Coalition
Latest news and comment on the Coalition, Tony Abbott and Australian politics
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South Australian byelection puts balance of power up for grabsLabor premier Jay Weatherill faces what may be a long wait the result of the Fisher byelection, which the Liberals are expected to win
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Scott Morrison: Labor and Greens ‘irrelevant and impotent’ on border protection – video
The immigration minister says he won't take any moral lectures from Labor or the Greens in the wake of new asylum seeker laws passing the Senate
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Indigenous incarceration: Tony Abbott focuses on school attendance and jobsPM reveals priorities as social justice commissioner calls for justice targets to help end overrepresentation of Indigenous people in prison
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Tony Abbott says cabinet reshuffle likely, but praises Hockey for 'resilience'Prime minister indicates reshuffle likely before election and says he is willing to fine-tune paid parental leave policy after rocky fortnight for the government
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Tony Abbott: 'broken promises' jibe unjustifiedPM says his government has ‘kept faith with people’ over core promises and that Joe Hockey can bounce back
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Joe Hockey says his budget is essential to avoid debt 'buck-passing'Treasurer delivers economic statement saying recent slower growth figures underline the need for unpopular budget measures
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David Johnston defends his spending on travel and entertainment after leaksDefence minister refuses to comment on reports several of his staff have been sacked after receipts for expensive meals were leaked
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Julie Bishop declares Australia's first no-go zone: Syria's Al-Raqqa provinceAustralians travelling to Al-Raqqa without a valid reason face up to 10 years’ jail as foreign minister says she is considering more areas
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Four asylum seekers on Manus sew lips together as part of mass hunger strikeUnrest seizes Australian-run detention centre as protesters claim they suffer under ‘catastrophic conditions’ and are treated like ‘slaves’
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Palmer United party backs asylum bill after Scott Morrison concessionsBill reintroducing temporary protection visas now depends on Ricky Muir if it is to pass the Senate
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Government 'dodging obligations' over jailed Indigenous men with disabilities
Indigenous advocates accuse Coalition of hiding behind technicalities in its dismissal of HRC report that says jailing the not-guilty men indefinitely breaches human rights
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Coalition may keep Senate sitting in attempt to pass remaining billsSenate and House of Representatives were due to rise on Thursday evening, but may continue sitting until six listed bills are voted on
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Joe Hockey: national accounts show some economic growth improving - video
Treasurer Joe Hockey says that the national accounts released today shows economic growth over the last 12 months is considerably better than the previous year
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Higher education bill: Abbott government trades away $3.5bn budget savingsChristopher Pyne’s latest legislation reveals significantly scaled-down estimated savings, cutting four-year impact from $3.9bn to $451m
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Australians abroad may be cut off from consular assistance in claims crackdownJulie Bishop says government trying to ‘promote a stronger culture of self-reliance’ and cut down on vexatious claims by people who ‘game the system’
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Scott Morrison announces plan to increase refugee and humanitarian intake – video
Australia's immigration minister, Scott Morrison, says the government will increase the refugee and humanitarian intake by 7,500 places, subject to Senate approval
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Victorian election results: race remains tight in three seatsRecheck underway across the state as Bentleigh, Frankston and Prahran remain too close to call
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Scott Morrison concessions seem unlikely to save asylum bill from Senate defeatImmigration minister announces increased humanitarian intake in hope of persuading crossbench senators to back temporary protection visas
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Video aimed at asylum seekers promotes illegal temporary protection visasGovernment tells asylum seekers they will receive only temporary protection in Australia, even though legislation to establish the visas has yet to pass
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Senate votes down university fee deregulation despite late concessionsChristopher Pyne tells senators they will have another opportunity to vote on the proposed changes after the Christmas break
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Union says defence minister David Johnston should quit and 'die of shame'Australian Manufacturing Workers Union calls on the government to give local shipbuilders a chance to tender to build submarines
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Christopher Pyne 'embarrassing himself' on university fees, Glenn Lazarus saysPalmer United senators tell education minister his attempt to deregulate higher education fees is all over and he should stop harassing them
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Almost 90% of Australians support renewable energy target, says pollWWF poll finds overwhelming support for RET, particularly in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, as senators consider deal
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Indigenous leaders form new national body to reclaim rights and voiceDelegates at ‘freedom summit’ establish 20-person representative committee similar to the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander commission
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In its 15 months in power the the Abbott government has not acted like an administration dedicated to reducing public debtBudget surplus a distant dream as Coalition presides over spending surge
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You can’t do anything about broken promises, Karl Stefanovic tells Tony Abbott – video
Tony Abbott receives an unexpected on-air grilling while appearing on Channel Nine's Today Show
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Tony Abbott's approval rating hits five-month low as Coalition trails in pollsNewspoll shows Labor ahead 54% to 46% after week that prime minister described as ‘ragged’ due to confusion about the status of the Medicare co-payment and reaction to the ABC and SBS funding cuts
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Canberra university warns Senate against 'fraud on the electorate' over fee deregulationVice chancellor tells senators Universities Australia is conducting ‘a strange form of suicide ritual’ by endorsing the government proposal
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Tony Abbott holds $3bn East West Link funding threat over Victorian LaborIncoming premier Daniel Andrews says the prime minister asked him to rethink his opposition to the toll road and he refused
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Everywhere Tony Abbott turns, there's a barrier he placed there himselfThe prime minister used admissions on ABC cuts and a ragged recent performance to try to reset the debate, but there was little tangible change. There may be a good reason for that
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Tony Abbott admits he broke ABC cuts promise and says 'buck stops with me'Prime minister reflects on a week that culminated in a Coalition election loss in Victoria and recommits to budget measures
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Tony Abbott's visit to NT changed nothing, says community leaderThe prime minister fulfilled an election promise to spend a week in Indigenous communities every year to focus attention on them but Denise Fincham says the trips are worthless without meaningful follow-up
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Victorian Labor says its victory has revolutionised politicsGrassroots polling strategy targeting 18 seats achieves a 60-year first by defeating Coalition after just one term in office
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Nationals face upheaval in Victoria with likely loss of SheppartonLocal lawyer Suzanna Sheed, running as an independent, is on course to win rural seat held by Nationals for 47 years
Topics
- Australian politics
- Labor party
- Tony Abbott
- Australian budget 2014
- Palmer United party
- Australian immigration and asylum
- Victorian election 2014
- Scott Morrison
- Australian Greens
- Jacqui Lambie
- Australia economy
- Victoria
- Victorian politics
- Nick Xenophon
- Christopher Pyne
- Joe Hockey
- Ricky Muir
- Refugees
- Indigenous Australians
- Indigenous peoples
Lenore Taylor on politics The Coalition's own messages are neither coherent nor convincing