Published excerpts from some of the over 100 letters sent by the figure known as ‘Scorpio’ or ‘Bullit’.

Police hunt for menacing letter writer who calls themselves ‘Scorpio’

Police believe the person has sent more than 100 threatening letters to parliamentarians over the past decade,and they have “very real concerns” about the content.

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The social media platforms are under fire for failing to rigorously police Australia’s age restrictions.

‘Doing the bare minimum’:Albanese blasts social media giants over age ban enforcement

Tech giants will be more harshly investigated and will face $99 million fines if they fail to comply with the government’s social media age limit.

  • Nick Newling
Community Strong Australia founders Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender addressing the media on Thursday morning.

Steggall hopes fallen teals join party,seeks independents’ support in Senate

Community Strong Australia will seek to bring Zoe Daniel and Kylea Tink back into the fold,and to convince independent MPs to back the party in the Senate.

  • Nick Newling
Community Strong Australia founders Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender addressing the media on Thursday morning.

Spender and Steggall have power to handpick teal party candidates

While Community Strong Australia will remain leaderless,the party’s constitution says its two MPs oversee who is in and who is out.

  • Nick Newling
Independent MPs Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall addressing media after news broke of their nascent party.

Teal party would fall short of minor party status as independents back away

A party of independent MPs is expected to form as soon as this week,but approaches to strong candidates and sitting state MPs have not been made.

  • Nick Newling
David Farley voted with the teals on Tuesday,

New One Nation MP David Farley sides with teals and Greens

David Farley said on Tuesday he meant to vote for a cap on the fuel tax credit scheme.

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson addressing the National Press Club.

‘Hanson is wrong’:Plibersek sledges One Nation over paid parental leave

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson appeared to walk back her parental leave stance on Tuesday after accusations she did not understand the policy.

  • Nick Newling
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing the budget changes in Sydney on Thursday.

Some inherited trusts will still be caught after ‘death tax’ backflip

Labor has largely walked back the measure,but some trusts will still be hit with a 30 per cent tax.

  • Nick Newling
Pauline Hanson and the banner that earlier disrupted her first address to the National Press Club.

‘Disgusted’ Hanson airs her suspicions about GetUp’s press club stunt

Activist campaigners GetUp and One Nation’s leader have started a meme war as the prime minister condemned the group’s banner stunt.

  • Nick Newling
The Prime Minister,Anthony Albanese and Treasurer,Jim Chalmers announce the carve-outs.

Chalmers winds back ministerial powers in bid to clear CGT Senate hurdle

Businesses with turnover of up to $10 million will be able to claim 50 per cent off their capital gains tax.

  • Matthew Knott,Nick Newling andMax Maddison