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Liberals and Nationals ready to fall back in love

Liberal MPs have held urgent talks over policy demands from the Nationals that hold the key to the two long-time partners reuniting in opposition.

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Senior Liberals fear Coalition split may damage party for years but others see silver lining

Reforming with Nationals could be very difficult once deep policy divergences set in and are openly debated, MPs say

The Guardian - AU

The band is breaking up: has the Coalition stopped making sense?

I remember seeing footage, several years ago, of a jubilant Malcolm Turnbull, then prime minister and Liberal leader, speaking in Tamworth to loyal members of the National Party. These were the rank and file who had spent weeks stumping for their man in New England, Nationals leader and deputy prime…

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Liberals and Nationals call it quits: what does the ‘monumental’ Coalition split mean for day-to-day politics?

The Nationals are now a minor party – here’s what’s changing, from question time allocations to salaries

The Guardian - AU

Splits, fusions and evolutions: how Australia’s political parties took hold

Political parties are integral to the Australian political system, yet also largely absent from the Commonwealth Constitution itself. They are not entirely absent: a constitutional amendment in 1977 – secured, as required by law, through a referendum – ensured that a casual vacancy for the Senate would be filled by…

The Conversation

Morning Mail: Labor’s bill bonanza, Albanese nature negative, Putin praises Trump

More than 30 new laws passed in Senate marathon including social media ban; Russian president says US president-elect is ‘intelligent’

The Guardian - AU

Queensland’s veteran human rights warrior on ‘miscarriages of justice’ past and present

Retiring criminal lawyer Terry O’Gorman, who famously took on Joh Bjelke-Petersen, is withering about David Crisafulli’s new law and order crackdown

The Guardian - AU

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Tuesday’s rally for Australian farmers lists seven priorities – but the biggest two are nowhere to be seen

The last time the National Farmers’ Federation marched on Canberra politicians were carefully controlled.. This time the agenda looks more useful for politicians than farmers

The Guardian - AU

‘If you came to The Zoo, you respected the rules’: is this Brisbane music venue the best in Australia?

With its unofficial ‘no dickheads’ policy, the 500-capacity room has been a safe space in the heart of Fortitude Valley

The Guardian - AU

Confused cows and more time after work: the pros and cons of daylight saving across Australia

At 2am on Sunday the clocks roll forward an hour in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the ACT. So why aren’t Queensland, WA and the NT onboard?

The Guardian - AU

As the Liberal-National Coalition marks its 100th birthday, will it survive for many more?

This week marks one hundred years of the federal coalition between the Liberal and National parties, the most successful governing partnership in Australian history.

The Conversation

‘Rather die in jail than a nursing home’: climate activists show stiff resolve as they face Queensland court

Group who allegedly disrupted parliament are mainly grey-haired activists who worry more about grandchildren’s future than going to prison

The Guardian - AU

Queensland shows the way by moving against cross-border land tax minimisers

Queensland is making amends for abandoning death duties with a plan to rationally calculate and collect land tax on a national basis.

The New Daily

‘Brisbane has come of age’: the queer and migrant artists helping shed the city’s ‘cringe’

Artists who once endured racism and homophobia in Queensland are bringing exciting new works celebrating their stories to the 2022 Brisbane festival

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Inside Queensland's parliamentary annexe — home to a secret spa bath and set for a multi-million-dollar makeover

Complete with colourfully patterned carpet, a cushioned seat and city views, the secret spa remains under lock and key on the premier's level of the 24-storey parliamentary annexe that's set for a $41 million refurbishment.

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When dentist Harry Akers took on the Joh Bjelke-Petersen Queensland government and its anti-protest agenda

At 2:45am on April Fool's Day, 1978, Harry Akers marched 100 metres down a dark, empty street in Bundaberg, accompanied by his dog, Jaffa, and wielding a placard saying: "The majority is not omnipotent. The majority can be wrong. The majority is capable of tyranny."

The Guardian - AU

Chris Bailey of the Saints: the voice that tore across the world, and changed the face of Brisbane

David Malouf said poetry could never occur in Brisbane in the 70s and 80s. The Saints proved otherwise – and revolutionised the music industry

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