Labor rams through bills before Christmas The Senate will sit for two extra days and for longer to pass all the government's legislation before parliament rises for the final time this year. AAP · Nov 22, 2022
Six refugees become the first from Nauru to be resettled in New Zealand The federal government confirms the first group of refugees to be resettled in New Zealand, from Australia's offshore processing centres, has landed in Auckland. ABC News · Nov 22, 2022
Jacqui Lambie’s instinct is to blow the IR debate up while David Pocock is all ears – that’s why he is the kingmaker Lambie has been quick to judge the workplace bill as a union power-grab but Pocock is accumulating ideas around his proposal to split the legislation The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2022
Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock oppose Labor ‘rushing through’ workplace bill Albanese government has agreed amendments to get business on board but independent senators won’t be bullied into passing omnibus legislation The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2022
Government urged to split IR bill to help low-paid people now – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2022
Half of Australia hit by natural disasters The scale of natural disasters hitting Australian communities has been revealed, affecting areas where more than 16 million people live. AAP · Oct 28, 2022
Battle over corruption watchdog hearings The proposal for a national anti-corruption commission has divided parliament, with the opposition and members of the cross bench poking holes in the model. AAP · Oct 2, 2022
Majority of Australians back sound economic management over keeping promised tax cuts, survey suggests Almost half of those polled support axing stage three cuts while one quarter thought they should be kept The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2022
Dutton says ‘balance is right’ on Labor’s anti-corruption laws, clearing path for bill to pass Liberal leader urges government to ignore criticism on threshold test for public hearings and says there is ‘no place for corrupt behaviour in public life’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2022
Australian soldier alleges torture survival course involved simulated child rape and left him with PTSD The defence force’s alleged handling of the training course prompted a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2022
'I've been his boxing bag': What Jacquie Lambie really thinks about Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell "My heart bleeds for all the Labor ministers that will go without a Micallef caricature" The Canberra Times · Sep 20, 2022
‘The real deal’: eight years in the red house, Jacqui Lambie still calls it as she sees it The Tasmanian senator admits she was a wrecking ball when she first came to parliament, but Lambie 2022 is (mostly) not Lambie 2014 The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2022
Jacqui Lambie says major parties ‘killing’ Australia and blasts Labor over stage three tax cuts Senator tells Festival of Dangerous Ideas the rise of the teals is ‘the breakthrough our country’s been waiting for’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2022
Guess Who’s Being Racist Without Consequence Again Only three things in life are guaranteed: death, taxes and the malicious racism of Pauline Hanson. Unfortunately this time her vile spew wasn’t a solo act — Jacqui Lambie was right behind her holding her hair back.What inspired these two [REDACTED] to come out of their caves to tweet nonsense?… Pedestrian.tv · Sep 12, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2022 Jacqui Lambie walks back support for Pauline Hanson tweet as race row continues After initially applauding Hanson’s attack on Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi, the Tasmanian senator has qualified her stance
AAP · Sep 6, 2022 Senators challenge the status quo Labor senator Fatima Payman and Jacqui Lambie Network senator Tammy Tyrrell have used their first speeches to call for greater diversity in politics.
ABC News · Sep 6, 2022 New Tasmania senator Tammy Tyrrell vows to fight for 'normal' Australians in first speech to parliament Crossbench senator Tammy Tyrrell says being a politician is "the strangest experience" as she vows to represent "normal people" in her first speech to parliament.
The New Daily · Sep 6, 2022 Climate bill set to pass after key crossbencher pledges support Independent senator David Pocock has agreed to back the Albanese government's pivotal climate bill – but has flagged he might sink future efforts.
AAP · Aug 17, 2022 Morrison defends GG against criticisms Parliamentarians are questioning the governor-general's role in Scott Morrison's secret appointment to five additional portfolios while he was prime minister.
ABC News · Aug 16, 2022 Federal politicians react to Scott Morrison's secret ministerial appointments, Barnaby Joyce and David Littleproud defend former PM — as it happened Scott Morrison says it was "necessary" for him to have additional powers while he was prime minister during the COVID-19 pandemic. Look back on how Wednesday unfolded.
AAP · Aug 11, 2022 'Fundamental issues' for veteran suicide Defence and veteran suicide royal commission chairman Nick Kaldas says the backlog of compensation claims is unacceptable, with fundamental issues to be fixed.
The New Daily · Aug 11, 2022 Royal commission takes aim at Morrison government over ‘dereliction of duty’ An interim report from a Royal Commission into veterans suicide says the previous government failed its duty to servicemen and women.
ABC News · Aug 10, 2022 The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is about to hand down a big report. Here's what it has heard After months of hearings around Australia, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will hand down its interim report this morning. Here's what we know so far.
AAP · Aug 7, 2022 Widow's wallet target of veterans' agency An army wife has outlined her experience dealing with the Department of Veterans' Affairs after the suicide death of her husband.
ABC News · Aug 5, 2022 Jacqui Lambie tells defence royal commission that department spied on her from bush over backyard fence Trapped in a never-ending cycle of back pain and locked in a compensation battle with a government department that had placed her under surveillance, senator Jacqui Lambie tells the defence royal commission she lost hope completely.