The Latest Articles by Michelle Grattan

It’s not very often we see a bill marched through parliament at such a pace as this week.

The Albanese government’s infrastructure review has recommended 82 projects should be cancelled, after finding the $120 billion program unsustainable in its current form.

Last week the High Court ruled that holding high-risk asylum seekers in indefinite detention was unconstitutional. As a consequence of the court decision, more than 80 people, some of whom were convicted of serious crimes including murder and rape, have been released. The government will rush in legislation on Thursday…

Long serving Liberal moderate Russell Broadbent has defected to the crossbench.