Senate estimates
Delay in NDIS vote will cost $1 billion: Shorten
The Greens and Liberals joined forces in parliament on Monday to postpone the vote on the overhaul until at least August.
- by David Crowe
Latest
Labor MP considers legal action over Lidia Thorpe social media post
Marion Scrymgour accused Thorpe of using parliamentary privilege to attack other Aboriginal women she perceived as her political foes.
- by Angus Thompson
‘Less worthy men have seen me in far less’: Senator’s gymwear blooper
Liberal senator Jane Hume and ASIC chairman Joe Longo share a gym – but her frank revelation caught them both by surprise.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
‘Less worthy men have seen me in far less’: Senator’s gymwear revelation
Liberal senator Jane Hume and ASIC chairman Joe Longo share a gym, but definitely not the same taste in activewear.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
ABC boss backs Tingle, but not how she made comments
ABC managing director David Anderson said he regretted that Laura Tingle’s comments were made without the “usual qualification”, but declined to apologise to Peter Dutton.
- by Karl Quinn
‘A pencil is not a weapon, but it can be’: What does Australia send to Israel?
The government says Australia does not supply weaponry to Israel. Meanwhile, the Greens and human rights groups are campaigning to immediately stop military exports. So who is telling the truth?
- by Matthew Knott
Parliamentary inquiry to shine light on financial abuse
A parliamentary committee has launched an inquiry into the hidden problem of financial abuse in Australia, which has been described as a form of domestic violence that often goes undetected.
- by Colin Kruger
More than 900 parliamentary questions on health and aged care unanswered
Federal Labor has been accused of showing contempt for transparency over a shortfall in answers to questions on notice since late October.
- by Olivia Ireland
Exclusive
Telecommunications
Banks, telcos to be quizzed at Senate hearing into Optus outage
Whoever is appointed Optus’ next CEO will need years to rebuild the telco’s reputation, insiders say, as the Senate announces a second hearing into the mass outage.
- by David Swan
Analysis
State Parliament
Transport Minister Jo Haylen dances around the tough questions
The minister insists she knew nothing about a brewing staffing scandal in her office until a bundle of documents landed on her desk.
- by Alexandra Smith
ABC boss grilled over Gaza conflict coverage
David Anderson has defended the broadcaster’s coverage of the Voice to parliament and conflict between Israel and Hamas in a strenuous Senate estimates session.
- by Calum Jaspan
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