Karen Barlow

Labor's push for universal childcare is framed as a win for under-5s, a further step towards gender equality, and a boost for national productivity.

EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with The Saturday Paper , NDIS Minister Mark Butler concedes that the scale of fraud used to justify sweeping new legislation is worth only a fraction of the targeted savings.

Donation reforms and the rapid rise of One Nation have rekindled a conversation about whether community independents of all stripes should form a party.

As the government stalls on a response to key recommendations in the robodebt royal commission, it has legislated a huge expansion in the use of automated decision-making.

With just 11 days allowed for submissions and three for hearings, the disability community testified to deep concerns and a lack of clarity over the sweeping reforms that Labor aims to push through parliament by July 2.

Liberal insiders give eye-witness accounts of the far-right’s takeover of a key seat, in a move emblematic of the national shift, with members declaring One Nation values are Liberal values.

As Angus Taylor articulates his first clear challenge to One Nation, Liberals are hoping Pauline Hanson’s most paranoid senator will help reframe her party’s appeal.

The ICAC inquiry has heard how the Nationals senator engaged a lobbyist for the hard-right faction to push colleague Dave Sharma to drop support for changes to the Sex Discrimination Act.

In an interview with The Saturday Paper , the climate minister warns the Greens against teaming with the Coalition to kill a new offsets plan for forests.

Senior Coalition figures say the ICAC's inquiry into branch-stacking and illegal donations overlooks the Reformers' involvement in a bigger issue, lobbying for Catholic cemeteries.