Federal Parliament

Senator Fatima Payman announced that she quit the Labor Party and will be running as an independent.

Winter has crept over the capital and federal parliament has risen for the mid-year break and it comes amid scenes of acrimony - both inside and outside the building.

The convenor of The Muslim Vote movement Sheikh Wesam Charkawi plans to announce candidates for two federal seats currently held by Labor as early as next week, and says voters are turning away from the government due to its "weak" support for Palestinians. 

The last week of parliament before the winter recess can often be messy — and this week proved to be no exception for either Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton. 

Laura Tingle spends a day with the Speaker of the House, Milton Dick, finding out more about his role in relation to Australian democracy and the rich traditions that infiltrate Parliament House.

Australia's corporate watchdog, ASIC, isn't prosecuting enough white-collar crime and can't perform its full range of duties, so a Senate committee has recommended it split into two new, more streamlined regulators.

This seems as good a time as any to evaluate the reliability of what politicians tell us about the housing crisis — and how they're going to make things better.

The first study tracking the murder of children by parents in domestic violence situations is released.

Laws to phase out Australia's live sheep export trade by 2028 pass parliament, despite last-ditch attempts by opponents to put the brakes on the legislation.

Some frame Julian Assange as a free press warrior and others a reckless hacker. As Anthony Albanese backed quiet diplomacy to free him, this unusual move to wield political influence over the legal systems of our democratic allies seems to have been lost in the haze. 

Eleven years ago, the first formal fact check was published at the ABC. A lot has been fact checked between then and now — here's how to spot a dubious claim.

A parliamentary probe calls for a broader investigation into how private firms interact with government departments, after it was revealed NDIA officials were showered with gifts from a US tech firm it had a contract with, and which they did not declare.

The Greens Senator says the parliament responded to public pressure and in turn applied pressure on the Government.

Whether seen as a hero or villain, support for bringing Assange home eventually stretched across the political spectrum like few other issues, writes David Speers. 

In the midst of a big news week, crucial recommendations about how to better regulate the NDIS workforce, and cut out fraud, are currently being debated in Federal Parliament.

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.

Fatima Payman is the embodiment of some of Australia's most marginalised people — young, Muslim and a woman. Though she might be diminutive in stature, she stared down the Labor Party machine and fearlessly defied those who wanted her to toe the line.

They're also frustrated with the recommendations of the government-led Senate inquiry into the legislation describing them as "profoundly disappointing and disrespectful".

The Liberal Party's most recognisable climate campaigner has been tapped by Labor to assume Australia's top climate advisory role.

While many in the political debate are focused on Mr Burns, the hapless Homer and three-eyed fish, I'm wondering what Lisa Simpson would make of the nuclear debate. And judging by data on gender from the last election, both major parties may want to consider this too. 

A surge in the polls helped spur the Coalition to announce its nuclear policy. Whether it holds on to that lead will come down to which side can persuade voters that such complex issues can magic up any short-term betterment in their lives.

Populations in WA’s Wheatbelt have long been in decline because of a shrinking agricultural workforce. Local communities fear the impending live sheep export ban may be the final blow.

Peter Dutton's nuclear energy plan is one of the riskiest gambits from opposition in many moons. He genuinely believes nuclear is the answer to Australia's energy problems, but it remains to be seen whether the details will vindicate his conviction.

Activists target the office of federal Labor MP Josh Burns overnight in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. It is the latest in a string of acts of vandalism linked to the Gaza conflict.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison may be among those called to give evidence at the defamation trial Senator Linda Reynolds has brought against former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, a Perth court is told.