question time

Perrottet and others were questioned about the recent appointment of John Barilaro to the role of senior trade and investment commissioner to the Americas.

Making national security disputes obvious to people at home and overseas leaves the door open for foreign players to widen domestic divisions.

A new report recommends 11 key procedural changes to keep Question Time more focused and to ensure answers to questions stay relevant. 

The Australia Post Cartier watch scandal has taken an extraordinary turn, with a lawyer for Christine Holgate slamming the PM’s comments.

In theory, question time is about accountability. But in practice, it is about politics. Therein lies the problem.

Politicians are fair game, George Brandis says, but public servants aren’t. The Attorney-General defends his secretary Chris Moraitis after a baptism of fire in Senate Estimates over the Gillian Triggs affair.