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Claire BickersFederal politics reporter

Claire Bickers is a federal politics reporter for The Advertiser based in the Canberra press gallery. She has covered Australian politics since 2016, including leadership spills, election campaigns, expense scandals and the COVID-19 crisis.

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Down to the wire: Polls narrow as election looms

The Coalition has gained ground ahead of tomorrow’s election, but Bill Shorten’s Labor still has an election-winning lead with a 51-49 two party preferred result in ­exclusive YouGov/Galaxy poll conducted for The Daily ­Telegraph.

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Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, March 1, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

South Africa demands Dutton retraction

A FURIOUS South African government has hauled Australia’s High Commissioner in for talks and is demanding Peter Dutton retract his comments about the plight of persecuted white farmers.

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