08:00:39 08/08/2016
In the new parliament, if Labor and the Greens oppose government legislation the Government will need to convince at least nine of the crossbench to support their agenda - a disparate group including four One Nation senators, four independents and three Nick Xenophon Team senators. In response to Scott Morrison's public lecture on protecting the country's Triple A rating, Nick Xenophon says he's well aware of his responsibilities and his team will work constructively and consultatively with government.
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06:05:00 08/08/2016
Tony Abbott promised not to snipe from the sidelines when he lost the Prime Ministership. But he's broken party ranks in an interview with Four Corners, firing a broadside at his successor Malcolm Turnbull's moderate faction of the New South Wales Liberal Party. He has laid into a small group of lobbyists who don't have formal positions in the party, but who he says act as powerbrokers and create the potential for corruption. More
08:11:45 08/08/2016
Russia has been barred from next month's Rio Paralympics, with organisers blasting what they've termed a 'medals over morals mentality' sports system overseen by the Russian government. The International Paralympic Committee says Russia will be banned from the entire event, imposing the type of blanket ban that Olympics bosses had avoided. Meanwhile, Australian athletes are delivering a strong early performance at Rio. More
08:12:16 08/08/2016
There are many local residents in Rio who have had little to celebrate about the Olympics. The favela Vila Autodromo was all but destroyed to make room for a car park for the main Olympic precinct. Out of more than 700 families, only twenty are left. But those remaining are defiant about their future and have a found novel way to commemorate their survival. More
08:16:15 08/08/2016
The people of Thailand have approved a controversial new constitution that will entrench military control for years to come. Sunday's referendum, two years after the military seized power in a coup to put an end to political protests and violence, returned a yes vote of more than 60 per cent. More
08:19:28 08/08/2016
Two years after Australia handed a valuable stolen statue back to India, the 'Dancing Shiva' is yet to be returned to the temple it was taken from. Indian police say they're keeping the five-million dollar idol as evidence against the man charged with its theft. But the people of Sripuranthan in southern India fear that means they won't get it back for years. More
08:24:10 08/08/2016
A former member of the Victorian Country Fire Authority board is pushing for an inquiry into Fair Work Commission President, Justice Iain Ross. Michael Freshwater believes his actions were inappropriate, and wants the Employment Minister, Senator Michaelia Cash to step in. More
08:26:00 08/08/2016
A bitter feud is intensifying in Queensland between the government and farmers over tree-clearing rates. The State Government has released the results of its 2014-15 Statewide Land Cover and Tree Study, which shows that almost 300,000 hectares of vegetation was removed in the 12 months covered by the report. The Deputy Premier says the rate of tree clearing in the state is unsustainable, and threatens the health of the Great Barrier Reef.
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08:28:00 08/08/2016
The writs for the Northern Territory election will be issued today, but the Labor Party has already officially launched its election campaign. With a little less than three weeks before voters head to the polls, the Labor leader Michael Gunner is promising to spend big in the bush and says its an election about trust. More
