Australian politics
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A nickel refinery owned by the Palmer United party leader has been charged with six environmental breaches and faces a $1.1m fine for each charge
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A final exposé, a last in-depth interview, an 18-year retrospective. Each axed state 7.30 program signed off in a different way on Friday
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Carol Mills, the secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS), is accused of misleading parliament about how much she knew about an investigation into one of her employees.
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NSW’s corruption watchdog says it will not release its reports on developer donations and Australian Water Holdings until the high court rules
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Katharine Murphy: Dispatches Five things we've learned from the year in politics
Katharine Murphy, deputy political editorTony Abbott’s promise that he was ‘putting the adults back in charge’ has been followed by chaos in the Senate, broken promises and budget blues -
New ‘fast-track’ assessments that have been criticised by the UN will apply to children due for mainland transfer under Senate deal
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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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PM reveals priorities as social justice commissioner calls for justice targets to help end overrepresentation of Indigenous people in prison
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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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There’s no doubt Australia needs to invest more in medical research, but it’s more important to train enough doctors to become medical researchers
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David Murray’s interim report into the financial system shows he’s not simply a mouthpiece for big money. Even modest reforms could do a lot of good
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New legislation reintroduces temporary protection visas, strips rights of appeal and gives the government greater powers to detain and remove asylum seekers at sea – but delivers very little in return. It does not remove children from detention or increase the humanitarian intake, despite the promises
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Senator Ricky Muir says he wrestled with the decision of backing changes to asylum seeker laws in the senate
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Gallagher to leave post after three and a half years to fill Senate vacancy created by the departure of Kate Lundy
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The Silicon Valley venture capitalist, who is returning to Australia to head science agency that has lost one-fifth of its workers, says his first priority is to raise morale
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Economic conditions restrict locals’ options, asylum seekers are locked up and declared refugees live with uncertainty, threats and abuse
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Guardian Australia's Morning Mail Morning Mail: Asylum seeker bill passes Senate, Eric Garner protests, Walkley awards winners
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The Senate crossbench has supported the passing of broad new migration and maritime powers – but what exactly do they mean for the minister, asylum seekers and Australia’s obligations under international law?
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Crossbench senators say amendments to controversial legislation will give hope to thousands of asylum seekers
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House of Representatives will have to sit on Friday as future of controversial temporary visa proposals hangs in balance
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PM says his government has ‘kept faith with people’ over core promises and that Joe Hockey can bounce back
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Funding is unpredictable and ‘not necessarily sufficient’ to achieve the government’s priorities, says long-awaited report
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Treasurer delivers economic statement saying recent slower growth figures underline the need for unpopular budget measures
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The new political correctness demands that we live according to the most ungenerous interpretation of our opinions – including, apparently, about how we raise our children
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Australia politics live with Katharine Murphy Government's last push to get legislation through – as it happened
Maybe it’s the last sitting day, maybe it’s not. More bad headlines for the Abbott government as the treasurer, Joe Hockey, lays the ground for the mid year economic forecast with a statement to parliament. As it happened. -
Australia for the first time exercised sweeping new security powers allowing it to block citizens from travelling to overseas conflict zones such as those in Iraq and Syria
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The Palmer United party leader, Clive Palmer, says the creation of the safe haven enterprise visa will provide hope to asylum seekers
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Defence minister refuses to comment on reports several of his staff have been sacked after receipts for expensive meals were leaked
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Greens senator says No Gender December campaign being misrepresented after newspaper prints picture of her six-year-old daughter dressed in pink
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Government approves $750m scheme to buy back and destroy 1,021 homes insulated with loose-fill asbestos provided by Mr Fluffy
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Unrest seizes Australian-run detention centre as protesters claim they suffer under ‘catastrophic conditions’ and are treated like ‘slaves’
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Iranian man’s lawyer says he deserves the opportunity to clear his name in court and will contest the charge
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Defence minister’s office says hospitality spending is within guidelines after receipts emerge of meals costing nearly $300 a head
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Australian Greens senator Richard Di Natale gives a glimpse into the lives of those who dispose of the bodies of Ebola victims in Monrovia, Liberia
Topics
- Australian immigration and asylum
- Coalition
- Scott Morrison
- Ricky Muir
- Tony Abbott
- Australian Greens
- Labor party
- Joe Hockey
- Refugees
- Australian budget 2014
- Palmer United party
- Christmas Island
- David Johnston
- Australia economy
- Manus Island
- Australian Capital Territory politics
- Gender
- Australian law
- Clive Palmer
- Australian military
Lenore Taylor on politics The Coalition's own messages are neither coherent nor convincing