June 19, 2013 Labor senators Kim Carr and Doug Cameron have openly attacked Julia Gillard in parliament, as leadership tensions continue to plague the government.

June 19, 2013 The agency in charge of national literacy and numeracy tests has blamed principals and teachers for pressuring students to do well in the controversial exams.

June 19, 2013 Late switch by Labor back to Kevin Rudd could provoke a constitutional crisis forcing Governor-General Quentin Bryce to consider options such as a sudden recall of Parliament to test Labor's majority or even the appointment of Tony Abbott as prime minister.

June 19, 2013 Lewis Carroll knew a caucus when he saw one in his luxuriant imagination.

June 19, 2013 The Great Barrier Reef will be listed ''in danger'' by the United Nations unless the government addresses major threats from industrialisation.

June 19, 2013 Little-known plan to withhold portion of welfare payments from public housing tenants when they fall significantly behind on rent passed the House of Representatives on Monday night.

June 19, 2013 Australian Defence Force investigating whether serving military personnel are linked to offensive Facebook pages that included grossly sexist and anti-Muslim posts - another blow to the military on the heels of the sex email affair.

June 19, 2013 A late switch by Labor back to Kevin Rudd could provoke a constitutional crisis forcing Governor-General Quentin Bryce to consider options such as a sudden recall of Parliament to test Labor's majority, or even the appointment of the Opposition Leader as Prime Minister.

June 19, 2013 Former Labor minister rails against sexism in Australia while praising Julia Gillard as an 'amazing Prime Minister'.

June 19, 2013 Agency in charge of national literacy and numeracy tests blames principals and teachers for pressuring students to do well on the controversial exams.