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 ...

Mr Turnbull appeared to talk down the possibility of the Australian Building and Construction Commission bills passing, forcing his hand to a double-dissolution election. “Regrettably, they seem to be ...

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 ...

MALCOLM Turnbull’s double dissolution dare has left the nation with a potentially more unworkable senate than the previous parliament. The Prime Minister successfully cleaned out one group of cooky ...

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 ...

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 ...