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When best-laid plans go awry

The pressure over Gladys Liu not only consumes oxygen and blurs distinctions but is a potent reminder that Scott Morrison's majority in the Parliament is not as large as the Coalition’s post-election hubris would suggest.

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It has been dark days for the Labor Party since the federal election.

Physically getting through the shock of a loss, trying to absorb just what message the election result gives it for where it goes next.

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Laura Tingle is chief political correspondent for the ABC's 7.30 program. She is the staff-elected director of the ABC. Connect with Laura on Twitter.

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