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Back with the X: Nick Xenophon running for Senate again

Back with the X: Nick Xenophon running for Senate again

Former South Australian senator Nick Xenophon is running for the Senate again, more than four years after he left federal politics.

  • by Angus Livingston

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Labor demands changes to government’s contentious religious discrimination bill

Labor demands changes to government’s contentious religious discrimination bill

Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman will cross the floor over the draft law as the opposition demands gay and transgender students be protected immediately.

  • by Lisa Visentin
Government wants voter ID laws passed now but must win back Hanson

Government wants voter ID laws passed now but must win back Hanson

A bill to make voters show some form of identification before casting their ballot will fail if Pauline Hanson maintains One Nation’s boycott on government legislation.

  • by Katina Curtis
‘Creating massive uncertainty’: Government told to act on responsible lending laws

‘Creating massive uncertainty’: Government told to act on responsible lending laws

Greens senator Nick McKim will move a motion on Monday to get the federal government’s planned changes to lending laws knocked off the notice paper unless it is taken to a vote by the end of the week.

  • by Jennifer Duke
‘Holding their feet to the fire’: Nationals signal unease with late defiance

‘Holding their feet to the fire’: Nationals signal unease with late defiance

Two Nationals MPs almost voted against the government’s superannuation laws, showing they are prepared to flex some muscle in a tight Parliament.

  • by David Crowe
Superannuation overhaul to kick in after One Nation, Centre Alliance support

Superannuation overhaul to kick in after One Nation, Centre Alliance support

An overhaul of the $3.2 trillion superannuation system will begin in a fortnight after a messy passage through the Senate.

  • by Jennifer Duke
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Mostly abandoned: Senate passes remnants of Morrison’s IR overhaul

Mostly abandoned: Senate passes remnants of Morrison’s IR overhaul

The Senate has passed just one section of the Morrison government’s industrial relations overhaul after it failed to win support for the reform package.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
Government overcomes major hurdle to passing IR overhaul

Government overcomes major hurdle to passing IR overhaul

One Nation has proposed a modest set of amendments, putting the government closer to a major win after being politically battered for a month.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
Business warns crossbench of job losses if industrial bill dies

Business warns crossbench of job losses if industrial bill dies

Lobbyists swarmed the corridors of Parliament on Tuesday, trying to convince three key crossbenchers to pick their side on industrial relations.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
ACTU ups pressure on crossbench amid negotiations over industrial bill

ACTU ups pressure on crossbench amid negotiations over industrial bill

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has warned crossbenchers of political retribution if they back the government’s bill without modification.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
One Nation begins to name its price on industrial overhaul

One Nation begins to name its price on industrial overhaul

One Nation will demand casual staff get a choice to become permanent sooner among changes it wants to the Morrison government’s industrial relations bill in exchange for its support.

  • by Nick Bonyhady

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