Belinda Merhab
Vote in the mail as same-sex plebiscite blocked in the Senate
The Senate has blocked a government move to restore the same-sex marriage plebiscite to its agenda following an emotional debate. Labor, the...
Greens name 22-year-old disability advocate as Ludlam’s replacement in the Senate
A 22-year-old disability advocate is set to become Australia’s newest and youngest senator, filling the Greens seat left vacant by Scott Ludlam....
Australia on ‘wrong side’ of nuclear weapon ban: Greens
Australia is accused of being on the wrong side of history after ignoring a United Nations vote to ban nuclear weapons. More...
Turnbull’s cancer register riddled with conflicts and failure: probe
A scathing audit of the Turnbull government’s bungled cancer screening register has found glaring conflicts of interest among federal Health Department officials...
History made as Greens senator breastfeeds her infant during Senate speech
Greens senator Larissa Waters has made history once again, breastfeeding her baby while moving a motion in the Australian parliament. Three-month-old Alia...
It’s Liberal versus Liberal as Trump and climate change pit believers against sceptics
Tensions within the Turnbull government over climate change have erupted with a skirmish over Australia’s commitment to the Paris agreement during a...
$16m bill for government’s cervical cancer bungle
Taxpayers will cough up more than $16 million for the federal government’s bungling of the rollout of a new test said to...
New cervical cancer test ‘will save lives’
A new cervical cancer test that will soon replace pap smears will save more lives, Health Minister Greg Hunt insists, as a...
Health department job cuts ‘won’t hit patients’
Patients and frontline health services will not be affected by the loss of 250 jobs at the federal health department, its boss...
Women ’emboldened’ by proposed burqa ban, says Jacquie Lambie
Crossbench senator Jacqui Lambie insists her move to ban the burqa from public places has emboldened oppressed Muslim women previously afraid to...