Lane Calcutt
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Canberra, ACT, Australia
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McKenzie rules out quitting Senate to contest Indi seat
The Deputy National Party Leader will serve out her six-year term. → Read More
Greens leader Richard Di Natale suspended from Senate amid 'slut shaming' row
Greens leader Richard Di Natale has been suspended from the Senate for the rest of the day and colleague Sarah Hanson-Young has accused opponents of "slut shaming" in a dramatic blow-up. → Read More
Labor vows to invest $18m in domestic violence program to keep women in homes
Labor will invest $18 million in a program to help women stay in their homes and work towards a 10-year national plan to bring about cultural change to prevent domestic violence. → Read More
Strip terrorists of their Australian citizenship, says Scott Morrison
<p>Scott Morrison is defending tough new laws to strip that convicted terrorists of their Australian citizenship, in the face of warnings from the legal profession it could breach international obligations and leave people stateless.</p> → Read More
Scott Morrison refuses to sign United Nations migration pact
<p>Scott Morrison has refused to sign up to the United Nations migration pact, saying it would compromise Australia's national interests and border security.</p> → Read More
'Enough is enough is enough': Prime Minister flags cutting migrant intake to unclog Australia's major cities
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has admitted immigration numbers need to be cut to prevent overcrowding, especially in Sydney and Melbourne. → Read More
The summit failed to issue a closing communique after the U.S. and Beijing furiously disagreed over the wording of trade issues.
The summit failed to issue a closing communique after the US and Beijing furiously disagreed over the wording of trade issues. → Read More
Peter Dutton's appeal for communities with terror plot information to tip off police
The Home Affairs Minister has said 'more needs to be done' within local communities who know of potential extremist attack plans to help police save lives. → Read More
Malcolm Turnbull Q&A: Mathias Cormann denies helping engineer coup against former PM
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has denied he helped engineer the coup against Malcolm Turnbull after the former prime minister accused him and eight others of organising the "insurgency" that "blew up the government". → Read More
PM Scott Morrison announces multi-billion-dollar Pacific plan to counter China's expansion
<p>Scott Morrison has pivoted Australia's defence and foreign policy to the Pacific, in what's seen as a response to China's rapidly growing influence and power in the region.</p> → Read More
Trump names ambassador to Australia after two-year vacancy
<p>President Donald Trump is set to nominate a new Ambassador to Australia, after the leaving the position vacant for two years.</p> → Read More
Marise Payne to visit Beijing for Australia-China foreign strategic summit
Marise Payne will become the first Australian Foreign Minister to visit China in three years, a sign of a thawing in the recent frosty relations between the two countries. → Read More
Labor could increase 'too low' Newstart Allowance
Bill Shorten has given a strong indication a Labor Government could increase the dole, ahead of policy debate at the party's national conference in December. → Read More
Australia's top electronic spy chief defends ban on Chinese tech giant Huawei
Australia's electronic spy agency chief said Chinese tech giant Huawei posed a potential threat to key infr... → Read More
As pressure mounts on the Morrison government to remove children and their families from Nauru, Tony Abbott insists asylum seekers are well taken care of
As pressure mounts on the Morrison government to remove children and their families from Nauru, Tony Abbott insists asylum seekers are well taken care of. → Read More
'Not getting in the gutter': Scott Morrison defends Malcolm Turnbull's Bali mission
The prime minister has denied reports he is "done with" Malcolm Turnbull. → Read More
Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologises to victims of child sex abuse
The Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition agreed to cancel Question Time out of respect for child sex abuse victims → Read More
Coalition gains ground on Labor in polls ahead of Wentworth by-election
<p>Just days out from Scott Morrison's first electoral test as prime Minister in the Wentworth by-election, there is mixed news in the latest opinion polls as the Coalition struggles to retain in majority.</p> → Read More
Gay students row: Prime Minister Scott Morrison 'uncomfortable' with Ruddock policy
The row was sparked earlier this week when a recommendation from Philip Ruddock's review of religious freedoms, concentrating on the powers of schools, was leaked. → Read More
PM 'not thinking about' new government general as royals among possible names revealed
'It is not something burning a hole in my agenda.' → Read More