Fergal Davis receives funding from the ARC Grant Number FL0992134. He is affiliated with UNSW. Prime minister Tony Abbott has indicated (again) that he is willing to set in motion the procedures ...

University of Canberra provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. It was like watching the little kids taunting the big kid in the playground, after the Senate handed the government a ...

Australia's prime minister has cleared the way for an early double dissolution election. On Monday, Malcolm Turnbull wore a tie that matched the breaking news ticker, donned some new spectacles and ...

"We would have slaughtered them," was the modest view yesterday of one member of the government. Whether exaggerated or not, the conclusion is reinforced by Saturday's result and in particular the ...

How the current Senate stacks up. PM Turnbull announces he will bring Parliament back early ahead of a likely double dissolution election. Photo: Andrew Meares PM Turnbull announces he will bring ...

What are the ABCC and Registered Organisation Bills and why are they important? The Australian Building and Construction Commission Bill proposes the reintroduction of a building industry watchdog.

The list of policies requiring legislation that may be blocked in the Senate is growing by the day, raising the question of whether we’re headed for a 1974-style double-dissolution election (not to be ...