Failure to intervene: why Canberra turned its back on Prisoner X

David Wroe and Ruth Pollard A government inquiry has reignited concern over the Prisoner X affair.

Gillard in turmoil

Mark Kenny and Jessica Wright Julia Gillard's extended election campaign has suffered another damaging blow with the shock resignation of two of Labor’s most senior Cabinet ministers, the Attorney-General Nicola Roxon and the...

Iemma in frame as McClelland decides to bring down curtain

Daniel Hurst, Sean Nicholls, Judith Ireland THE former federal attorney-general and prominent Kevin Rudd supporter Robert McClelland is to retire from federal politics.

Disaster money misused: McClelland

By Ross Peake The Coalition has seized on a claim by former attorney-general Robert McClelland that funding for emergency services is ''shamefully inadequate''.

Inside the Rudd hit

Maxine McKew It was one of the most brutal coups in Australian political history and Julia Gillard was at its heart.

Carr shows support for Iemma

Phillip Coorey The Minister for Foreign Affairs and former NSW premier, Bob Carr, has backed his successor, Morris Iemma, entering federal Parliament.

Here comes the High Court judge ... with a black belt

Rick Feneley The nation's second law officer is a sawmiller's son from the Hunter. He talks to Rick Feneley about his rise in an 'extreme meritocracy' and about judicial power, Christianity, the blessings of...

PM tries to tame beast risen from the grave

What's in a name, Shakespeare's Juliet doth often ask. For shaken Julia, it seems, the answer is quite a lot.

Minister refuses to back Gillard

Lenore Taylor, Phillip Coorey THE fallout from Julia Gillard's ministerial reshuffle has worsened, with the Minister for Manufacturing, Kim Carr, labelling as ''absolute bullshit'' anonymous accusations that he was demoted...

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Disorder in the house but PM says hold the pop psychology

Phillip Coorey THE Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has brushed off questions about her poisonous personal relationship with Kevin Rudd by stressing the important thing was that they worked together professionally.

Reshuffle exposes internal dissent

Phillip Coorey THE demotion of the industry minister, Kim Carr, from cabinet has become a lightning rod for internal dissent in Labor and sparked wider debate about the status of manufacturing.

PM stakes future on new-look ministry

Phillip Coorey JULIA GILLARD has staked her recovery on a new-look ministry which emphasises her priorities of health, jobs, aged care and disability reform.

Winners and losers in Gillard's reshuffle

Tim Lester Key supporters of Julia Gillard's rise to the prime ministership have been rewarded in her first frontbench reshuffle.

Gillard reshuffles cabinet

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her new ministerial line-up will give Labor new energy and fire power heading into 2012.

Poll blow as Gillard reshuffles

Michelle Grattan Julia Gillard unveils a reshuffle set to push one senior minister out of cabinet and handsomely reward key backer Bill Shorten.

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Reshuffle won't help PM's poor polling

Phillip Coorey SUPPORT for Labor and Julia Gillard has slid in the latest poll which comes as the Prime Minister risks fanning internal dissent with an end-of-year ministry reshuffle.

Gillard's expansive rejig to limit making of new enemies

Phillip Coorey JULIA GILLARD will expand her cabinet rather than force some people out against their will in a reshuffle designed to minimise the backlash against her leadership while reshaping the government for...

No cabinet reshuffle today

Misha Schubert There will be no announcement of a reshuffle of cabinet on Sunday, the prime minister's office has confirmed.

Payback fear in wider Gillard reshuffle

Stephanie Peatling JULIA GILLARD will announce a new cabinet as early as today with ministers bracing themselves for a more dramatic reshuffle than was previously anticipated.