Christopher Pyne
Immigration 'lets violent inmates into community'
Lindsay Murdoch Asylum seekers involved in violent attacks while in immigration detention are being released into the community, an insider says.
Coalition in war of words on education
Daniel Hurst Prime Minister Julia Gillard's school funding reforms have ignited a war of words in Coalition ranks, with federal education spokesman Christopher Pyne claiming Premier Barry O'Farrell was ''conned''...
Piccoli fires back in Coalition bust-up over education
Josephine Tovey, Daniel Hurst NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has returned fire at his federal Coalition colleagues over education funding, warning schools in this state would be worse off under Tony Abbott's policy and...
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Greens threat to Gonski package
Mark Kenny Julia Gillard's signature Gonski school education package is the latest reform area to fall victim to the underperforming mining tax, with the Greens threatening to change a key element unless the...
Abbott dismisses conspiracy claim
Dan Harrison THE Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, has dismissed as a ''try-on'' a Labor backbencher's letter asking federal police to investigate Liberal figures for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to...
Gillard rallies 'frontline troops' for election
Jessica Wright Prime Minister Julia Gillard rallies Labor election candidates, telling them they're the frontline troops who will take the government's message to the Australian people.
Government unravelling like Hitler's regime: Pyne
Coalition frontbencher Christopher Pyne says the federal government is unravelling like Hitler's government in the movie Downfall.
Peter Hartcher
Report card makes grim reading
Peter Hartcher A lifelong primary teacher talks about a school she worked in as having two eras - first was a prehistoric age that she calls "Before Tess".
Pyne vows to scrap My School rankings
Jewel Topsfield The federal Coalition would review controversial NAPLAN tests and remove the publication of individual school results on the My School website if elected to government, to prevent the ''unnecessary...
Jail threat for clergy who hide abuse
Josephine Tovey, Phillip Coorey MEMBERS of the clergy would face jail for failing to report knowledge of sexual abuse gained during confession, with pressure growing to lift the confidentiality laws that protect them.
Education bill has no substance, says Pyne
Katina Curtis Labor's long-awaited school funding reform legislation will have to be changed in the new year after a funding agreement is signed.
Thomson comes out fighting
Phillip Coorey CRAIG THOMSON'S lawyer has slammed Tony Abbott as an ''ageing student politician'' and demanded he either produce evidence the independent MP had broken the law or ''shut his mouth''.
Working to stop a repeat of every parent's nightmare
Amy Remeikis Throughout Queensland, the Morcombe name is synonymous with heartbreak and tragedy; but also strength, bravery and commitment.
Abbott sidesteps attempt to revive abortion pill debate
Lenore Taylor THE Coalition has pledged not to change rules allowing the import of the abortion pill RU486, as Labor seeks to draw the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, into a debate about abortion.
Coalition 'will not block abortion pill'
Lenore Taylor The Coalition has pledged not to change rules allowing the import of the abortion pill RU486, as Labor seeks to draw the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, into a debate about abortion.
Judith Ireland
The storm passes but Tony still dives in
Judith Ireland Yesterday, Julia Gillard was crowned a political ''badass'' by the international media - a leader who could teach the world a lesson or two about misogyny.
Downer cool on comeback
Phillip Coorey THE former foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer is playing down the prospect of joining state politics, taking over as leader, and making a run for the premier of South Australia.
PM pledges to push for better teachers to make the grade
Bianca Hall ONLY the best and brightest will be able to get into university teaching courses under the federal government's reform package to improve the educational outcomes of the nation's children.
Big earners to be hit by education 'crusade'
Phillip Coorey, Anna Patty HIGH earners are set to bear the brunt of a new round of budget cuts to help fund Julia Gillard's annual $6.5 billion education ''crusade'', which will begin if Labor wins the next election.
Gillard pledges schools revamp
Ross Peake Julia Gillard will today vow to make Australian students competitive on the international stage as she unveils a cash splash for schools.
