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Australia urged to pressure Indonesia over alleged atrocities in West Papua
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has called on the Australian Government to pres...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Nov 2025
Price accuses Labor and Greens of treating culture as 'disposable' in attack on migration policies
Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has renewed her criticism of Labor and...
Dechlan Brennan 29 Sep 2025
Price defends migrant comments, relishes backbench role
Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has defended her comments in which she...
Dechlan Brennan 23 Sep 2025
Kyam Maher named South Australia’s new Deputy Premier
South Australia's Attorney-General Kyam Maher has been appointed the state's new...
Dechlan Brennan 19 Sep 2025
PM says Australia ‘better’ than Price’s comments
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's migrati...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Sep 2025
Lambie defends Albanese over Trump snub, calls out 'rude' US President

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie has defended Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over criticism he has failed to secure a meeting with US President Donald Trump, saying the President's behaviour towards a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 25, 2025
UN Peacekeepers needed in Gaza, Lambie says

Independent Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has called for United Nations peacekeepers to be sent into Gaza to ensure food aid reaches starving families.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 18, 2025
Price relegated to outer ministry as Liddle takes opposition lead on Indigenous affairs

Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's defection to the Liberals has seemingly cost her a shadow cabinet position, with Senator Kerrynne Liddle promoted by new Liberal leader Sussan Ley...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 2025
Lambie re-elected after tight-fought contest for Tasmanian Senate seats

Jacqui Lambie has retained her seat in the Senate following weeks of uncertainty, with the Australian Electoral Commission confirming Tasmania's upper house results on Tuesday.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 27, 2025
Lambie’s political future uncertain as race for Tasmanian senate goes down to the wire

Jacqui Lambie's political future hangs in the balance as the battle for Tasmania's six senate seats continues to tighten. As of Monday morning, provisional results indicate the state's final senate se...

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 5, 2025
‘Failed to do the work’: Lambie slams Dutton

Independent senator Jacqui Lambie has delivered a searing blow to the Coalition, questioning their ability to function as a "credible opposition".

"We are all in this together": Munganbana Miller enters race for Leichhardt

Bar-Barrum and Wadjanbarra Yidinji man Munganbana Norman Miller is running as an independent in the upcoming federal election for the north Queensland seat of Leichhardt.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 4, 2025
Candidates hope Top End voters are independent thinkers

As Northern Territorians set off for polling booths in search of a democracy sausage, and possibly a new government, there's a question worth asking.

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(A)manda Parkinson Aug 24, 2024
Letterbox drop lands Territory minister in hot water

A Northern Territory minister may have dashed Labor's chances to retain government after an election pamphlet was found to be in breach of election laws.

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(A)manda Parkinson Aug 20, 2024
Malarndirri McCarthy announced as new Minister for Indigenous Australians

Senator Malarndirri McCarthy has been announced as the new Minister for Indigenous Australians, replacing the retiring Linda Burney. The Saltwater woman from the Yanyuwa Garrawa people was previously...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 28, 2024
Malarndirri McCarthy expected to be announced as new Minister for Indigenous Australians

Senator Malarndirri McCarthy is expected to replace the retiring Linda Burney as the Minister for Indigenous Australians when Prime Anthony Albanese announces his cabinet reshuffle on Sunday.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 26, 2024
Linda Burney thanked for her "resilience, intelligence and integrity" by well wishers after announcing her retirement

Linda Burney's announcement that she will retire at next federal election has been met with a plethora of well wishes from across the country, with the Minister for Indigenous Australians heralded as...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 25, 2024
Federal parliament resumes this week. These are the 11 First Nations politicians elected to represent Australia

A record number of First Nations politicians will head to Canberra this week as Federal Parliament commences sitting for 2022. The 47th parliament will consist of a record 11 seats being occupied by F...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 25, 2022
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