Lambie warns Morrison to release sports rorts report

Influential independent senator Jacqui Lambie has reiterated her threat to torpedo the Morrison government’s union-busting bill if it doesn’t release a secret report into the sports rorts scandal.

43 per cent of approved "sports rorts" applications ineligible: Auditor

Nationals backbencher David Gillespie has dismissed damning evidence about a sports grants scheme as a mere “technicality”.

Re-elected Nationals leader Michael McCormack (right) and newly-elected Deputy leader David Littleproud after their victory today. Photo: AAP/Lukas Coch

Barnaby Joyce's leadership challenge fails, taking minister down with him

Nationals leader Michael McCormack has seen off a challenge from Barnaby Joyce but now faces the formidable task of trying to bring together a fractured party that lost two cabinet ministers this week.

PM ignores the main issue at heart of sports rorts

Scott Morrison has farewelled Bridget McKenzie over a conflict of interest, but the PM does not explain why the government believes she had legal authority to spend any of the $100 million in the sports rorts affair, argues Michael Jacobs.

Morrison's summer of discontent

Bushfires and sports rorts have delivered a nightmare summer break for the Morrison Government, which is about to return to Parliament anything but refreshed, says Michelle Grattan.

Sports rorts strike at the heart of our system

The Federal Government’s pork-barrelling of sports grants undermines two of the most important principles of our parliamentary democracy, argues Michael Jacobs.