Courtney Gould
Canberra, ACT
Courtney Gould is a reporter at ABC's Parliament House bureau in Canberra.
Latest by Courtney Gould
Fatima Payman leaves the door open to forming her own party after walking away from Labor — as it happened
Just hours after walking away from Labor and taking her place on the crossbench, Fatima Payman reveals what led her to quit.
PM accuses Fatima Payman of month-long strategy, expects imminent announcement on future — as it happened
Anthony Albanese says he expects Fatima Payman to make an announcement in the coming days about her future with Labor.
Prime minister backs push to immortalise Bob Katter with official parliamentary portrait — as it happened
Anthony Albanese says Katter is "an institution in his own right" and commissioning his portrait would be "above all, an act of respect".
'I have been exiled': Fatima Payman accuses Labor colleagues of attempting to intimidate her to resign from Senate — as it happened
Suspended Labor senator Fatima Payman to sit out of all Senate votes as she accuses colleagues of seeking to intimidate her to quit politics. Look back at how the day unfolded in our live blog.
PM under pressure over inflation as Question Time heats up — as it happened
The prime minister has been put on the spot about inflation as the Coalition upped the ante on its cost of living attacks.
PM bars Fatima Payman from single Labor caucus meeting for crossing the floor — as it happened
Anthony Albanese says he has met with Fatima Payman and she will not be attending the Labor caucus for the remainder of this session.
Julian Assange says PM 'saved his life', his lawyer reveals, while his wife asks for him to be given time to recover — as it happened
Julian Assange is a free man, after a US federal judge sentenced him to time already served in prison. Look back through our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
Julian Assange's 'priority' is to 'get healthy again' following release, wife says — as it happened
Anthony Albanese has confirmed that Australian High Commissioner to the UK Stephen Smith is travelling with Julian Assange.
Morcombes receive $2 million in funding as PM quizzed about nuclear — as it happened
Anthony Albanese has announced a one-off $2 million payment to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation on its 20th anniversary. Look back on our blog to see how today's events unfolded.
World first vape ban to become law, restricting access to pharmacies — as it happened
Australia will become the first country to ban the sale of vapes outside of pharmacies after the Greens agreed to a major deal to pass the world-first legislation. Look back at how the day unfolded in our live blog.
Albanese tells critics of Labor's three-eyed nuclear memes to 'lighten up'
The prime minister tells an ABC host five times to "lighten up" when asked if Labor's memes mocking the Coalition's nuclear plan were juvenile.
'No, she's not correct': Littleproud rebuffs deputy over suggestions communities could refuse nuclear power plants — as it happened
Seven nuclear power plants would be built across five states under the opposition's nuclear policy, Peter Dutton says — but the plan is not yet costed and would face a number of significant legal hurdles.
Chinese officials appear to block freed journalist Cheng Lei at press event — as it happened
Journalists at a press event for Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese watched as Chinese officials appeared to block the view of Cheng Lei, the Australian journalist imprisoned by China for three years.
Cash-strapped Netball Australia to receive funding, less than half of what was promised
Cash-strapped Netball Australia has been offered a fresh financial lifeline just weeks after the sport's governing body appointed Diamonds star Liz Ellis to its board.
More than a third of female defence academy recruits report sexual misconduct — as it happened
A workplace survey has revealed more than a third of female recruits reported sexual misconduct while attending the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra.
Elon Musk 'dog whistle' led to my children being doxxed: eSafety commissioner — as it happened
The eSafety commissioner says a pile on led by tech billionaire Elon Musk resulted in her family's private information being exposed online.
'Dog's breakfast': Opposition slams Labor's plan to recruit non-citizens into military — as it happened
Peter Dutton has ridiculed Labor's "half baked" announcement to allow non-citizens to join Australia's military, as Bill Shorten faces questions about criminals spending NDIS money on drugs, holidays and new cars.
Immigration minister says there were never any drones used to track ex-detainees, cancels 30 visas — as it happened
Andrew Giles says he was relying on information given to him by his department when he told media last week that drones were being used to monitor the 151 ex-detainees released after a High Court case last year.
More public servants found to have breached code of conduct over Robodebt — as it happened
The Australian Public Service Commission announced the breach of four public servants in February and another three today. The seven have now been issued a final determination that they have breached one or more elements of the code.
'I cancelled more than 6,300 visas': Dutton hits back as government tries to blunt attacks on Andrew Giles
The opposition leader hits back after the government tries to blunt his attacks on Immigration Minister Andrew Giles by highlighting the release of criminals during Peter Dutton's tenure as minister.
Israel's Rafah actions 'can't be described as self-defence', says Labor MP — as it happened
A Labor backbencher has called on Israel to end its assault on Rafah.
'Risky, nasty, unhinged': Government criticises Dutton's proposed migration numbers slash
Jim Chalmers describes the opposition leader's budget reply proposing migration number cuts as unhinged, risky and nasty.
Online counselling platform won't be an app — and mental health groups say it also won't be enough
Mental health groups say the government did not go far enough in its commitment to create a digital platform for people with simpler mental health needs, and funding for more workers was more urgently needed.