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'.

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, You don't know how much of a dick he is until you put all his gaffs in one place.

Australia is in a climate coma. The bitter five-year political tussle over carbon pricing has left us numb and weary of the debate.

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.

Nations big and small have condemned approaches such as those of Australia to climate change.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The High Court has ruled the immigration minister can't arbitrarily limit the number of protection visas he issues each year.

Canadia!

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 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.