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The Latest Breaking News on New MP for Australia's only Liberal government

New MP for Australia's only Liberal government

A Hobart councillor has been elected in a recount to replace former Tasmanian attorney-general Elise Archer, who resigned earlier this month.

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‘A room of 30 children’: review of NSW Liberals’ election loss blames infighting and delayed preselections

Coalition could still return to power in four years if key reforms are adopted, party room told

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Afternoon Update: Dutton accused of ‘undermining’ faith in electoral system; human bone found at Mossman Gorge; and a once ‘extinct’ bird returns to NZ wild

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Hanson-Latham rift leaves One Nation's future in NSW uncertain

Changes to the management of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party in NSW reaffirm an unchanging rule of politics. Opponents be damned. The fiercest fighting is reserved for colleagues.

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Scott Morrison a ‘bottomless well of self-pity’ with no ‘mercy’ for robodebt’s real victims, Bill Shorten says

Minister for government services says ‘real victims are all those Australians who lost trust in government’ due to scheme

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Political staffers can make or break election promises – they deserve better management

Political parties and candidates spend most of their time proposing policies they promise will improve voters’ lives if elected to government. But actually delivering on those promises requires another kind of political operative: staffers.

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Alex Hawke and Sussan Ley among Liberal MPs facing preselection challenges

Nominations for first batch of federal NSW seats reveal Scott Morrison allies Hawke and Melissa McIntosh face contest as does Paul Fletcher

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‘A lethargic result’: Labor says it is ridiculous for Peter Dutton to take heart from Fadden byelection win

Deputy prime minister Richard Marles says byelection swing to LNP was ‘half the average swing you would expect against a sitting government’

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'It's Scott's decision': Dutton says former PMs should leave Parliament or commit to full term

Pressure is mounting on Scott Morrison.

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Scott Morrison ally faces Liberal party expulsion over NSW preselection debacle

Alex Hawke to be the subject of backlash at state council over claims he harmed Coalition’s chances at 2022 election

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Author, ambassador, commentator, critic? It's not always easy to earn a crust as a former PM

Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics. Few outside the federal Coalition, at any rate. His continuing presence on the opposition backbench serves as a distraction from the present and reminder of the past. Unfortunately, that past keeps intruding on…

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on Robodebt report's sealed section, and progress on NDIS reform

The Robodebt royal commission’s report has excoriated a raft of former ministers, especially Scott Morrison, who was a main instigator of the program, as well as public servants who were involved.

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Pressure builds for Scott Morrison to resign after damning robodebt report findings

Calls follow royal commission finding Morrison ‘allowed cabinet to be misled’, but former PM rejects suggestion of wrongdoing

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PM says Ukraine membership ‘a matter for Nato’ – as it happened

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The robodebt royal commission revealed the worst of ‘welfare cop’ politics. But what happens next is up to us all

Catherine Holmes’ report is damning for the Coalition and the public service, yet the reckoning she advocates will take more than policy change

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Robodebt royal commission final report: key findings on Scott Morrison, Stuart Robert, Kathryn Campbell and Alan Tudge

The royal commission report has levelled strong criticism of the three former ministers and senior public servant. Here are the main points from the inquiry’s findings

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Grattan on Friday: ICAC shows it has the power to break public figures, but doesn't escape criticism itself

If then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison had had his way, Gladys Berejiklian would have run for the Sydney seat of Warringah, held by independent Zali Steggall, at last year’s election.

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Paul Bongiorno: Business as usual in Canberra – so much for a kinder, gentler politics

Winston Churchill once observed that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried”.

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Morrison denies intending to mislead Parliament over Higgins

Former PM Scott Morrison has denied he intended to mislead Parliament over his government's handling of the Brittany Higgins case.

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Paul Bongiorno: Liberals embark on political kamikaze mission over Higgins allegations

Reynolds was forced to apologise and pay compensation to Higgins for calling her “a lying cow”.

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Morrison government grants are still providing shock and outrage

Senators are being shocked by a review into a $2 billion hospital grants program – its fifth of the Morrison government era.

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Liberal quits as discontent festers in Victorian party

Victorian Liberal Ryan Smith has announced he is leaving state parliament, citing increased discomfort with the negative tone of politics.

The New Daily

Morrison rises to speak in favour of Australia 55 years ago

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has spoken against the indigenous Voice in a rare contribution to parliamentary debate.

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With Robodebt report looming, Dutton prepares for long nights before poll

One year into his Liberal leadership and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton no longer seems to be dampening expectations.

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Afternoon Update: Stuart Robert resigns; NSW police allegedly Taser elderly woman; and Montana bans TikTok

The former Coalition government minister’s resignation from parliament will trigger a byelection in the Queensland seat of Fadden

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