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April 2016
The government says there's no need for a federal corruption body. They would
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Coalition pushes for immediate abolition of truck driver pay tribunal
March 2016
Wind power: senators want moratorium on turbines until health studies conclude
Coalition senator Chris Back joins independent senator John Madigan’s call put projects on hold as a ‘precaution’
ABCC bill: where crossbench senators stand on double-dissolution trigger
Malcolm Turnbull’s government needs six of the eight crossbenchers to reinstate the building industry watchdog
Public submissions open on proposed national anti-corruption body
It follows attorney general George Brandis’s assertion that Australian politics is ‘remarkably free of corruption’
February 2016
Australia politics live with Katharine Murphy
Labor accuses Malcolm Turnbull of misleading parliament – as it happened
Crossbenchers seek compromise on building industry watchdog to avoid double dissolution
Crossbench senators seething at being 'dumped' in deal to curb micro-parties
Senate voting changes: Coalition wins over Nick Xenophon and Greens
Senate voting rules: government to push ahead with changes
Labor and Greens reject 'ridiculous' offer to view secret report about trade unions
January 2016
John Madigan says agency that oversees doctors can't be trusted with metadata
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency previously used doctors’ phone and web data to investigate doctors who have sex with their patients
December 2015
Malcolm Turnbull lifts Abbott ban on government finance for wind power
Clean Energy Finance Corporation to remain able to back wind projects as Coalition reverses ban that never came into force
October 2015
Pyne links auto industry aid to welfare cuts in negotiations with crossbench
'Governments do not like freedom of information': the war on Australia's privacy and information watchdog
September 2015
Labor fails in Senate motion calling for governor general to sack Dyson Heydon
Proposed new shipping laws threaten loss of 93% of seafaring jobs
August 2015
Crossbench senators refuse to meet Christopher Pyne's education negotiator
Consultation led by former public servant Robert Griew labelled a ‘waste of money’ as wrangling goes on about Coalition’s stalled higher education package
June 2015
Abbott government pledges to appoint a windfarm commissioner in leaked letter
Abbott government agrees to consider noise restrictions on windfarms