Stephen Parry is the first Liberal MP to be caught in the dual citizenship debacle.
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The government has been thrown into a fresh crisis, with Senate President Stephen Parry announcing he may be a British citizen.
Attendees chat during Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network conference in 2014.
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Republicans rewriting the tax system have a rare opportunity to fix a major problem: most women-owned companies can’t take advantage of key provisions designed to help small businesses like theirs.
Nick Xenophon is a tough dealmaker who demands concessions in return for his crucial numbers.
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Nick Xenophon, the master of the stunt, is about to indulge in one more before he leaves the Senate for a run at ruling the South Australian roost from its crossbench. After his shock announcement that…
Nick Xenophon will resign from the Senate to pursue a career in South Australian politics.
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Nick Xenophon’s exit from the Senate could substantially affect the dynamics in negotiations with the government.
Roy Moore wins Alabama’s GOP runoff.
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A scholar from Alabama’s Auburn University at Montgomery explains how Republicans have slowly but utterly taken over Alabama politics, even while squabbling amongst themselves.
Tony Abbott said he was a reluctant banner but says the burqa is an affront to the Australian way of life.
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Tony Abbott was commenting on a motion for a ban George Christensen will move when the Nationals’ federal conference meets this weekend.
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Michelle Grattan and Nicholas Klomp discuss the week in politics.
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Politics podcast: Derryn Hinch on surviving the senate
After spending a year immersed in the parliamentary machine, broadcaster-turned-senator Derryn Hinch is keen to see a more efficient Senate.
This is a potent slogan, although there is a deeply conservative undertone to the idea that love always requires marriage.
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The marriage equality movement could still back the plebiscite on condition that its results are binding.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ahead of a vote on the health care bill.
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Mitch McConnell gets a win, and the Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare will be debated in the Senate.
Mitch McConnell has a majority in the Senate –
but his mission to push President Trump’s legislative agenda has been far from easy.
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Why would McConnell push a vote to repeal Obamacare when he knows it won’t pass? It’s not as crazy as it sounds.
The prime minister’s office denied suggestions that Malcolm Turnbull had given support to Bill Shorten’s proposal for four-year terms.
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Bill Shorten said the federal political system seemed ‘out of whack in that everything is so short term’.
Trump holds a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Modi on June 26, 2017.
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A small, but wealthy, population of Indian-Americans is playing a role in transforming US foreign policy toward India.
While it may not be perfect, Gonski 2.0 greatly improves equity in the way we fund Australian schools.
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The passage of the new schools funding program is a big win for Australian children.
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference.
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Research shows that context matters for understanding what a person’s words mean – especially when power dynamics are involved.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.
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Did the attorney general help create a false story on why Comey was fired? Sessions’ testimony to Congress provides no answers.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 3, 2012.
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Hawaii was the last state to join the Union. It didn’t happen without a lot of political dealmaking.
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The University of Canberra’s Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, stands next to a photograph of Trump and Lavrov on May 17, 2017.
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Could Trump be removed from office? Answering that question is less about understanding the law and more about counting votes.
The issue before the court was whether Bob Day was disqualified from being elected because of Section 44(v) of the Constitution.
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The key takeaway from the Bob Day case is that courts interpret the eligibility requirements for election strictly.