Parliament House
‘An easy place to be a nerd’: See where your MP went to school
Labor MPs’ schooling is reflective of the current school aged population, but more Coalition and independent MPs went to private school.
- by Christopher Harris
Latest
NSW Liberal leader at war with Dutton-led takeover
Conservatives wrote to party members saying Mark Speakman had made “sad” claims and “issued a blatant challenge to the leadership of Peter Dutton”.
- by Paul Sakkal and Alexandra Smith
Opposition defence spokesman grows emotional discussing Afghan war accountability
Andrew Hastie, who served in the conflict, said soldiers at the "tip of the spear" bore the brunt of decisions made in Canberra.
Political Sketch
Web culture
‘Catch a dub’: Fatima Payman tries to make ‘skibidi’ happen in the Senate
The senator made a play for the most new words in Hansard in a two-minute speech, in Gen Z language that came with a glossary for Boomers.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Texts to high-profile journalist about Bruce Lehrmann trial revealed
Janet Albrechtsen asked former judge Walter Sofronoff, KC, for a copy of potential adverse findings weeks before he delivered his report on Lehrmann’s prosecution.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Exclusive
Tech crackdown
Government hammers big tech with barrage of new laws
Albanese has vowed to protect Australian sovereignty, while others in the government confirmed the plans for reforms on copyright, payments, content and online safety.
- by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
‘Albo needs to turn the ship around’: Inside the government’s flagging fortunes
Over the past two weeks, 17 federal Labor MPs in the cabinet, outer ministry and backbench have spoken frankly about the government. Their comments show anxiety is growing.
- by James Massola
Bill Shorten bows out of politics, praised by man who kept him from The Lodge
The former Labor leader called time on his parliamentary career on Thursday, earning plaudits from both political friends and foes.
- by Paul Sakkal and Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Opinion
Be more civil, you racist: Why insults should not be banned in parliament
The teals want to raise the tone of debate, but they get the lowest political Scrabble score with the word “racist”.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Opinion
Opinion
Is ‘rip him a new one!’ really necessary for robust democratic debate?
The teals are inviting us to see the cacophony as something else – stupid, harmful to social civility and, above all, unnecessary.
- by Jacqueline Maley
‘Unlike any workplace I’ve ever been in’: The push to punish MPs for bad behaviour
Kylea Tink said she will explore the possibility of making a complaint about Coalition MPs sending out electronic direct mail that she said is “inflammatory”.
- by Olivia Ireland
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