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The Abbott government is using money and law to close down criticism and gag the community’s most trusted voices.

Hot spots worry economy; FOFA law reforms on pause; no princely sum for King Digital debut; Lachlan Murdoch back in the News Corp fold.

Britain no longer Europe's go-to power; Jokowi set for a landslide but remains a mystery; Japan PM shores up support of national broadcaster.

There are two groups that want the charities regulator and its oversights scuppered: the financial services industry and the Catholic Church. They have a friend in the government.

Misinformation, outlandish theories and a tragic lack of ‘closure’ followed the March 8 disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines flight.

You can count on Queensland to keep federal parliament interesting. Meet the state's newest straight-talking senator and self-confessed trouble-maker.

The prime minister’s surprise revival of knights and dames comes amid rumblings from the Coalition’s sons of monarchy.

Dredging of the Barrier Reef is set to see the environment minister fronting court to defend the world’s largest coal port.