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PARLIAMENTARY DEFEAT WILL NOT STOP PREPARATIONS FOR BREXIT DAY
The British government is disappointed by a vote in parliament to change Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit blueprint, but it will not stop legal preparations... READ MORE›
'THE AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE STAND UP': PM DEFIANT OVER CHINESE POLITICAL INTERFERENCE
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has doubled down on his criticism of Beijing interfering in domestic politics, while insisting the communist leadership will respect his tough talk... READ MORE›
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, CITIZENSHIP IN FOCUS AS PARLIAMENT SITS FOR FINAL TIME THIS YEAR
Federal parliament is poised to legalise same-sex marriage during the final sittings of the year, but the MP citizenship issue could overshadow the historic change... READ MORE›
TURNBULL ANNOUNCES ROYAL COMMISSION INTO FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a Royal Commission will be set up to investigate 'misconduct' in the banking and financial services sector... READ MORE›
DRAFT BILL UPS PRESSURE ON AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT TO PROBE BANKS
However, they said the banks might reject the idea... READ MORE›
BRITISH PARLIAMENT OPENS ILL-TEMPERED DEBATE ON BREXIT PLAN
British Prime Minister Theresa May's blueprint to leave the European Union emerged unscathed from the first day of debate in Parliament on legislation to s... READ MORE›
'YOU'RE A NASTY PIECE OF WORK'
Sam Dastyari hits back after racist attack in a Melbourne bar Senator Hanson-Young repeated her claim that Senator Hanson should condemn the group... READ MORE›
CITIZENSHIP SAGA: HIGH COURT CONFIRMS THREE NEW SENATORS ONLY, HOLLIE HUGHES UNDER A CLOUD
Opposition Senate leader Penny Wong accused Mr Turnbull of behaving like a tin- pot dictator ... READ MORE›
FORMER PRIME MINISTERS COULD'VE BEEN DUAL CITIZENS
His claim came as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull criticised Senate President Stephen Parry after he resigned because of his dual citizenship... READ MORE›
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MINISTERS BILL TAXPAYERS TO ATTEND PM'S PRIVATE NEW YEARS EVE FUNCTION
The Government's Entitlements Handbook states ministers can claims flights, car travel and a travel allowance only for official business ... READ MORE›
HISTORY AS LARISSA WATERS BREASTFEEDS BABY IN SENATE
So proud that my daughter Alia is the first baby to be breastfed in the federal Parliament!... READ MORE›
PM BANNED FROM MARDI GRAS AS AN OFFICIAL GUEST OVER MARRIAGE EQUALITY ANGER
Last year the PM became the first sitting prime minister to attend Mardi Gras despite complaints from some right wing members of the Liberal backbench... READ MORE›
PAULINE HANSON WEARS BURKA IN AUSTRALIAN SENATE
In an emotional speech, Mr Brandis said Ms Hanson's actions risked alienating approximately 500,000 Australians who adhered to the Islamic faith... READ MORE›
JEREMY CORBYN ACCUSES MAY OF SWEETHEART DEAL WITH SURREY COUNCIL
Surrey county council informed the government that they wished to become a pilot area, a DCLG spokesman said... READ MORE›
FRIEDMAN THE WORLDS HOT SPOT
Let me point out a few news items you may have missed while debating the Iran nuclear deal... READ MORE›
EMBATTLED MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB DROPS SPEECH TO GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION GATHERING
Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister Photo Rex Mr Najib has accused Mr Mahathir of leading a conspiracy to oust him... READ MORE›
DAVID CAMERON ADMITS HE DID HAVE A STAKE IN FATHER'S OFFSHORE INVESTMENT FUND AFTER PANAMA PAPERS LEAK
David Cameron has admitted he did have a profitable stake in his father's offshore investment fund, but sold it for around ?30,000 before he became Prime Minister... READ MORE›
MALAYSIA'S FIRST FAMILY ARE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AS DAVID CAMERON FLIES IN
As david cameron arrives to talk trade malaysian prime minister najib razak's bank accounts his wife's handbags and her son's hollywood deals are making the headlines... READ MORE›
'YOU DON'T KNOW FAMILIES ON THE BREADLINE'
