Courtney Gould

This week in Canberra the Nationals chose a new leader, the energy minister chose his words carefully and the government chose to avoid one word altogether. 

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has confirmed Australia has closed several diplomatic missions in the Middle East amid the ongoing war.

David Littleproud announces he is stepping down as Nationals leader, saying he believes it is time to transition to a new leader.

The government is currently considering a request to provide military assistance to a Gulf nation, but it won't say which one. Take a look back at the day's coverage.

This week in Canberra, Tim Wilson did his best Billy Joel impression, the opposition leader went hard on the government over the cost-of-living crisis and the Canadian prime minister popped into parliament.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls for Iran to 'cease attacks immediately' on civilian areas.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has written to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission asking it to monitor fuel prices amid the unrest in the Middle East. Take a look back on the day's events.

Liberals Paul Scarr and Andrew McLachlan have crossed the floor of the Senate to support the government's censure motion against Pauline Hanson.

Two weeks after losing the Liberal leadership, Sussan Ley officially handed in her resignation letter. 

The prime minister was this week evacuated from the Lodge over a bomb threat and later got stuck in a tit-for-tat with a former Australian of the Year.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for the heat to be taken out of political debate following a bomb threat on The Lodge.

The prime minister has revealed he voluntarily wrote to his UK counterpart to offer his support for removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession.  

Save the Children calls on political parties to "dial down the political rhetoric" and says no Australian child should be left "stranded".

Angus Taylor says the Coalition is willing to help the government strengthen legislation so women with ties to Islamic State are not issued Australian passports. 

This week, the new opposition leader revealed his shadow cabinet while Pauline Hanson spun through a cycle she knows well. 

The home affairs minister has temporarily blocked an Australian citizen linked to ISIS fighters from returning home from Syria.

Angus Taylor has unveiled his new-look front bench, promoting key allies and relegating backers of deposed Liberal leader Sussan Ley. 

Speculation is mounting over who will be promoted to the shadow cabinet after Angus Taylor's elevation to the leadership.

Sussan Ley announces she will quit the parliament after losing her leadership to Angus Taylor, setting up a by-election in her seat. 

The Liberals have spent the week embroiled in leadership woes as the party braces for a spill on Friday morning.

Angus Taylor has confirmed he will challenge Opposition Leader Sussan Ley for the leadership at the meeting. 

Angus Taylor has resigned from the shadow frontbench ahead of an expected Liberal leadership spill. 

Liberal Party moderates want to force Angus Taylor and his supporters to present a petition to prove he has the numbers if he wants to trigger a spill of Sussan Ley's leadership. 

Labor has faced questioning over its economic management in Question Time today as the government returned fire over the Coalition's leadership woes.

The calamity unfolding in the dissolved Coalition provided a convenient distraction for the government, which should have had a worse week amid an interest rate hike.