BREAKING: The inaugural head of the NACC Paul Brereton has resigned. The resignation is to take effect on 6 July 2026. Commissioner Brereton has served three years of a five year term. #auspol

Seen that poll with One Nation cast as the official opposition in Australia? Labor is expecting to run Pauline Hanson's populist party down well before the 2028 election .. as it has in past state elections. My yarn here: thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...

Budget Tree is not looking good at all to have leaves by budget day next week. It is raining today, but apparently a lack of recent rain has contributed to this. #auspol #budget2026 #budgettree

Oh my, the statement from Kumanjayi Little Baby's family has brought me to tears. RIP Kumanjayi Little Baby

PM Albanese announces career public servant Meghan Quinn as the new Secretary of the Dept of Defence. She replaces Greg Moriarty and is the first woman in the role #auspol

After the post was left vacant for a year and half, former Republican congressman David Brat has been tapped by the White House as the next US Ambassador to Australia. #auspol www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

I got my start at 2SER. It changed my life, tilting me on my career to journalism .. which now finds me in the press gallery at Parliament House in Canberra. I always recommend community radio and, in particular, 2SER to aspiring young journalists. It must be saved. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Did you know a child dealing with family violence in Tasmania may become an adult before they get access to specialist support and counselling? No one in crisis is ignored, but wait times around the nation are lengthy. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

‘Backers of the new Nationals leader Matt Canavan say the “gloves are off” and it is “war”. #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

We are pretty sure we just felt a #quake in our house in south Canberra. Not strong though. #earthquake

BREAKING: Matt Canavan has been elected leader of the Nationals. Darren Chester becomes the new deputy leader. #auspol

BREAKING: David Littleproud says "I am buggered" as he announces he is to step down as leader of the Nationals #auspol

PM Albanese has tabled the Liberal party's 2025 election review (the one the Liberal party didn't want the public to see) so everyone can now see it. #qt #auspol

Sussan Ley resigns STATEMENT: "I believe my election as the first woman to ever lead not just the Federal Liberal Party, but any Federal Opposition, is a milestone for all women to be proud of. I hope I have paved the way for the next woman to be elected to, & succeed in, both these roles." #auspol

#Exclusive: The Coalition was planning to launch a childcare policy, at least first principles, back in October, but it was swamped by the Nationals-led net zero implosion #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Post-spill views of new Liberal leadership team Angus Taylor and Jane Hume. #auspol

View at the Sussan Ley post #Libspill press conference #auspol

#BREAKING Sussan Ley to retire "comprehensively" from politics. By-election in Farrer #auspol

#BREAKING: Senator Jane Hume has won the race for Deputy Liberal Leader. She beat Ted O'Brien, Dan Tehan and Melissa Price #auspol

#BREAKING: Angus Taylor has defeated Sussan Ley in the Liberal leadership ballot 34-17 #auspol

NEW: Its on for tomorrow. The urgent partyroom meeting to sort out the Liberal leadership will be held at 9am Friday #auspol #libspill

Very sad news about Jon Kudelka. He wrote this last year about what really matters. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/2025/04...

What the Coalition's implosion means for #QT. As there are 28 Libs in House & 28 cross-benchers, there will be alternating questions between the Libs & cross-benchers - after the first one from the Libs - for the first 8 questions. Then a 2nd set of 8 questions starting with cross-benchers #auspol

PM Albanese likens the (currently former) Coalition to relationships on #MAFS. "You know they're going to end badly. You know there's going to be cheating involved. They're going to be not truthful to each other." #auspol

Barnaby Joyce tells Sky News the next One Nation recruit will be announced in "less than 24 hours." Will only say it is not LNP federal member Colin Boyce #auspol

Exclusive: While the Coalition implodes, the path to getting stuff done in Parliament firms in the other direction. My interview with Larissa Waters #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

New: Statement from Liberal backbencher Andrew Hastie. Hastie states he does not have the support needed to become Liberal leader and he won't be challenging Sussan Ley when parliament returns next week. Over to you Angus Taylor #auspol

Imagine having the opportunity to write and publish insightful, worthy words about the crisis in conservative politics in Australia and instead you serve up this heavily gendered bile instead.

Still not quite at the afternoon heat peak here in Canberra. #heatwave

Breaking: It's on for the Nats. LNP Nats member for Flynn Colin Boyce tells Sky News he going to move a spill motion for leadership of the Nats. #auspol

In last week's AUKUS yarn, the SatPaper had Greg Moriarty as a front runner for Washington due to his "rare unblemished record on public assessments of the US president." #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

PM Albanese announces on #Insiders that the Secretary of the Department of Defence Greg Moriarty will be the next Australian Ambassador to Washington. #auspol

I am very sad to hear of the death of Nationals elder Ron Boswell. I spoke to him so recently regarding how the Coalition should handle One Nation. Wise words www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

A handy guide to how the minority senate is working. Labor is mostly working with the Greens and the word is: “It’s a case study in attacking the low-hanging fruit, with a few notable exceptions ... This isn’t big reform." www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

The portrait unveiling for former Liberal PM Malcolm Turnbull at Parliament House. Current PM Anthony Albanese helped do the honours #Auspol

Exclusive: Murray Watt has revealed a clear preference for working with the Coalition over urgent environment law reform #epbc #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Exclusive: Environment Minister Murray Watt wants to seize a window of opportunity to work with Opposition Leader Sussan Ley for a deal by the end of the year. environment law reform #auspol #nature #epbc www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Far bigger in scale than the mission to get the teal seats back, embracing cultural diversity particularly the Chinese diaspora holds the key to the Coalition forming gov't again. That makes the PM's China trip so interesting. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

And here are the new MPs and Senators in the ALP's first Left-majority caucus - part 2 #ausvotes www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Just ahead of the return of parliament, here are the new MPs and Senators in the ALP's first Left-majority caucus - part 1 #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Hard frozen pants #Canberra #handwashing

Meet the new members and senators of Labor’s caucus which has a Left majority for the first time since national groupings were introduced #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Hello blossom.

“He doesn’t have a political threat in the parliament, apart from the old Winston Churchill line of ‘those that are sitting behind him’.” #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

#Breaking: After an "extensive preliminary investigation," the NACC finds no corruption issue with the settlement between Brittany Higgins and the Commonwealth #auspol

RIP Brian Wilson 🎹 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/a...

#BREAKING: Pay rise by 2.4% for public offices in the jurisdiction of Remuneration Tribunal, including MPs. It applies from 1 July and is based on economic conditions and other matters.

#Breaking: PM Albanese has announced the appointment of Steven Kennedy to replace Glyn Davis as Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Jenny Wilkinson shifts from Finance to become Treasury Secretary, the first woman to be appointed to the role. #auspol #NPC

Woken to a dusting of mountain snow #Canberra #snow #June

Exclusive: The Administrative Review Tribunal is struggling with a huge caseload and delays built up from visa decisions by the Morrison government to “fling open the borders after Covid”. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au