Politics
Speaker may bypass by-election if Bell resigns
There may be no by-election in Mount Gambier even if former Liberal MP Troy Bell bows to political pressure and resigns from parliament.
Politics
There may be no by-election in Mount Gambier even if former Liberal MP Troy Bell bows to political pressure and resigns from parliament.
Opinion
Canberra's citizenship fiasco is now threatening the fabric of Australia's political system, writes Mark Brindal.
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Outspoken former Treasurer Kevin Foley has unleashed a social media tirade against opponents of the Weatherill Government’s bank tax, declaring former Queensland Premier turned Bankers Association boss Anna Bligh “destroyed” her state’s Labor Party, and calling Business SA an ineffectual “squawk box” whose members should abandon it.
After ridiculing South Australia's 100MW "world's largest battery", the Federal Government will provide funding for another large-scale battery for the state - but it will be less than a third the size of the Tesla facility.
Labor has come out swinging after Troy Bell’s court appearance this morning as it seeks to intensify pressure on Liberal leader Steven Marshall, with Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis declaring the Mount Gambier MP’s continued presence in parliament is “untenable”.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who again today declared his support for a yes vote in the national postal survey, has urged people to rally around their family and friends in same-sex relationships in response to "extreme" posters.
While Australia is becoming an increasingly secular nation, Christianity retains a significant influence in our federal Parliament , writes Jonathan D James.
One of the great satirical achievements of the mass media era, the editorial cartoon, is losing its centrality in the digital age. Yet the 'visual terrorism' of cartoons can cut through the verbiage of political commentary.
Steven Marshall could be forgiven for wondering if a black cat has crossed his political path at some point in the distant past.
UPDATED | High-profile independent senator Nick Xenophon could be a UK citizen by descent, rendering him potentially ineligible to serve in parliament.
UPDATED | Premier Jay Weatherill has invoked the “faceless men” attack so often levelled against his own Labor Party to critique Nick Xenophon’s fallout with his only state MP.
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“Barnaby Joyce and others have fallen foul of a constitutional requirement that is wreaking havoc in a way the document's original authors never intended, argues Mark Brindal.”
Opinion
The divisive rhetoric surrounding federal Labor's proposed tax on family trusts masks the real debate we need to have about the Australian tax system, argues Andrea Michaels.
News
UPDATED: The Turnbull government faces a possible constitutional crisis after Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was told he could be a citizen of New Zealand.
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The Coalition Government continues to trail Labor 47 to 53 on a two-party preferred basis for the sixth Newspoll running.
Local
One of South Australia’s most expensive suits is up for sale, and it’s certain to turn heads – although fitting into it could prove a challenge.
Current government policy penalises the sector of the economy where there is the largest proportion of existing employment and the best prospects for future growth, argues John Wanna.
A collection of hard Left unions, grassroots activists and community groups have formalised a new factional bloc they hope will wield a bigger “progressive” influence on Labor Party policy, InDaily can reveal.
The PhD student who reported on Premier Jay Weatherill's widely publicised "F-bomb" explains the context of the comments and reflects on the media's response.
The Auditor-General will expand an inquiry to include looking at how the federal Department of Agriculture monitors the performance of NSW under the national Murray Darling agreement.
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Australian Conservatives Leader Cory Bernardi has backed the South Australian government's push for a judicial inquiry into alleged water theft in NSW from the Murray-Darling Basin.
Politics
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has had a big win in his push to reform the NSW Liberal Party, while another Newspoll shows federal Labor holding a solid lead.
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