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Office of Governor-General says no rules broken hosting daughter's wedding reception at Government House

Governor-General David Hurley's daughter's wedding reception was held at Government House on March 11, 2023. Yesterday, his office told a Senate estimates hearing he was entitled to use his official Canberra residence as the venue.

ABC News · May 23, 2023

Australian MPs to mark Modi visit by screening critical BBC documentary in Parliament House

Australia’s parliament will hold a special screening of a BBC documentary critical of Narendra Modi a day after the prime minister addressed a mass gathering of the country’s Indian diaspora in Sydney.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Home Affairs officials grilled over employment of man under investigation for child sex offences

Yesterday, Stephen Mitchell was sentenced to more than 13 years in jail for a raft of child sex offences, which police had been investigating prior to his employment with the Department of Home Affairs.

ABC News · May 23, 2023

Defence reveals 50 per cent 'contingency' for cost overruns inside $368 billion AUKUS project

An almost $123 billion "contingency" has been set aside for Australia's largest ever defence project, according to a new analysis of the AUKUS nuclear submarine program prepared by the Parliamentary Budget Office.

ABC News · Apr 27, 2023

Peter Hollingworth should be stripped of $357,000-a-year pension, abuse survivors say

Two survivors whose complaints were considered by church body support push to remove former governor general’s entitlements

The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2023

Legalising cannabis in Australia: how would it work and is there a catch?

The Greens say legalising cannabis could net the government $28bn tax revenue in nine years, but there are a few hurdles

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2023

Coalition warned of problems with tool to predict future terrorist crime but continued to use it on offenders

Exclusive: Morrison government used risk assessment tool known as VERA-2R on 14 occasions after receiving independent report

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2023

Pat Dodson takes leave from Senate - as it happened

This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

Penny Wong moves to dampen expectation of breakthrough in Julian Assange case

Foreign minister warns of ‘limits to what diplomacy can achieve’ in efforts to bring Assange home

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2023

Greens, Coalition and entire crossbench unite to force inquiry into ‘broken’ FOI system

Senate to investigate after resignation of commissioner Leo Hardiman, who cited his lack of powers to make changes to fix delays

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2023