As her husband's transgressions dominate the headlines, it's her private life being thrust into the spotlight too.

The Deputy Prime Minister has begged the public for privacy in his first interview on his relationship with ex-staffer.

“Why wouldn’t we want a day that all Australians are able to celebrate?” asks Senator Rachel Siewert.

Before her passing, the former senator spoke to Craig Bennett about family, marriage and politics.

But it's not really the treatment of asylum seekers that has her riled up.

But guys, you were so sure!

It’s now just days from being set in stone.

“Paedophilia is NOT a sexual attraction to somebody thirteen years old who is sexually mature.”

The MP cried while addressing the same-sex marriage bill and what it means for him and his fiance.

Following a ferocious debate over amendments to the bill.