The government was this week caught off-guard by a decision from the Nick Xenophon Team to reject the omnibus bill.
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The trenchant stand that Nick Xenophon – who is usually a compromiser – and his team took this week against the omnibus bill saw a disconcerted government resort to a risky tactic.
Labor's edge over the government in the polls has seen the party stay united. But it has not stopped speculation about whether frontbencher Anthony Albanese would be a better leader of the party.
Celebrating his one-year anniversary of becoming National Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce is well aware of the challenge posed by One Nation.
Within the Turnbull government there is gnashing of teeth in the wake of the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) giving the thumbs down to the omnibus bill. This bill includes the childcare reform package and trade-off…
Australia is falling short in its progress towards almost all its targets for overcoming Indigenous disadvantage, the 2017 Closing the Gap report shows.
Kevin Rudd called for more to be done to halt the increasing number of Indigenous children being removed from their families.
Whether it’s the awkward politics of preferences for One Nation or the extremely complex policy conundrum of improving Australia’s energy security, the Turnbull government’s default position is to attack…
Eighteen groups have issued a plea for political leaders to ‘stop partisan antics’ and work together to achieve energy reform.
The decision by the Western Australian Liberals to do a preference deal with One Nation will bring some ripples for Malcolm Turnbull.
Tony Abbott’s proposal for a constitutional change to make it easier for a government to pass legislation blocked by the Senate does not have support in his own electorate, according to polling.
Remember that large sinkhole that appeared this week in Point Piper, the suburb of Malcolm Turnbull’s harbourside mansion?
After Malcolm Turnbull called Bill Shorten a “social-climbing sycophant”, a “parasite”, and a “hypocrite” in parliament on Wednesday, Liberal Party director Tony Nutt tweeted a link, so people could watch…
A day after moving to the crossbench, Cory Bernardi is feeling the heat. The media, former Liberal colleagues and South Australian voters all have a view on his defection.
At the beginning of the parliamentary year, the government is beleaguered on several fronts. But Arthur Sinodinos is determined to be optimistic.
Cory Bernardi says he aims to provide the many disillusioned conservative voters with ‘a principled, credible and stable alternative in which they can vest their vote’.
When maverick Liberal National Party backbencher George Christensen opens his mouth it’s usually bad news for the government. But on Monday, his comments were a relief to it. Christensen said he would…
With parliament resuming this week, the first Newspoll of 2017 has the government trailing Labor 46-54% on the two-party vote and the Coalition’s primary vote falling four points to 35%.
Joe Hockey has met Donald Trump’s chief-of-staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon at the White House.
Malcolm Turnbull should walk away from the deal he struck for the US to take refugees from Nauru and Manus Island.
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Professional associate, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor in Finance and Financial Planning, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor Sport Management and Sport Integrity Lead, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor, University of Canberra
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Associate professor, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Honours Graduate Student, University of Canberra
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PhD Candidate, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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PhD Candidiate (Cognitive Neuroscience), Department of Psychology, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow in Sport, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra
