Salacious dirt file found in Liberals corruption probe
A detrimental dossier containing allegations of an extramarital affair and designed to politically ruin a former Liberal minister has been aired at an inquiry.
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Angus Taylor's name has been brought up in a NSW corruption inquiry over reported donations to a conservative Liberal Party faction.
The Commonwealth has settled a workplace lawsuit brought by former Liberal staffer Fiona Brown in relation to the Brittany Higgins legal saga.
Pauline Hanson's flights from London to Sicily during a recent European trip, and tickets to a luxury fashion show, were paid for by mining boss Gina Rinehart.
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Royal commission as new Labor premier changes course
Newly-minted Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has vowed to tread a different path to his predecessors, promising a royal commission into the building sector.
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‘Disgusted’: pub mogul disavows Liberals donation aims
An ailing hotelier has distanced himself from Liberal Party powerbrokers he financially backed, including the brothers of ex-NSW premier Dominic Perrottet.
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‘Money train’: fugitive developer’s Liberal links boast
Political donations involving powerbrokers that link a fugitive developer and two brothers of a former premier are being probed in a corruption inquiry.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has failed to overturn a court ruling that she made a racist remark when she told a fellow senator to go "back to Pakistan".
Chief Minister Andrew Barr has unveiled a reshuffled ACT Cabinet following Yvette Berry's resignation, appointing Rachel Stephen-Smith as Deputy Chief Minister and promoting Brindabella MLA Caitlin Tough to the ministry.
A besieged state Labor leader has signalled she will not go down as premier without a fight as her deputy and lead challenger breaks his silence.
Labor needs to have difficult discussions to drive the party forward, former minister Ed Husic says, after a highly stage-managed national conference.
Anthony Albanese has indicated further price relief at the bowser is unlikely after an excise discount wraps up.
Anthony Albanese has set his sights on another election victory after delegates at Labor's national conference locked in the party's policy platform.
Anthony Albanese has singled out unity among Labor delegates at the party's triennial policy summit but contentious issues remained off the conference floor.
Australian businesses have reacted angrily to the Trump administration's higher tariffs on the nation's exports, as Canberra vows to push for their removal.
Labor says legal barriers preventing telehealth use in voluntary assisted dying should be removed, as it also resolves to allow a conscience vote on the issue.
An independent investigation has been launched into whistleblower allegations about safety and training practices at the Canberra Institute of Technology's Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence.
Rank and file members have reiterated calls for AUKUS to be dumped from Labor's platform, as billions of dollars for submarine construction are announced.
The Canberra Liberals say Deputy Chief Minister Yvette Berry's resignation is only the first step following the ACT Integrity Commission's Operation Kingfisher findings, calling for reforms to government procurement.
