Coalition dragged into migration debate mess
The Coalition has joined Labor and One Nation to wrestle with itself over migration policy, as the three…
Should Australia copy New Zealand’s 83-page building code?
Cross-party support for prefabricated and modular homes is building in Canberra as an answer to Australia’s housing crisis.…
Everybody wants to cut migration but nobody wants to say how
When Tony Burke, regarded as one of the smoothest operators in the ministry, hastily withdrew from a press…
Tony Abbott isn’t helping the Liberals with their Pauline Hanson problem
As Pauline Hanson was travelling around Europe railing against Muslims, Labor chose Saturday, the quietest day of the…
Liberal frontbencher says Morrison’s proposal to register imams ‘a worthwhile discussion’
A Liberal frontbencher has said Australian Muslims need to take “some responsibility” for extremist incidents, while declaring that…
Tony Burke suddenly keen to answer questions about Islamic State relatives
Welcome back to your weekly federal politics update, where Brett Worthington gets you up to speed on the…