Evelyn Manfield

Program: AM Presented by Refugee advocates warn the federal government's plan to give the immigration minister sweeping new deportation powers will put tens of thousands of people at risk.

Anthony Albanese's Labor government has cleared the decks, passing more than 30 bills on the last day of the parliamentary year.

Program: AM Presented by Advocates and experts say efforts to stamp out sexual violence in the Australian Defence Force are welcome but well overdue.

Advocates and experts say new efforts to stamp out sexual violence in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) are welcome but overdue.

Eight independents have joined a push to change the definition of "small business" from 15 employees to at least 25.

Program: AM Presented by Eight independent federal MP's have jointly written to Employment Minister Murray Watt, calling on him to change the definition of "small business" from 15 employees, to at least 25.

The federal government is in secret talks with the banking sector, which could see a levy imposed on banks with little or no regional presence.

Program: AM Presented by Bank customers might end up having to foot the bill to keep regional banks alive, analysts say, under a proposal being considered by the federal government.

"We're not trying to bring down house prices," Housing Minister Clare O'Neil declared on ABC's youth radio station triple j.

Video has emerged of Nationals senator Matt Canavan labelling his party's nuclear policy a "political fix" and conceding it is not the cheapest form of power.