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Peter Strong says publishing the JobKeeper list without any context means small and family business owners will be negatively affected.

The Institute of Public Accountants says disaster payment and other assistance measures should be co-ordinated nationally.

An amendment drafted by independent senator Rex Patrick and agreed to by Labor and the crossbench has ensured the government’s bill to establish the adviser disciplinary panel will not pass Parliament until regulations are fully finalised.

National security bills that give authorities new powers are being rushed through parliament. What do they allow and who can be the target?

FoI system is ‘broken’, review finds, with agencies and ministers’ offices ‘gaming the system’

Greens and senators Rex Patrick and Jacqui Lambie suggest they will oppose bill requiring minimum party memberships and banning certain words in names

Amid Bernard Collaery’s ongoing and highly secret prosecution, independent senator Rex Patrick has commenced action in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to overturn a decision by John Howard’s government to block the release of cabinet papers that detail the Timor Sea boundary negotiations.

The Tax Commissioner has refused to comply with a Senate order that would have revealed over 10,000 businesses that were on JobKeeper, arguing that it would violate taxpayer confidentiality and undermine public confidence in the ATO.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has joined calls for a royal commission into Australia’s response to the COVID-19 ...

The former prime minister and health minister says "it is important that our successors have the benefit of our considered reflections".