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Julie Bishop Is Quitting Politics

Former Liberal deputy leader Julie Bishop says she won't recontest her seat at the next election, because she thinks the government will win.

Lane Sainty • 4 hours ago

A Business That Got 17 Government-Paid Interns But Employed None Has Been Kicked Out Of The PaTH Program

JWM Communications got $17,000 from the government and has not responded to a request to pay the money back, Senate Estimates heard.

Hannah Ryan • 3 hours ago

Here Are The Numbers On Australia's Refugee Medical Transfers

In 34 cases, sick refugees and asylum seekers were only transferred following a court order.

Lane Sainty

Michaelia Cash Was Not Interviewed By Police About The AWU Raid Leak, Court Hears

When asked if she told police that her staff member had leaked to the media, Cash said "they did not ask".

Alice Workman

After A Decade Of Failures, Aboriginal Leaders Are Optimistic About Closing The Gap

"You’ve got to do better. And we’ll try and help you do better now."

Lane Sainty

"Water Is Life": Aboriginal People Demand Climate Action In Parliament

"The water will die, the grass will die, the tree will die. There will be rocks and dirt, that’s all. There will be nothing left, not even birds."

Lane Sainty

Michaelia Cash's Staffer Worked With Michael Keenan's Office To Leak AWU Raids, Court Hears

BuzzFeed News broke the story last year that Keenan's office was involved.

Alice Workman

A Win For Refugees, A Loss For The Government: Medical Transfer Changes To Become Law

Opposition and crossbench politicians in Australia teamed up to defeat the government and usher in changes to how refugees detained offshore receive medical treatment.

Lane Sainty

Scott Morrison Says He'll Reopen The Christmas Island Detention Centre

The Christmas Island centre closed late last year, after just over a decade of operation.

Lane Sainty

Pauline Hanson Alleges A Male Senator Sexually Harassed A Staffer

Under parliamentary privilege, Hanson said six staffers for the senator had been paid out for unfair dismissal in this term of parliament.

Josh Taylor

Scott Morrison Said He's Not Troubled By A Historic Defeat In The Lower House

Scott Morrison's response: "Votes will come and go. They do not trouble me."

Lane Sainty

Cash's Former Media Adviser Reveals Chief Of Staff Told Him Of AWU Raids

David De Garis has admitted to calling "several media outlets" ahead of the AFP raid on the AWU.

Alice Workman

A Former Cash Staffer Is Refusing To Answer Questions About The AWU Raid Leaks

“I respectfully decline to answer on the grounds it may incriminate me,” he told the court.

Alice Workman

"I Don't Have Citizenship But Australia Is My Country": Hakeem Al-Araibi Returns Home

The refugee footballer was greeted by a large crowd at Melbourne airport on Tuesday.

Josh Taylor

13 Young Indigenous People Killed Themselves In The Kimberley And A Coroner Found Intergenerational Trauma Was To Blame

The youngest was 10 years old.

Josh Taylor

Doctors Without Borders Was Kicked Out Of Nauru. Now It's Going To Treat Refugees Via Video

The international medical charity is launching a tele-health service to keep treating its former patients on Nauru.

Lane Sainty

"Broken Lives": The Banking Royal Commission Findings Are Finally Here

"Wrongdoing is not denounced by issuing a media release," commissioner Kenneth Hayne said.

Josh Taylor

All The Kids Are Leaving Nauru, But Hundreds Of Men And Women Remain

“It’s finally a win for humanity, but it shouldn’t have taken so long."

Lane Sainty

The Government Gave A $220,000 Grant To Warren Mundine For His Sky News Show

Warren Mundine is now the Liberal candidate for Gilmore at the upcoming federal election.

Josh Taylor

The Government Is Spending Nearly $7 Million To Recreate A Voyage Captain Cook Never Made

A replica of HMS Endeavour will spend 14 months circumnavigating Australia to mark the 250th anniversary of Cook's first voyage.

Alice Workman

Here's What You Need To Know About How Negative Gearing Affects Your Rent

The Coalition says Labor's negative gearing policy will push up rents. Labor says it won't.

Hannah Ryan

Liberals Dole Out Jobs For The Boys Before The Next Federal Election Is Called

Nice work if you can get it.

Alice Workman

Remember Scott Morrison's Terribly Photoshopped White Shoes? Here's How It Happened

Here's what's the go with the faux pair.

Josh Taylor

Clive Palmer Is Texting People To Tell Them He'll Stop Political Parties Texting People

The businessman and political party leader has sent millions of unsolicited text messages to Australians in the past week.

