News Articles for Patrick Dodson

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Keren Paterson, George Varma, Rowan King, Kim Hayman, David Hodgson, Jane Johnson, Daisy Pearce, Michael Prior, Varun Ghosh and Patrick Dodson.

WA Labor has preselected 38-year-old barrister Varun Ghosh to fill the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of Patrick Dodson from the Federal Senate.

Our weekly appointments wrap includes Ollie Salimi, Matthew Curwood, Helen Ockerby, Simon Stewart, Liz Hammond, Shannon Murray, Adam Copple-Smith, Michael Hotchkin and Patrick Dodson

WA senator Pat Dodson has handed in his resignation to focus on recovering from cancer, which he says has left him physically unable to fulfil his duties to the nation.

Support for constitutional change is firming in business and political circles despite hesitancy in some quarters to take a stance on the issue.

Anthony Albanese has announced his 23-person cabinet with some major responsibilities for Western Australians in the outer ministry.

Madeleine King has taken on the resources portfolio in the opposition's frontbench reshuffle as Anthony Albanese has made the bold assertion he will win the next federal election.

The Commonwealth government should not compulsorily acquire copyright for the Aboriginal flag, a Senate committee has recommended.

One Nation candidate Rodney Culleton and the Greens' Rachel Siewert have won the final two out of the 12 Western Australian Senate seats, joining five Liberals, four Labor and one other Green, the Australian Electoral Commission says.