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Women across Australia do not have equal access to abortion services and an independent federal MP is calling on the government to harmonise related laws.

Greens senator David Shoebridge and independent MP Sophie Scamps among those calling for investigation of former PM

The federal Liberals are in a parlous state, after an election that was not just lost to Labor but where “teals” stripped them of a batch of traditional seats.

The Greens have signalled support for the federal government's climate change bill after Labor agreed to a series of amendments.

When the new federal parliament opened last week, a record number of female politicians took their seats: 38% in the House of Representatives and 57% in the Senate. This changing of the guard, with women at the forefront, brings an opportunity to accelerate Australia’s efforts on climate change.

During her first speech, a newly elected independent MP has urged parliament to be more collaborative and open to trying new approaches.

Independent Kate Chaney wins the prized Perth seat of Curtin and says a 15 per cent swing against the Liberals "sends a really strong message that communities want to see politics done differently".

Five new Western Australia faces will soon grace the benches in the House of Representatives in Canberra, and they've each got an interesting story to tell.

Labor picked up at least four seats from the Liberals in Western Australia with a massive state-wide swing of more than 10 per cent, and ousted MP Ben Morton says Mark McGowan had a lot to do with it.

A wave of independent, teal candidates running on climate action and transparency rocked the election – causing major upsets for the Liberal Party.