A contentious argument within the Howard government over unused IVF embryos pitted conservatives and liberals against each other.
Senior Liberal MP Stuart Robert,while in government,secretly gave free advice to a Canberra consulting firm that helped large companies win government contracts and meet Coalition ministers.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has secured majority party room support for religious discrimination laws despite moderate Liberals warning they don’t support them.
A former barrister and carpenter,Andrew Wallace is chasing the chance to be Australia’s 31st Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The veteran MP will leave Parliament next year after losing a preselection battle,but he may be handed a farewell gift of being elected Speaker in the meantime.
Leading political,church and community figures,including the Prime Minister,have paid tribute to Sir James Gobbo,who died on Sunday.
Australia’s plan to replace its ageing submarines has been plagued by cost blowouts and delays. A 1980s decision could be to blame,but is it too late to change tack?
The move by former minister Kevin Andrews was quickly thwarted,but defence chiefs are concerned that upcoming appointments must be free of political taint.
If successful,the motion would be the strongest ever condemnation by the Australian Parliament of the Chinese government’s treatment of Uighurs.
Keith Wolahan,the commando-turned-barrister,has rejected suggestions he contested the preselection battle for the Melbourne seat of Menzies as a moderate candidate.
A former special forces captain’s bid to unseat veteran MP is on a knife-edge in a contest that will test Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s authority.