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Census debacle shows Labor has made Dutton a de facto member of cabinet

Bernard Keane — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 01:49:47 +0000

This week's debacle over census questions on sexuality and gender isn't the only example of Labor giving Dutton an effective veto over its policies.

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Paranoia and confusion reign as Liberals begin purge after election disaster

Anton Nilsson — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 01:37:08 +0000

Exclusive: At an emergency meeting last night, powerful members of the NSW Liberals debated who should replace a sacked top official.

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Against the odds: Chaney believes the government could still change its mind on gambling

Rachel Withers — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:59:55 +0000

How does the member for Curtin maintain her optimism when the government won’t even pass gambling reforms backed by a Labor-chaired committee?

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Abolishing Higgins seat sent everyone into a frenzy for all the wrong reasons

Kevin Bonham — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:07:01 +0000

The draft redistribution of Victoria, which abolishes the electoral seat of Higgins, resulted in slew of hot takes.

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Sunak calls a snap election, he’s bloody gone and done it!

Guy Rundle — Thu, 23 May 2024 01:50:31 +0000

Rishi Sunak is taking the UK to an early election. And a Tory rout. If the Tories let him.

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Which parties have experienced political death, and who’s teetering on the brink?

Kevin Bonham — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:46:51 +0000

Political analyst Kevin Bonham runs through which minor parties have folded, renamed, disbanded and otherwise fallen off the face of the earth altogether.

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Liberals to have ‘easy run’ in Morrison’s old seat of Cook

Anton Nilsson — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:33:06 +0000

Labor isn't running a candidate, and the five Cook challengers are seen as easy targets for the Liberals.

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In darkest Abetzia, the good word on the Tasmanian elections

Guy Rundle — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:37:00 +0000

With 35 seats in play, the election may deliver a house of independents. But in Hobart, the Libs are riding a chocolate fountain to victory.

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Welcome to the farce of Super Tuesday, a dumbshow of Western democratic failure

Guy Rundle — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:23:59 +0000

The trouble is, Republicans really want Trump. They really, really want him.

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Advance’s tactics in Dunkley herald a new, nastier brand of politics

Guy Rundle — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:31:04 +0000

The far-right campaigners' huge spend in the Dunkley by-election implies US-style electoral warfare is being trialled by the disintegrating right.

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