Malcolm Turnbull, on a wafer-thin majority and struggling in the polls, the outcome of the seven High Court cases is of vital importance.
In a suburban hair salon, a Muslim woman suddenly feels unwelcome in the country she has loved for 40 years.
Nick Xenophon’s exit from the Senate could substantially affect the dynamics in negotiations with the government.
The states’ handover of driver licence data for a beefed up national facial biometric matching capability would only bring existing arrangements into ‘real time’.
Malcolm Turnbull this week is pushing for a further toughening of national security laws.
The same-sex marriage postal ballot is headed for a very high return rate, with an estimated 9.2 million forms returned by last Friday.
Even if secular law changes to allow same-sex couples to marry, churches are protected by religious freedom to choose who they will - or will not - marry.
Of the four concessions One Nation won from the government in the latest media reforms, one has the potential to seriously threaten the public broadcaster.
Labor extends its crucial two-party preferred lead over the government, while in the marriage equality postal survey, the ‘yes’ case appears to be losing its advantage.
About 50 refugees from Nauru and Manus Island will leave in the next week to ten days for resettlement in the US.
There is now a reputable body of research evidence from places that have introduced assisted dying, and MPs must examine that evidence before deciding how they will vote.
Under the government’s new rules, a company will be able to have TV, radio and print outlets in the same market.
The safeguards bill will be introduced on Wednesday and passed before parliament rises on Thursday.
‘Suitability’ checks in organisations are important but have limitations in screening out child sex offenders. Leaders need to change how they approach the issue.
The seven judges were unanimous, and costs were awarded against those that brought the challenges.
Tony Abbott was commenting on a motion for a ban George Christensen will move when the Nationals’ federal conference meets this weekend.
Between August 8 and 24 the AEC dealt with 933,592 enrolment transactions, 87% of which were changes or updates.