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Samantha MaidenNational political editor

Samantha Maiden is the political editor for news.com.au. She has also won three Walkleys for her coverage of federal politics including the Gold Walkley in 2021. She was also previously awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year, Kennedy Awards Journalist of the Year and Press Gallery Journalist of the Year. A press gallery veteran, she has covered federal politics for more than 20 years.

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Federal Election

Federal Nationals party leader David Littleproud. Picture: Gera Kazakov

Chaos coming after Nationals select leader

Nationals leader David Littleproud has emerged victorious from a leadership vote but a battle royale is now set to erupt.

National

Dumped Labor MP calls out party on live TV

A dumped Labor frontbencher has slammed Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles in an extraordinary spray on television.

Leaders

Jacinta Price confirms Liberal bombshell

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has announced her bold plan just days after defecting to the Liberal Party room — a move that had some brand her a “traitor”.

OPINIONLeaders

Uproar as PM shows his ‘ruthless’ side

Anthony Albanese and his deputy Richard Marles have come under fire following the “nasty” treatment of two cabinet ministers.

NSW

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - MAY 9, 2025: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the AustralianÃ‚Â LaborÃ‚Â PartyÃ‚Â CaucusÃ‚Â at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Watt, Rowland in running for Attorney General

First-time MPs have including four new faces have flocked to parliament following factional fracas as Albanese calls for unity within the party.

BreakingFederal Election

More Aussie leadership chaos erupts

The Nationals Party’s leadership is being contested, with Labor now the only major Australian party with a secure leader.

National

Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is confronted by an Aboriginal activist in an Adelaide hotel.

‘You’re a nobody’: Price in hotel confrontation

An Indigenous activist has told news.com.au she was called “a nobody” by Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price in an extraordinary hotel confrontation.

EXCLUSIVENational

Ley makes major call as factional fight erupts

Huge update in messy Lib leadership battle

Two contenders have emerged in the messy battle to be named the next leader of the Liberal Party – and the pot-shots have already begun.

EXCLUSIVEFederal Election

Re-elected Richard Marles. Labor post-election event at St Albans Football Club. Picture: Alan Barber

‘Pathetic’: Labor MPs erupt over snubs

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles’ role in the political execution of two cabinet ministers from his own faction has enraged Labor MPs.

ExclusiveFederal Election

Australian Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton makes a concession speech following the general election in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Pat Hoelscher)

Rage over huge amount Libs paid for polling

As the party counts the cost of a failed campaign, the cost of the polling project can be revealed as some strategists push back on criticism insisting Peter Dutton made captain’s calls.

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