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3 ways the Coalition can fight back and restore Australia’s prosperity
The opposition should focus on solving three of the country’s biggest problems: housing, energy and tax.
Marles says AUKUS is on track, talks up Australia’s links to Europe
Chris Bowen has ruled out retrospective gas reservation; . Follow the latest live.
Liberal admits ‘tactical errors’ on tax and spending
Shadow finance minister James Paterson has admitted it was a mistake to oppose Labor’s income tax cut at the election and says the Coalition must re-establish its economic credentials.
Liberals win Goldstein as ousted MP hints at comeback
Liberal Tim Wilson has won back the seat of Goldstein in Melbourne’s bayside with a final margin of 175 votes following a partial recount of ballots.
Four Nation: Pauline Hanson pulls off Senate stunner
The One Nation leader is planning to run again for the Senate as 73-year-old as her party grows its parliamentary numbers.
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Labor’s agenda is vague, its tax reform plans a distraction
The Labor Party is promising to deliver its election agenda. But that won’t be anywhere near enough to address Australia’s economic challenges. What will give?
How a crushing defeat shifted factional power in the Liberal Party
All federal elections reshape power within political parties, but the Liberals’ devastation on May 3 has allowed Sussan Ley to transform the landscape.
‘People don’t want state-owned homes’: Coalition overhauls its housing policies
The new opposition spokesman on housing says the Coalition’s home buying policies are up for review, and vows to oppose Labor’s ‘crazy’ schemes.
Zoe Daniel gets a promotion and demotion at the same time
Melbourne’s members-only club circuit is as confused about her title as the Australian Electoral Commission.
Recount for Goldstein; wafer-thin Bradfield win could end up in court
Tim Wilson confident despite teal Zoe Daniel getting part of her request for a recount in Goldstein while Liberal Gisele Kapterian leads by seven votes in Bradfield.
Vote magnet: Albanese eclipsed previous leaders’ popularity
Almost a quarter of those who voted for the ALP cited the prime minister as their reason, while less than 10 per cent of Coalition voters cited Dutton.
Recount to start in election’s closest run race
Bradfield on Sydney’s North Shore goes to a recount, while independent MP Zoe Daniel has requested one in the Melbourne seat of Goldstein.
These three charts show the mountain the Liberals have to climb
Labor will be defending just 20 marginal seats at the next election after building up buffers in traditional battleground contests.
Albanese’s triumph could also mark Labor’s use-by date
Labor’s thumping election victory rests on just 35 per cent of the primary vote and a big government agenda. But are any of Australia’s parties fit for purpose?
‘I don’t think John Howard has met these Nats’
This week’s stunning split in the Coalition has been building for a decade and insiders blame the Nationals, who have become a party of protest.
Coalition hangs in balance as Liberals question peace plan
Liberal MPs are torn between the need to salvage the Coalition and being held hostage by the Nationals’ demands.
Labor’s super tax will make Australia uninvestable
The net result is that superannuation funds, especially SMSFs, will not invest in startups, a sector vital to Australia’s productivity and growth.
Labor’s campaign mastermind reveals how he beat the Liberals
Despite the thumping win, Labor national secretary Paul Erickson is already thinking about how the party could face future challenges from teal candidates.
Reports of the Coalition’s death are greatly exaggerated
The Liberals and the Nationals have been riven by very real personal and ideological tensions before, and still have joined forces when moments of truth have arrived.
King reveals details of critical minerals stockpile, vows it will pay
Australian miners will not be compelled to sell critical minerals into the federal government’s stockpile, though the resources minister believes it will generate revenue for the country.
Howard sounds warning over historic Coalition split
The Liberal Party will sit alone in opposition after the Nationals decided to walk away following the breakdown of negotiations over policy.
Nationals’ independence comes with $60k sting for frontbenchers
MPs from the junior party will lose shadow ministerial positions and staff as a consequence of their decision to abandon the Coalition.
The longer the split, the harder it will be to reconcile
Sussan Ley, who used to hold her own in shearing sheds, is playing hard ball.
Nats’ demands could make them leave Coalition
The Nationals are urging the Liberals to stay committed to certain key policies as a condition of staying in the partnership.
Watt won’t rule out giving EPA veto over resources projects
A new federal environment protection agency could be handed the power to approve major resources projects.