David Cameron has rejected Phillip Schofield's suggestion he is out of touch and does not know any poor working families... READ MORE›
'SPEND MORE' ON SAS AND DRONES
More money should be spent on the SAS and drones to combat the threat of Islamic State IS extremists, David Cameron has told defence chiefs... READ MORE›
THE RIGHT-WING PRESS IS USING BREXIT TO BEAT ANYONE WHO DOESN'T AGREE WITH THEIR SINGLE-MINDED RHETORIC
The court found, in line with a simple, centuries old, proud British constitutional principle, it is Parliament who makes the law... READ MORE›
SIR ALAN DUNCAN MP SAYS CRITICS OF DAVID CAMERON ARE LOW-ACHIEVERS WHO HATE WEALTHY PEOPLE
Panama papers Sir Alan Duncan MP says critics of David Cameron are low-achievers who hate wealthy people... READ MORE›
KENYAN MPS BRAWL OVER SECURITY BILL
Opposition MPs shouted and ripped up copies of the bill, warning that Kenya was becoming a "police state"... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S BELEAGUERED ABBOTT ENDURES ONE FINAL NIGHTMARE BEFOREA CHRISTMAS
The problem is, neither he nor the prime minister has managed to explain that satisfactorily to voters... READ MORE›
AS GREEK BAILOUT DEAL PASSES TSIPRAS FACES REBELLION
ATHENS -- The Greek Parliament approved an international loan deal early Friday that the government needs to avoid defaulting on a debt payment next week... READ MORE›
FRENCH DEFENSE MINISTER RESIGNS OVER INVESTIGATION INTO FAKE JOB ALLEGATIONS
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is expected to announce the lineup of a new cabinet on Wednesday... READ MORE›
DAVID CAMERON 'TOAST WITHIN DAYS' IF BRITAIN VOTES TO LEAVE EUROPEAN UNION, SAYS TORY MP
Andrew Bridgen, another backbench Tory MP, had earlier warned that more than 50 MPs are ready to move against the Prime Minister... READ MORE›
TANZANIA PM MIZENGO PINDA CAUGHT IN CORRUPTION ROW
Related Stories Tanzania's prime minister is under pressure to resign over alleged fraudulent payments worth 120m 76m to an energy firm and top officials... READ MORE›
MASSIVE PROTESTS IN ICELAND OVER PM'S LINK TO OFFSHORE TAX HAVENS
The prime minister walked out of the interview, saying What are you trying to make up here?... READ MORE›
A NEW WAY TO INTERVIEW THE PRIME MINISTER
Prime Minister Trudeau will also join us at that time as we review the encounters and the issues they reveal... READ MORE›
JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAYS GOVERNMENT WON'T ACT AS PIPELINE PROJECTS 'CHEERLEADER' AS TORIES DID
The prime minister said it's not up to the federal government to decide in advance what projects it wants to push through... READ MORE›
QUEEN'S MAN IN AUSTRALIA URGED TO MAKE FIRST POLITICAL INTERVENTION IN 40 YEARS
Prime minister Tony Abbott's refusal to act on commissioner Dyson Heydon means Parliament has a responsibility to act... READ MORE›
PARLIAMENT TURNS THE PAGE ON PARCHMENT
The House of Lords is the less powerful chamber, but it is responsible for recording the acts of Parliament for both the parliamentary and national archives... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | JAPANESE PM'S POPULAR WIFE GETS SCHOOLED OVER SCANDAL
TOKYO -- Akie Abe has long been considered the Japanese prime minister's secret weapon... READ MORE›
DOCTORS FURY AT MINISTERS OVER DELAYS TO PLAIN CIGARETTE PACKAGING
Nearly 4,000 health professionals have written to the prime minister to express alarm that plain packets may be delayed... READ MORE›
THE MEN WHO GAVE US BREXIT HAVE ALL DESTROYED EACH OTHER IN TWO WEEKS FLAT
He's the man who would have been king, the onetime prohibitive favorite to be the next prime minister... READ MORE›
GREECE DEBT CRISIS NEWS: YANIS VAROUFAKIS SAYS 'DISASTROUS' BAILOUT REFORMS 'WILL FAIL' AS TSIPRAS RESHUFFLES CABINET
Greece debt crisis news yanis varoufakis says disastrous bailout reforms will fail as tsipras reshuffles cabinet... READ MORE›
HIGH COURT TO RULE IF BOB DAY 'VALIDLY ELECTED' TO SENATE IN JULY
If he was not, Mr Day's resignation would not create a casual vacancy because he was never validly elected in the first place, Senator Wong said... READ MORE›
JUSTIN TRUDEAU SAYS HIS WIFE SHOULD 'ABSOLUTELY' HAVE RESOURCES FOR HER PUBLIC WORK
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