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BARNABY JOYCE SET TO BECOME INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTER IN CABINET RESHUFFLE
The Deputy Prime Minister is expected to take on the infrastructure portfolio when Malcolm Turnbull announces his Cabinet reshuffle as early as today... READ MORE›
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›
'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›
'A BIT LIKE THE HARVEY WEINSTEIN STUFF'
Environment Secretary Michael Gove was forced to apologize Saturday after he attempted to joke about Harvey Weinstein during a radio interview... READ MORE›
JAPANESE VOTERS TO FOCUS ON THE ECONOMY
Long-time finance minister and Germany's austerity champion Wolfgang Schauble is shifting his focus to domestic affairs, as the next speaker of the German parliament... READ MORE›
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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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
FRANCE SEEKS TO EXTEND STATE OF EMERGENCY TO MID-JULY
The extension needs to be approved by parliament, which will debate the proposal on Tuesday... READ MORE›
ABCC PASSES LOWER HOUSE AS GUN DEBATE DERAILS PM
That attack also came from former Prime Minister Tony Abbott... READ MORE›
ABBOTT OFFERS TO PAY FOR BROKEN MARBLE TABLE
I have asked my office to have the Department of Parliamentary Services invoice me for the value of the table... READ MORE›
ICELAND PM ASKS PRESIDENT TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT AFTER PANAMA PAPERS LEAK
A group of nine local government politicians in the prime minister's Progressive Party have signed a Facebook statement urging him to resign... READ MORE›
ICELAND'S PRESIDENT REFUSES PM'S REQUEST TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT AMID PANAMA PAPERS CONTROVERSY
The Prime Minister could not confirm this for me, and therefore I am not prepared at this time to dissolve parliament... READ MORE›
GREENS SENATOR SARAH HANSON-YOUNG READS MEAN TWEETS ABOUT HERSELF
The 'mean tweets' trend was started by US comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who would invite celebrities to read out nasty tweets about themselves on his TV program... READ MORE›
I AM THE BEST PERSON TO DO THE JOB
30 program, Mr Hockey defended his position and the 2014 budget, which is yet to be passed in full by parliament... READ MORE›
HOW IS SECURITY ORGANISED AT OTHER SEATS OF POWER?
The attack on the British parliament building was stopped quickly, and security forces locked down the area within minutes... READ MORE›
FRANCE ELECTS WOMEN TO RECORD 156 PARLIAMENTARY SEATS, AS GENDER BALANCE POLICY PAYS OFF
Britain set its own record in elections on June 8, with 30 percent of parliamentary seats going to women... READ MORE›
I WILL COMPROMISE ON GAY MARRIAGE PLEBISCITE
Malcolm Turnbull has conceded his government may have to compromise on the gay marriage plebiscite and company tax cuts... READ MORE›
KENYA'S OPPOSITION PARTY YELLED, TORE UP PAPERS AND SHOUTED DOWN THE SPEAKER TO POSTPONE A VOTE.
In Kenya, the opposition party decided that words just were not powerful enough to express their displeasure at new terrorism-related laws... READ MORE›
BRITISH LAWMAKERS DEBATE A BAN ON DONALD TRUMP ENTERING THE COUNTRY
A petition to bar Donald Trump from entering Britain was the object of debate at Britain's Houses of Parliament... READ MORE›
NEW SPEAKER MUST COMMAND RESPECT: ABBOTT
Prime Minister Tony Abbott believes Bronwyn Bishop must be replaced by a Speaker who can best command the respect of both sides of the parliament... READ MORE›
WHO IS SIGMUNDUR DAVID GUNNLAUGSSON? ICELAND'S PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS OVER PANAMA PAPERS SCANDAL
Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson attends a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden, in this June 19, 2013, file photo... READ MORE›
WHAT WOULD A DOUBLE DISSOLUTION ELECTION MEAN FOR YOU?
The Senate rejected the bill in August last year, providing the Prime Minister with a trigger for a double dissolution... READ MORE›
BRANDIS TO FACE SENATE INQUIRY OVER STOUSH
Mr Gleeson will be quizzed at the public hearing first up in the morning, with Senator Brandis to follow... READ MORE›
ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER TO FACE CORRUPTION TRIAL
Ponta has been struggling since losing a presidential election last November, but has so far retained the support of his majority coalition... READ MORE›
VOTERS LIKELY HEADED FOR JULY 2 ELECTION
The Senate has also been asked to reconsider the government's registered organisations bill, which is already an early election trigger having been rejected several times... READ MORE›
BLUNDER REVEALS AUSTRALIAN LAWMAKERS' PRIVATE CELL NUMBERS
The Department of Parliamentary Services on Monday confirmed the blunder in its latest report on lawmakers' cellphone and internet spending published on its website... READ MORE›
UK GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT OF WINNING VOTE ON BREXIT LEGISLATION
UK government confident of winning vote on Brexit legislation spokesman... READ MORE›