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John Howard (centre) understood the need for a Liberal “broad church”. Departing, departed and sidelined liberals of the party: Simon Birmingham and Paul Fletcher (left); Julie Bishop, Christopher Pyne and Julian Leeser.

Liberals’ ‘broad church’ has become a pervasive sect

Behind the Liberal banner, reasonableness has been steadily squeezed out and, with supreme irony, the breadth of its ranks has been shrivelled to exclude moderation, pragmatism, compromise and tolerance.

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Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham.

Power out for Birmingham as he turns out the lights

The resignation of the last leading Liberal moderate, Simon Birmingham, means that it is definitely a case of asking Simon to turn off the lights in the house when he leaves.

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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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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Gai Waterhouse after Too Darn Lizzie won the Manhari Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield Racecourse earlier in October

ABC newsreader jumps on stage with Coldplay

Reading the news one minute, gigging with Coldplay the next. It’s all in a day’s work for the national broadcaster’s main newsreader.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra last week.

Coalition has beef with Anthony Albanese’s live export joke

The PM learnt the hard way farmers are no laughing matter.

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Coalition workplace spokeswoman Michaelia Cash and Workplace Minister Murray Watt have reached a deal on the CFMEU

Shamed unionists face lifetime bans in CFMEU takeover

Labor and the Coalition put aside days of sparring to pass a bill letting an administrator clean up the disgraced construction union.

  • Olivia Ireland and Kieran Rooney
Coalition workplace spokeswoman Michaelia Cash and Workplace Minister Murray Watt traded barbs in the Senate on Thursday.

Political donations the sticking point in CFMEU law stalemate

The Coalition has refused to vote in favour until the bill includes a ban on political donations, while the Greens say the legislation could override the court process.

  • Olivia Ireland
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in parliament this week.

‘Injustices ignored’: LGBTQ and faith groups fume at PM’s broken promise

Anthony Albanese decided to abandon religious discrimination reform with the hope of avoiding a culture war – but the call has left neither side happy.

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Opposition workplace spokeswoman Michaelia Cash and Workplace Minister Murray Watt.

Law forcing CFMEU into administration faces delay after Coalition calls for inquiry

Coalition workplace spokeswoman Michaelia Cash has called for an inquiry into the legislation having last week called for the CFMEU to be deregistered.

  • Olivia Ireland

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