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Conservative MPs baulk at Indigenous voice

Conservative MPs are resisting the creation of an Indigenous voice to federal parliament, with a new pledge on constitutional change sparking fresh divisions within the Coalition government.

War of words over Murray-Darling big irrigator "rorts"

A war of words has erupted again over the management of the Murray-Darling basin with the Federal Government standing firm on spending for water efficiency measures as opponents called for an end to the “rort”.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has ruled out changing Australian gun laws, after an undercover sting showed party officials trying to get funding from US gun lobby the NRA. Photo: AAP/Dan Peled

One Nation defiant over NRA gun scandal

Pauline Hanson has refused to take responsibility for questioning whether the Port Arthur massacre was a government conspiracy because she made the comments in private.

Shut down Australia's coal industry by 2030: Greens

Greens leader Richard Di Natale has denied his party’s plan to shut down all coal-fired power stations and phase out thermal coal exports will cost Australians jobs.

Libs to preference One Nation below Labor: Morrison

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation will be put below Labor on Liberal how-to-vote cards, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

Morrison slams "highly offensive'' comments by Turkey's president

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he does not accept the excuse given by the Turkish government, after its president said Australians with anti-Muslim views would be sent home in coffins like their grandfathers.

Dutton urges voters to dump Senator Fraser Anning

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has urged voters to dump independent senator Fraser Anning, who has been branded a disgrace for blaming the Christchurch mosque massacre on Muslim immigration.