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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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Shadow Minister for Energy Mark Butler during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Labor mulls conference plans

Mark Butler says if an early election is called Labor may not be able to hold a national conference to thrash out policy.

Joe Kelly and PRIMROSE RIORDAN

National Affairs

Labor's Human Services spokesperson Linda Burney reacts during Question Time in the House of Representatives in Canberra today.

Shorten caned for doctored notes

Malcolm Turnbull has accused Bill Shorten of ‘doctoring’ a Labor MP’s media transcript on offshore detention.

Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison speaks during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, May 24, 2018. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Labor ‘gouging worker’s tax relief’

Scott Morrison has accused Labor of trying to gouge ‘$70 billion in extra income tax from working Australians’.

Treasurer Scott Morrison during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Treasurer reveals tax cut cost

A Senate showdown looms after Scott Morrison outlined the cost of his revamp, and pressure has intensified to split the package.

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Pauline Hanson speaking to the media at the Mercury offices in Hobart. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE.

‘Accept defeat on tax cuts’

Pauline Hanson has told the PM to accept defeat on his company tax cuts as he came under pressure to ditch the package.

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Pauline Hanson speaks to the media during a press conference in Hobart, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Senator Hanson spoke about her party's withdrawal of support for the Coalition's company tax cuts. (AAP Image/Peter Mathew) NO ARCHIVING

Hanson produces a flat-tax proposal

Pauline Hanson wants the proposed flat tax rate of 32.5 per cent lifted to 34.5 per cent in a bid to limit the loss of revenue.

National Affairs

Labor Senator Penny Wong speaks during Senate Estimates at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

‘Please explain One Nation deal’

Penny Wong has demanded the government explain the contents of a company tax cut secret deal it struck with One Nation.

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Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson has spent the past two days in Cairns on her tour of Northern Queensland. Pauline Hanson pictured at Cairns Airport before flying out to Weipa. Picture: BRENDAN RADKE

Hanson torpedos PM’s tax plan

Pauline Hanson has dealt what appears to be a fatal blow to the government’s company tax cuts by withdrawing support.

Citizenship sagaNational Affairs

New MP Emma Husar mingles with other newly-elected members in a Parliament House courtyard in Canberra.

Coalition lasers in on ALP pain

Emma Husar, the Labor MP for western Sydney’s marginal seat of Lindsay, comes under pressure to prove she is not a dual citizen.

Ben Packham and Joe Kelly

National Affairs

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister for Jobs and Innovation, Senator Michaelia Cash are seen during a press conference after a visit to Kennedy's Timber in Narangba, Brisbane, Thursday, May 17, 2018. Mr Turnbull is visiting electorates ahead of a planned by-election in several federal seats. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

PM scotches referendum

Malcolm Turnbull is considering new measures to weed out dual citizens ahead of the ‘Super Saturday’ by-elections.

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