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Sting operation: the fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking

Australian police are routinely escorting biosecurity officers onto private properties after they reported being threatened with dogs and guns

The Guardian - AU

Shock poll predicts historic coalition election wipeout

The coalition's seat count will hit a near-80-year low, one analysis shows, as the opposition backtracks on mooted changes to school lessons.

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Independents may build on Australia’s history of hung parliaments, if they can survive the campaign blues

Major parties used to easily dismiss the rare politician who stood alone in parliament. These MPs could be written off as isolated idealists, and the press could condescend to them as noble, naïve and unlikely to succeed.

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Australian election mini and micro party guide: how to avoid a vote you might regret in the Senate

Behind unassuming names lurk parties with some hair-raising and eccentric views. And others that are pretty much what they say they are

The Guardian - AU

Whoever wins Australia’s election will need to work with the Senate. Here’s how it could look

The balance between left and right in the upper house may not swing wildly, but even one or two seats changing hands could prove crucial

The Guardian - AU

Labor and the Greens likely to gain Senate seats at the election

As well as the election for the full House of Representatives, there will be an election on May 3 for 40 of the 76 senators. The 72 state senators have six-year terms, with half of them up for election every three years. The four territory senators are all up for…

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Australia’s embrace of independent political candidates shows there’s no such thing as a safe seat

At the last federal election, Australia elected the largest lower house crossbench in its post-war federal history.

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‘Bad’ hate crime laws quickly passed after terror ‘con job’ must be reversed, crossbenchers insist

Independents and legal experts say Labor and Coalition teaming up to ‘ram laws through parliament’ lacked transparency and was ‘bad politicking’

The Guardian - AU

‘No bigger rent-seeking parasite’ than nuclear industry, Matt Kean tells former Coalition colleagues in heated debate

Kean, a former Liberal energy minister turned Climate Change Authority chair, clashes with senators Gerard Rennick and Ross Cadell

The Guardian - AU

Economic relief, veteran health to dominate parliament

As federal parliament returns, cost-of-living concerns and the mental health of defence veterans will be in the spotlight.

AAP

Afternoon Update: Sydney’s ‘angel of death’ shot dead; Gerard Rennick’s new party plans; and a possible Oasis reunion

Tarek Ayoub, 29, gunned down in what police described as an ‘execution-style murder’ in Parramatta

The Guardian - AU

Australia urged to show ‘true climate leadership’ as Pacific Islands Forum begins – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Renegade senator to 'stir the pot' after LNP defection

Former LNP senator Gerard Rennick wants to use his independence to push for tax reform, making super voluntary and scrapping a generous defined benefits scheme.

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Renegade senator quits LNP to start his own party

Queensland LNP Senator Gerard Rennick says he is creating his own political party to bring "bread and butter" issues into Senate debates.

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Unlikely allies gather to call full-time on betting ads

A Labor minister and a Liberal backbencher have called for a complete ban on gambling advertising as the government remains tight-lipped on its policy.

The Guardian - AU

Chris Kenny cops it from his viewers for sticking by the voice

The columnist has stood out among News Corp colleagues for his stance and fans are not happy. Plus: latest from the factchecking war

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton says NSW preselections will ‘roll out’ as Sussan Ley, Alex Hawke and Melissa McIntosh threatened

Opposition leader says members should be re-endorsed by Liberal party despite challenges facing Ley and colleagues

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Renegade Queensland senator Gerard Rennick appeals after being booted from LNP ticket

Speculation he could move to crossbench if appeal is unsuccessful as allies suggest he may run as an independent at next election

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The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton concedes individuals made ‘mistakes’ on robodebt but warns against ‘trial by media’

Opposition leader accuses Labor of politicising the royal commission findings and calls Bill Shorten a ‘political animal’

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Renegade Queensland senator Gerard Rennick dumped from winnable spot on LNP ticket

Party treasurer Stuart Fraser wins third spot on the ticket, below senators Paul Scarr and Susan McDonald

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Renegade Liberal MP loses spot on senate ticket

A first-term Liberal senator known for his far-right views has lost his place on the party's ticket for the next election.

The Guardian - AU

Political future of renegade senator Gerard Rennick to be determined at LNP conference

The Liberal senator is vying for a winnable spot on the party’s federal ticket at Friday’s preselection

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Mass exodus of regional bank branches across Australia leaves residents seeking solutions

Regional communities home to some of Australia's most vital hubs of industry are being crippled by bank branch closures. A range of remedies have been proposed — but how viable are they?

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s climate battle has moved on – leaving deniers behind

Notwithstanding some absurd outbursts from the fringe, the fight is now over what form climate change action should take

The Guardian - AU

Climate experts hit back at Australian politician’s bizarre theory about gravity’s role in global heating

Gerard Rennick met with scorn, derision and plenty of corrections over viral tweet and claim that scientists are ‘cancelling gravity’

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