Marise Payne
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Political leadership
Dutton has told his troops to prepare for an early election. Are they up to it?
The veteran politician, a former police officer, lived through the scarring Nelson-Turnbull-Abbott years. He has placed a premium on unity, and it has paid off – at least so far.
- by James Massola
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Pacific diplomacy
Then there were two: Sport diplomacy panel in limbo as positions left vacant by Wong
A 13-member sport diplomacy council with former top Australian athletes aimed at boosting ties in the Pacific appears to have been quietly unwound by Labor.
- by Lisa Visentin
Nine NSW Liberals and a former ACT senator walk into a preselection race
The process to replace former foreign affairs minister Marise Payne in the Senate has officially begun, with two former federal MPs attempting to revive their political careers.
- by Max Maddison
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Liberal Party
Former Morrison minister from the ACT mulls NSW Liberal Senate run
Senior right-wing NSW Liberals and former prime minister Tony Abbott are encouraging Zed Seselja to put his hand up to replace veteran senator Marise Payne.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Power player
Five years. A thousand messages. How a top public servant tried to influence governments
Our reporters have uncovered a cache of messages, sent by Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo to a Liberal powerbroker, where he tried to protect his allies and denigrate his enemies.
- by Nick McKenzie, Michael Bachelard and Amelia Ballinger
Jacinta Price bills taxpayers $76,000 for business-class flights
The Country Liberal Senator and leading No campaigner has been travelling. A lot.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Former foreign minister Marise Payne to quit politics on September 30
Payne is Australia’s longest-serving female senator and was the first woman to be given carriage of the defence portfolio.
- by Paul Sakkal and Max Maddison
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Political leadership
Marise Payne tipped to announce retirement soon
Speculation is mounting the former foreign minister will announce retirement from politics imminently, sparking a hotly contested preselection for her Senate seat.
- by Paul Sakkal and Max Maddison
Will PwC fly in big boss for governance review release?
Ziggy Switkowski’s report, commissioned after the tax leak scandal, is set to drop right around grand final weekend. Talk about taking out the trash.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
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Liberal Party
Nyunggai Warren Mundine emerges as front runner for Liberal Senate spot
One of the No campaign’s leading figures, Nyunggai Warren Mundine, has emerged as a favourite to replace Liberal senator Marise Payne once she exits politics.
- by Max Maddison and James Massola
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