Josh Taylor

The Great Barrier Reef Foundation Was The Environment Department's Top Pick For $443 Million After Just Three Days

The Environment Department claims other private partner options were considered, but an audit report found no documented evidence of that.

Josh Taylor

Should Australia #ChangeTheDate? Polls Vary Depending On What Is Asked

The result you get can depends on how you ask the question and what other questions are asked in the survey.

Josh Taylor

No Charges Will Be Laid For Leaking Information About The AWU Raids

The Commonwealth prosecutor said there are “no reasonable prospects of conviction”.

Alice Workman

People Are Scared Teens Could End Up On The Child Sex Offender Register In A Few Years For Sexting

People who pose no risk to the community could end up on the public database, lawyers have warned.

Josh Taylor

Peter Dutton Wants An Online Database Of Child Sex Offenders

People would be able to look up the names, photos, and crimes of convicted child sex offenders in their suburb under the proposal.

Josh Taylor

Someone Photoshopped New Shoes Onto The Prime Minister And This Is Where Your Taxpayer Dollars Are Going

Firstly, why? Secondly, why?

Josh Taylor

These Are The “Inappropriate” Questions Asylum-Seekers Were Asked By Australia To Prove They Were Gay

The questions have been described as “intrusive” and “shockingly inappropriate”.

Hannah Ryan

Thousands Of Young Unemployed People Have Had Their Welfare Payments Suspended Under The PaTH Program

One business put 17 interns to work and never ultimately employed any of them.

Josh Taylor

There Are More Renters Than Ever In Australia. And They Can Vote.

The growing number of renters in Australia’s marginal seats and the increasing awareness that renting is a political issue mean they could become a powerful voting bloc.

Hannah Ryan

The Senator Who Charged Taxpayers Thousands To Attend A Far-Right Rally Says He Was Just Representing His Constituents

He was just representing the people of Queensland, the senator has said.

Josh Taylor

Australia Has Doubled Down Over Stripping Citizenship From ISIS Fighter Neil Prakash

The Australian government says Neil Prakash is a citizen of Fiji, but the Fijian government said it has no record of that.

Lane Sainty

26 Tumblr Posts That Really Nail Australian Politics In 2018

"We got a new prime minister today." – Ancient Australian proverb

Jenna Guillaume

21 Court Cases That Gripped Australia In 2018

Here are some of the biggest criminal trials, defamation showdowns, and legal battles that captured the attention of Australians in 2018.

Lane Sainty

17 Women Who Are Absolutely Done Listening To Men In 2018

Lean In (to the anger).

Alice Workman

This Australian Politician Has Quit After Messages He Allegedly Sent A Woman From A Sugar Daddy Website Went Viral

Broad will sit on the backbench until the next federal election.

Alice Workman

A Politician Who Opposed Same-Sex Marriage Has Resigned Over Sugar Daddy Sexting Allegations

New Idea alleges the married politician contacted a woman from a "sugar daddy" dating site during official travel overseas.

Alice Workman

Refugees On Manus And Nauru Could Be Resettled In New Zealand If Labor Wins The Election

Opposition leader Bill Shorten has committed to negotiating with the New Zealand government to take up the offer to resettle refugees in offshore detention.

Josh Taylor

Did These Australian Politics Events Happen In 2017 Or 2018?

It's been a loooooong two years.

Alice Workman

77 Times Australian Politics Proved It Was Absolutely Cooked In 2018

It's been another fair dinkum cooked year in Australian politics.

Alice Workman

100 Tweets About The Absolute Shit Show That Has Been Auspol In 2018

What a dumpster fire of a year.

Alice Workman

After Calling It A "Fringe Issue", Scott Morrison Is Creating A Federal ICAC

It's going to be known as the Commonwealth Integrity Commission.

Alice Workman

Here's How The Government Is Changing "Religious Freedom" Laws To Respond To Same-Sex Marriage

We're getting a "Religious Discrimination Act" and a new human rights commissioner, but LGBTI students will have to wait.

Josh Taylor

Just 29 Of The Funniest Memes About Australian Politics In 2018

o shit waddup with the au pairs?

Alice Workman

This Is How Big Google And Facebook Are In Australia And Why It's A Problem For News Media

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has argued that there should be independent oversight of the impact the tech companies are having on Australian media and journalism.

Josh Taylor

If You Use iMessage Or WhatsApp You Should Know How The New Anti-Encryption Laws Could Affect You

Tl;dr: If you wanna get to terrorists' chats, you gotta get through everyone else's too.

Josh Taylor

Here's Why Labor Voted For The Encryption Laws The Party Said Were Flawed

Several Labor politicians have expressed concern about the rushed national security legislation, but then voted for it anyway.

Josh Taylor