Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has banned ministers from having sexual relationships with staffers under a new ministerial code of conduct. The Prime Minister fronted reporters on Thursday afternoon saying Deputy Barnaby Joyce had created a “world of woe” for his family, as a result of an affair he had with former staff member Vikki Campion…
Pressure is mounting on Barnaby Joyce as discussions continue within the National Party over whether the Deputy Prime Minister should resign. A mutiny against Mr Joyce is now public as party members remain divided about his position. Senior Nationals have been approached to form a delegation to ask Mr Joyce to step down, the ABC…
Wayne Swan, former treasurer and deputy prime minister who helped guide Australia through the Global Financial Crisis, has announced plans to retire at the next federal election. Mr Swan served both the Rudd and Gillard governments, and served in parliament for more than two decades. “The inescapable fact is I’m approaching a stage in life…
The ABC has obtained highly classified documents found in second-hand furniture that have been deemed a breach of national security. The Prime Minister’s office has ordered an “urgent” and “immediate” investigation into the leak on Wednesday after thousands of documents were found in two old cabinets sold to a Canberra shop selling ex-government furniture, the…