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Jacqui Lambie in the Senate in November.

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Previous Australian governments had raised the fate of the Bali Nine over the years.

Bali Nine members’ fate will be in Australia’s hands if they return home: Indonesia

Indonesia says it will be up to Australia to commute their sentences, as it expects Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to continue negotiations in Indonesia next week.

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Clive Palmer says CITIC cannot expect to get land for free.

Last-minute delay on donation deal as Clive Palmer makes last-ditch play to sink it

Labor and the Coalition will negotiate over summer to gain a deal on political donations amid fierce objections from Senate crossbenchers that it will hurt minor parties.

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Inside the negotiations to bring back the five remaining members of the Bali Nine imprisoned in Indonesia.

Inside the talks to bring back the Bali Nine, and why their return is at risk

Anthony Albanese has requested the return of five drug traffickers from Indonesia. But it’s not a done deal – and officials fear it may be thwarted.

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Independent senator David Pocock, Special Minister of State Don Farrell and mining magnate Clive Palmer.

Palmer plots High Court challenge as teals slam election funding overhaul

Labor argues keeping United States-style mega-spending out of politics is a good thing for Australian democracy.

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New legislation will reduce the amount of money people and companies can donate to political parties.

Crossbench in the gun under laws to shut out big money and ‘protect democracy’

Labor wants to ram through sweeping reforms that would cut the power of big donors and restrict the fundraising of independent candidates.

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New donation disclosures reveal millions were spent on political action groups focused on climate change and conservative social issues.

Labor, Coalition strike in-principle deal to shut out big money donors

The shake-up will have far-reaching consequences for all political parties, upending the way they raise, spend and disclose campaign funds.

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A cooking demonstration in Shanghai with Don Farrell, Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism. On the rooftop of Shanghai’s five-star Kimpton Hotel.

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“It doesn’t get any better than this,” the Trade Minister Don Farrell remarked, framed by the city’s shimmering high-rise skyline.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on negative gearing.

Fix housing crisis by reducing capital gains

The product of the decision was the creation of a Ponzi scheme where the fastest way to a quick buck was through capital gains on housing. House prices are now more than 10 times the average annual earnings. This investment in housing was not for income from rent but capital gain, and the tax advantages it provides.

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