US think tank asks 'Is Tony Abbott the most incompetent leader of any industrialised democracy?'
Analyst concludes 'a country that for decades has punched above its weight on nearly every international issue surely can do much better for a prime minister'.
15 Of Tony Abbott’s Most Epic Environmental Fails
A year ago Australia elected a conservative Coalition government. So far we know the PM can’t stand trees, fresh air and sunshine. He's doing it wrong.
Tony Abbott lambasted on US TV show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Tony Abbott, You don't know how much of a dick he is until you put all his gaffs in one place.
Tony Abbott battles the future by axing carbon tax
Australia is in a climate coma. The bitter five-year political tussle over carbon pricing has left us numb and weary of the debate.
Cuts to the ABC will cost jobs: Scott Ludlam
Jobs losses, increased advertising and program cuts are on the way for the ABC and SBS after Malcolm Turnbull announced $308m to the public broadcasters.
Government issues renewables death warrant
Australia's climate stance savagely condemned at New York summit
Nations big and small have condemned approaches such as those of Australia to climate change.
The TEN forgettable moments of PM Tony Abbott's first year in office
From winking about a 67-year-old sex worker to bringing back the budgie smugglers - it's been a bumpy first year for Tony Abbott.
Team Abbott rattled by loose cannon salvoes
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has slapped down senior frontbencher Eric Abetz for suggesting a link exists between abortion and breast cancer, while Liberal MPs rounded on the Employment Minister's comments labelling them as ''bullshit'' and backed the medical science.
Asylum seekers in limbo on high seas
More than 150 asylum seekers whose boat was intercepted near Christmas Island more than two weeks ago are being held behind locked doors on a customs ship in rooms without windows on the high seas, with no clue to where they are or where the Abbott government plans to take them.
Poll shows growing support for same-sex marriage
Support among Australians for same-sex marriage and for a conscience vote on the issue in the Coalition has reached an all-time high, according to a survey by the Liberal Party's own pollster.
Tony Abbott’s ‘Canadia’ slip echoed by his political bestie, Canada’s PM Stephen Harper
Canadia!
Abbott axe poised to fall on carbon tax
The government has edged closer to abolishing Labor's climate change laws with a vote to axe the carbon tax set to happen as soon as Wednesday.
School chaplains or counsellors?
School funding has taken a big hit in the federal budget but funding for school chaplains will be maintained at a cost of $245 million over the next four years.