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Joe Kelly is The Australian’s Washington correspondent, covering news and politics from the US capital. He is an experienced political reporter, having previously been the masthead’s National Affairs Editor and Canberra bureau chief, having joined the parliamentary press gallery in 2010.

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Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor addresses media following a COAG Energy Council Meeting in Sydney, Friday, October 26, 2018. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Libs feud over emissions

NSW’s Energy Minister launches a stinging attack on his federal Liberal counterpart as climate change debate is shut down.

Joe Kelly and Luke Griffiths

Foreign Affairs

Senator Penny Wong and Labor leader Bill Shorten on day three of the Labor Party National Conference in Adelaide, Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Labor's 48th National Conference will be held from December 16-18, 2018 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. (AAP Image/Kelly Barnes) NO ARCHIVING

Nuclear treaty move a face-saver

Experts say the amount of conditions on signing up included in the motion mean it’s not a “slam dunk for either side”.

PRIMROSE RIORDAN and Joe Kelly

Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is seen during a morning run with local supporters ahead of day two of the Labor Party National Conference in Adelaide, Monday, December 17, 2018. Labor's 48th National Conference is being held from Sunday 16 to Tuesday 18 December 2018 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Shorten asylum policy ‘risking our borders’

Bill Shorten has been accused of “unravelling Operation Sovereign Borders’’ after softening Labor’s asylum-seeker policy.

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Australian Energy Minister Angus Taylor speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, December 04, 2018. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Paris target in sight ‘eight years early’

Emissions reductions in Australia’s electricity market are on track to meet the Paris target eight years ahead of schedule in 2022.

National Affairs

An 'Anti-Adani' protester gets on stage as Australian Opposition leader Bill Shorten speaks during day one of the Labor Party National Conference in Adelaide, Sunday, December 16, 2018. Labor's 48th National Conference will be held from Sunday 16 to Tuesday 18, December 2018 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Shorten’s bid to keep Left at bay

Bill Shorten scrambles to prevent policy spot fires from pro-refugee supporters and union chiefs.

Joe Kelly, Geoff Chambers and Ewin Hannan

National Affairs

Nizza Siano, Bellevue Hill

Talks to limit damaging turnbacks debate

Labor’s immigration spokesman is trying to head off a debate over turnbacks and offshore processing.

National Affairs

Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten in Townsville, during his tour of regional Queensland. Covering topics including water security and NAIF. Pictured: Jason Clare, ALP spokesman for Northern Australia. Picture: Alix Sweeney

Unions win a role at free-trade talks

Unions would be given greater input into free-trade deals under a Labor plan to impose tougher restrictions on new agreements.

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13/12/18: Moussa Seecy with his wife Tina, son Marcus 18 and daughters Marian, 11 and Mariah, 9 at their Emu Heights home in western Sydney. He's a member of the Christian Democrats. Supports a Religious Discrimination Act. John Feder/The Australian.

Protect our faith, multicultural voters warn

Bill Shorten is on a ‘collision course’ with multicultural communities unless he embraces stronger faith-based protections.

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12/1/2/2018: Archbishop Anthony Fisher is is commenting on the religious freedoms report out of Canberra. Photographed at St Mary's Cathedral on Wednesday evening. Hollie Adams/The Australian

PM’s stand for religious freedom

Scott Morrison will take a religious discrimination act to the next election, in a major change to discrimination laws.

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Former PM John Howard after speaking at the 1996 and 1997 Cabinet records release by the National Archives of Australia, at the National Press Club in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Howard dismayed at failure of religious freedom debate

John Howard has blasted the “maddening” debate over religious freedoms in Australia.

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