politics

Parliament House has been Pauline’s World lately but increased visibility comes with increased scrutiny and this week revealed that One Nation is not untouchable. Source link

The teal independents have confirmed plans to form a new political party, Community Strong Australia, but are yet to convince any of their crossbench colleagues to join what they call a “responsible alternative” to the major parties. Source link

Australia’s home affairs minister approves the return of a woman who has links to Islamic State and has been in a Syrian refugee camp, saying the government plans to have her under high-level surveillance. Source link

Home affairs minister Tony Burke has revealed a so-called ISIS bride, who was temporarily blocked from returning to Australia, has now received a permit to come back. Follow live. Source link

Pauline Hanson has chosen one of Australia’s most popular national sporting brands and visible expressions of cultural diversity in her pitch for a “monoculture”.  Source link

Australia’s domestic spy chief, Mike Burgess, has defended the agency’s resourcing decisions in the years leading up to the Bondi terror attack, arguing his agency is grappling with an “unprecedented” volume of threats. Source link

Clare O’Neil has acknowledged that the property market is undergoing a correction, but says the government’s proposed tax changes are not the sole cause. Source link

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will not break a decades-long bipartisan position of supporting multiculturalism, saying he still supports “a version” of it after dithering under questioning yesterday. Source link

A majority of state and territory governments have put stricter workplace exposure limits on hold for nine hazardous chemicals. Source link

Hanson says she is “delighted” monoculturalism is being debated and says the Australian soccer team represents her vision for a national “monoculture”. Take a look back at how the day unfolded. Source link