Tasmanian independent Tammy Tyrrell is the second senator to join Labor in 12 months.
Allan Beale,who clashed with Liberal senator James Paterson at a polling station during the Farrer campaign,also supported neo-Nazi figure Thomas Sewell in a series of social media posts.
The Coalition has vowed to fight the winding back of tax breaks for property investors and attacked Labor over a projected marginal rent rise.
We’re bringing you the latest live news and politics updates after Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the government’s federal budget last night.
The government expects 35,000 more migrants to stay in Australia this financial year than previously forecast,Tuesday’s budget revealed.
Here’s your quick overview of a budget Treasurer Jim Chalmers bills as the “most important and ambitious” in decades.
Speculation has swirled that the Coalition and One Nation could join forces after Pauline Hanson’s party seized its first lower house victory at an election on Saturday.
One Nation has claimed its first seat in the House of Representatives,as the independent challenger outperformed the Liberals and Nationals combined.
Liberal senator James Paterson has hit back at former colleague Barnaby Joyce for suggesting the senator show more decorum on the campaign trail.
The new fuel-security package marks a major policy shift as the government seeks to tackle the impacts of the Iran war.