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Shadow Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert during Question Time at Parliament House on Wednesday.

Minister wanted to ‘double down’ when robo-debt problems revealed, hearing told

A culture of reward and punishment could have led senior officers to stay quiet about the unlawful robo-debt scheme, a royal commission has been told.

  • Maeve Bannister

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Former prime minister Scott Morrison will have his legal expenses for any appearance before the Robodebt royal commission footed by the taxpayer.

Taxpayer funds approved for Morrison’s robo-debt royal commission appearance

The attorney-general said it was appropriate to provide financial assistance for Scott Morrison, given the inquiry related to his former duties as social services minister, treasurer and prime minister.

  • Angus Thompson
The Liberal Party is in rebuild mode after its annihilation at the WA election on March 13.

Liberals on a ‘great renewal crusade’ to resurrect finances and revitalise party after election defeat

Names firming up for the review panel include eminent Perth QC Mark Trowell, party fundraising extraordinaire Danielle Blain and former federal justice minister Michael Keenan.

  • Hamish Hastie
Former minister Michael Keenan has offered a scathing character assessment of Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Former government minister offers explosive character assessment of Scott Morrison in new book

Comments by Michael Keenan, the former justice minister, will put the spotlight back on the Liberal Party's leadership tensions as parliament returns.

  • Latika Bourke
Small Business Minister Michaelia Cash took six weeks to provide a two-paragraph response to the AFP.

AWU raids inquiry cost taxpayers $1.2 million - but Liberal staffers refused to co-operate

Documents reveal five staffers of minister Michael Keenan refused to provide statements to police, while Michaelia Cash took six weeks to respond.

  • Michael Koziol
Centrelink.

Centrelink contractors' mistakes are creating customer risks: union

The claims add to concerns public servants are having to fix contractors' mistakes, but the minister says in many areas the contractors' standards are higher.

  • Sally Whyte
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Controversies: Peter Dutton, Michaelia Cash, Tim Wilson and Mathias Cormann.

'You couldn’t get away with this before': Scandals dominate politics

A string of controversies has left a stink over Parliament in the lead-up to the May election. Is it just the "Canberra bubble" or will the mud stick?

  • Michael Koziol
NSW Labor's outspoken roads and maritime spokeswoman Jodi McKay.

New port of call for Labor staffer's partner

Why Labor, and particularly its outspoken roads and maritime spokeswoman Jodi McKay, were pursuing this issue with such vigour was a mystery.

  • Kylar Loussikian & Samantha Hutchinson
Just how many digital transformation strategies do we need?

Just how many digital transformation strategies do we need?

What moves this from farce to tragedy is that our government obviously still doesn't get just how important this is.

  • Nicholas Stuart
Government plan to move almost all services online within seven years

Government plan to move almost all services online within seven years

The Australian government is seeking to overcome years of IT bungles in new plan.

  • Sally Whyte

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