Tom Crowley
Tom Crowley is a journalist in the ABC's Parliament House bureau in Canberra. He joined the ABC following time at Treasury, the Grattan Insitute and The Daily Aus.
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Labor calls for Senator Payman to quit, but in the meantime they may need her vote
Senator Fatima Payman announced that she quit the Labor Party and will be running as an independent.
'Little drops make a mighty ocean': How the Labor Party lost Fatima Payman
Fatima Payman's split with Labor happened slowly, then suddenly. Her move has angered former colleagues, but her loss will be felt heavily.
Labor MPs call on Fatima Payman to quit her Senate seat after she joins the crossbench, alleging intimidation
First-term senator Fatima Payman has quit Labor to sit on the crossbench, after becoming the first Labor MP in decades to defy her party in a vote to recognise Palestinian statehood.
Dutton's supermarket push leaves some colleagues feeling 'ambushed'
Peter Dutton's plan to force large supermarkets to sell stores has prompted a fierce internal debate, with some objecting to the potential cost of court cases.
'She has made a decision': PM unfazed as Fatima Payman enlists 'preference whisperer'
Suspended Labor MP Fatima Payman has enlisted the advice of a minor party political "whisperer" as her party colleagues brace themselves for the possibility she will move to the crossbench.
'Teal-style' Muslim political group to target Labor seats, open to working with Fatima Payman
A new political organisation plans to unseat Labor MPs in a 'teal-style' campaign capitalising on Muslim community anger over the government's Gaza stance.
Suspended for her Palestine vote, Labor's Fatima Payman is isolated from colleagues but has pockets of support
Labor senator Fatima Payman draws heavy fire from her colleagues on Monday morning after she was banished from the federal party for her defiance over Palestine.
Is one more rate rise now on the horizon, and could it sink the government?
A rate rise as soon as August is now a distinct possibility, and will make the government's cost-of-living pitch more complicated.
Greens, Liberals to team up to delay another Labor housing policy
A Labor plan to entice foreign investors to build apartments for renters has run into a roadblock in the Senate today, with the Greens and Coalition set to team up to single out a housing plan.
'Tasteless and unnecessary': Greens ask PM to apologise over Peter Dutton pronoun joke
Greens MP Stephen Bates has asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to apologise after he joked about Peter Dutton's use of pronouns in Question Time on Wednesday.
Labor senator could remain in party despite defiance on Palestinian recognition
Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to vote against her party on a motion related to Palestinian recognition.
PM 'welcomes' Assange news but won't say more until he's home
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce warns the "finish line" is not yet reached as politicians from across the political spectrum welcome Julian Assange's departure from the UK after being released from Belmarsh prison.
Treasury's boozy 'budget binge' broke its own rules
Tens of thousands of dollars spent by Treasury on food, alcohol and venues for its budget night functions breached probity laws and internal policies.
Liberal Matt Kean, long a thorn in his own party's side, has been offered a job by Labor
The Liberal Party's most recognisable climate campaigner has been tapped by Labor to assume Australia's top climate advisory role.
After months of reviews, the government has made its first move on the big supermarkets
The federal government confirms it will impose new obligations on large supermarket chains to treat their suppliers fairly, enforced by hefty fines.
Coalition won't say how much nuclear power its plan will generate until after an election
Coalition energy spokesperson Ted O'Brien, who designed the plan, says the amount of energy generated would depend on the type and number of reactors built at each site.
Why has the Coalition gone nuclear? The facts you need to navigate the energy debate
Teased and speculated for more than two years, Peter Dutton has finally revealed his nuclear power policy.
Dutton reveals seven sites for proposed nuclear power plants
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has told his Coalition colleagues he will go to the next election promising to build seven nuclear power stations.
Government to 'nudge' banks to level with their customers on how to get a better deal
Banks will need to tell customers when their savings interest rate changes, and the process for switching home loans will be simplified under a new federal government push to help consumers get better deals.
'I don't know': Tink undecided if she'll challenge a neighbouring teal with North Sydney facing axe
The federal seat of North Sydney is set to be scrapped under new draft boundaries proposed by the Australian Electoral Commission.
Migration numbers drop a little but not as much as the government expected
Migration added just over 100,000 people to Australia's population in the last three months of 2023, according to new official figures that cast doubt on the government's own migration forecast.
Analysis
analysis:Three senators have exposed Canberra's 'vicious' consultant problem. But don't expect change overnight
Senators from across the political spectrum have agreed the public service is over-reliant on consultants, but they are not in perfect agreement on the way forward.
Dutton says Coalition will not set 2030 climate target before next election
Peter Dutton says the Coalition will wait until it has returned to power and looked at "the prevailing economic conditions" before it sets a 2030 climate target.
Andrew Giles issues replacement to 'direction 99' which he says prioritises community safety
The immigration minister has issued a new directive he says will make it "clearer" that non-citizens with a history of family or sexual violence should be deported, even if they have lived most of their lives in Australia.
Has there been a surge in migrant arrivals? The answer may not be so straightforward
Australia today has 352,000 fewer people than expected because of the pandemic migration slump, according to an ANU professor, cutting against talk of a post-pandemic 'surge', which has been the subject of much political attention.