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Exclusive: One Nation leader has now updated register of interests to include the flight revealed by Guardian Australia
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Giving workers access to Medicare and making it easier for them to change jobs would help solve the scheme’s problems
The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme (Palm) is a crucial source of workers across regional Australia. About 32,000 peopl
…Former opposition leader says Bannon’s purported claim, which Palmer has denied, would be a ‘badge of honour’ for him
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Labor can afford a few moments of glee now, but spending, emissions, AI and Aukus are just some of the challenges on the road to the next election
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Data shows Boele – who won seat by only 26 votes – received almost $700,000 in donations from Climate 200
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Bernardi served under Liberal leaders including Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott before leaving the party to launch Australian Conservatives
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Nationals leader met with Liberal counterpart less than two weeks after spectacularly blowing up the Coalition
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Victorian opposition leader pulls out of event headlined by Barnaby Joyce after premier accuses her of ‘cosying up’ to One Nation
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Labor, Liberals and the Greens given tens of millions of dollars each from undisclosed sources, analysis shows
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No, of course not. We were always a nation of gullible xenophobes
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Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy was the single biggest political donor in 2024-25, giving $53.1m to Trumpet of Patriots, which failed to win a seat
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Bannon’s claim revealed in text messages in tranche of documents released by US authorities in connection with Jeffrey Epstein
LATEST: Bill Shorten questions ‘forces at play’ after Bannon’s claim he helped Palmer, damaging Labor’s 2019 el
Social media platform says there are still ‘real technical limitations to accurate and dependable age verification’
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Documents released under FoI show Wells’ department worried about how gambling reforms would affect sporting codes and media companies
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Labor set to take advantage of shambles with blistering attacks in question time as Sussan Ley presides over barest opposition benches since 1943
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Emboldened by major successes in the US and UK, the conservative Christian organisation Turning Point has its sights set on Australia’s political ecosystem
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Nationals senator Matt Canavan says he is not harbouring any plans to run against the party leader, …
…What’s happening on American streets makes clear that a charter of rights does not prevent state overreach. But human rights must be more than a debating point
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…After years on the extreme fringes of politics, Pauline Hanson’s party is on the rise
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…Australian treasurer ‘open’ to tax reform and says government wants to tackle intergenerational inequity
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Jim Chalmers says the May budget will help tackle inflati
…Pauline Hanson cuts through on social media with politically incorrect satire, but it’s a warped online world her party inhabits
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Pauline Hanson was caught off gua
…Hastie’s allies are cautioning against assuming his supporters would automatically shift their allegiances to Angus Taylor
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Four people, including two children, found dead in Perth in suspected murder-suicide
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…Hastie concedes he does not have support needed to become leader, as source says it is a ‘question of when, not if’ Taylor will mount challenge
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Andrew Hastie has
…Nationals given eight days to reconcile with party before opposition leader appoints permanent Liberal-only frontbench
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National cabinet agrees to top up payments for smaller states, bringing total hospital spending to $219bn over the next five years
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Albanese government awarded contracts to MTC despite allegations of ‘gross negligence’ in the US involvement with ICE
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The messy fallout of the Coalition’s breakup continues this week with Sussan Ley and David Littleproud attempting to weather criticisms of their leadership after the Bondi terror attack. LNP moderate Andrew Wallace speaks to political editor To
…Colin Boyce, who is challenging David Littleproud’s leadership, has previously said people should ‘celebrate’ global heating
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As images of a secret meeting were splashed all over the media, it became clear the internal plot to oust the leader has descended into political melodrama
The images of a cabal of rightwing Liberal men gathering for clandestine talks to overthro
…As economic grievance grows in the electorate, an interest rate hike is the last thing our fraught politics needs
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Cost of living has been bubbling along as the nu
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Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation
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…Independent MP Sophie Scamps joins Labor’s Friends of Palestine group and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in objecting to Israeli president’s visit
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In the first Guardian Essential poll after the Bondi terror attack, both Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley have fallen in their approval ratings. Meanwhile, One Nation’s support continues to rise and now disrupts the traditional two-horse race in Austral
…In the first Guardian Essential poll after the Bondi terror attack, both Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley have fallen in their approval ratings. Meanwhile, One Nation’s support continues to rise and now disrupts the traditional two-horse race in Austral
…He doesn’t hold a hose but he does hold some strong opinions
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Exclusive: The $2bn Thriving Kids scheme, due to start on 1 July, would instead start in October, after states said they were not ready yet
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Superpower Institute report fleshes out 2024 call from Labor heavyweight Ross Garnaut to re-embrace carbon pricing 12 years after Tony Abbott axed it
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Nationals leader says meeting will be scheduled once party’s spill motion is determined
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Sussan Ley has said David Littleproud turned down her offer for last-minu
…Former PM called for national register and accreditation for imams, sparking backlash from Muslim leaders
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Sussan Ley says David Littleproud rejected offer of talks this week after Coalition break-up
Analysis: Sussan Ley has two factors working in her favour as rumours of a Liberal leadership mutiny swirl
Colin Boyce to challenge for the leadership next week, saying party was at risk of going off ‘political cliff’
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Xiao Qian hits out at Labor’s policy to force the Chinese-owned company Landbridge to sell its 99-year lease on the port
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With a huge electoral buffer and a broken opposition, the PM has a rare opportunity to move beyond tedious binary politics to something more inclusive
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…If the conservative parties want to stop bleeding votes to One Nation and teals, their focus needs to be on economic management and housing, especially in urban seats
The Liberal party are now a movement in search of a purpose.
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…As Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor emerge as likely challengers, two things could buy Ley some time
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Pauline Hanson’s party polls a primary vote of 22%, while Labor’s response to the Bondi terror attack wins widespread support
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The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now
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Heat records tumble in Victoria as authorities warn against complacency amid significant blazes
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…Exclusive: Former PM says Labor must stop ‘pretending nothing has changed’ and should outline how Australia will deal with the United States going forward
Anthony Albanese must acknowledge the world order has fun
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