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Christopher Pyne was the federal Liberal MP for Sturt from 1993 to 2019, and served as a minister in the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments. He now runs consultancy and lobbying firms GC Advisory and Pyne & Partners and writes a weekly column for The Advertiser.

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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - NOVEMBER 07: Kenna Morgan holds a sign as she joins with others as they celebrate the news that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has seemingly won the election while waiting at the Chase Center where Mr. Biden is expected to make an announcement to the Nation on November 07, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Votes are still being counted in his race against incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Claims of election fraud are hogwash

Trump’s raving and ranting will not undo last week’s calm and well run election, Christopher Pyne writes.

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump removes his mask upon return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump spent three days hospitalized for coronavirus. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump will lose soundly and he deserves it

A blue wave must claim the White House, House and Senate to save conservatives from Trumpism, writes Christopher Pyne.

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Lachie Neale, with Auskick kids, L to R, Dakota Wilson 10yrs from St Martins, Brooklyn Campbell 11yrs, St MaryÃs College, Inara Draper 11yrs from Glenvale State School, Ethan Stackelberg 11yrs from Eatons Hill State School, Brisbane City Botanical Gardens, on Thursday October 22th 2020 - Photo Steve Pohlner

What do we care which Victorian team wins a grand final in Queensland?

For most South Australians the season came to an end much earlier than the weekend – but we still had some things to be proud of this year.

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Composite image of Daryl Maguire and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

Loving a cad is not a sackable offence

Should Gladys Berejiklian resign as NSW Premier? Christopher Pyne argues the astonishing ICAC revelations are a personal humiliation – but shouldn’t kill her political career.

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SPECIAL FOR ADELAIDE ADVERTISER ONLY - FOR FUTURE COLUMNS AND ARTICLES -Retiring SA Politicians Christopher Pyne and Kate Ellis at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Will ALP emulate 2017 Crows and trip at the end?

In the 2017 Grand Final, Crows fans felt we had one hand on the trophy. Then it all went awry. The election has all the same hallmarks of the favourites losing at the last minute, writes Christopher Pyne.

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(FILES) This file computer generated image obtained on August 31, 2018 shows the Opportunity rover of NASA part of the Mars planet exploration program. - US space agency NASA will make one final attempt to contact its Opportunity Rover on Mars late February 12, 2019, eight months after it last made contact. The agency also said it would hold a briefing February 13, 2019, during which it will likely officially declare the end of the mission.Opportunity landed on Mars in 2004 and covered 28 miles (45 kilometers) on the planet, securing its place in history after lasting well beyond its expected 90-day mission. (Photo by - / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

How Libs kept SA leading the space race

South Australia has positioned itself beautifully to capitalise on the Australian Government’s commitment to growing our domestic space industry and capability, says Christopher Pyne.

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Put away your mud buckets, Labor

Bill Shorten says he wants to turn his back on all that and lead a kinder, gentler kind of government. Pardon me while I pick myself up off the floor, writes Christopher Pyne.

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Labor’s ship has sailed on defence

As Australia stops to remember those who served and died in conflicts around the globe this Anzac Day, Defence Minister Chris Pyne writes those memories are relevant to this election.

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Location v. inclusion — what matters most?

Outgoing Liberal and Labor stalwarts Kate Ellis and Christopher Pyne debate the issues that matter most for them in the upcoming federal election.

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[EMBARGO 10pm ADELAIDE TIME] Christopher Pyne poses for a picture overlooking Adelaide at the Skye Lookout, Friday, March 1, 2019. Picture: MATT LOXTON

New bridge could open up Lefevre Peninsula

The Coalition Government’s shipbuilding enterprise will be a big driver of change that will transition the city, says Christopher Pyne.

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