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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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National Affairs

Vikki Campion, Urban Affairs Reporter Journo bylines shot for Methode ...5 hours in the studioHair and make up will be available

Staffer’s pay still on public purse

Vikki Campion has been drawing a government pay packet over the past two months.

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exclusiveNational Affairs

PM Malcolm Turnbull and Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce in Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber, at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Nats leader told to ‘fix your mess’

John Anderson has called on Barnaby Joyce to take “direct responsibility’’ for resolving the political damage over his affair.

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National Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Barnaby Joyce addresses the media outside the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. (AAP Image/Daniel Munoz) NO ARCHIVING

Joyce’s hold on power ‘at risk’

National MPs are turning on Barnaby Joyce, amid concerns the party will lose conservative voters over his personal life.

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EXCLUSIVEBusiness

CEO of BHP Andrew Mackenzie at their Melbourne HQ.

‘Cut tax and see wages grow’

BHP boss Andrew Mackenzie has joined other CEOs in calling on the Senate to pass the company tax cuts.

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Health

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, February 9, 2018. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

ALP premiers spurn $30bn boost

Two Labor premiers have knocked back Malcolm Turnbull’s offer of a $30bn boost to hospital funding.

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National Affairs

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce reacts during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, February 8, 2018. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

‘Time for the PM to explain it’

Malcolm Turnbull facing mounting pressure over job implications stemming from Barnaby Joyce’s affair with a younger staffer.

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Treasury

PM Malcolm Turnbull in Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber, at Parliament House in Canberra.

Switch to plan B on tax reform

Malcolm Turnbull’s sweeping corporate tax cuts are heading for defeat in the Senate, opening the door for income tax cuts.

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Mining & Energy

Labor questions Adani discharges

Labor wants a federal investigation into statements made by Adani after it discharged ‘contaminated’ water in wetlands.

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The Nation

Barnaby Joyce appears on 7.30 on the ABC.

‘One of my greatest failures’

Barnaby Joyce has called the breakdown of his marriage ‘one of his greatest failures’ and said his private life is not news.

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Foreign Affairs

Bishop defends DFAT modesty

Julie Bishop has defended her department for sponsoring an Australian-made “modest fashion” Islamic clothing exhibition.

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