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Australia politics live with Gabrielle Chan

Join Guardian Australia chief political correspondent Gabrielle Chan as she brings you all the day's political stories live from Canberra and beyond

  • Clive Palmer leaves the supreme court in Brisbane, Friday, 26 April, 2019.

    Clive Palmer says Labor approached him on preferences – as it happened

    AEC releases full list of House and Senate candidates, as Colin Barnett warns Coalition against Palmer preference deal, and Shorten rebuffs Greens on climate policy. Follow the day’s news live
  • Bill Shorten at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville

    Campaign 2019: Labor pledges to set up inquiry into water buybacks – as it happened

    Scott Morrison is in Darwin shoring up the Coalition’s Senate spot while Bill Shorten is in Townsville with a plan to allow casuals to convert to more permanent work. Follow all the day’s events, live
  • Scott Morrison at a campaign rally at the Seacliff surf lifesaving club in Adelaide

    Liberals launch death tax ad despite Labor claim it's 'a lie' – as it happened

    Labor’s plan to use Northern Australia fund for gas project draws criticism and Barnaby Joyce confident he will be cleared by auditor general
  • Bill Shorten and his wife Chloe on the Skyrail during a visit to Cairns

    Election campaign: Shorten says he'll 'adhere to law' on Adani groundwater approval – as it happened

    Pressure grows for Murray-Darling water buybacks royal commission as Morrison and Shorten campaign in Victoria and Queensland, respectively. Follow it live ...
  • Dr Kerryn Phelps arrives victorious at the North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club

    Kerryn Phelps claims Wentworth byelection win for 'the people of Australia who need a voice' – as it happened

    Scott Morrison says ‘today is a tough day’ as Wentworth voters overturn Coalition government’s majority. Follow it live ...
  • Nick Xenophon

    Nick Xenophon says media reform deal 'won't be happening today' – as it happened

    Plus attorney general George Brandis condemns Hanson’s burqa ‘stunt’ and cautions her not to offend religious sensibilities of other Australians
  • The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time in the house of representatives in parliament house, Canberra this afternoon, Wednesday 16th August 2017. Photograph by Mike Bowers. Guardian Australia

    Marriage postal survey bill to be delayed until after court challenge – as it happened

    Fallout continues from the deputy PM’s revelation he is a New Zealand citizen; and One Nation media deal cannot be delivered, Greens and Xenophon say. Follow the day live ...
  • Opposition leader Bill Shorten.

    Coalition loses vote condemning government over climate – as it happened

    Labor amendment to a Great Barrier Reef bill noting the Coalition is failing to protect the reef by not addressing climate change passes lower house on a chaotic day
  • Nationals leader and deputy PM Barnaby Joyce outside parliament in June.

    Pressure mounts on Barnaby Joyce over citizenship – as it happened

    Labor targets deputy PM as ABS revokes promise of no personal identifiers on marriage equality postal vote. Follow the day in politics live ...
  • Opposition leader Bill Shorten

    Marriage equality: Shorten holds PM responsible for 'every hurtful bit of filth' - as it happened

    Labor leader encourages people to vote ‘yes’ after Turnbull said he won’t allow private members’ bill unless Australian people ‘have given their support’
  • Malcolm Roberts and Pauline Hanson

    Di Natale: Roberts's story has changed more times than I've changed underpants – as it happened

    Pauline Hanson moves to refer Malcolm Roberts case to high court
  • Malcolm Roberts and Pauline Hanson

    Malcolm Roberts under pressure on citizenship as new documents revealed – as it happened

    Documents appear to show that the One Nation senator personally signed he was a British citizen. As it happened
  • Malcolm Turnbull

    Liberal party room sticks with same-sex marriage plebiscite – as it happened

    A special meeting called by Malcolm Turnbull to resolve the party’s policy on same sex marriage is continuing but early reports suggest the Coalition will stick to Tony Abbott’s plebiscite policy. As it happened
  • Senator Lucy Gichuhi

    Lucy Gichuhi makes her first speech in the Senate – as it happened

    Greens say needs-based school funding won’t happen if Catholics get special deal; Coalition appears to have numbers to pass Gonski 2.0 in Senate. Follow it live ...
  • Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon and MP Adam Bandt

    Labor backs Greens' election spending cap as Gonski negotiations roll on – as it happened

    Labor says it won’t support citizenship bill that would include tougher English tests after One Nation declares it will support Gonski 2.0. Follow the day live …
  • The Senate chamber on Monday morning

    Bank levy should be reviewed, Senate committee says – as it happened

    As wrangles continue over Gonski school funding, Labor defers government plans to levy a 10% tax on imported goods worth less than $1,000. As it happened...
  • Lucy and Malcolm Turnbull

    Press gallery committee 'disappointed' that Turnbull's comments were leaked – as it happened

    George Christensen explains failure to support banking bill while Malcolm Turnbull defends remarks parodying Donald Trump as ‘affectionate’
  • Julie Bishop

    Labor grills Coalition over foreign donations and electricity prices – as it happened

    A fraught and frank Coalition meeting on energy sees Tony Abbott try to dominate discussion as Chinese donations hit the headlines again. Follow the day live …
  • Western Australian Liberal senator Chris Back has announced he is retiring.

    Liberal Chris Back to retire from Senate – as it happened

    Greens announce they will oppose Coalition’s citizenship crackdown as government negotiates with backbench over Finkel review
  • Barnaby Joyce has reprimanded Tony Abbott for suggesting there is a link between terrorism and Islam.

    Barnaby Joyce likens Abbott's comments to linking 'testicles and terrorism' – as it happened

    Question time dominated by tax rate ‘fairness’ debate, Greens refer allegations donations made to Pauline Hanson’s personal bank account for investigation and Coalition leaders respond to Abbott’s comments about Islam and terrorism
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